D. Michael Reilly
Lane Powell PC
Recognized since 2010
Seattle, Washington
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - ERISA
Mike Reilly is the Director of Lane Powell’s Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group. He concentrates his practice representing small and large employers in employment litigation and advice in claims involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, ERISA and non-ERISA employee benefit claims, retaliation and Sarbanes-Oxley claims, wage/hour and disability claims. He has successfully tried over 60 jury trials, arbitrations and bench trials, and claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Washington State Human Rights Commission. Mike has served as lead counsel in an employee raiding/trade secret case as reported in the Wall Street Journal, and defended companies in class action claims.
Mike is listed as one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys in the Nation” by Human Resource Executive®. Mike was named Seattle’s 2012 “Lawyer of the Year” in ERISA Litigation by Best Lawyers®. Mike is consistently listed in The Best Lawyers of America® for his work in Employee Benefits, Employment Management, Labor Management and ERISA Litigation. Seattle Business magazine ranked Mike a “Top Lawyer” in Labor and Employment Law. Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed him a “Leading Lawyer,” describing him as “truly phenomenal [with] superb legal instincts.” He also is the founder and a contributor to the Firm’s Boom: The ERISA Law Blog. His remarks on employment issues have been quoted in Newsweek, Corporate Legal Times, Seattle Times, Employee Relations Law Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, CFO.com, and other professional journals and management publications. Mike also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Regents for Gonzaga University.
Mike is listed as one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys in the Nation” by Human Resource Executive®. Mike was named Seattle’s 2012 “Lawyer of the Year” in ERISA Litigation by Best Lawyers®. Mike is consistently listed in The Best Lawyers of America® for his work in Employee Benefits, Employment Management, Labor Management and ERISA Litigation. Seattle Business magazine ranked Mike a “Top Lawyer” in Labor and Employment Law. Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business listed him a “Leading Lawyer,” describing him as “truly phenomenal [with] superb legal instincts.” He also is the founder and a contributor to the Firm’s Boom: The ERISA Law Blog. His remarks on employment issues have been quoted in Newsweek, Corporate Legal Times, Seattle Times, Employee Relations Law Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, CFO.com, and other professional journals and management publications. Mike also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Regents for Gonzaga University.
Contact & Links
- Direct Phone Number: 206-223-7000
- Phone Number: 206-223-7000
- Lawyer Page: https://www.lanepowell.com/Our-People/D-Michael-Reilly
Location
- 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200
P.O. Box 91302
Seattle, WA 98111-9402
Education
- Gonzaga University, B.B.A., graduated 1981
- Catholic University of America, J.D., graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
- Washington, Washington State
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Fellow
- American Employment Law Council - Member
- American Red Cross - Former Board Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member, Employment Law Committee and Life, Health Disability Committee
- Gonzaga Preparatory School - Member, Board of Directors
- Gonzaga University - Vice Chair, Board of Regents
- National Employment Law Institute - Member
- State of Washington - Gubernatorial Debate Consultant to the Governor
- Washington State Economic Development Commission - Commissioner (Former)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Lane Powell PC
Headquarters:
Seattle, Washington
3 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2021)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Seattle (2020)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Seattle (2018)
- Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2017)
- Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2015)
- Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - ERISA
Special Focus:
- Discrimination
- Executive Compensation
- Litigation
- Management
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America©, Employment — Management, Labor — Management, ERISA Litigation (2010-2019); Employee Benefits (ERISA) (2010-2013, 2018-2020)
- Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment
- “Top Business Lawyers,” Seattle Business magazine
- “Washington Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Employment Litigation: Defense (2003-2019)
- AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
- Best Lawyers "ERISA Litigation Lawyer of the Year" (2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
- Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys in the United States by Human Resource Executive (2012-2019)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Education Law
Publications
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