Christine Hayes

As a family law practitioner, I am motivated by helping people through complex and emotionally difficult legal situations. I work with each client to define their goals and then provide an effective strategy well supported in the law to achieve those objectives. I focus my practice on family law issues, including divorce, child custody, child support, modifications, and relocation. I also handle collaborative divorce, de facto parentage and non-parental custody, step-parent adoption, and LGBT family law. Before becoming an attorney, I worked for the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office as a legal advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and the YWCA Legal Program where I represented victims of domestic violence in civil protection order matters. After graduating law school, I focused on family law and plaintiff's personal injury litigation. Through this diverse legal background, I have gained extensive courtroom and litigation experience.

Gonzaga University School of Law

J.D. | Law

Western Washington University

B.A. | Philosophy

Attorney

McKinley Irvin

2016 - Current

Associate

Wheeler, Montgomery, Sleight & Boyd

2013 - Current

Prosecuting Attorney

The Battle Ground Municipal Court

2013 - Current

Associate

Law Office of Clayton R. Dickinson

2012 - 2013

Legal Intern

Ywca Legal Center

2012 - 2013

Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Current

Clark County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Current

Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section

Member

Current

Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Current

Washington Women Lawyers

Member

Current

Washington

Since 2012

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