Devin K. Epp
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Seattle, Washington
Lawyers for Justice, P.C.
Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 2022
Education: Seattle University School of Law
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Currently serving clients at Lawyers for Justice, P.C., in Seattle, Washington, Devin K. Epp focuses her practice on employment litigation matters, including wage and hour, employment discrimination, whistleblower, wrongful termination, retaliation and complex workplace litigation. Serving clients throughout Washington, she also handles workplace sexual harassment claims. She is especially interested in the practical application of employment law in fast-paced organizational settings.
Licensed to practice in Washington since 2022, Ms. Epp has since gained admission to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Her experience encompasses multistate employment law, high-stakes disputes, and translating statutory frameworks into actionable legal strategy. Having represented both employees and employers in litigation, she also has experience in counseling employers and small businesses on best practices to avoid litigation, severance agreements and other employee-related matters.
After graduating from the University of Denver with a bachelor’s degree in communications, spanish and business, Ms. Epp pursued her legal education, graduating cum laude at Seattle University School of Law. While at law school, she was actively involved in the boards of alternative dispute resolution and the Moot Court. She served as the executive editor of the Seattle University Law Review and also published her law review article through the same. She also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Top Grade in Corporate Appellate Litigation and for Top Grade in Solo & Small Firm Business Planning.
Currently, Ms. Epp is a member of the National Order of Barristers, the American Bar Association, the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association and the American Inns of Court. In her first year of practice, she won a whistleblower and employment retaliation case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, serving as the co-counsel. This verdict made it to the Top 100 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States, listed at #51 in 2023.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Employment & Labor: EmployeeFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Employment Law - Employer, Labor Law, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- 80% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Employment & Labor: Employee
First Admitted: 2022, Washington
Bar / Professional Activity
- Washington, 2022
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Washington State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court Member., 2026
- Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Member., 2026
- Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court Member., 2025
- Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Member., 2025
- Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court Member., 2024
- Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Member., 2024
- Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court Member., 2023
- Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Member., 2023
- Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA), 2023
- William L. Dwyer Inn of Court Student Member., 2022
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settled a State Whistleblower, First Amendment, and Retaliation case against a Washington State city for $500,000., 2025
- Settled a Washington Law Against Discrimination case against King County Metro for $250,000., 2025
- Settled a Washington Law Against Discrimination case against the Seattle Police Department for $500,000, 2025
- Settled a Title VII discrimination and retaliation case in the Western District of Washington against the Department of Corrections for $905,000, 2024
- Snell v. Washington State Department of Social Health and Services. The jury returned a $2.4 million verdict, including $1.8 million for non-economic damages, for my client against all Defendants on both the Washington State Employee Whistleblower Protection Act claim and Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) retaliation claim. Seattle Times reported on the case: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/former-wa-dshs-employee-awarded-2-4-million-in-retaliation-lawsuit/ Bloomberg Law reported on the case: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/washington-state-employee-wins-2-4-million-for-job-retaliation Law 360 reported on the case: https://www.law360.com/articles/1687765/jury-hands-wash-employee-2-4m-for-retaliatory-demotion, 2023
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Lexis+ Proficiency Certified. https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/lawschool/certification.page, 2021
- Certified Operator of Basic Office Technology (COBOT) Expert Certified. https://www.credly.com/badges/18478b35-c968-4efc-b4f3-b260d3bdd97d/linked_in_profile, 2020
- Lexis+ Proficiency Certified. https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/lawschool/certification.page, 2020
- Essential Legal Research Certified, Thomson Reuters, 2019
Pro bono / Community Service
- I volunteered over 135 hours with the following legal organizations: the Unemployment Project; the Northwest Justice Project - Veterans Project; and the Moderate Means Program. I was awarded the Pro Bono Pledge Award, 2022
Educational Background
- University of Denver, B.A., Major: Communications, Spanish and Business
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This Note was selected for publication and awarded 1st place in the 2022 Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition. This Note explores China’s repressive actions against the Uyghur population and calls upon the U.S. to address these human rights violations. Part I discusses the background and human rights violations in Xinjiang, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Part II addresses U.S. economic regulations and sanctions imposed against actors involved in Xinjiang’s forced labor industry. Part III analyzes previous U.S. strategies and sanction regimes implemented to combat human rights violations in other countries. This Note recommends that the U.S. implement a more robust multilateral framework to combat the Xinjiang cultural genocide and impose secondary sanctions against China and entities involved in forced labor in Xinjiang., Author, “‘Made in China’... Is a Warning Label”: Is America Doing Enough?, Seattle University Law Review, Customs And International Trade; U.S. Customs & Trade; Labor; Business; Corporations;, 2022
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Civil Rights Clinic Legal Intern at the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Center at Seattle University School of Law., 2022
- Inducted into the National Order of Barristers, 2022
- Selected Member of the SU Moot Court Team. Competed in Regionals., 2021
Honors
- I have been recognized for obtaining one of the Top 100 Labor & Employment Verdicts in the United States in 2023, ranking #51 in the country. I have also been recognized for obtaining one of the Top 20 Verdicts in Washington in 2023, ranking #18 in the State, for the same case, Top 100 Labor & Employment Law Verdict List in the United States, TopVerdict.com, 2023
- 1st Place Award in the 2022 Vance P. Memorial Writing Competition for my Note, “‘Made in China’... Is a Warning Label”: Is America Doing Enough? 45 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 707, 1st Place Award: 2022 Vance P. Memorial Writing Competition, https://citba.org/content.asp?contentid=158, 2022
- Honors: Cum Laude, GPA: 3.6., Cum Laude, Seattle University School of Law., 2022
- 2nd Place Award in a mediation competition hosted by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (ADRB), 2nd Place Award: In-House Law School Negotiation Competition, Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (ADRB) at SU Law, 2022
- CALI Award for Top Grade in Solo & Small Firm Business Planning, CALI Award, https://www.cali.org/award/671E6830, 2022
- 1st Place Award in the 2021 Tausend Moot Court Competition, 1st Place Award: 2021 Tausend Moot Court Competition, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y51riRNnZb0, 2021
- CALI Award for Top Grade in Corporate Appellate Litigation, CALI Award, https://www.cali.org/award/335FDB00, 2021
- Received 1st Place Award in the 1L Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition., 1L (First-Year) Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition, Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (ADRB) at SU Law, 2020
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2025 - 2026