About Chris
Chris Wall is a trial lawyer in Stoel Rives’ Seattle office. He has tried cases and won jury verdicts in state and federal courts. Chris has also prevailed in arbitration and administrative forums. Chris uses insights from litigation to strategically advise clients on how to preempt litigation before it starts and resolve disputes in the most cost-effective manner. He is highly responsive and keeps clients informed at every step of the process. Chris is well versed in class actions, traditional labor issues, trade secret and noncompete litigation, and wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims.
Chris also counsels companies nationwide on federal pay equity laws and on Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. He helps clients lead the way on pay-equity issues across the country. Taking an innovative approach to helping companies implement equal-pay practices, Chris has created practice automation tools and developed legal project management strategies that streamline the pay-equity process for clients.
Since the onset of the pandemic, Chris has advised employers on myriad COVID-19-related employment issues, including leave laws and workplace safety. He has helped employers update their policies to comply with new federal regulations, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and numerous other new state and local laws and rapidly evolving government orders related to the pandemic.
Chris draws on his experience as a judicial extern to the Honorable John Coughenour and as a law clerk for the Alaska Supreme Court, as well as his significant experience in commercial and environmental litigation, to meet the needs of his clients. Prior to attending law school, Chris served as a teacher in rural Nepal.
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