Kristine Grelish

• Member, WSAJ DSHS Legislative Steering Sub-Committee, 2011
• Eagle Member, Washington State Association for Justice, 2006
• Member, Future of the Law Institute, WSBA Committee, 2011
• US District Court, Eastern District of Washington
• Member, Washington State Association for Justice since, 2006
• Member, WSAJ Legislative Steering Committee, 2011
• Member, Trial Lawyers College Ranch Club, 2009
• Ranch Club Member, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer's College
• Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
• Member, King County Bar Association, 2006
• Member, American Association for Justice, 2008
• Member, WSAJ CLE Committee, 2009
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• Washington State

• Faculty Member with the non-profit Justice Advocacy Africa (JAA).Teaching trial advocacy in Africa, with JAA, a non-profit organization founded to promote confidence in and respect for legal institutions in African countries. Attended:Gabarone, Botswana, November 2013
• Faculty Member with the non-profit Justice Advocacy Africa (JAA).Teaching trial advocacy in Africa, with JAA, a non-profit organization founded to promote confidence in and respect for legal institutions in African countries. Attended:Gabarone, Botswana, November 2012
• Faculty Member with the non-profit Justice Advocacy Africa (JAA).Teaching trial advocacy in Africa, with JAA, a non-profit organization founded to promote confidence in and respect for legal institutions in African countries. Attended: Machakos, Kenya, May, 2012

• CALI Award Winner: Administrative law, Family law, Trust & Estates, Remedies
• Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012
• Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyer Association, 2015
• Academic Scholarship Recipient, 2004 - 2005
• Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyer Association, 2013
• Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2010
• Deans List, Seattle University School of Law, 2003 - 2005
• AVVO Rating 10.0
• Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyer Association, 2014
• Rising Star, Washington Super Lawyers , 2011 – 2015

• University of British Columbia, B.A., Honors: With Honors, 2000

• Speaker, Insurance Basics, WSAJ New Member Brown Bag series, 2011
• Guest Lecturer, Remedies, topic: Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA), Seattle University School of Law, 2009, 2011 – 2012, 2015
• Guest Lecturer, Products Liability, topic: Working Up Your First Product's Liability Case, Seattle University School of Law, 2007-2009, 2011 –2014
• Speaker, The Floor Plan-Finding Insurance Coverage, WSAJ Insurance Basics Seminar, October 2011
• Speaker on "Our State's First IFCA Trial" describing her role as co-counsel in obtaining the State's first verdict under the Insurance Fair Conduct Act, WSBA Insurance Primer CLE, 2011
• Speaker, Our First IFCA Case, 32nd Annual WSAJ Insurance Law Seminar, Spokane & Seattle, January 2010
• Speaker, Bad Faith, & Insurance Fair Conduct Act Litigation, WSAJ Motor Vehicle Litigation Seminar, March 2010
• Speaker, Our State's First IFCA Trial, WSBA Insurance Law Primer: Understanding the Essential Components, December 2010
• My First Products Liability Case, SU School of Law, guest lecturer, Remedies class session, 2009
• The Art of Direct & Cross Examination NBI CLE (Tacoma & Seattle), 2007
• Using Direct Examination to Win Your Case, chapter within NBI publication, Direct and Cross-Examination for Civil Litigators, 2007
• Co-author, Insurance Fair Conduct Act & Bad Faith, chapter within WSAJ publication, Automobile Litigation Deskbook, 2010
• Insurance Basics, Getting Started in the Plaintiffs Practice, WSAJ brown bag series, 2012
• Author, Eastern District of Washington breathing life into the third front of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act ("IFCA"): IFCA claims based upon Washington Administrative Code ("WAC") violations, WSAJ, Trial News, 2015
• Author, IFCA: A Flicker of Light in the Federal Courts, WSAJ, Trial News, 2013
• Author, The Plain Meaning of IFCA: Why is There Even a Debate?, WSAJ, Trial News, 2012
• Speaker, How to Prepare for and Cross any Expert, WSAJ Annual Convention, New Lawyer Seminar, July 2014
• Speaker, What Are We Fighting Over? Where are the IFCA Debates Now? Damages? Coverage Denials? Delays?,, 36th Annual WSAJ Insurance Law Seminar, Winning Your IFCA Battle, January 2014
• Speaker, 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, 2013
• Speaker, 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
• Speaker, Begin Your Case with the End in Mind, WSAJ, CLE, 2012
• Speaker, IFCA Update: Auto Cases, USAA Claims and more, Washington State Association for Justice Downtown Seattle Roundtable, May 2014
• Speaker, IFCA, Washington State Association for Justice, Kitsap Roundtable Luncheon, 2013
• Speaker, Reports from the IFCA Frontline, Washington State Association for Justice Olympia Roundtable, 2013
• Speaker, Insurance Basics, Getting Started in the Plaintiffs Practice, WSAJ Brown Bag Series, 2012
• Author, Playground bullies and things they don't teach you in law school, Trial News, October 2009
• Adjunct Professor, Seattle University School of Law, Insurance Law: Bad Faith and Fair Conduct, fall 2013

“Christine "Tini" Grelish is no shrinking violet. With only a few years of practice under her belt, she took on one of the first cases to be litigated under the new Insurance Fair Conduct Act, and won - big. She is afraid of nothing, and no one, and good at what she does.”

“I've known Kristine for 6 years. I've seen her develop quickly into a top notch litigator and tenacious advocate for her clients. She honed her knowledge of the law during her time working as a law clerk for the Washington. She now works with a top personal injury firm in Bellevue, Washington and has taken on the role of lead counsel in lots of cases for her firm.”

“Kristine "Tini" Grelish is an amazing advocate. I have worked with her on many cases and always value her willingness to put in the extra work that most lawyers shun. She is almost always better prepared, more resourceful and harder working that her opponents. I would trust her if I needed her services more than any other lawyer I know.”

“Ms. Grelish is a great attorney who represents her clients with wit and a boundless energy. She is a mentor to all those around her. She is also a student of every situation. She is constantly learning from every experience regardless of her already vast knowledge.”

“She is a very caring but tenacious attorney who will fight against every wrong.”

“Tini Grelish, along with Karl Malling, tried the first IFCA case to verdict. She is smart, dedicated and committed to excellence.”

“Kristine is a very practical attorney and seasoned trial lawyer. She approaches her clients with the utmost care and loves working with other attorneys.”

“Kristine is a bulldog. There is no other way to describe how she approaches her cases and her practice. She probably one of the most knowledgeable IFCA practitioners in the state, despite her youthfulness. Kristine and I meet often to discuss how to improve our practices and outcomes in cases. There is no one of these meetings that I don't walk away with new ideas about how to improve my practice and client outcomes. She is a stalwart even if she is a relatively new attorney.”

“Tini is an amazingly competent attorney who passionately represents her clients who have been injured.”