Genipher Youngblood

Professional paralegal with a robust background in managing paralegal teams and coordinating workflow, and talent for thorough legal research, document preparation, client and vendor relations, and case management. Proven ability to collaborate with legal teams and adapt to changing needs, ensuring effective support in high-pressure environments. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail contribute to achieving favorable outcomes. Recognized for reliability and results-driven approach in all aspects of litigation and personnel management. Demonstrated expertise in team leadership and case management.

NALA Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP)(Candidate)

• Karstetter v. King County Corrections Guild, 23 Wn. App. 2d 361, 516 P.3d 415 (2022), rev. denied, 200 Wn.2d 1024, 522 P.3d 46 (2023)
• Liang et al. v. Wash. Dept. of Soc. & Health Servs., No. 20-2-02506-34 (Thurston Cty. Super. Ct.); SEIU 775 v. Wash. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., No. 97216-8 (Wash. Supreme Ct.); SEIU 775 v. Wash. Dept. of Soc. & Health Servs., No. 99659-8 (Wash. Supreme Ct. 2022): Multi-year litigation that resulted in a $116 million class settlement on behalf of nearly 56,000 caregivers who provided personal care services to clients whose paid care hours were reduced by DSHS because of DSHS’s “shared benefit” rules and a settlement that ended administrative “shared benefit” rules that, according to home care workers and their union, shortchanged caregiver wages.
• Merlino Construction Co. v. Teamsters Local 174, King County Superior Court, No. 22-2-0239906 (2022)
• Columbia Export Terminal, LLC v. ILWU, 2 F.4th 1243 (9th Cir. 2021)
• Freedom Foundation v. Teamsters Local 117 Segregated Fund, 197 Wn.2d 116, 480 P.3d 1119 (2021)
• Katherine Miller and Cynthia Mentele v. State of Washington and SEIU 925, (W.D. Washington 2021)
• SEIU 775 v. Evergreen Freedom Foundation, No. 16-2-12945-5 SEA (King Cty. Super. Ct. Nov. 24, 2020)
• SEIU 775 v. State of Washington, No. 97216-8 (2020)
• Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Schurke, 898 F.3d 904 (9th Cir. 2018) (en banc), cert. denied 139 S. Ct. 1445 (2019)
• SEIU 925 v. State of Washington and Freedom Foundation, 194 Wn.2d 546 (2019)
• Burien Communities for Inclusion v. Respect Washington, 2019 WL 4262081 (Wn. Ct. App. Sept. 9, 2019) affirming preliminary injunction to keep off ballot a measure that would repeal Burien's immigration status ordinance, which prohibits inquiries into immigration status or religious affiliation and prohibits the creation of religious registries, among other things.
• Chavez v. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at Pasco, 190 Wn.2d 507 (2018) holding class certification was appropriate in nurses' class action against hospital for unpaid wages due to missed breaks.
• Groundbreaking settlement for nurses union, which included $5 million in back pay for nurses for hospital's failure to provide work-free rest and meal breaks; block rest breaks hospital-wide; and 26 new FTEs dedicated to providing break relief coverage (2016).
• Filo Foods, LLC, et al. v. City of SeaTac, 183 Wn.2d 770 (2015) upholding the validity and enforceability of SeaTac Proposition 1, which established a living wage and other minimum labor standards for thousands of hospitality and transportation industry workers in the City of SeaTac.