John LeCrone (he/him) is an accomplished employment partner and trial lawyer at n Davis Wright Tremaine (“DWT”).  John is a vigorous advocate for his clients, representing employers and management in wrongful discharge, harassment, and discrimination litigation; wage and hour class actions, trade secrets/unfair competition and ERISA; and in proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies. His clients include top media and entertainment companies, health care organizations, aerospace, manufacturing, along with hospitalisty and retail chains. John spearheaded the establishment of DWT’s LGBTQ+ affinity group in and currently serves as its co-chair, focusing his attention and energy on building a community where other lawyers feel welcomed and supported. His immediate goal was to create a transformative space, where attorneys could bond over helping promote one another, provide valuable insights, and encourage connections that would lead to more successes. This included starting the first  internal LGBTQ mentorship program, connecting with outside LGBTQ+ organizations, and offering scholarships to LGBTQ+ law students to strengthen the firm’s pipeline of LGBTQ+ talent.  Hse also spearheaded the firm’s annual LGBTQ “Coming Out” events for local area law students, clients, and in-house counsel in Los Angeles (2018), New York City (2019), and Seattle (2020), with more in the pipeline. He aimed to have his initiatives ensure that “our community knows they have a seat at the table.” In addition, John mentors 3-4 LGBTQ attorneys within the firm, and has been active in Lambda Legal’s Liberty Circle, doing development and supportive work for important cases and legal issues within the community. His efforts resulted in John being named one of the “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, as well as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in employment law by Best Lawyers in 2020.