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David Rund

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Associate

T 206.757.8034 Seattle
I demystify employment law by crafting practical, common-sense solutions that help my clients focus on their business.
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David M. Rund works in the firm's employment services group. He brings to his law practice years of public- and private-sector experience in labor relations. While serving in senior human resources roles, David designed and maintained successful HR initiatives and best practices around legal compliance, internal investigations, and performance management. He has counseled business leaders on a range of employment matters and helped devise risk mitigation strategies around union organizing and other complex issues. He also has broad experience resolving in-house personnel disputes consistent with Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and other federal and state laws and regulations. 

David also gained expertise in specific legal challenges facing the emerging aerospace industry as a primary employee relations manager at Blue Origin. A member of several LGBTQ+ associations, David is an advocate for increased representation of marginalized groups in the legal community.

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2024
  • Washington, 2023
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2023

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2022, summa cum laude
    • Dean's List
    • Board Member: Labor & Employment Law Society
    • Alpha Sigma Nu, Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
    • Presidential Law Scholarship
    • Dore Foundation Scholarship
  • M.S., Purdue University, 2017
  • B.A., North Carolina State University, 2013

Memberships & Affiliations

    • King County Bar Association, New Lawyers Division, Labor & Employment Division
    • QLaw (LGBT+ Bar Association of Washington)
    • OutLaws
    • Volunteer, Seattle Aquarium
    • PHR, 2020-2023

Professional Recognition

    • CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Constitutional Law; Employment Law; Legal Writing; Torts I; Torts II; Trademark Law

Background

    • Human Resources Principal, 2022-2023; Employee Relations Program Manager, 2020-2023 – Blue Origin LLC
    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 2022
    • Labor Relations Lead, IT Department, City of Seattle, 2020
    • Senior Human Resources Director, Employee Relations, YMCA of Greater Seattle, 2017-2020
    • Executive Team Leader, Human Resources, Target Corp., Charlotte, N.C., 2010-2017
     
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