Atty. Sara Amies
Sara Amies is a Seattle employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising employees and small businesses on workplace legal matters. Based in Seattle, Washington, she practices with Helsell Fetterman LLP and focuses on Litigation – Labor and Employment.
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Sara Amies is a employment and litigation attorney based in Seattle, Washington, practicing at Helsell Fetterman LLP. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Admitted to practice in Washington, Washington State Bar Association (2005). Educated at Seattle University (J.D. Cum Laude, 2005) and The Evergreen State College (B.A., 1993). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — King County Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award (2006) (2026). Serands clients in Seattle, WA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Sara Amies is a Seattle employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising employees and small businesses on workplace legal matters
- Based in Seattle, Washington, she practices with Helsell Fetterman LLP and focuses on Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Sara counsels both employees and employers on a wide range of workplace disputes and works with clients to pursue practical resolutions through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation when necessary
- Her practice includes employment discrimination claims, workplace retaliation matters, contract disputes, severance negotiations, non‑competition and non‑solicitation agreements, and other business and employment conflicts
- Sara regularly represents individual plaintiffs in state and federal court and has handled numerous jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations involving employment law issues
- Sara also advises clients on restrictive covenant matters, including disputes involving non‑compete agreements
- She works closely with clients to develop legal strategies that reflect their goals while navigating Washington employment law and the realities of workplace litigation
- Her work has also played a role in developments in Washington law affecting employee rights and religious employers
- In Woods v
- Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (2022), litigation in which she was involved addressed important questions about workplace protections for LGBTQIA employees and religious organizations, including a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court
- From her office in Seattle, Sara represents clients throughout Washington in employment litigation and related labor and employment matters
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Washington
Practicing law in Washington. Legal matters in Washington are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Seattle are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Washington state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Washington brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Washington courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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