General Information

Year founded: 1929
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Overview

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Williams Kastner has been delivering legal and business advice to a broad mix of clients since our Seattle office opened in 1929. With more than 60 lawyers in the Pacific Northwest, the firm provides national and regional capabilities that offer a client-first approach with a practical sensibility only a local firm can provide. We are attorneys, paralegals, litigation assistants, and professional support staff dedicated to advancing the business and legal objectives of our clients. We are focused on building relationships with our clients by combining knowledge and experience with creativity—both in and out of the courtroom. Our shared values are shown through our dedication to our work and the pride with which we devote to the practice of law.

Our firm is well known for its vast trial and litigation successes. We have substantial experience in a broad range of legal areas such as administrative law, antitrust, bankruptcy, breach of contract, class actions, commercial torts, construction, defamation, drug products, employment practices, fire and marine, intellectual property, insurance coverage, insurance defense, environmental and land use, lender liability, products liability, professional liability, real estate, securities, toxic torts, hazardous waste, transportation, and premises liability.

Our clients are a mix of local, regional, U.S., and international entities. The firm has a strategic alliance with Duan & Duan in China which provides Williams Kastner’s clients with an experienced resource in Asia

Rankings

Williams Kastner is nationally ranked in 4 practice areas and metro ranked in 21 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Environmental Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 3 for Native American Law
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law

Metro Rankings

Portland-OR
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Seattle
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

About Our Clients

Bass Pro Shops

CBS Corporation

Furniture Row, LLC

Kohler Company

ManorCare, Inc.

Milliman USA

National Express Corporation

Nordstrom

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Prologis

Port of Seattle

Rabanco/Republic Services

Quanta Services, Inc.

Safeway/Albertson's

Schnitzer Steel Industries

United Road Service, Inc.

U.S. Bank

Walmart

Washington Cities Risk Pool


Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Environmental Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 3 for Native American Law
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law

Regional Rankings

Portland-OR
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Seattle
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Native American Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Union
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 3 for Arbitration
Tier 3 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 3 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tier 3 for Trusts and Estates
Spokane
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Environmental Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Union
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Native American Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Williams Kastner has 20 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Williams Kastner eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Professional Achievement Award from the University of Puget Sound
  • Diversity Award From Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators
  • Go-To Law Firm for the nation’s top 500 companies by American Lawyer Media
  • Beacon of Justice Award from the National Legal Aid & Defender Association Exemplar Award Dinner
  • Loren Miller Bar Association's Pioneering Woman Award
  • Amicus Award from Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

Main Location

Office Locations

Management and Personnel

Managing Director
Rodney Umberger

Contacts

Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Teags 206-628-6600
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