Washington Employment Law Alliance Representative

Our Representative

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Office Address

4400 Two Union Square
601 Union Street
Seattle
Washington
98101-2352
United States

Phone Number

(206) 777-7510

Fax Number

(206) 622-7485

Firm

Miller Nash LLP

Main Office Address

4400 Two Union Square 601 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101-2352
United States

Office Locations

Portland, Seattle, Vancouver and Bend

Firm Phone Number

(503) 224-5858

Firm Fax Number

(503) 224-0155

Firm Website

Personal Background

Professional Experience

Susan Eberle Stahlfeld is a partner and the leader of Miller Nash’s Employment Law and Labor Relations practice group. Susan represents employers in cases involving employment and labor law, such as discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage-and-hour rules, and employment torts litigation. She also regularly counsels employers on the various personnel issues they face day to day, and provides clients with training for supervisors and managers, and for all employees. Susan assists clients from many industries, including retail organizations, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, tribal entities, financial institutions, restaurants, and transportation-related companies.

Professional Activities

Susan is admitted to practice in Washington State, the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit. She is a member of the Employment Law Committee of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, the Washington Healthcare Human Resources Association, the Labor section of the King County Bar Association, the Labor and Indian Law sections of the Washington State Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law section of the American Bar Association, and the Federalist Society.

Susan is also a member of the Employment Law Advisory Committee of the Association of Washington Business. She participated in a Washington Human Rights Commission work group exploring possible changes to the definition of “disability” under Washington discrimination law. Susan is the Washington State representative of Employment Law Alliance, a world wide, comprehensive network of employment and labor law attorneys.

Susan is a contributing editor to Employment Discrimination Law (3d ed.), 2002 Cumulative Supplement, has authored numerous publications, and frequently gives presentations on employment law issues to both business leaders and attorney organizations.

Education

Susan earned her B.S., summa cum laude, at the University of Alabama, and her J.D. at the University of Virginia, where she was named a Dillard Fellow.

Presentations and Publications

Susan authored "Making the Workplace a Better Place," a chapter for Inside the Minds, Labor and Employment Litigation Strategies, published by Aspatore Books in 2007. She is a contributing editor to Employment Discrimination Law (3d ed.), 2002 Cumulative Supplement. She has authored numerous other publications, and frequently gives presentations on employment law issues to both business leaders and attorney organizations.

Firm Background

Established in 1873, Miller Nash is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most respected multi-service business law firms. From our offices in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, our more than 150 attorneys represent our clients’ interests locally and throughout the world. We serve as counsel to significant local, national, and international businesses, nonprofit organizations, and public entities. Industries represented by our firm include agriculture, banking, biotechnology, communication, construction, education, energy, food processing, forest products, government, health care, high tech, manufacturing, real estate development, retail, shipping, telecom, and utilities.

Firm Practice Areas

Admiralty and Maritime, Affordable Housing, Agricultural Cooperative Law, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aircraft Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions, Business and Corporate, Construction Law and Litigation, Creditors, Education and Public Institutions, Emerging Business, Technology and E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Energy and Communications, Environmental and Natural Resources, Health Care, Homeland Security, Insolvency Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, International Litigation and Arbitration, International Trade, Labor and Employment Land Use, Litigation Arbitration and Mediation, Native American Tribes and Organizations, Products Liability, Public Finance, Public Policy and Government, Real Estate, Securities, Securities, Corporate and Shareholder Disputes, Securities Litigation, Tax, Transportation and Utilities, Trusts Estates and Charitable Organizations.