Kristine (Tini) became a trial lawyer out of a deeply held belief that bullies should not win and that one must stand up for what they believe is fair and right. When tragedy happens, injuring you, your children, or loved ones, Kristine works to help you and your family seek justice by leveling the playing field against insurance companies, large corporations, and the government.
Kristine devotes the majority of her practice to helping injured people and their families with personal injury cases, including motor vehicle/car accidents, wrongful death, school bullying and police misconduct. She also handles insurance bad faith cases.
Kristine attended Seattle University School of Law, where she graduated with a Juris Doctor degree, summa cum laude. Upon graduating from law school, Kristine clerked for the Honorable Christine Quinn-Brintnall of the Washington State Court of Appeals Division II.
Education
- Seattle University of Law, Seattle, Washington
- J.D. summa cum laude – 2005
- University of British Columbia
Bar Admissions
- Washington State
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Motor vehicle collisions / auto accidents
- Trucking accidents / trucking collisions
- Pedestrian accidents / injuries
- Wrongful death
- Injuries caused by defective products(product liability)
- Police misconduct
- Insurance Misconduct
- Insurance bad faith
- Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”)
- Coverage denial/breach of contract
Arising out of the following insurance types: automobile/car insurance, homeowner, commercial liability, liability, boat, plane or other personal property losses
Speaking Engagements
Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Lectures
- WSAJ’s 39th Annual Insurance Law Seminar, UIM: Special Beast or Just Another Insurance Case? January, 2017
- WSAJ ’s 38th Annual Insurance Law Seminar, Annual IFCA Update January, 2016
- How to Prepare for and Cross any Expert, WSAJ Annual Convention, New Lawyer Seminar, July 2014
- Damages? Coverage Denials? Delays?, 36th Annual WSAJ Insurance Law Seminar, Winning Your IFCA Battle, January 2014
- Jury Instructions: Drafting Within WPI; Drafting Outside the WPI; WSAJ Bringing Home the Winning Verdict Seminar, Part 3 of the So You Want to Be a Winning Trial Lawyer!? Series, May 2013
- Getting Burned: Examinations Under Oath are more dangerous than you think, Hot Topics in Insurance Law, WSAJ 35th Annual Insurance Law Seminar, Seattle & Spokane, January 2013
- The Floor Plan-Finding Insurance Coverage, WSAJ Insurance Basics Seminar, October 2011
- Our State’s First IFCA Trial, WSBA Insurance Law Primer: Understanding the Essential Components, December 2010
- Bad Faith, & Insurance Fair Conduct Act Litigation, WSAJ Motor Vehicle Litigation Seminar, March 2010
- Our First IFCA Case, 32nd Annual WSAJ Insurance Law Seminar, Spokane & Seattle, January 2010
- The Art of Direct & Cross Examination NBI CLE, Tacoma& Seattle, 2007
Roundtable/Brown Bag Lectures
- IFCA Update: Auto Cases, USAA Claims and more, Washington State Association for Justice Downtown Seattle Roundtable, May 2014
- Insurance Basics, Getting Started in the Plaintiffs Practice, WSAJ Brown Bag Series, 2012
- Reports from the IFCA Frontline, Washington State Association for Justice Olympia Roundtable, 2013
- IFCA, Washington State Association for Justice, Kitsap Roundtable Luncheon, 2013
- Insurance Basics, WSAJ New Member Brown Bag Series, 2011
Honors and Awards
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 – 2021
- Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2010 – 2018
- Selected to National Trial Lawyers Association, Civil Plaintiff, Top 100: 2016-2020
- Selected to National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Under 40: 2012 -2015
- AVVO Rating 10.0
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association (WSBA)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
Interests
Kristine enjoys volunteering as a dog walker at the Humane Society in Yakima. She also fosters and helps rehabilitate abused and neglected dogs.
Kristine also loves teaching and has traveled to Kenya and Botswana as a faculty member with the non-profit Justice Advocacy Africa (JAA), where she and other foreign and African faculty taught trial skills to Kenyan and Botswana attorneys.
When not in the office you can usually find Kristine playing with her dog Kona, spending time with her family or traveling. Her personal travels have taken her many places across the globe, in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe. Kristine enjoys experiencing other cultures and even lived in a small Taiwanese village teaching English before attending law school.
