Chris Veley, a rising star in the Vancouver legal community, focuses on construction, real estate, and business litigation. Chris' previous experience includes construction defect, lien and breach of contract actions, construction contract review and drafting, disputes relating to boundary lines, easements, restrictive covenants, and other real property matters, commercial unlawful detainer actions, real estate foreclosures, CC&R enforcement actions on behalf of homeowner associations, and general commercial litigation matters.

Chris earned his B.A. from Western State College of Colorado, and his law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude.

Education and Professional Qualifications

B.A., Western State College of Colorado, 1994

J.D, magna cum laude, Gonzaga University, Spokane Washington, 1999

Memberships and Honors

Member, Washington State Bar Association, 1999 to Present
     • Young Lawyers Division (Board of Trustees, 2004-2007)

Member, Oregon State Bar Association, 2000 to Present

Member, Clark County Bar Association, 1999 to present
     • Young Lawyers Section (President-2006)

Member, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 to Present (past SW Washington Regional Chair)

Member, Building Industry Association of Southwest Washington, 2006 to present

Member, American Bar Association, 2002 to present

Presentations and Seminars

Commercial and Residential Evictions in Washington, Sterling Education, 2008

Washington Construction Liens: The Basics and Beyond, 2006

Extreme Makeover: How to Remodel and Revitalize your Local YLD Affiliate (Panel Speaker, ABA, 2006)

A Guide to Clark County Washington Practice and Procedure NALP, 2003

Articles

Contractors — Increasing Your Chances of Getting Paid in These Tough Times

Important Changes to Washington Construction Lien Law (2007)

"Washington Supreme Court Chimes in on Prelitigation Notice Requirements Under Right to Cure Statute (RCW 64.50)," 2006

"Washington State Construction Law and Legislative Update for First Quarter of 2007," 2007