Jillian M. Cutler

Jillian M. Cutler is a Seattle employment lawyer and partner at Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP and has represented employees and unions for nearly 20 years. Her practice focuses on discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, disability rights, wage-and-hour class actions, and executive employment disputes. She approaches each matter as both a strong advocate and practical advisor. Her work combines litigation experience with candid counseling, helping clients evaluate options, protect workplace rights, and pursue solutions through negotiation or court proceedings.

Jillian earned her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served on the Yale Law Journal and worked with the Complex Federal Litigation Clinic. She earned an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. She also earned a B.A. from Yale University, graduating summa cum laude, and a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, which she attended as a Marshall Scholar. Her academic background reflects achievement in law and public service.

Jillian began her career in employment discrimination and civil rights law as a staff attorney and clinical teaching fellow at Georgetown University Law Center. She clerked for Judge Louis H. Pollak of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Her service includes leadership roles in Washington employment-law organizations, participation in the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, and editorial work on an employment discrimination law treatise.

Jillian M. Cutler is recognized as a Super Lawyer in employment and labor law and speaks at employment law conferences. She serves on the Board of the Washington Leadership Institute and has held leadership positions with Washington State Bar and King County Bar labor and employment sections. She is admitted in Washington, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Her experience supports determined advocacy for employees, unions, executives, and workplace clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Member, King County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee
• Member, American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
• Trustee, King County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Secretary, Washington State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section

Licensed State

• Washington
• Pennsylvania
• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  LL.M.
• Yale Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Cambridge
  Bachelor of Arts

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