Kevin J. Hamilton Partner

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 31 of its attorneys from 10 metropolitan areas have been named 2023 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Kevin Hamilton was featured in a segment by ABC 8 News regarding the fairness of the 2020 presidential election and post-election litigation in Nevada.

Kevin Hamilton was featured in a segment by 8 News Now regarding post-election litigation in Nevada.

Kevin Hamilton was featured by Las Vegas Review Journal in an article titled “Judge to Rule Friday on Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Nevada’s Election,” regarding post-election litigation in Nevada.

Kevin Hamilton was quoted by The Nevada Independent in an article titled “Judge to rule Friday on Trump Campaign Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn State’s Presidential Results,” regarding post-election litigation in Nevada.

Kevin Hamilton was quoted by Law360 in an article titled “Atty's Bid To Halt Ga. Election Certification Rejected,” regarding post-election litigation in Georgia.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie secured a significant 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 17 for 12 Virginia voters in a constitutional challenge to a Virginia House of Delegates’ redistricting map arising under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Perkins Coie secured a significant 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 17, 2019 for 12 Virginia voters in a constitutional challenge to a Virginia House of Delegates’ redistricting map arising under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Kevin Hamilton and Todd Hinnen were named by BTI Consulting to its Client Service All-Stars 2019 list. The annual BTI report ranks attorneys across the country for delivering “incomparable levels of client service excellence.”

Perkins Coie, a global, Seattle-based law firm, hosted an industry event focused on future technologies for the fashion and retail industries. Held at the Starbucks Roastery and later at the Palazzo Parigi in central Milan, the event was attended by Kevin Hamilton, partner and chair of the Retail & Consumer Products industry group and emceed by Miriam Farhi, partner in Perkins Coie’s Technology Transactions & Privacy Practice, with guest speaker Emanuele Bertoli, entrepreneur, innovator and CEO and founder of the BerBrand Group and its 1TrueID technology.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.

Partner Kevin Hamilton was quoted in The Independent Record article, "Decision Not Expected Soon in Montana Democrats' Attempt to Get Green Party Off Ballot," regarding the efforts of the Montana Democratic Party in removing the Green Party from ballots before the June primary election. 

Kevin Hamilton was quoted in a Law360 article, "Retail Developments To Watch In 2018," regarding the FCC's decision to override net neutrality regulations and its effect on online retailers, as well as privacy and security for retailers.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.

In a third time win for Perkins Coie attorney Marc Elias before the U.S. Supreme Court in redistricting lawsuits, on May 22, 2017, the Court upheld a federal district court decision that struck down North Carolina’s 1st and 12th Congressional Districts as racial gerrymanders in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Kevin Hamilton was quoted in "Secretary of State Will Send 136,000 Letters to Fix Error in Spanish Translation," an article in seattlepi.com, regarding his letter to Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman to fix an error in Spanish translation in a mailing to voters.

Partner Kevin Hamilton was quoted in, "Pierce County Faces Lawsuit For Telling Voters to Mail Ballots by Nov. 4," an article in seattlepi.com, regarding incorrect voters pamphlets incorrectly informing voters to mail their ballots by Nov. 4, four days before the Nov. 8 election.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie secured a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing a win for several Virginia voters previously obtained from a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Virginia, which found Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

Partner Kevin Hamilton was quoted in "Attorneys React To DOL's Final Overtime Exemption Rule," a Law360 article, regarding the minimum salary requirement for workers to qualify for a white-collar overtime exemption.

Kevin was quoted in the KUOW.org article, "Dark money, unflattering photos: Battle over unions rages in Washington." 

Kevin Hamilton was mentioned in seattlepi.com in an article, "Historic Verdict, Historic Election: Yakima Picks its First Latino Council Members," as part of the team that represented ACLU.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie attorneys Kevin Hamilton, Abha Khanna and Ben Stafford, working on a pro bono basis with the ACLU, successfully brought about a court order requiring Yakima, Washington to implement a plan for seven single-member districts for City Council elections.

A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled today that the Commonwealth’s current congressional reapportionment plan violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and ordered the Virginia legislature to enact a remedial plan by no later than April 1, 2015.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

A Seattle-based litigation team won a significant victory in a lawsuit alleging that the at-large election system utilized by the City of Yakima to elect members of its City Council impermissibly dilutes Latino voting strength and does not allow for equal participation by Latinos in the election process.

In a case with national political implications, Perkins Coie won a significant victory on behalf of Florida voters who challenged the lawfulness of Florida’s congressional voting map.