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Victoria Slade , CCDP

Partner

Co-chair, LGBTQ+ Attorneys Affinity Group

T 206.757.8057 Seattle
I love working with clients to navigate the challenges and opportunities associated with having a diverse and engaged workforce.
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Victoria Slade is an attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's employment services group. She has extensive experience guiding employers through tricky personnel issues, including allegations of discrimination and harassment, employee misconduct, disability accommodations, and terminations, and she regularly advises employers on other matters of state and federal employment law.

In litigation, Victoria partners with employers to find the best solution, whether through early dispute resolution or taking the case all the way through trial. Victoria also conducts investigations and provides training and advice on issues facing today's employers, such as implicit bias, microaggressions, stereotypes, and LGBTQ issues. Victoria has extensive experience and training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including an Advanced Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, and she holds the Cornell Certified Diversity Professional credential. Victoria partners with employers to lawfully advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and she represents employers in disputes arising out of or challenges related to these programs.

Active in the community, Victoria gives her time in pro bono and community service projects. She has worked alongside various local nonprofits, including Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Gay City, Planned Parenthood, and Legal Voice.

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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 2025
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2021

Education

  • J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2011, summa cum laude
  • B.A., Sociology, Smith College, 2003
    • Dean's List
    • Dunn Scholar
  • Certificate of Advanced Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cornell University, 2023

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Fellow, Washington Leadership Institute, 2017
    • President-Elect of Board of Directors, Legal Voice

Professional Recognition

    • Cornell Certified Diversity Professional (CCDP), 2023
    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Employment Law - Management, 2025-present; in Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2025-present
    • Selected to a list of "Ones to Watch" in Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment (Seattle) by Best Lawyers, 2021-2024
    • Named one of the "2025 Outstanding Voices Honorees," Business of Pride Awards, The Puget Sound Business Journal
    • Winner of "Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 Award," National LGBT Bar Association & Foundation, 2020
    • Selected to "Washington Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2016-2022

Background

    • Fellow, Washington Leadership Institute, 2017
    • Board of Directors, Legal Voice, 2014-2022
    • Planning Committee, Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2022
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