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How Drinking After Driving Affects a Washington DUI Case You clip a parked car pulling out of a tight spot or slide into a mailbox on a wet night. Nob...

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A Guide to Expungement Under the New Hope Act The New Hope Act, enacted in 2019, brought significant changes to expungement laws in Washington State, ...

A Landmark Acquittal in Massachusetts In June, 2019, a pickup truck with a trailer attached collided with a motorcycle club of Marine veterans and the...

You may not recognize the name - Dr. Henry Lee - but you have almost definitely run across his work, probably frequently. Dr. Henry Lee is a forensic ...

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Reckless Driving at the Speed Limit Can you be arrested for driving the speed limit without obvious swerving or excessive lane changes or riding the s...

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Exploring Your Legal Options After Being Charged with a Crime When you’re facing a criminal charge, the future feels uncertain. In Washington State th...

We have a lawyer friend in New England who coined the term “Backstairs Justice System” a few years ago. It’s a highly descriptive term to those of us ...

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Understanding the Impact of HB 1600 on Sealed Juvenile Records and Firearm Rights In the state of Washington, juvenile court records are often sealed ...

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Fight Now—Because Fixing It Later Is Harder Than You Think An assault conviction could have long-lasting consequences on your career, even beyond the ...

We’re often asked what the difference between a criminal defense attorney and a ‘regular’ attorney is. After all, once an attorney passes the Bar exam...

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What Are Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs)? Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) are physical and cognitive exercises administered by police officers during a DUI st...

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Understanding the Critical Phases of Pre-Trial Proceedings For generations now, we’ve watched shows like Law & Order where the accused is arrested...

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Common Misconceptions About Breathalyzer Tests and Their Impact Breathalyzer tests are often treated as irrefutable evidence in DUI cases. However, in...

It seems like the last few months have been a long, continuous slog of various people in the media, hundreds of politicians, and millions of social me...

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Understanding Fourth Degree Assault: More Than Just a Misdemeanor Most people hear “assault” and think of serious violence—a punch that knocks someone...

  How A Washington Expungement Can Work for You I just heard from a former client who received an expungement last summer. His original case - we did ...

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It’s More Than a Criminal Case—Your Immigration Status Is at Risk If you’re a tech professional, engineer, or student in the Seattle area on a visa, a...

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Understanding Your Options and Obligations After an Arrest In Washington, once you've been arrested and charged with a crime, your immediate concern i...

Apple TV just wrapped up an eight-part series about Hurricane Katrina and the chaos at Memorial Hospital. It’s sobering, upsetting, and I don’t sugges...

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Where the Expungement Process Begins Washington State radically changed the rules for expunging convictions in 2019. There is a problem, however, many...