Jillian Barron is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. She assists employers in developing effective, legally compliant employment policies and resolving emergent problems. She has successfully represented clients in trial and appellate courts, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative agency proceedings. Jillian also conducts workplace investigations for public and private employers, and serves as a mediator. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law & Politics magazine. Jillian has received the very highest rating possible from Avvo in the area of Employment and Labor law.

Practice Focus

• Counseling on Employment Policies and Practices
• Discipline and Discharge Issues
• Wage and Hour Matters
• Employment, Severance, and Non-Competition Agreements
• Disability Accommodation
• Discrimination and Harassment Charges
• Employment-Related Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Employer Representation in Labor Arbitrations
• Neutral Workplace Investigations
• Mediation of Workplace and Employment-Related Disputes

Professional Activities

• Washington State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Committee, 2008 to present
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, President, 2009 to present; President-Elect, 2008-09; Secretary, 2007-08; Board Trustee, 2004-07; Chair of Employment Law Section, 2003-04
• Arbitrator for King and Pierce County Mandatory Arbitration Programs
• Mediator for community-based dispute resolution centers, 1995 to present
• Mediator of workplace disputes for the Federal Executive Board, 2005 to present
• Volunteer attorney, King County Bar Association neighborhood legal clinics, 1997 to present

Educational Background

Jillian attended Reed College and received a B.A. in Fine Arts from Alfred University. She received her J.D. in 1988 from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Kent Scholar, a Stone Scholar, Head Articles Editor of the Journal of Transnational Law, and was awarded the Milton B. Conford prize for Jurisprudence. In 1988, Jillian also received a Masters Degree in International Affairs from the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.

Prior to joining Sebris Busto James, Jillian worked in private practice in Seattle for several years, then served as a career law clerk for Judge Eldon B. Mahon of the U.S. District Court in Fort Worth, Texas. Before attending law school, Jillian was a chef in several well-respected restaurants.