Overview
Tim Repass is the managing partner of WSHB’s Seattle office and handles a variety of complex civil litigation matters in both Washington and Oregon. He has served as lead trial counsel in multiple complex litigation jury trials, trying high-exposure cases to verdict with great success, and practices primarily in construction, professional liability, transportation, employment, environmental, appellate, and insurance coverage. Tim regularly represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts in Washington and Oregon.
Tim has substantial experience in construction law, representing builders, developers, and design professionals in a wide range of matters, including defect and job site injury claims. He has testified on behalf of builder clients in front of the Washington State Senate Law & Justice Committee related to the Washington Condominium Act, and drafted statutory revisions that became new law. He has also litigated large-scale environmental contamination cases brought under state and federal law and other environmental exposure and toxic tort cases.
In 2026, Tim was selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law and Litigation in Seattle, Washington. He has also received recognition from Super Lawyers Magazine. Clients have come to rely on Tim for his practical and efficient approach to resolving high-exposure matters.
Experience
- Kay v. King Cty. Solid Waste Div., 9 Wn. App. 2d 1012 (2019) (Unreported)
- Lutaaya v. Suhrco Residential Properties, 3 Wn. App. 2d 1028 (2018) (Unreported)
- Mattingly v. Palmer Ridge Homes, LLC, 157 Wn. App. 376, 238 P.3d 505 (2010)
Credentials
Education
- Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2006)
- University of Washington (B.A., 1999)
Licensed to Practice in
- Washington
- Oregon
Newsroom
News
Events, Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “Sending a Message: Litigation with Gen Z and Millennial Juries,” CLM Annual Conference, Palm Desert, CA (2022)
- Speaker, "Communicating and Understanding Gen Z and Millennial Juries," CLM Construction Conference, San Diego, CA (2022)
- Speaker, "Ever-Expanding Liability of Construction Design Professionals: A Survey of Design Liability Trends and Practical Effects," CLM Management and Professional Liability Conference, Boston, MA (2018)
- Speaker, PNW Construction Seminar, Hosted by MC Consultants, Inc. (2015)
