Rachel Emens

Ms. Emens represents individual employees in discrimination, disability accommodation, harassment, and wrongful termination cases, and classes of workers in class actions involving wage and hour matters and various consumer protection acts.

Ms. Emens currently serves as a Trustee for the King County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, and on committees for both the Washington Employment Lawyers Association and the Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference. She previously served on the board for King County Washington Women Lawyers, and is a longtime supporter of FareStart, a job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals.

While completing her law degree at Seattle University School of Law, Ms. Emens worked full-time at one of Seattle’s premier employment defense firms. In addition, Ms. Emens served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She also served as President of the Labor & Employment Law Association, was managing editor of a law journal, and participated in moot court and alternative dispute resolution competitions.

In recognition of her dedication to labor and employment law, Ms. Emens was a recipient of the Mary Ellen Krug Scholarship, awarded by the King County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section. Ms. Emens also has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2019.

Ms. Emens operates out of our Seattle, Bellevue, and Spokane offices.

Professional Associations & Activities:

• Trustee, King County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section
• Fellow, Federal Bar Association Litigation Academy
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Legislative Committee Member, Washington Employment Lawyers Association
• Planning Committee, Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference
• EAGLE Member, Washington State Association for Justice
• Washington Women Lawyers, King County Chapter
• Federal Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• King County Bar Association

Education:

• Seattle University School of Law (J.D.)
  • cum laude
  • National Order of Scribes
• Seattle Pacific University (B.A., Political Science and Communication)
  • magna cum laude
  • Presidential Scholar Award

Publications:

• Contributing Author, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, Employment Discrimination
• Contributing Author, Washington State Association for Justice, Employment Law Deskbook
• Rachel Emens, The Not-So-Endless Ocean: How the Cost of Convenience is Closing in on Us, 4 Seattle J. Envtl. L. 131 (2014).

Awards:

• Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2019-2025

Bar Admission:

• Washington

Practice Areas:

• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Class Actions