Christopher J. Mercado, J.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of the Business Innovation Clinic

Professor Mercado is a Visiting Assistant Professor and the Director of the Business Innovation Clinic. He is also a Judge pro tem at Snohomish County Superior Court and a Commissioner pro tem at Spokane County Superior Court. Prior to joining the Gonzaga...

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Education & Curriculum Vitae

  • J.D. Seattle University School of Law
  • B.A. University of Washington

Courses Taught

  • Wills and Trusts
  • Estate Planning and Gift and Estate Tax
  • Business Planning
  • Property
  • Elder Law Clinic
  • Business Innovation Clinic

Professor Mercado is a Visiting Assistant Professor and the Director of the Business Innovation Clinic.

He is also a Judge pro tem at Snohomish County Superior Court and a Commissioner pro tem at Spokane County Superior Court. Prior to joining the Gonzaga Law School faculty, Professor Mercado was in-house counsel of a business and real estate company, managing attorney for a creditors’ rights law firm, and counsel in the Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee. He was also an adjunct law professor at Seattle University School of Law.