Christopher K. Shank 170 Great Western Building 11201 SE 8th Street Bellevue, Washington 98004 Contact Information Phone: 425 453 5172 Fax: 425 455 0608 Email: christopher@ckshank.com

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Practice Areas:
Family Law

Experience:

Mr. Shank focuses his practice on family law, including dissolution and post-dissolution proceedings as well as pre-marital agreements, paternity actions and the division of property in non-marital relationships. Addressing such issues as parenting, spousal maintenance, child support and property matters including business valuations, real estate and income tax, Mr. Shank has represented hundreds of clients in the Superior Court in family law proceedings. He is frequently involved in resolution methods such as mediation and settlement conferences. Mr. Shank is a frequent author and speaker on family law topics.  He has been named as a Top Lawyer for Family Law in 2003 and 2005 by Seattle Magazine. Mr Shank was a partner at the Seattle firms of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC and Bogle & Gates, PLLC before he started his own law firm in 2004.

Affiliations:
Mr. Shank is a member of the Family Law Section of the Washington State and the King County Bar Associations. As a member of the Washington State Bar Association, Mr. Shank served on the Family Law Executive Committee from 1994 to 1997. He is also a member and former Chair of the Family Law Section of the East King County Bar Association.

Education:
He received his J.D. from Seattle University in 1981 and his B.A. from George Washington University in 1973.