Founder and managing attorney of Grimes Law Group, pllc, Chris has over 25 years experience litigating cases involving serious injuries and death and valuable experience as a former insurance trial attorney. Chris earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Brigham Young University in 1984 and his Law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1992. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, admitted to Federal Court and is an "EAGLE" member of the Washington State Association for Justice (formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association).
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33 years
33%-40%
State: Washington
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
State: Idaho
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
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Posted by Sandy | November 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Compassionate, Strategic, and Truly On Our Side
I found Chris through my EAP at work after my husband suffered a serious back injury in a rollover accident as a backseat passenger. The day after the crash, while my husband was still hospitalized and on pain medication at Harborview, the auto insurance company began calling him to sign papers. It f...
Posted by Stacia | December 05, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Exceptional, Outstanding work!!!
One of the best decisions I made hiring attorney Chris Grimes and paralegal Heather Crabb to represent me in a insurance injury claim. The driver that hit me was 100 percent her fault and she didn't have insurance or driver's license and it wasn't her vehicle. Thank goodness I had uninsured motorist...
Thank you Stacia! It was my privilege to represent you! Chris
Posted by Mallory | April 18, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Car Accidents
Highly recommend
Chris and his paralegal Heather handled my car accident claim and I couldn’t be more satisfied with their service and the results of my claim. From day one Chris was patient answering all of my many questions and always kept me up to date on the status of my case. His knowledge and experience was ver...
Posted by Evelyn | December 05, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Car Accidents
Title: Auto Accident Injury Case
Four years ago I was in an unfortunate automobile accident and needed a lawyer. To my fortunate surprise I found, Mr. Chris Grimes. This was an unusually complicated scenario for me because I was living in California but the accident occurred in Washington. This created its share of complications, bu...
"I endorse this lawyer. He cares deeply about the quality of his work and about serving his clients."
"I've worked with Mr. Grimes on a number of personal injury cases and he's always done a great job. I highly recommend him."
"There is no doubt in my mind, when I need to refer a case to a Washington lawyer for a serious injury, Chris is my first choice. Chris has an excellent balance of experience and competence while maintaining an approachability that is hard to come by."
"I have known Chris for over 20 years. He is a great advocate for his clients. Very honest and hard working. I would be comfortable sending a friend or family member to him for representation ... that's the highest endorsement I can give."
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2019
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
Civil Plaintiff - Top 100 Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2011 - Present
Owner, Grimes Law Group, PLLC
2002 - 2011
Owner/Partner, Ford & Grimes, PS
2001 - 2002
Attorney, Eugster & Grimes, PS
1998 - 2001
Attorney, Eugster, Haskell & Grimes, PS
1993 - 1998
Associate, Haskell Law Offices, PS
1991 - 1993
Law Clerk, Delay, Curran, Thompson, Pontorolo & Walker
2003 - Present
Washington State Association for JusticeEagle Member
1998 - Present
Washington State Association for JusticeMember
1995 - Present
Federal Court Eastern District of WAMember
1992 - Present
Spokane County Bar AssociationMember
2002 - 2003
Washington State Association for JusticeRoundtable Chair
1994 - 1995
Spokane County Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionCLE Committee member
1993 - 1994
Washington State Bar AssociationCLE Committee
Settled in Mediation after extended litigation
1992
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
BS - Bachelor of Science Business Management/Finance
1982
Associates of Science - Business Management
2019
Panelist: Personal Injury
2016
Integrating technology for paperless law firm
2010
Personal Injury and Ethics
1998
Legal Ethics
2017
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