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Nic Doherty

Associate

T 206.757.8367 Seattle
I enjoy crafting legal strategies that help employers focus on their business.
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Nic Doherty works with employers and management to resolve a broad spectrum of local, state, and federal employment issues, including wage and hour, leave, workplace health and safety, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination claims. He collaborates with clients and expert witnesses to craft and execute compelling legal strategies to help achieve the most favorable outcomes for his clients. Nic also regularly conducts complex investigations of workplace misconduct for his corporate clients.

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2019, magna cum laude
    • Editor-in-Chief, Seattle Journal for Social Justice
    • National Order of Barristers
    • CALI Excellence Awards for Torts, Property, Legal Research & Writing, Business Entities, Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights Amicus Clinic
  • B.A., Political Science, Western Washington University, 2015
    • President, Student Economic Association

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Volunteer, Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington
    • Member; Board Member, 2018-2019 – QLaw Association of Washington

Professional Recognition

    • Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law - Management, 2025

Background

    • Associate, 2019-2020; Summer Associate, 2018; Fox Rothschild LLP, Seattle
    • Clinic Student, Ronald A. Peterson Civil Rights Clinic, Seattle, 2019
    • Research Assistant, Prof. Laurel Oates, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, 2016-2019
    • Legal Extern, Starbucks Coffee Company, Seattle, 2017
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