Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Christopher Marks is a Member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner. As a trial attorney, Mr. Marks primarily handles commercial disputes and defends high-stakes product defect claims. His product liability practice encompasses aviation, consumer products, and toxic torts. Mr. Marks serves as national trial counsel for several clients in toxic tort litigation. Mr. Marks also serves in an advising capacity for corporate clients seeking to develop nationwide strategies for the defense of mass-tort litigation. As lead trial counsel, he has obtained defense verdicts in state courts and successfully argued for his clients before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and several of Washington's appellate courts. Mr. Marks is admitted to practice in California, Oregon and Washington. Mr. Marks was named a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics magazine each year from 2001-2008.

Mr. Marks has been appointed Chair of the American Bar Association's Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee (TTEL) for 2008-2009. TTEL is part of the 36,000 member Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the ABA. TTEL addresses all issues relating to litigation and regulation involving toxic tort, hazardous waste, chemical and pharmaceutical exposure. The Committee studies environmental liability matters; compliance with environmental laws; and insurance coverage relating to these issues.

Areas of Practice

• Asbestos
• Aviation
• Litigation - Commercial
• Litigation - General
• Product Liability
• Mass Torts

West Practice Categories

Asbestos, Aviation, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Products Liability Law, Class Actions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1998
• Oregon, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1999
• California, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2004 - 2006 (Vice Chair, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee)
• William L. Dwyer American Inn of Court (Founding Member)
• Washington State Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar Association (Member)
• Multnomah Bar Association (Member)
• Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association (Member)
• Fellows of the American Bar

Honors and Awards

• Rising Star, Washington and Politics Magazine, 2001 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Washington Asbestos Litigation: pretrial practice, Washington Law Institute

Past Employment Positions

• Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, Senior Associate, 2005 - Present
• Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, Associate, 2000 - 2005
• Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, Associate, 1998 - 2000
• Heller Ehrman White and McAuliffe, Law Clerk, 1997 - 1998
• Island County Prosecuting Attorney, Rule 9 Intern, 1997

Education

• Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1998
  JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: cum laude
• London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England, 1994
  MSc.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: European Studies
• L'Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Paris, France, 1993
  Certificat d'Etudes Politiques
  Honors: with mention
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States, 1992
  BA, Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Political Science

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