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WashingtonCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Seattle, Washington

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Washington may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Washington charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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Edwin S Budge

Edwin S Budge
Budge & Heipt PLLC
705 2nd Ave, #910
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 30 years, Edwin S Budge is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Willamette University College of Law... read more >

Cassandra L Stamm

Cassandra L Stamm
The Law Offices of Cassandra Stamm PLLC
810 Third Avenue Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 25 years, Cassandra L Stamm is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Washington School of Law... read more >

Kevin James Trombold

Kevin James Trombold
The Law Offices of Kevin Trombold, PLLC
720 3rd Ave #2015
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 30 years, Kevin James Trombold is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended National College for DUI Defense... read more >

Matthew A Leyba

Matthew A Leyba
Leyba Defense PLLC
1700 7th Ave #2100
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 18 years, Matthew A Leyba is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

Irwin H Schwartz

Irwin H Schwartz
710 Cherry St
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 52 years, Irwin H Schwartz is a Federal Crimes and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Stanford Law School... read more >

Jason Scott Newcombe

Jason Scott Newcombe
Law Offices of Jason S. Newcombe
10700 Meridian Ave N #108
Seattle, WA 98133
Licensed for 25 years, Jason Scott Newcombe is a and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Boston College School of Law - Summa Cum Laude -... read more >

Jennifer Ellen Horwitz

Jennifer Ellen Horwitz
Law Office of Jennifer Horwitz PLLC
2317 NW Market St. Suite A
Seattle, WA 98107
Licensed for 30 years, Jennifer Ellen Horwitz is a Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Christopher Robert Black

Christopher Robert Black
Black Law, PLLC
705 Second Ave Suite 1111
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 23 years, Christopher Robert Black is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Antone Alfred Weber

Antone Alfred Weber
Antone Weber Law Office
1700 Westlake Ave N Ste 200
Seattle, WA 98109
Licensed for 19 years, Antone Alfred Weber is a Traffic Tickets and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Seattle Unversity School of Law... read more >

Matthew T Hale

Matthew T Hale
Hale Law Enterprises
506 2nd Avenue Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 26 years, Matthew T Hale is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stryder J. Wegener

Stryder J. Wegener
Emerald City Law Group Inc.
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 20 years, Stryder J. Wegener is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alberto Guadagno

Alberto Guadagno
Guadagno Law, PLLC
1818 Westlake Ave N Suite 228
Seattle, WA 98109
Licensed for 19 years, Alberto Guadagno is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sergio G. Garcia

Sergio G. Garcia
Black Law, PLLC
705 2nd Ave Suite 1111
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 12 years, Sergio G. Garcia is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Arturo Menéndez

Arturo Menéndez
Menendez Law Firm
1001 Fourth Ave Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98154
Arturo Menéndez is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Fletcher L Findley

Fletcher L Findley
Seattle, WA
2633 Eastlake Ave E Suite 207
Seattle, WA 98102
Licensed for 15 years, Fletcher L Findley is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer who attended University of Washington School of... read more >

Jeffrey Steinborn

Jeffrey Steinborn
Jeffrey Steinborn, PLLC
3161 Elliott Ave Suite 340
Seattle, WA 98121
Licensed for 56 years, Jeffrey Steinborn is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey L Kradel

Jeffrey L Kradel
Kradel Defense, PLLC
600 University Street Suite 1928
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 27 years, Jeffrey L Kradel is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Travis Scott Eller

Travis Scott Eller
Eller Law Firm Pllc
800 5th Ave Ste 4100
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 27 years, Travis Scott Eller is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Patricia Ann Laughman

Patricia Ann Laughman
Cairncross & Hempelmann PS
524 2nd Ave Ste 500
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 11 years, Patricia Ann Laughman is a Business Law and Construction Law lawyer... read more >

Scott Emmett Wonder

Scott Emmett Wonder
Goddard Wetherall Wonder PSC
155 108th AVE NE Suite 700
Bellevue, WA 98004
Licensed for 40 years, Scott Emmett Wonder is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Washington School of Law... read more >

Kelli Jane Bynum

Kelli Jane Bynum
The Law Offices of Kelli J. Bynum, P.A.
514 N 74th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Licensed for 17 years, Kelli Jane Bynum is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

Richard Jonathan Troberman

Richard Jonathan Troberman
520 Pike St Ste 2500
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 49 years, Richard Jonathan Troberman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anne Melani Bremner

Anne Melani Bremner
Anne Bremner, P.C.
1200 5th Ave Ste 1900
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 41 years, Anne Melani Bremner is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Brendan Starks

David Brendan Starks
McKinley Irvin
1501 4th Ave Ste 1750
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 26 years, David Brendan Starks is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

David Seth Vogel

David Seth Vogel
Law Offices of David S Vogel
506 2nd Ave Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 16 years, David Seth Vogel is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Boston University School of Law... read more >

Cashton Louis Sessler

Cashton Louis Sessler
Cashton L Sessler PS
719 2nd Ave Suite 1201
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 38 years, Cashton Louis Sessler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ryan C Witt

Ryan C Witt
Witt Law Group PS
400 Warren Ave Ste 415
Bremerton, WA 98337
Licensed for 23 years, Ryan C Witt is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury 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 >

Derek P Radtke

Derek P Radtke
Phillips Law Firm, PLLC
17410 133rd Ave NE #301
Woodinville, WA 98072
Licensed for 27 years, Derek P Radtke is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

John DeWitt Cline

John DeWitt Cline
600 Stewart St Ste 400
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 19 years, John DeWitt Cline is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Paul Gerhard Hanson III

Paul Gerhard Hanson III
Paul Hanson Attorney Inc PS
3400 188th St SW Ste 565
Lynnwood, WA 98037
Licensed for 41 years, Paul Gerhard Hanson III is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of San Diego School of Law... read more >

Aubrie Hicks

Aubrie Hicks
Dobson Hicks PLLC
12055 15th Ave NE d
Seattle, WA 98125
Licensed for 11 years, Aubrie Hicks is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Russell M Aoki

Russell M Aoki
Aoki Law PLLC
1200 5th Ave Ste 750
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 38 years, Russell M Aoki is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Brad Allen Meryhew

Brad Allen Meryhew
The Meryhew Law Group, PLLC
200 Broadway Ste 301
Seattle, WA 98122
Licensed for 27 years, Brad Allen Meryhew is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michele Marie Shaw

Michele Marie Shaw
Law Office of Michele Shaw
2125 Western Ave Ste 330
Seattle, WA 98121
Licensed for 34 years, Michele Marie Shaw is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Shannon M Ellmers

Shannon M Ellmers
Law Offices of Shannon Ellmers, PLLC
2120 1st Ave N Ste 303
Seattle, WA 98109
Licensed for 18 years, Shannon M Ellmers is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Katherine Ann Kent

Katherine Ann Kent
Whitaker Kent Ordell, PLLC
1200 5th Ave Ste 2020
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 24 years, Katherine Ann Kent is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Michael William Bugni

Michael William Bugni
Michael W. Bugni & Associates
11300 Roosevelt Way NE Ste 300
Seattle, WA 98125
Licensed for 41 years, Michael William Bugni is a Criminal Defense and Divorce lawyer... read more >

Linda Kelley Ebberson

Linda Kelley Ebberson
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC
601 Union St Ste 2600
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 48 years, Linda Kelley Ebberson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Thomas Gerard Hamerlinck

Thomas Gerard Hamerlinck
Whitaker Kent Ordell PLLC
1200 5th Ave Ste 2020
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 43 years, Thomas Gerard Hamerlinck is a Criminal Defense and Divorce lawyer... read more >

Lisa Ann Sharpe

Lisa Ann Sharpe
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC
601 Union St Ste 2600
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 33 years, Lisa Ann Sharpe is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Cannon-unione

Jennifer Cannon-unione
Dixon & Cannon, Ltd
601 Union St Ste 3230
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 27 years, Jennifer Cannon-unione is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Sarah Jerbert Perez

Sarah Jerbert Perez
Perez & Perez Law, PLLC
506 2nd Ave Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 12 years, Sarah Jerbert Perez is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott Jeffrey Engelhard

Scott Jeffrey Engelhard
1700 7th Ave Ste 2100
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 40 years, Scott Jeffrey Engelhard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bradley Clar Johnson

Bradley Clar Johnson
Bradley Johnson Lawyers
1333 Stewart St
Seattle, WA 98109
Licensed for 31 years, Bradley Clar Johnson is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer... read more >

Karolyn Ann Hicks

Karolyn Ann Hicks
Stokes Lawrence PS
1420 5th Ave Ste 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 24 years, Karolyn Ann Hicks is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Fatima Aleyna Dabagoglu

Fatima Aleyna Dabagoglu
DABAGOGLU LAW, PLLC
1833 N 105th St Ste 101
Seattle, WA 98133
Licensed for 9 years, Fatima Aleyna Dabagoglu is a Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Dan N Fiorito III

Dan N Fiorito III
The Law Office of Dan N. Fiorito III
2470 Westlake Ave N #201
Seattle, WA 98109
Licensed for 21 years, Dan N Fiorito III is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Robert Dixon

James Robert Dixon
Dixon & Cannon, Ltd
601 Union St Ste 3230
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 36 years, James Robert Dixon is a Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >
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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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