About Nigel Malden –

Trusted Tacoma Attorney


Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. BA Psychology, Pitzer College, Claremont, California 1981. JD Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984.


Six years as a civil litigator at a public interest firm in Sacramento and as an associate and principal at a civil litigation firm in Los Angeles, California. Twenty years as an associate and shareholder at a civil litigation firm in Tacoma, Washington. Solo practitioner in Tacoma since 2010.


For more than forty years, I have represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of civil cases in state and federal court and have successfully litigated cases in Washington from trial to state supreme court levels including complex seven-figure and multi-party cases.  In addition to jury trials, I have handled over one hundred fifty court, commercial and consumer arbitrations and many administrative hearings and appeals conducted under the state administrative procedures act.


I have successfully litigated and settled complex seven figure and multi-party cases.  But I also help people resolve smaller everyday legal problems on regular basis.

About Nigel Malden


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Nigel Malden
Attorney at Law
  • Born and raised in Tacoma, WA
  • B.A. Psychology | Pitzer College 1981
  • Juris Doctor | Case Western Reserve School of Law 1984
  • California State Bar | 1984 - Present
  • Washington State Bar | 1986 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association For Justice
  • Washington State Association For Justice
  • Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

Washington Privacy Law

Friends of the Pierce County Law Library October, 2015


Privacy & Social Media in the Workplace

Sterling Education Services August 2015


Workplace Privacy Issues

Sterling Education Services December, 2014


Vacating, Sealing and Expunging Criminal Records

Presentation to Pierce County Prosecutor's Office 2013


“Regulation of Washington State Nurses,” PNW Chapter American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Fall Conference 2025: The Legal Nurse Playbook

November 8, 2025

Plenary Session Panelist

Alliance Advocate Training Conference 2013


Criminal Record Expungement

Record Expungement and Post Discharge Relief 2010


Spoiling the Party by Loss or Destruction of Evidence

The Effective Litigator: Ethics, Experts & E-Discovery 2008


Employment Law Developments

Employment Law Update in Washington 2008

Volunteer Service

Board Member, Tacoma Musical Playhouse

2011 - 2020


Board Member, Northwest Spay and Neuter Center

2009 - 2017


Board Member, WA Parks Boating Program Advisory Council

2009 - Present

Volunteer, Tacoma-Pierce County Expungement Clinic

2011 - Present


Volunteer Mediator, Pierce County District Court

2011 - 2017