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

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
