I have been an attorney for over 30 years, concentrating my practice almost exclusively on all aspects of family law and minor guardianships. A graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law, my roots in this area are deep and long standing.

Away from court and my law practice, I love spending time with my family and close knit circle of friends. I lead a very active lifestyle and certainly enjoy sports of all kinds. Recently retiring from coaching competitive girls fastpitch for 11 years taking teams all over the country to play in national tournaments including the Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Along those lines, I am an avid sports fan, and try to catch as many games as I can for the Seahawks, Huskies and Mariners.

I am committed to helping others and in 2011 was recognized with a Community Service Award for providing pro bono legal help to the less fortunate in Pierce County. Whatever the endeavor, whether it be personal or professional, I try to bring my passionate enthusiasm to any situation.

Over 20 Years Of Experience With Cost-effective Ways To Get Your Desired Result.

Practice Areas

Child Custody 25%

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Child Support 25%

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Divorce and Separation 25%

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Family 25%

33 years

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

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Awards

2018

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 32 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1993

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2016

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Location

33305 1st Way South

Suite B205, Federal Way, WA, 98003

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4.6 /5.0

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Practice Areas

Family (15) Child Custody (14) Divorce & Separation (12) Lawsuits & Disputes (7) Child Support (4) Litigation (4) Domestic Violence (2) Mediation (2)

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Posted by anonymous | November 24, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Do not Recommend

A while back I hired him to ask for a review of child support. He talked a big talk and kept sending invoice upon invoice to my house. Didn’t do anything. Reached out to my old attorney who explained that the petition he entered made no sense and I wouldn’t be able to get any more money in child supp...ort. Ended up paying this man about $7K and ended up having my child support reduced! Thankfully my other lawyer was able to mediate and petitioned for other things I needed too. Anyways, this man talks a big talk, does nothing and eats your money shamelessly. Never again!

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Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Not Recommended

My soon to be ex hired a lady lawyer who was pretty nutty and I felt like she intimidated Raj. I appreciate that during mediation he was trying to keep me from having to go to court, but at the same time he had me giving up a lot of things, meaning he didn't really stand up to this other attorney. I ...even asked him to get tougher sometime before the mediation, but it never happened and the other lawyer ran up the bill for a long 13 months until completion of the divorce which cost me 18K! With me, he was mostly hands off unless I contacted him. Had he confronted this lady lawyer encouraging her to get this wrapped up it might have saved me thousands but it dragged out. We had no house, no kids, just 1/2 my liquid assets, 1/2 my pension and 1/2 of a storage unit to split. I had to spend almost 1K paying Raj trying to prove to the other lawyer that yes, I indeed had to pay for the right of survivor benefit. She knew I did but was again running up my bill. I wish Raj had intervened and stood up to her. Very disappointing and then to see him disbarred right after I finished with him. My divorce finished in April of 2016 and have finally decided that I should come forward that others would be aware of my experience with him. I sincerely hope Raj has upped his game to provide more value and show more personalized care for his clients.

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Posted by Robert | January 16, 2011 | Divorce & Separation

Not Recommended

Raj is a cocky attorney who was unable to back up his talk. He drafted an order that did not reflect key points that the commissioner made and did not look out for my best interests. I just wasted $15,000 on this guy and am no better off. My ex now lives in the house, has 72% of my income, and pri...mary custody of the kids. I was the one who filed here and have never hit, endangered, or done anything wrong. I was a devoted father to my children and Raj really dropped the ball and took my money. Stay away from this guy.

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Raj Bains's Lawyer Endorsements

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Lani Sockle

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 11

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

Neil McPherson

Family lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

Charles Shane

Child custody lawyer | Mar 30

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I recently worked, and continued to work, on a case with Raj (where our clients interests aligned). He was an absolute pleasure to work with and was very thoughtful in his approaches to the issues that arose during the case. He represented his client well."