Christopher E. Love

Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Tacoma, WA

Appellate, Class Actions

911 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98402

About Christopher E. Love

Practice Areas

Education

Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2009
J.D.
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
University of Alabama, 2005
B.A.
- Major: English
- Honors: with Honors

Representative Cases

W.H. v. Olympia Sch. Dist., ___ Wn.2d ___, 465 P.3d 322 (2020)
Hamaker v. Highline Med. Ctr., 8 Wn. App. 2d 1012 (2019)
Ralph v. State of Washington Department of Natural Resources (Ralph II), 187 Wn.2d 326 (2016)
Steel v. Olympia Early Learning Center, 195 Wn. App. 811 (2016)
Walker v. Hunter Donaldson, LLC, 196 Wn. App. 1037 (2016)
Gutierrez v. Olympia School District, 184 Wn. App. 1059 (2014)
Ralph v. State of Washington Department of Natural Resources (Ralph I), 182 Wn.2d 242 (2014)
$7.5 million consumer protection class action settlement with MultiCare on behalf of thousands of motor vehicle accident victims who suffered deceptive collection practices regarding their medical bills and improper medical services liens
$1.5 million class action settlement for more than 900 restaurant workers wrongfully denied pay for overtime and missed meal and rest breaks, tip pool violations and automatic service charge violations
Confidential class action settlement that included full reimbursement and additional payment for 169 clients whose Apple devices were made inoperable by the Error 53 bug
Consent decree for individuals with mobility impairments requiring the University of Washington, subject to PCVA oversight, to bring all Seattle campus parking facilities into full ADA compliance

Classes and Seminars

Speaker, ‘Covenant Judgments,’ Washington State Association for Justice Spring Conference, May 13, 2022
Speaker, “Strictly Speaking: Strict Liability for Sexual Abuse Under the Washington Law Against Discrimination, W.H. v. Olympia Sch. Dist., and Beyond,” Washington State Association for Justice Fall Webinar Series, Washington State Association for Justice, November 17, 2020
Speaker, “Wrongful Death Cases: The New Statutory Changes,” Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Annual Tort Law Seminar, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, October 25, 2019
Speaker, “Wrongful Death Cases: Overview, Recent Amendments, and Interactions with Other Laws,” WSAJ Summer Webinar Series, July 9, 2019
Speaker, “Playing the Long Game: Trial and Beyond from an Appellate Perspective,” Washington State Bar Association Personal Injury Bootcamp, September 6, 2018
Speaker, “Hunter Donaldson Lessons About Medical Services Liens: Sharpening Our Practices,” WSAJ Summer Conference Call Seminar Series, May 2015

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

Washington State Association for Justice
Washington State Association for Justice (Court Rules Committee, Chair, 2018-Present)
Washington State Association for Justice (Court Operations Task Force, Legal Subcommittee, Chair, 2020-Present)
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Supreme Court of the State of Washington (Court Recovery Task Force – Civil Litigation Subcommittee, 2020-Present)
Supreme Court of the State of Washington (Court Recovery Task Force – Jury Trial Alternatives and Six Person Jury Incentives Subcommittee, 2020-Present)
Supreme Court of the State of Washington (Rules of Appellate Procedure Workgroup, 2018)

Past Positions

Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas Bjorgen of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2012-2013
Judicial law clerk to the Honorable C.C. Bridgewater (pro tem) of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2012
Judicial law clerk to the Honorable David Armstrong of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2012
Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Marywave Van Deren of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2010-2012
Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Lisa Worswick of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2010
Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Elaine Houghton (Retired) of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, 2009-2010

Published Works

Covenant Judgments, Insurance Law Deskbook, Washington State Association for Justice, May 2022
Foreign Products, Products Liability Deskbook, Washington State Association for Justice, September 2020
Boyer v. Morimoto: Ensuring Your Nonresident Medical Experts Are Up to Washington’s Standards, WSAJ Trial News, Washington State Association for Justice, May 2020
Offers of Judgment, Employment Law Deskbook, Washington State Association for Justice, October 2017
Medical Liens, Subrogation Deskbook, Washington State Association for Justice, November 2016