Kristin Rose Nealey Meier

Kristin Rose Nealey Meier

Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC • Seattle, WA
Employment LaborClass ActionsEmployment LawFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Services

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Contact

Email
Phone
(877) 743-6216
Address
401 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, US

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About

Kristin is a compassionate, skilled attorney who sets herself apart by providing her clients with excellent communication, transparency and quick response time. Adept at fighting for her client’s best interests, Kristin has a “work together” attitude to meet their needs and expectations. From established technology companies, to nursing home organizations, to emerging start-ups, Kristin enjoys working with businesses in a variety of industries. She focuses her varied litigation practice in the following areas: HEALTHCARE Having defended healthcare clients in litigation, regulation and employment issues, Kristin counsels her healthcare clients on how they can best protect themselves from the complexities of regulation in the industry. Her long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facility, medical device and surgery center clients seek her advice about minimum wage, unionization and other employment issues, medical malpractice claims, and regulatory charges. Kristin’s understanding of her client’s business, combined with her knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework every provider must navigate, enables her to provide clarity in the midst of an ever changing healthcare world. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS, BENEFITS & LABOR All employers must deal with the evolving web of federal and state employment laws. In addition to representing employers in state and federal court, Kristin defends clients in investigations by the EEOC, Department of Labor, and other state and local agencies. Kristin also works with companies on a wide array of employment matters, including hiring and termination, healthcare, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and retaliation. She assists clients in drafting employment agreements, severance packages, employee handbooks, employment policies and developing strategies for avoiding problems resulting in litigation. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SECURITIES REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE Kristin represents investors, financial planners, wealth managers and other professionals in the financial services industry with various claims, including class actions, regulatory proceedings and customer claims. She also defends registered investment advisors, investment advisor representatives, investment bankers, broker-dealers and registered representatives in regulatory investigations and disciplinary actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Securities Division. TRUST AND ESTATE LITIGATION Kristin is a trusted advisor to family members, trustees and personal representatives in disputes ranging from Will contests to interpretations of trust provisions. Her experience includes representing charities to ensure appropriate distribution under a Will, challenges to a Trustee’s withholding of information and inaction, challenging a Will because of undue influence and cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty against a trustee and personal representative.

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
2002 Boston University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1996 Washington State University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Publications
2015 Ryan Swanson Law Are Your Prepared For Revisions to Federal Regulations on Overtime? 2015 Ryan Swanson Law Restrictive Language in Employee Confidentiality Agreements Can Lead to SEC Enforcement Action 2015 Ryan Swanson Law Recent Developments in Minimum Wage Law 2015 The Huffington Post Gender Transitions in the Workplace Require the Transition of Employment Policies Too 2011 Ryan Swanson Law Patient Protection Care Act: Where Are We Now?
Associations
2016 - Present Washington Technology Industry Association Member 2015 - Present Ellevate Member 2015 - Present LTC Risk Legal Forum Member 2013 - Present Defense Research Institute Member 2011 - Present Washington Women Lawyers Member
Speaking
2016 Society for Human Resource Management Meeting Should I Stay or Should I Go? FMLA and other Leave and Obligations 2016 Annual Employment Law Update Health Care Reform 2015 Annual Employment Law Update Health Care Reform 2014 Annual Employment Law Update Health Care Reform 2013 Annual Employment Law Update Health Care Reform
Updated: Mar 08, 2026