Victoria Slade is an attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's employment services group. She has extensive experience guiding employers through tricky personnel issues, including allegations of discrimination and harassment, employee misconduct, disability accommodations, and terminations, and she regularly advises employers on other matters of state and federal employment law. In litigation, Victoria partners with employers to find the best solution, whether through early dispute resolution or taking the case all the way through trial. Victoria also conducts investigations and provides training and advice on issues facing today's employers, such as implicit bias, microaggressions, stereotypes, and LGBTQ issues. Victoria has extensive experience and training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including an Advanced Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, and she holds the Cornell Certified Diversity Professional credential. Victoria partners with employers to lawfully advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and she represents employers in disputes arising out of or challenges related to these programs. Active in the community, Victoria gives her time in pro bono and community service projects. She has worked alongside various local nonprofits, including Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, the Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Gay City, Planned Parenthood, and Legal Voice.