Tim Shea is a partner in WSHB’s Seattle office, where he practices primarily in the areas of product liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, complex commercial litigation, cybersecurity/data privacy, and insurance coverage. As a member of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Team, Tim’s practice includes breach response, defense of state and federal enforcement actions of data privacy statutes, and defending high exposure class action litigation.
Tim's honors include being selected as a “Rising Star” lawyer in Washington by Washington Law & Politics magazine and being selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2024 - 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation - Defense. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and Gonzaga University School of Law. Tim is admitted in Washington and Idaho.
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Events, Seminars & Speaking Engagements
•'Don't Be a Hack: Cybersecurity Claims and Defenses- Ethical Duties and Best Practices for Legal and Claims Professionals,' CLM Seattle Chapter Oktoberfest Educational and Networking Event, Seattle, WA (October 10, 2025)
•'Meet the Breach Team,' ClaimsXchange ClaimsAcademy, Chicago, IL (July 16 - 17, 2025)
•'AI Ethics in Insurance Defense: What Claims Pros and Counsel Need to Know,' CLM Annual Conference, Dallas, TX (April 10, 2025)
•'Professional Liability: The New Frontier for Accountant Liability in the Age of Cyber Crimes,' CLM Cyber Management and Professional Liability Conference, Boston, MA (2019)
•'CPA/Accountant Liability Arising from the Affordable Care Act, Form 3115 and State and Federal Subpoena Response, Presentation for The National Society of Accountants (August 2015)
Publications
•Important Development in Landmark Cybersecurity Case as SEC and SolarWinds Reach Preliminary Settlement
Case Updates, 9.24.25
•Courts Narrow VPPA Claims: Facebook User IDs Alone Are Not 'Personally Identifiable Information'
Article, 7.30.25
•Washington Health Data Privacy Protection Law Brings New Regulations for Business
Article, 3.1.24
•Another Win for Contractual Arbitration Clauses in Washington State
Case Updates, 11.8.22
In the News
•Important Development in Landmark Cybersecurity Case as SEC and SolarWinds Reach Preliminary Settlement
•Courts Narrow VPPA Claims: Facebook User IDs Alone Are Not 'Personally Identifiable Information'
•Washington Health Data Privacy Protection Law Brings New Regulations for Business
•Another Win for Contractual Arbitration Clauses in Washington State
Honors & Recognitions
•Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants in Kirkland, WA (2024 - 2026)
•Named a 'Rising Star' by Washington Law & Politics magazine (2010, 2017 - 2021)
•Completed the CLM Litigation Management Institute and earned the designation of Certified Litigation Management Professional (2017)
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or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
