Sims grew up right here in Seattle and attended Roosevelt High School. After graduating with honors from Kenyon College, he worked for the Public Interest Research Groups in Washington, DC for several years. He then returned home to attend the University of Washington School of Law where he served as Executive Articles Editor for the Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal, was a Member of the Moot Court Honor Board, co-founded GreenLaw, and was invited into the Order of Barristers.
Sims co-tried his first legal malpractice matter shortly after he obtained his license and has since handled all stripes of legal malpractice matters. Sims’s product liability experience ranges from medical devices and consumer products to pharmaceutical mass torts.
For his entire career, Sims has litigated professional negligence, product liability, and catastrophic injury cases in both state and federal courts. His medical malpractice cases include birth trauma, delayed diagnosis, and surgical error matters. He has a particular interest in brain and spinal cord injuries, and has developed a deep understanding of the needs of those who have suffered these types of injuries and the unique challenges they face. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington (BIAWA), which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting brain injury survivors.
Sims is a former chair of WSBA Character and Fitness Board, the WSBA Lawyers Fund for Client Protection Board, and the WSBA Professionalism Committee. He also recently completed a term as a Trustee for the Washington State Bar Foundation. Sims is a writer and frequent lecturer on topics such as litigation and trial technique, medical and legal malpractice, product liability, and ethics in civil litigation. His recent work includes chapters in the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Product Liability Deskbook, the WSAJ Medical Malpractice Deskbook, WSAJ Motor Vehicle Litigation Deskbook, and the WSBA Washington Legal Ethics Deskbook.
Sims has also returned to UW Law as an adjunct faculty member, teaching practical trial advocacy to law students. He is listed as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine and has a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo.com.
Sims lives in West Seattle with his wife and their two boys. When he is not practicing law, he can be found coaching youth baseball or stream side, casting flies to reluctant trout.
