Attorney Bio
Christopher S. Mulvaney Bio
Attorney and Counselor-at-Law — Bellevue, Washington — WSBA #33595
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Christopher S. Mulvaney is the founder and sole attorney at Mulvaney Law Offices, PLLC — a solo estate planning practice based in Bellevue, Washington. He has been practicing law in Washington State since 2003 and has been a panel attorney for MetLife Legal Plans since 2007.
His practice is built on a simple premise: estate planning is not a transaction — it is a relationship built on trust. Every client works directly with Christopher, one-on-one. There are no gatekeepers, no associates, no forgotten cases on a cluttered desk.
With deep expertise in Washington State estate law — including the state's community property rules, the Uniform Trust Code, and the Natural Death Act — Christopher ensures that every plan is legally sound, properly coordinated, and built to hold up when it matters most.
All meetings, document reviews, and signing ceremonies take place via Zoom. Documents are signed and notarized remotely via BlueNotary in a recorded Zoom meeting. You never need to drive to an office.
Bar Admissions
- —Washington State Bar Association, 2003
- —U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 2003
- —U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2008
- —U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2008
Education
- J.D. cum laude — Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, May 2002
- M.A. cum laude, Organizational Leadership — Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, June 1998
- A.M.D.G. — Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam ("For the Greater Glory of God") — the Jesuit motto. The school seal bears Deo patriae, scientiis, artibus — "For God and country through sciences and arts."
Outside the Office
Christopher is an enthusiastic home cook — here, working with open flame in the kitchen. The same attention to craft and care for detail that goes into his legal work shows up everywhere else in his life.
Mission
"To Always Be a Human Being First, and My Role Second. To First, Do No Harm — then to provide the best legal outcome, smoothest process, best value, and to make a positive difference in the life of every client."
— Christopher S. Mulvaney, Esq.
Why Choose Christopher
5 Reasons to Hire Me
I care about the outcome of your case.
If I don't believe I can give you a high probability of achieving your desired outcome, I would prefer you hire someone else.
I care about your experience of the process.
I am committed to representation proceeding smoothly, so that you are pleasantly surprised and delighted. At the end, I want you to say, "That wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be."
I care about value.
I want each and every client to feel that what they received from the representation was worth what was paid and more. I am not the cheapest lawyer or the most expensive. I aim for the place where the benefit to you is greatest.
I care about protecting your rights.
I strive for excellence and continue to learn everything I can, so that I can stand resolute between you and whatever you are facing.
I care about you.
Addressing your legal issues takes place within a larger context of transformation — from who you were to who you become after you have made the best choices for yourself under your particular circumstances. I am privileged to be part of the options and possibilities which open up to you having worked through your legal issues.
Mantra
Loving Kindness
For Myself
May I be filled with loving kindness for all life.
May I be safe from dangers within and without.
May I be healthy in body, mind, socially, and spiritually.
May I be at ease and happy, doing good in the world.
For You
May You be filled with loving kindness for all life.
May You be safe from dangers within and without.
May You be healthy in body, mind, socially, and spiritually.
May You be at ease and happy, doing good in the world.