About Christopher Sharpe
Christopher Sharpe is the go-to attorney when you want L&I legal information. Chris is helpful, honest, and knowledgeable about workers’ compensation and personal injury law in the State of Washington. He is a proven winner, and for decades, he has exclusively represented the workers against the Department of Labor and Industries and self-insured corporate giants. Chris has not and will not tolerate L&I or the self-insurer acting unfairly and trampling on the rights of injured workers.
L&I and insurance law are complex and can be difficult to understand. Chris advocates for access to justice for the underrepresented, who deserve to know and understand the system that so profoundly impacts their lives. Chris has written extensively about how to navigate through an L&I or insurance law case successfully. Chris Sharpe provides free and easy-to-understand legal information for individuals who have been injured. Learn about L&I claims and your rights here, on this website. You can do this – it’s not rocket science – it’s L&I. This website explains L&I in plain English, without the legal mumbo jumbo. This website will help you understand what is happening and what you can do about it. Chris is a veteran of workers’ compensation, having handled L&I cases for over 40 years. He shares workers’ compensation knowledge on this website and gives back to the working community by providing this L&I legal information at no cost. He no longer personally handles new L&I cases. Chris practices law as an Of Counsel attorney. If you contact us for advice, you will speak with the L&I specialists at the Walthew Law Firm. Chris limits his law practice to consulting and referring L&I Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Law cases. Chris believes in access to justice. The information on this website is your access to justice; use it or lose it.
Qualifications and Experience
Professional Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- Washington State Association for Justice – Eagle Member (Washington State Trial Lawyers)
- Workers Injury & Litigation Group (L&I lawyers in all 50 states – sharing ideas)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Washington State
- U.S. District Court for Western Washington
- U.S. District Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of the United States
Honors and Awards
- Avvo – 10.0 Superb Rating
- WILG, National Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys
- National Top 100 Attorneys
- Global Directory of Who’s Who Top Lawyers
- Top Lawyer USA 2025
Education
- University of Washington
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1973)
- University of Puget Sound Law School
- Juris Doctor in Law (1977)
- Continuing Legal Education every year
Military Service – US Army 1969 -1971
- Army Infantry Combat Medic
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
- 5 Bronze Stars, 4 of them for Valor
- Purple Heart
