Raina Wagner is a senior litigation associate in the firm’s Seattle office. Raina’s litigation and dispute resolution experience includes a broad range of actions for public clients and quasi-public entities. She has been part of a team successfully defending a city in a high-profile defamation action; defended a state agency against a tortious interference claim; and helped lead legal action against a city vendor in breach of its seven-figure contract for services. Government litigation representations include the City of Seattle, the Port of Seattle, and the State of Washington Department of Treasury. In the transit field, she has worked with ports and small and regional transit agencies, including managing discovery for a transit agency in a union dispute.
As a construction attorney, Raina has worked closely with construction project managers and project owners in design-build and architect-designed projects. She has extensive experience in helping private clients adhere to rules and regulations when public financing requires strict compliance.
Raina also provides the general litigation experience necessary to handle extensive legal research, motion practice, and drafting pleadings and briefs. She has located and worked with a variety of expert witnesses in litigation, ranging from disputed contracts to software expertise, land and fixture valuations, and medical damages. Raina also maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting clients in search of domestic violence protection orders, legal guardianship petitions, and housing justice, and she is an active volunteer with the Loren Miller Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinic in Renton.
