Renee Grant Bluechel

Attorney | Seattle | 206.223.7436 | grantbluechelr@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Renee Grant Bluechel is a member of Lane Powell’s Labor and Employment Group. Her practice includes the defense of corporate clients on matters involving ERISA and employee benefits, discrimination/retaliation, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, wage and hour violations, and insurance coverage and bad faith.

Professional Experience

Associate, Wilkes Artis Chartered (Washington, D.C.)
Law Clerk, International Trade Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
Law Clerk, Griffin, Farmer & Murphy LLP
Intern, Office of General Counsel for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Admitted to Practice

Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia (inactive)
Virginia (inactive)
Maryland (inactive)

Academics

Georgetown University Law Center (LLM, with distinction, Taxation)
The Catholic University Law Center (J.D., cum laude)
- Managing, Editor, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy
University of Nebraska- Omaha (B.S.)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

Business Crisis Management and Emergency Remedies
Labor and Employment
Real Estate Litigation

Publications

“Reduce Carrying Costs: Monitoring property tax assessments can save money in the long run,” BUILDERnews Magazine, October 2008

Speaking Engagements

“Cloudy With a Chance of Litigation: Best Practices for Handling Workplace Technology, Privacy and Trade Secret Issues in the Cloud,” Lane Powell’s 29th Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Seattle, September 20, 2011
“Tips for Conducting Workplace Investigations: Lessons Learned from the Trenches,” South King County Human Resources Association’s meeting, March 17, 2011
“Employees in the Electronic Age: Best Practices for Best Employers™,” Lane Powell’s 28th Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Seattle, October 2010