Bret Uhrich began working at Walker Heye, PLLC in 2013, joining the firm as a partner in 2016. Bret has a commercial and real estate litigation-focused practice in state court. In federal court, Bret represents clients in civil rights actions and other litigation. Bret is a Criminal Justice Act panel member for the Eastern District of Washington, representing clients exclusively on appeal. He also specializes in guardianship and conservatorship matters. Bret has represented clients in administrative hearings, in arbitration, and at trial.

Bret has experience guiding clients through various litigation and pre-litigation actions including agricultural lien filings and enforcement, judicial foreclosures, easement litigation, and contract disputes.

Before joining Walker Heye, PLLC, Bret served as a law clerk for Washington State Attorneys’ General Office – Antitrust Division representing Washington in complex civil litigation. At the King County Prosecutor’s Office, Bret worked in the civil department defending the County in employment discrimination litigation and assisted with employment termination arbitrations.

Bret attended Gonzaga University School of Law where he graduated cum laude. While at Gonzaga, Bret was an editor for the Gonzaga Law Review and externed as a clerk for the court commissioners of the Washington State Court of Appeals – Division III. As an undergraduate, Bret attended the University of Idaho where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, and Business Management & Human Resources. At the University of Idaho, Bret met his wife Kara who currently works as an elementary school teacher in Richland. Together, they enjoy the outdoors, raising their children Elizabeth, Weston, and Charlotte, and visiting friends and family.