Christopher J. Mercado, J.D.

Lecturer; Supervising Attorney, Sports Law Clinic; Co-Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Commerce

Professor Mercado is the Co-Director for the Center for Law, Ethics & Commerce and a Lecturer and Director of the Business Innovation Clinic and Sports Law Clinic. He is also a Judge pro tem at Snohomish County Superior Court and a Commissioner p...

Christopher J. Mercado, J.D.

Contact Information

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


Biography Publications

Professor Mercado is the Co-Director for the Center for Law, Ethics & Commerce and a Lecturer and Director of the Business Innovation Clinic and Sports Law 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.