Practice Area(s)
Education
  • University of Washington School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1987)
  • Matteo Ricci College at Seattle University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983)
Timothy W. Dore Member and Executive Committee Member Tim serves as Chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group. He focuses his practice primarily on bankruptcy law and situations involving financial distress. He has broad experience in Chapter 7 (liquidation) and Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy cases, related adversary proceedings (lawsuits), out-of-court workouts, bankruptcy appeals and receiverships. Tim represents nearly every major constituency in bankruptcy cases including debtors, trustees, creditors, lessors and committees. Tim has represented debtors in two of the larger business Chapter 11 cases in the Seattle area: Ernst Home Center, Inc. and Pro Air, Inc.
 
Admitted to Practice
  • Washington (all state courts, federal district courts and bankruptcy courts)
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Publications and Speaking Engagements

Tim speaks at seminars for lawyers on such bankruptcy-related topics as sales in bankruptcy, treatment of leases in bankruptcy and disclosure statements and plans of reorganization.

Professional and Community Activities
  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute 
  • Member, Bankruptcy Sections of the Federal Bar Association and King County Bar Association
  • Member, The Order of the Coif
  • Volunteer, Debt Clinic
Honors and Awards
Background

Tim has been hooked on thoroughbred horse racing since a childhood trip to the local racetrack with his father. So much so that he is now the majority owner of a small stable of thoroughbreds based in Southern California. “I enjoy getting to know each horse and its unique personality. And, it’s an indescribable thrill to watch your horse race, especially when it wins,” says Tim.

Over the years, Tim has found that the most challenging part of the practice for him is representing debtors in efforts to reorganize their financial affairs. As a debtor’s lawyer, he explains, he has to negotiate with all the parties and help create a plan for turning the debtor’s business around. “And as a debtor’s lawyer, almost every legal issue in the case affects your client.”