Dmitri Iglitzin
Partner
Phone: (206) 285.2828
Fax: (206) 378.4132
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Dmitri Iglitzinis a partner in the firm. He received his B.A. from Yale University, 1983, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law, magna cum laude. He is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law, where he teaches labor law. Mr. Iglitzin was formerly a law clerk for Chief Judge Barbara Rothstein, United States District Court, Western District of Washington.
Mr. Iglitzin's practice is centered on labor and employment law, and he spends most of his time advising and representing public- and private-sector labor unions in local, state, and federal proceedings. He represents numerous unions, including affiliates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, AFTRA, and IATSE, as well as the American Federation of Teachers -- Washington, the Seattle Musicians' Association, and the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild. Among his most notable legal accomplishments is the case of Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., which resulted in a decision by the Washington State Supreme Court holding that all workers in Washington State have a legally enforceable right to a paid ten-minute rest period after every three consecutive hours of work.
Mr. Iglitzin is also a frequent commentator on matters of concern to unions. His editorials have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Tacoma News Tribune, The Spokane Spokesman Review, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Washington Examiner, among other newspapers, and on popular websites such as The Huffington Post and Tompaine.com.
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