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WashingtonCriminal Defense Lawyers in Pierce County, Washington

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Pierce County, Washington, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Pierce County, Washington should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Jordan Foster

Jordan Foster
Daryl Graves Law, PLLC
705 S 9th Street Suite 205
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 20 years, Jordan Foster is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel J Murphy Jr

Daniel J Murphy Jr
Murphy's Law Offices
506 S. 11th Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 21 years, Daniel J Murphy Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nicholas George

Nicholas George
Attorney & Counselor at Law PS Inc
1919 N Pearl St Suite A2
Tacoma, WA 98406
Licensed for 33 years, Nicholas George is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daryl L Graves

Daryl L Graves
Daryl Graves Law, PLLC
705 South 9th Street Suite 205
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 47 years, Daryl L Graves is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Seattle University... read more >

Matthew Robert White

Matthew Robert White
South Sound Law Group
705 S 9th St STE 204
Tacoma, WA 98405-4622
Licensed for 12 years, Matthew Robert White is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Mark S. Treyz

Mark S. Treyz
The Law Offices of Mark S. Treyz
705 S 9th St. Ste 206
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 38 years, Mark S. Treyz is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer who attended Seattle University School of Law... read more >

Steven John Krupa

Steven John Krupa
The Law Offices of Krupa & Clark
705 S 9th Street, Suite 202
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 30 years, Steven John Krupa is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Morgan Benfield

Morgan Benfield
The Law Offices of Morgan Fletcher Benfield
1201 Pacific Ave Ste 600
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 11 years, Morgan Benfield is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law... read more >

Antonio Garguile

Antonio Garguile
Garguile DUI & Traffic Lawyers
728 Pacific Avenue Suite 220
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 12 years, Antonio Garguile is a Traffic Tickets and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jill Fadia Spielmann

Jill Fadia Spielmann
5412 N 23rd St
Tacoma, WA 98406
Licensed for 20 years, Jill Fadia Spielmann is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Scott Terry

Scott Terry
Terry Law Firm, P.S.
15306 Main Street East B
Sumner, WA 98390
Licensed for 35 years, Scott Terry is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Seattle University School of Law... read more >

Matthew Thomas Macklin

Matthew Thomas Macklin
Stratagem Law Group, PLLC
539 Broadway STE 303
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 3 years, Matthew Thomas Macklin is a Business Law and Administrative Law lawyer who attended Loyola University Chicago... read more >

Michael E Schwartz

Michael E Schwartz
524 Tacoma Ave. South South
Tacoma, WA 98402
Michael E Schwartz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Angela Horwath

Angela Horwath
Pacific Point Defense
1117 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 18 years, Angela Horwath is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alison Ganem

Alison Ganem
Pacific Point Defense
1117 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 19 years, Alison Ganem is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kent W Underwood

Kent W Underwood
Law Office of Kent W Underwood, P.S.
705 S 9th St STE 205
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 27 years, Kent W Underwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cristine Beckwith

Cristine Beckwith
1115 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 20 years, Cristine Beckwith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Charles Freeby

Robert Charles Freeby
3158 Sound View Dr W
University Place, WA 98466
Licensed for 35 years, Robert Charles Freeby is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barbara Ann Bowden

Barbara Ann Bowden
Law Office of Barbara Bowden
5611 76th St W
Tacoma, WA 98499
Licensed for 38 years, Barbara Ann Bowden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Martha A Mclaughlin

Martha A Mclaughlin
The Law Offices of Barbara Bowden
5611 76th St W
Tacoma, WA 98499
Licensed for 16 years, Martha A Mclaughlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Derek Michael Smith

Derek Michael Smith
The Law Offices of Smith and White, PLLC
717 Tacoma Ave S Ste C
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 28 years, Derek Michael Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Wade Mcgowan

Matthew Wade Mcgowan
GRIT CITY LAW, PLLC.
1105 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 15 years, Matthew Wade Mcgowan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kurt A Stender

Kurt A Stender
Law Office of Kurt Stender, PLLC
1105 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 22 years, Kurt A Stender is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gary Michael Clower

Gary Michael Clower
1019 Regents Blvd # 101
Fircrest, WA 98466
Licensed for 41 years, Gary Michael Clower is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paula Tuckfield Olson

Paula Tuckfield Olson
Law Office of Paula T. Olson
4020 N Vassault St
Tacoma, WA 98407
Licensed for 43 years, Paula Tuckfield Olson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ross Dean Brittain

Ross Dean Brittain
Law Offices of Barbara Bowden
5611 76th St W
Tacoma, WA 98499
Licensed for 14 years, Ross Dean Brittain is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Thomas Doherty Jr

John Thomas Doherty Jr
JOHN T. DOHERTY, Attorney
3011 N 7th St
Tacoma, WA 98406
Licensed for 31 years, John Thomas Doherty Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jon Christopher Iverson

Jon Christopher Iverson
Law Offices of Jon C Iverson
PO Box 65472
Tacoma, WA 98464
Licensed for 34 years, Jon Christopher Iverson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Craig Gordon Kibbe

Craig Gordon Kibbe
The Law Office of Craig G Kibbe
902 S 10th St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 23 years, Craig Gordon Kibbe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Catherine Laura Lee Guza

Catherine Laura Lee Guza
Case Legal, P.S.
2661 N Pearl St Ste 217
Tacoma, WA 98407
Licensed for 9 years, Catherine Laura Lee Guza is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Franklin Burgess

Steven Franklin Burgess
602 S Yakima Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 36 years, Steven Franklin Burgess is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lance M Hester

Lance M Hester
1008 S Yakima Ave Suite 302
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 26 years, Lance M Hester is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Heather Rogers Straub

Heather Rogers Straub
Law Offices of Heather R. Straub, PLLC
902 S 10th St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 20 years, Heather Rogers Straub is a Criminal Defense and Administrative Law lawyer... read more >

Wayne Clark Fricke

Wayne Clark Fricke
1008 S Yakima Ave Suite 302
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 38 years, Wayne Clark Fricke is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Dennis James Twichel

Dennis James Twichel
4505 Pacific Hwy E c7
Fife, WA 98424
Licensed for 32 years, Dennis James Twichel is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Michael Stephen Carpenter

Michael Stephen Carpenter
5800 Soundview Dr B100
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Licensed for 30 years, Michael Stephen Carpenter is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Brett Andrews Purtzer

Brett Andrews Purtzer
1008 S Yakima Ave Suite 302
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 37 years, Brett Andrews Purtzer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Kenneth W Blanford

Kenneth W Blanford
PO Box 7843
Tacoma, WA 98417
Licensed for 24 years, Kenneth W Blanford is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Brett Andrews Purtzer

Brett Andrews Purtzer
1008 S Yakima Ave Suite 302
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 37 years, Brett Andrews Purtzer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Michael Austin Stewart

Michael Austin Stewart
1105 Tacoma Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 30 years, Michael Austin Stewart is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Carrie Fulton-brown

Carrie Fulton-brown
Vindicate Criminal Law Group
1201 Pacific Ave C7
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 13 years, Carrie Fulton-brown is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Natalie Lynn Durflinger

Natalie Lynn Durflinger
Durflinger, Oliver & Associates
711 St Helens Ave Ste 209
Tacoma, WA 98406
Licensed for 17 years, Natalie Lynn Durflinger is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

John Bradley Buckhalter

John Bradley Buckhalter
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara, PS
1201 Pacific Ave Ste 2100
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 25 years, John Bradley Buckhalter is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Dennis Patrick Burns

Dennis Patrick Burns
Burns Law Firm
902 S 10th St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Licensed for 28 years, Dennis Patrick Burns is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Amy Mcintyre Carei

Amy Mcintyre Carei
McKinley Irvin, PLLC
1201 Pacific Ave Ste 2000
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 10 years, Amy Mcintyre Carei is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Katherine Ann Christofilis

Katherine Ann Christofilis
Stoa
1019 39th Ave SE Suite 220
Puyallup, WA 98374
Licensed for 14 years, Katherine Ann Christofilis is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Jessica Marguerite Heath

Jessica Marguerite Heath
The Law Office of Sophia M Palmer
615 Commerce St Ste 101
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 8 years, Jessica Marguerite Heath is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Barbara Anne Henderson

Barbara Anne Henderson
Smith Alling PS
1501 Dock St
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 38 years, Barbara Anne Henderson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Evan William Marques

Evan William Marques
Eisenhower Carlson PLLC
909 A St Suite 600
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 16 years, Evan William Marques is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Jonathan Moffitt

Jonathan Moffitt
Envision Family Law
1201 Pacific Ave Ste 1503
Tacoma, WA 98402
Licensed for 10 years, Jonathan Moffitt is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

WACDL works to improve the quality and administration of criminal justice in the state of Washington while assisting and educating criminal defense attorneys.


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Lawyer Referral Service of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association established a Lawyer Referral Service to helps the public and businesses find a local attorney with experience in a particular practice area. The Lawyer Referral Service is a non-profit community based service for individuals and businesses in Tacoma and Pierce County, Washington. The service makes more than 1,300 referrals to local attorneys each year.



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