Robert Lavitt

Robert is Principal Partner at Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, where he practices labor and employment law, advising and representing labor unions in all aspects of litigation, organizing, collective bargaining, contract enforcement, and legislation. He has extensive experience representing unions during strikes, lockouts, injunctions, and unfair labor practice disputes. He has advocated for workers successfully before federal and state administrative agencies, trial courts, and at the appellate level. Rob fights on behalf of clients across a range of settings including early learning, maritime, longshore, transportation, and manufacturing, as well as the public sector. He frequently advises unions on regulatory and compliance issues. Rob maintains an active litigation practice and has extensive arbitration and interest arbitration experience. Rob serves currently on the Board of the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance (ULA) and is a member of the Washington State and King County Bar Associations (Labor and Employment Law Sections). He is licensed to practice in both Washington and Oregon. Rob writes and lectures regularly on labor and employment law issues and has presented at the AFL-CIO LCC Conference, the Washington State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law CLE, and the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section's Committee on Technology in the Workplace. He speaks regularly to union members and conducts trainings to help unions more effectively represent their members. Before law school, Rob worked as an organizer for Southern Echo, Inc., in Greenville and Jackson, MS, on voting rights, environmental justice, and education issues. He lives in Seattle with his family where they avidly support the Seattle Sounders FC and the OL Reign, the professional men's and women's soccer teams.