Christina L. Smith

Christina L. Smith

5.0
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 23 years

Family Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Family, Mediation

901 5th Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 23 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2002

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Location

Integrative Family Law

901 5th Avenue, Suite 2800, Seattle, WA, 98164

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Christina L. Smith's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Family

Posted by anonymous | April 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Family

Compassionate, Highly Respected and Extremely Competent

Christina is an extraordinary family law attorney who handled my highly contentious and very complex divorce. At all times, she remained focused on the well being of my child and was highly committed to a residential plan that reflected her experience and deep understanding of what was most importan...t for the psychological/emotional health of my child. Specifically, she guided through the process of reviewing and documenting issues and concerns that were highly relevant to the final residential plan. In addition, she was able to throughly and comprehensively review large sets of financial documents including forensic accounting and executed appropriate timely legal actions /briefs that ultimately led to a well considered property/financial settlement. She exercised sound and forward thinking with the understanding of legal precedents. I can not emphasize enough, the professionalism, the dedication and caring that she exhibited at all times through a period of over two years. I would recommend her unconditionally and with great trust.

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Christina L. Smith's Lawyer Endorsements

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Megan O'Brien Stanley

Family lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Christina is dedicated, conscientious and persistent. She does a fine job achieving the best possible results for her clients."

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Krista Stipe

Family lawyer | Aug 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Christina is a smart and effective attorney. She is extremely dedicated to clients and works diligently to achieve their legal goals. She consistently acts with the client's best interest in mind. I highly endorse Christina as an attorney."

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Mindy Stannard

Family lawyer | Jan 24

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Brien Galbraith

Child support lawyer | Jan 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Joseph Torri

Unknown lawyer | Sep 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Boaz Weintraub

Child support lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kim Schnuelle

Family lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jennifer Payseno

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Trustworthy and Caring."

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Annelisa Smith

Child support lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Rita Irvin

Child support lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Elizabeth Hoffman

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Sands McKinley

Family lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Mary Haddad

Family lawyer | Jul 10

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Christina is a thorough, thoughtful, efficient and effective advocate. I worked with her for many years and know that she brings integrity to every case she handles. I highly recommend her."

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Susan Shulenberger

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jun 20

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. Christina is fabulous family law attorney. Her work is impeccable and reflects how much she cares about her clients."

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Jessica Moore

Family lawyer | Apr 03

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jamie Walker

Family lawyer | Feb 13

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Anthony Zorich

Unknown lawyer | Feb 06

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jill Mullins

Family lawyer | Feb 05

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. Christina has incredible attention to detail. She is particularly skilled with getting to the details of a client's case, but the client's and the opposing parties and skillfully using those details to advance the claims of her clients."

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Jonathan Hilty

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 02

Relationship: Co-worker

"Christina is well respected in the greater Seattle legal community. Her effectiveness and efficiency consistently generate great results for her clients. I endorse this lawyer."

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Collin McKean

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 01

Relationship: Co-worker

"Christina enjoys helping clients through tough issues. She is effective at advocating for clients by keeping the goal in mind and providing experienced legal counsel. I endorse this lawyer."

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Tara Richardson

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Robert Gould

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Sharon Friedrich

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Paige Haley

Family lawyer

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Megan O'Brien Stanley

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Jennifer Forquer

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Carol Bailey

Family lawyer

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Brien Galbraith

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Rita Irvin

Family lawyer

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Annelisa Smith

Family lawyer

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Michael Hallas

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Sands McKinley

Family lawyer

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Eric Newman

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Lindsay Noel

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Laura Carlsen

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Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Honors

2006

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Integrative Family Law

2007 - 2014

Attorney, McKinley Irvin, PLLC

2004 - 2007

Attorney, Lee Smart, PLLC

2003 - 2004

Attorney, TeamChild

2002 - 2003

Attorney, Children's Attorneys Project: Clark County Legal Services

Associations

2017 - Present

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Member

2017 - Present

King County Collaborative Law

Member

2017 - Present

Compass Collaborative Practice Group

Member

Clark County Bar Association

Title 26 Guardian Ad Litem Certificate of Completion

Washington State Bar Association

Family Law Section

King County Bar Association

Family Law Section

Education

2001

University of Washington School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Seattle University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2007

Continuing Legal Education- Lee Smart In- House

Discovery Tools

2003

Dependency Pro Bono Clinic

How to Represent Children in Dependency Actions

Publications

Languages

English

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