George Ahrend

Princeton University

Master of Divinity (M.Div.)

2005

Gonzaga University School of Law

J.D. (1995)

1995

Honors: Gonzaga (magna cum laude)

Wheaton College

B.A. (1991)

1991

Attorney

Luvera Law Firm

2022 - Current

Attorney

Ahrend Law Firm PLLC

2010 - Current

Co-Coordinator

Washington State Association for Justice Foundation (fka WSTLA Foundation)

2009 - 2016

Attorney

Ahrend Albrecht PLLC

2012 - 2014

Attorney

Dano Gilbert & Ahrend, PLLC

2005 - 2010

Consultant

Washington Office of Public Defense

2000 - 2009

Contracts Subcommittee Membe

Washington State Pattern Jury Instructions Committee

2008 - 2008

Co-Chair

North Columbia Volunteer Attorney Services (nka Grant-Adams Volunteer Lawyer Services)

2006 - 2007

Board Member

North Columbia Volunteer Attorney Services (nka Grant-Adams Volunteer Lawyer Services)

2005 - 2006

Attorney

Randall & Danskin, PS

2000 - 2002

Trustee

Spokane County Bar Association

2000 - 2002

Ad Hoc Legal Res. & Writing Program Review Committee Member

Gonzaga University School of Law

2001 - 2001

Adjunct Professor of Law

Gonzaga University School of Law

2000 - 2001

Attorney

George M. Ahrend, P.S.

1997 - 2000

Trustee

Spokane Co. Chap. of the Young Lawyers Div. of the WSBA

1998 - 1999

Attorney

Layman & Layman, P.S.

1995 - 1997

Legislative History of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act

Gonzaga Law Review

2013

Washington Employment Law Deskbook 3rd Edition: Overview of Employment Discrimination

Washington State Association for Justice

2013

The Pastoral Aspect of Political Theology

Princeton Theological Review

2004

The Increasing Irrelevance of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Employment Discrimination Claims in Washington

Washington State Bar News

1999

Employment Law Developments

Washington State Bar News

1998

Past Owner Liability Under CERCLA for Leaking Hazardous Substances

Northwest Restitution

1995

Tort Claims as Debts for “Willful and Malicious Injury” Nondischargeable Under Sec. 523 of the Bankruptcy Code (co-authored with Randall T. Thomsen)

100 Commercial Law Journal 498

1995

Herrera v. Collins: Does Actual Innocence Warrant Federal Habeas Corpus Relief?

29 Gonzaga Law Review 425

1994

WSAJ Annual Convention: Year in Review in the Supreme Court, WSAJ Annual Convention

July 24, 2015

Washington State Association for Justice

Benton Franklin Legal Aid Spring CLE: Overview of Appellate Law & Practice, Benton Franklin Legal Aid - Spring CLE & Fundraiser, Kennewick

April 10, 2015

Benton Franklin Legal Aid

WSAJ CLE Medicine in the MIST: Recent Case Highlights, WSAJ CLE: Medicine in the MIST

October 29, 2014

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE SLAPP-ocalypse: The Trap of Anti-SLAPP - The Basic Overview--What Does It Stand For And What Is It For?, WSAJ CLE SLAPP-ocalypse: The Trap of Anti-SLAPP

October 22, 2014

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE SLAPP-ocalypse: The Trap of Anti-SLAPP - Current Status of Issues in Appeals Courts, WSAJ CLE SLAPP-ocalypse: The Trap of Anti-SLAPP

October 22, 2014

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ Annual Convention: Tort Law Update – Recent Appellate Decisions, WSAJ Annual Convention

July 19, 2014

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ Tort Law CLE: Important New Supreme Court Rulings & WSAJ Amicus Committee Actions, WSAJ Tort Law CLE

April 24, 2014

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE A Nightmare on Tort Street: The Ever-Changing Landscape, WSAJ CLE A Nightmare on Tort Street

October 10, 2013

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ’s 35th Annual Insurance Law Seminar - Hot Topics in Insurance Law: Matsyuk: Show Me The Money, WSAJ’s 35th Annual Insurance Law Seminar - Hot Topics in Insurance Law

January 24, 2013

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE Tort Law: A Year of Significant Changes – Proving Causation Without a Witness to the Incident, WSAJ CLE Tort Law: A Year of Significant Changes

October 5, 2012

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE Tort Law: A Year of Significant Changes – Proving Causation, WSAJ CLE Tort Law: A Year of Significant Changes

October 5, 2012

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ Annual Convention: Trial Court Reservation of Error, WSAJ Annual Convention

August 11, 2012

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ Annual Convention: Developments on Arbitration and the Right to Trial by Jury—Some Scary Stuff!, WSAJ Annual Convention

July 29, 2011

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE Tort Law Update & The Power of Being Positive: The Substantial Factor Causation Test Revisited: An Alternative to “But For” Causation, WSAJ CLE Tort Law Update & The Power of Being Positive

December 2, 2010

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ CLE Tort Trends & Victories 2009: Tort Law Appellate Case Update, WSAJ CLE Tort Trends & Victories 2009

November 19, 2009

Washington State Association for Justice

WSAJ Annual Convention: WSAJ Amicus Update, WSAJ Annual Convention

August 1, 2009

Washington State Association for Justice

Super Lawyer

Thomson Reuters

2022

Super Lawyer

Thomson Reuters

2021

Super Lawyer

Thomson Reuters

2020

Super Lawyer

Thomson Reuters

2019

Victims’ Rights Partnership Award

National Crime Victim Law Institute

2006

Best Oralist and First Place Team, Linden Cup Moot Court Competition

Gonzaga University School of Law

1995

Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Medal for Excellence in Advocacy,

American College of Trial Lawyers

1995

Editor-in-chief, Gonzaga Law Review (1994-1995)

Gonzaga University School of Law

1995

American Jurisprudence Awards/Highest Grades for Antitrust Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, and Securities Regulation (1993-1995)

Gonzaga University School of Law

1995

First Place Prize, Commercial Law Foundation Writing Competition

Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Medal for Excellence in Advocacy,

1994

Staff member of the year, Gonzaga Law Review (1993-1994)

Gonzaga University School of Law

1994

Federal Bar Association

Member

2015 - Current

Washington Appellate Lawyers Association

Member

2014 - Current

Washington State Association for Justice

Eagle Member

2005 - Current

Idaho State Bar  # 5462

Member/Attorney

1996 - Current

Washington State Bar  # 25160

Member/Attorney

1995 - Current

Idaho

Since 1996

Washington

Since 1995

Federal Circuit

Since 1996

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2001