Overview
Jim Shore has helped employers and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries address their business needs and toughest labor and employment law challenges for more than 37 years. His practice spans the full spectrum of workplace issues, including: (1) labor-management relations, including arbitrations, NLRB charges/hearings, collective bargaining with unions, election campaigns and strike planning/response; (2) advice and litigation involving trade secrets, restrictive covenants, data theft and other areas where employment and intellectual property law intersect; (3) employment litigation and trial work, including wage/hour class actions, wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, and OSHA cases; (4) contracts, business transactions and reorganizations; and (5) daily human resources and labor advice.
Jim’s experience includes working as an in-house attorney and director of labor relations for a major Northwest corporation, from which he formed his manta of proactively engaging with clients in order to both effectively address their immediate needs and achieve the best long-term business result in the most cost-effective manner.
Jim is inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers for his sustained outstanding performance in the profession and is a member of the American Employment Law Council, an invitation-only organization for the nation’s top in-house and private practice employer-side labor and employment attorneys. He is rated as a leading Washington State labor and employment lawyer by the Chambers USA peer and client rating process, Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®. Jim is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and is a member of the Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and California bars.
Jim is a frequent speaker and trainer in Washington and across the U.S., and blogs at Stoel Rives World of Employment.
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