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 the areas of 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. He has successfully litigated a wide variety of personal injury matters, including for property owners and transportation companies. Tim has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Construction Law and Litigation and recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine. Clients have come to rely on Tim for his practical and efficient approach to resolving high exposure matters.
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News
•Employee not Entitled to Continued Compensation for Stabilized Industrial Injury
Case Updates, 3.5.24
•Owner of Land Not Liable for Death of General Contractor's Employee
Case Updates, 7.19.22
•Washington State Supreme Court Weighs in on Spearin Doctrine and Limiting Contractor Liability for Construction Defects
Case Updates, 9.10.21
•WSHB Elevates Ten Partners to Defined Equity Status
Newsroom, 1.16.20
•WA Condo Law Changes Hope to Curtail Frivolous Defect Lawsuits and Stimulate Production
Newsroom, 5.31.19
•WSHB Partner Testifies for Washington State Senate Committee in Support of Builders and Developers for Change in Condo Act Liability Law
Newsroom, 6.19.18
Events, Seminars & Speaking Engagements
•2018 CLM Management and Professional Liability Conference, Boston, MA - Ever-Expanding Liability of Construction Design Professionals: A Survey of Design Liability Trends and Practical Effects
•MC Consultants, Inc., 2015 PNW Construction Seminar
•Partner Tim Repass to Address Millennials and Gen Z Jury Trial Strategies in Upcoming Panel at the CLM Construction Conference
Speaking Engagement, Coronado, CA, 9.22.22
•WSHB Partner Tim Repass to Share Gen Z and Millennial Jury Insights at 2022 CLM Annual Conference
Palm Desert, California, 3.7.22
Publications
•Supreme Court Resolves Procedural Question Regarding Enforcing Forum Selection Clauses
Case Updates, 4.30.25
•“Other Good Cause” in Unlawful Detainer Case Clarified by Washington Court of Appeals
Case Updates, 11.15.23
•Washington Court of Appeals Decides Implied Warranty Case - Contractors
Case Updates, 8.28.23
•Unpaid Intern Challenges Exemption Under the Minimum Wage Law
Publications, 8.28.23
•Supreme Court Limits Spoliation Law; No Duty to Insurer to Preserve Evidence
Case Updates, 5.26.23
•Supreme Court Rejects Public Duty Doctrine; Holds City Liable
Case Updates, 2.13.23
•Oregon Docks Construction Defect Tail
Publications, 11.4.16
•WSHB Toxic Tort Update - California Defendants Lose Battle In Long Running War Over Toxic Tort Pleading
Publications, 8.5.15
•WSHB Oregon Case Update: Appellate Court Limits Settlement Options in Construction Lawsuits
Case Updates, 1.27.15
In the News
•Supreme Court Resolves Procedural Question Regarding Enforcing Forum Selection Clauses
•Back-to-Back Trial Victories for WSHB Seattle
•WSHB Triumphs in High-Stakes Jury Trial: Securing Favorable Resolution Against Stiff Demands
•Jury Rejects $31 Million Demand in Washington Trial Victory
Honors & Recognitions
•Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction in Seattle, WA (2026)
•Super Lawyers Magazine 'Washington Rising Star' (2016)
•Completed the CLM Litigation Management Institute and earned the designation of Certified Litigation Management Professional (2013)
