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Devin Smith

Partner

T 425.646.6108 Seattle
I partner with companies to resolve employment challenges and get everybody back to work.
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Devin Smith is a class action and employment litigator. Working with Fortune 100 companies to sole proprietors, Devin has significant experience defending wage-and-hour class actions in the healthcare, retail, restaurant, transportation, and other industries. He protects his clients' interests in alleged discrimination, retaliation, harassment, constructive discharge, disability, and other employment matters. Devin regularly resolves noncompetition and nonsolicitation disputes — either through negotiated resolution or court intervention.

As former in-house counsel at Microsoft, Devin advises clients on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. His mix of litigation and in-house experience allows him to deliver practical guidance to all levels of HR and business leadership.

Practice Highlights

Class action litigation

Providing seasoned, efficient defense of complex wage-and-hour class actions and FLSA collective actions.

Single-plaintiff employment litigation and noncompetition matters

Representing companies across the full spectrum of employment claims, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, failure to accommodate, FMLA violations, and others. Resolve noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and trade secret issues.

Counseling and HR investigations

Partnering with HR and business leadership to mitigate risk and resolve employee complications, including conducting workplace investigations.
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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2010

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law
    • Associate Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal
  • M.S., Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  • B.S., Communications, Cornell University, magna cum laude

     

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Board Member, KCSARC - King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, 2017-present

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2024-present

Background

    • Law Clerk, Washington State Supreme Court, Olympia, Wash.
    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle
    • Extern, Hon. John C. Coughenour, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle
    • Reporter, New York Post, New York, N.Y.
    • Pentagon Correspondent, Washington, D.C.
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