Michael D. Franklin
Washington Trust Financial Center
717 W Sprague Avenue Suite 1600
Spokane, WA 99201-0466Phone : (509) 623-2049
Fax : (509) 363-5218
Email Michael AREAS OF EMPHASIS
- Employment Law and litigation
- Title VII and state anti-discrimination law claims (WLAD claims)
- Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
- Wage and Hour Disputes
- Non-Competition Agreements
- Trade Secret Claims
- Contract disputes
- Securities litigation (including FNRA arbitration)
- Commercial and Business litigation
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- State of Washington
- State of Oregon
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington
EDUCATION
- Gonzaga University, B.A., Political Science
- University of Oregon, School of Law, J.D.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Spokane County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Oregon State Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
HIGHLIGHTS
- Selected as one of Spokane's Best Lawyers in both Labor and Employment Law and Business Litigation by Spokane Coeur d'Alene Living Magazine (2007 & 2008)
- Editor, Oregon Law Review (2001-2003)
- Orlando J. Hollis Award
- Member of firm's Technology Committee
- Member, Board of Trustees, Olive Crest