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Kevin Hamilton
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Kevin Hamilton

Partner at Perkins Coie LLP

Seattle, Washington

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Specialties & Experience

Employment Law

About Kevin Hamilton

Kevin J. Hamilton is one of the leading recount lawyers in the United States, with extensive experience across the country handling statewide recounts and election contests for over two decades. He has similarly deep expertise in election and political law, including campaign finance issues, and the administration of elections. Mr. Hamilton has represented the Washington State Democrats for over two decades, including serving as trial counsel in the landmark 2004-05 election contest over the election of Washington Governor Christine O. Gregoire. Mr. Hamilton served as lead trial counsel in the 2008 recount and election contest over the election of U.S. Senator Al Franken. Mr. Hamilton represented U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell in connection with the recount of her election in 2000 and in connection with her reelection campaigns. Other election law clients have included Montana Democratic Party (2018, 2020), U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (2018); North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (2016); Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (2013), Washington Governor Jay Inslee (2012-2020), and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (2004, 2010, 2016), among others. Mr. Hamilton has been involved in redistricting, voting rights litigation, recounts or election contests -- or all of the above -- in Virginia, North Carolina, Maine, Montana, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Iowa. He regularly represents the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, and various Democratic party organizations and political committees. Mr. Hamilton chaired the Perkins Coie national employment practice from 2008 to 2018. Mr. Hamilton has particular expertise in complex, high stakes, and multiple plaintiff litigation. Mr. Hamilton has chaired the firm's nationally-recognized Chambers Band One Retail and Consumer Industry industry group, which includes over 250 lawyers and focuses on the issues across the spectrum confronting the retail and consumer products industry. The group has hosted meetings throughout the U.S. and internationally, featuring CEOs, Founders, and General Counsel from leading retailers including Amazon, Starbucks, Nike, Petsmart, Nestle, Microsoft, Outdoor Voices, J.Crew, Columbia Sportswear, Molson-Coors, among others. Mr. Hamilton has worked closely with a wide variety of clients on employment-related issues, including Starbucks, Amazon, Microsoft, Vulcan, Inc., Outdoor Voices, Helly Hansen, J.Crew, Intellectual Ventures, Eddie Bauer, The Boeing Company, and Puget Energy, among others.

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