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Shirley

Shirley S. Lou-Magnuson

Associate

Shirley Lou-Magnuson is an experienced litigator who dedicates her practice to defending public and private entities from civil and regulatory liability. She regularly represents public schools and universities, corporations, and financial institutions in labor and employment, banking regulation, and environmental disputes, as well as general corporate and transactional matters.

Shirley has experience litigating before federal and state courts, administrative courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Washington State Human Rights Commission. Shirley previously worked at a large aerospace company where she drafted, negotiated and enforced multi-million dollar contracts in advanced manufacturing, information technology and tooling commodities. Her time in-house has provided Shirley with unique insights into the risk management and compliance needs of institutional clients, which she brings to bear in her practice.

Professional Experience

Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc., P.S., Associate (2017-2019)

Aerospace Company, Contract Risk Manager (2016-2017)

Carlsmith Ball LLP, Associate (2014-2016)

Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals, Law Clerk to the Honorable Katherine G. Leonard (2013-2014)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Richard R. Clifton (2012)

Hawai‘i Supreme Court, Judicial Extern to the Honorable Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. (2012)

Community Involvement

Washington State Bar Association, Member

Hawai‘i State Bar Association

Secretary, International Law Section (2015)
Member

Thought Leadership

October 18, 2021Event / CLE
Employee Relations: Legal Solutions for Sensitive Workplace Issues
National Business Institute | Virtual
August 20, 2021Event / CLE
Public Employer’s Perspective
The Seminar Group | Virtual
August 19, 2021News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
April 22, 2021Publication
Washington State’s Paid Family Medical Leave
Lane Powell Live | Podcast
October 15 - December 17, 2020Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
Lane Powell | Virtual
October 29, 2020Event / CLE
'If You Leave Me Now': What Employers Need to Know About Leave and Accommodation Obligations During the Pandemic
Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
October 22, 2020Event / CLE
Investigation of Workplace Complaints
Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys Fall Conference | Virtual
August 27, 2020Event / CLE
Introduction to Labor and Employment Law for Attorneys and HR Professionals
The Seminar Group | Webinar
August 20, 2020News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
April 17, 2020Publication
How Should Washington Employers Accommodate 'High Risk' Employees Under Governor Inslee’s Proclamation?
COVID-19 Resource
April 1, 2020Event / CLE
Wage & Hour Webinar
Association of Washington Business | Webinar
March 23, 2020Publication
Seattle and Washington Continue to Expand Financial Support for Workers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Resource
August 26, 2019News
Lou-Magnuson Joins Labor, Employment & Benefits Team
Firm Announcement
October 2018Event / CLE
Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era
Washington School Personnel Association School Law Conference | Tukwila, Washington
July 2018Event / CLE
Local Rules Survey of King, Pierce, Snohomish and Spokane Counties
CLE | Seattle
Spring 2012Publication
Announcing the Ten Most Influential Cases of 2012
Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal

Practices & Industries

Labor, Employment & Benefits
Wage & Hour

Education

University of Hawai‘i Williams S. Richardson School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013
- Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, Co-Editor in Chief
- Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court Team, Captain
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Contracts, Immigration Law, Legal Research & Writing
- Best Appellate Brief Award
- Lawrence C. Foster Scholarship Recipient
- Carol Mon Lee Scholarship Recipient
Whitman College, B.A., Economics and Asian Studies, 2008

Admissions

Washington
Hawai'i
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Hawai'i

Language

Chinese (Mandarin) (Native)

Honors

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers®, Labor and Employment – Management (2021-2022)

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