Labor and Employment Attorney Maria Y. Hodgins Labor and Employment Attorney Maria Y. Hodgins

Maria Y. Hodgins, Attorney

DIRECT: 206-224-8071

LEGAL ASSISTANT: Anna Sier

Overview

Maria’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, probate litigation, and general litigation. She represents public and private employers in all areas of labor relations and employment, including employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and class and collective actions involving claims of state and federal wage and hour law violations.

Maria also maintains a robust pro bono practice with a focus on civil rights matters, clemency requests, and representing individuals seeking to vacate their criminal records.

Prior to joining Karr Tuttle Campbell, Maria externed for Justice González at the Washington Supreme Court and worked with Consumer Education and Training Services (CENTS), where she partnered with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and assisted cancer patients navigating cancer-related financial toxicity. Before law school, Maria taught English in South Korea.

Publications & Presentations

Languages

Spanish

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law
    • Eugene Wright Scholarship Recipient (faculty-nominated award for outstanding scholarship)
    • Pro Bono Honors Award Recipient
    • Managing Editor, Washington Law Review
    • President, Jewish Law Students Association
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Commonwealth Honors College, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Phi Beta Kappa

  • Washington State Bar
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

  • Washington State Bar Association
  • King County Bar Association
  • Cardozo Society, Board
  • American Jewish Committee Seattle, Board
  • Holocaust Center for Humanity, Legal Committee