Christopher Mason

Background

About Christopher Mason

I am a principal and founding member of Smyth & Mason, PLLC, an AV (“Preeminent”) rated law firm in Seattle. Here’s what we do for individuals and businesses: LITIGATION: We bring and defend cases in state and federal courts, mediation and arbitration. WAGE DISPUTES, including overtime misclassification, unpaid wages, independent contractor misclassification, payroll disputes and class actions. INJUNCTIONS, including non-competition, proprietary information and trade secret claims. COMMERCIAL DISPUTES, including breach of contract, shareholder and partnership disputes and break ups, lease, insurance coverage and bad faith. TORT CLAIMS, including car accidents, construction accidents and other personal injury and wrongful death cases. EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, including age, gender, national origin and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, whistleblowing. EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS, including negotiation, drafting and revision. COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, including purchase and sale agreements, master service agreements (MSAs), SOWs, commercial contracts, proprietary information and confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, commission agreements, severance agreements, banking and loan agreements, security agreements. LLC AND SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS. LEASES, including both new leases and renewals. BUSINESS FORMATION, including corporations and limited liability companies. EMPLOYMENT LAW COMPLIANCE, including DOL and DLI audits, overtime classifications, payroll, terminations, sexual and other harassment prevention, employment handbooks, internal investigations, discrimination, whistleblowing, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Title 7, use and misuse of independent contractors.