Peter M. Ritchie

230 S. Second Street

P.O. Box 22680

Yakima, WA 98907

Tel: (509) 575-8500 Fax: (509) 575-4676

Mr. Ritchie earned a Masters degree in international politics in 2008 and his juris doctor from Regent University in Virginia the same year. During law school, he served on the Regent Journal of Law & Public Policy, served on the Regent University Law Review, and worked as a law clerk for the American Center for Law & Justice. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in French.

Mr. Ritchie is admitted to practice in Virginia, Washington, and Oregon.

Mr. Ritchie is a member of several professional organizations including:

Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Washington State Bar Association
Yakima County Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
James Kent Inn of Court

Mr. Ritchie currently serves as President on the Board of Trustees of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers after having served as Secretary, Treasurer, and President-Elect of the WDTL.

Mr. Ritchie has been consistently recognized in Washington Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star from 2014-2018, and as a Super Lawyer in 2019-2021. Each year no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the honor of Rising Star and no more than 5 percent are selected as Super Lawyers. The Rising Star honor is reserved for lawyers 40 years and younger, or who have been in practice for 10 years or less.

About Mr. Ritchie

Appellate Advocacy

Washington Supreme Court

Cornu-Labat v. Hospital Dist. No. 2 Grant County, 177 Wn.2d 221 (2013)

Fast v. Kennewick General Hospital, 188 Wn. App. 43 (2015)

Henne v. City of Yakima, 182 Wn.2d 447, 341, P.3d (2015), as corrected (Apr. 7, 2015)

Washington Court of Appeals

Franklund v. Olson, 168 Wn. App. 1046 (2012)

OB-1, LLC v. Pinson, 161 Wn. App. 1044 (2011)

Wilson v. Sunnyside Community Hospital, 162 Wn. App. 731 (2011)

Blum v. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at Pasco, WL 4676036 (2013)

Geffe v. Providence Yakima Medical Center, (Division III, Washington Court of Appeals Cause No. 283071-III), 2009, court granted Motion for Discretionary Review, case settled

Diaz v. Sunnyside Community Hospital, (Division I, Court of Appeals, Cause No. 64894-2-I) Motion for Discretionary Review (2010)

Anderson v. Central Washington Hospital, et al., (Division I, Court of Appeals, Cause No. 69170-8-I) Motion for Discretionary Review (2013)

Bechard v. Dalrymple, 189 Wn. App. 1044 (2015)

In re: the Adoption of Infant G.-C., 185 Wn. App. 1053 (2015)

Lennox v. Lourdes Health Network, 195 Wn. App. 1003 (2016)

Summit Leasing, Inc. v. Chhatrala Edes, 196 Wn. App. 1030 (2016)

Burksfield v. Sali, 194 Wn. App. 1052 (2016)

Stadelman v. Voorhies, 35165-3-III, 2018 WL 3359659 (Wash. Ct. App. July 10, 2018)

Areas of Practice

Medical Malpractice

Commercial Litigation

Products Liability

Premises liability

Employment Law

Appellate Practice

Civil Litigation

Unlawful Detainer (Landlord)

Education

Regent University - International Politics, M.A. 2008

Regent University, J.D. 2008

Regent Journal of Law & Public Policy - Associate Editor
Regent Law Review - Associate Editor
American Center of Law & Justice - Law Clerk

Admitted to Practice

State Courts

Washington
Virginia
Oregon

Federal Trial Courts

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Oregon

2010 - present