Nate is a litigator who represents clients on both side of the Cascades. He advocates for closely held entities in, among others, the agriculture, marine, and tech, industries. Nate also represents individual consumers, empowering his clients to act as private Attorneys General pursuing claims under Washington State’s Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Nate particularly enjoys taking insurance companies to task for violations of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act.

Admitted to Practice

• United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington

• Washington State Courts

Education

• University of Notre Dame, Juris Doctor degree

  • Member of the Journal of Legislation

  • Captain the Men’s Boxing Team

• Linfield College, Bachelor of Arts degree in History

  • Phi Alpha Theta, historian honor society

  • Football, National Champion

  • Rugby

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS & CLIENTS

• Successfully defended an Eastern Washington potato and onion grower against a sixteen-count federal indictment alleging crop insurance fraud.

• Saved clients millions of dollars defending cases against financial institutions.

• Successfully represented ship and yacht builders.

• Obtained summary judgment for local tech companies being taken advantage of by vendors.

• Forced Crop Insurance companies to tender claims to growers.

• Obtained judgments for clients in Superior Court.

• Successfully pursued claims for creditors in Bankruptcy Court.

• Defeated opponents at the Court of Appeals.