Focus of Practice

Labor and Employment Law

Legal Experience

Over 27 years of practicing labor and employment law. Associate with Baker & McKenzie in Chicago, IL, 1996-2000. Associate with Perkins Coie in Seattle, WA, 2001-2004. Partner in the Perkins Coie Labor and Employment Practice Group, 2005-present (https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/julie-s-lucht.html). Pro bono work under the Violence Against Women Act assisting individuals to become lawful permanent residents in partnership with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Washington State; Illinois (inactive)

Education

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 1996; Vanderbilt University, B.A., Political Science, French, 1992

Professional Associations

WSBA; KCBA; ABA

ADR Training

University of Washington School of Law, Professional Mediation Skills Training Program, 36 CLE hours, October 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2023. ABA Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, 7 CLE hours, Oct 18 and 19, 2023.

ADR Experience

I've participated in many mediations as counsel for a party but not as a mediator.

ADR Practice Areas

Employment