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SGB was well represented at the Washington Employment Lawyers Association's (WELA) annual CLE last Friday! We're proud t...
10/14/2026

SGB was well represented at the Washington Employment Lawyers Association's (WELA) annual CLE last Friday!

We're proud to congratulate Lindsay Halm as she steps into her new role as WELA Chair. Lindsay has spent her career advocating for workers facing wage theft, workplace discrimination and other violations of their rights, and we're excited to see her bring that experience to this leadership role.

Fellow SGB attorney Diego Rondón Ichikawa also serves on WELA's Board, helping advance the organization's mission to protect and strengthen employee rights across Washington.

Congratulations, Lindsay! We're proud to have two SGB attorneys helping lead this important work.

Learn more about Lindsay’s new role at the link below.

Photo credit: Ada Smoke at AKW Law

SGB’s Craig Sims rocked it with his band, The Funk Docket, at the 3rd annual Law Rocks Seattle last week and took home t...
10/09/2026

SGB’s Craig Sims rocked it with his band, The Funk Docket, at the 3rd annual Law Rocks Seattle last week and took home the Judges’ Choice Award with a set that had the whole room dancing along!

Law Rocks is a battle of the bands with talent from the local legal community. The Funk Docket brought four lawyers to the stage and played in support of the Academy for Creating Excellence (ACE), which empowers Black male youth and adults through mentorship, leadership development, and academic support.

This year’s event in Seattle raised more than $92,000 for local nonprofits and music education for underserved youth. Congratulations to every band that played and thank you to everyone who came out!

Photo credit: Miguel Nunez

Latino attorneys make up about 5% of Washington's bar. Among WSAJ members who've disclosed race or ethnicity, just 3.5% ...
10/07/2026

Latino attorneys make up about 5% of Washington's bar. Among WSAJ members who've disclosed race or ethnicity, just 3.5% identify as Latinx — in a state where the Latino population has grown 133% since 2000.

In this month’s Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, SGB’s Sergio Garcidueñas-Sease and Diego Rondón Ichikawa write about that gap – and issue a direct challenge to the plaintiffs’ bar:

“Increasing diversity in our practice doesn’t just happen on its own. It happens because someone in this bar decided, deliberately, to make it happen. Let it be you.”

Swipe to see the article’s key takeaways and read the full article at the link below.

🎉 Please join us in celebrating SGB’s Craig Sims, who received the 2026 WSAJ Carl Maxey Award at the Washington State As...
10/02/2026

🎉 Please join us in celebrating SGB’s Craig Sims, who received the 2026 WSAJ Carl Maxey Award at the Washington State Association for Justice Annual Convention 🎉

This prestigious honor recognizes a WSAJ member who has demonstrated a sustained commitment to advancing diversity within the legal profession — a commitment Craig has championed throughout his career and woven into the very fabric of SGB.

Craig took the stage to a standing ovation and delivered a beautiful address to our WSAJ colleagues. The room was deeply moved, and we couldn’t be prouder to call Craig our colleague. Congratulations on this huge and well-deserved honor!

Get to know Carson Phillips-Spotts, an attorney and shareholder at SGB.Carson represents people who have been seriously ...
10/01/2026

Get to know Carson Phillips-Spotts, an attorney and shareholder at SGB.

Carson represents people who have been seriously injured by defective products and the negligence of others. He also represents workers facing discrimination, harassment, and wage theft.

Swipe for fast facts about Carson, and check out our recent blog to learn more: https://sgb-law.com/news/get-to-know-sgb-attorney-carson-phillips-spotts

Traumatic brain injuries are often called an “invisible injury.” They don’t always come with a loss of consciousness or ...
09/29/2026

Traumatic brain injuries are often called an “invisible injury.” They don’t always come with a loss of consciousness or an obvious head wound, and symptoms may not appear immediately after an accident.

It can be difficult to tell if you’ve suffered a traumatic brain injury, which may delay both medical care and the steps needed to understand your legal rights.

Swipe for answers to commonly asked questions about brain injury claims, like what to do first, when to talk to an attorney, and how long you have to file.

SGB’s brain injury attorneys are here to support you. Learn more and contact us for a free consultation at the link below.

As college students return to campus, Jolayne Houtz joined the first episode of KOMO News’ Connect with Kelly Koopmans t...
09/28/2026

As college students return to campus, Jolayne Houtz joined the first episode of KOMO News’ Connect with Kelly Koopmans to talk about her son, Sam Martinez, a Washington State University (WSU) freshman who died in 2019 while pledging his fraternity, and her work to bring transparency to college hazing, including Sam’s Law, passed in 2022.

Jolayne founded HazingInfo.org, a national database of college hazing incidents. Its review of four-year colleges and universities in the United States with on-campus housing found 556 incidents reported in the last year, with nearly 1 in 6 schools reporting at least one. Nearly half of schools haven’t provided data at all.

Jolayne urges parents to visit the website and look into hazing policies and incidents at their child’s school, especially during the “red zone” between the beginning of the school year and Thanksgiving, when hazing incidents tend to rise.

In July, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that WSU owes a duty of care to protect students from foreseeable dangers of fraternity hazing, sending the family's case back to the trial court.

SGB's Becky Roe, Sims Weymuller, Chen-Chen Jiang and Sergio Garcidueñas-Sease represent Sam's family alongside co-counsel Jon Fazzola.

Listen to the full episode at the link below.

We’re grateful to see this case generating widespread attention and shining a light on the importance of protecting work...
09/09/2026

We’re grateful to see this case generating widespread attention and shining a light on the importance of protecting workers’ rights.

The Seattle Times, KING 5, KOMO News, The Stranger and others around the world have covered our recent verdict awarding more than $1.8 million to 70 former baristas after a King County Superior Court judge found widespread wage and hour violations.

We’re proud to have stood alongside the baristas who spoke up and held their employer accountable.

Watch SGB’s Lindsay Halm on KOMO below.

09/08/2026

SGB’s Ben Gauen, board chair of Everstrong, is weighing in on a recent court ruling involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and the First Amendment.

In Everstrong’s video, Ben breaks down what the ruling means and why it underscores the importance of prevention. As AI-generated images become increasingly difficult to distinguish from real abuse, they can make it harder for law enforcement to identify children who are being harmed and need our help.

Technology is rapidly evolving, and we must find ways for the law to keep up with it.

Thank you to Ben and Everstrong for helping bring attention to this important issue and the work being done to protect young people.

After a multi-week class action trial, a King County Superior Court judge found a coffee stand owner liable for widespre...
09/04/2026

After a multi-week class action trial, a King County Superior Court judge found a coffee stand owner liable for widespread wage and hour violations — preliminarily awarding more than $1.8 million in back pay, penalties and interest to 70 former baristas.

SGB attorneys Lindsay Halm and Andrew Boes represented the class alongside co-counsel Janae Choquette of the Fair Work Center.

We’re proud to have stood with these women as they came together to hold their employer accountable and fight for the wages and protections they were owed.

Read the full story here: https://sgb-law.com/news/bikini-baristas-hold-employer-accountable-in-wage-theft-class-actionrecovering-more-than-18m-in-compensation

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