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WashingtonCriminal Defense Lawyers in 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 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 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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Timothy John Leary

Timothy John Leary
Law Office of Tim Leary PLLC
705 2nd Ave Ste 1111
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 24 years, Timothy John Leary is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Todd Maybrown

Todd Maybrown
Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher, PS
600 University St Ste 3020
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 35 years, Todd Maybrown is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Amanda Mariam Mcdowell

Amanda Mariam Mcdowell
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
701 5th Ave Ste 5600
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 7 years, Amanda Mariam Mcdowell 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 >

Daniel Alexander Mellen

Daniel Alexander Mellen
Jeffrey D Barrar
2300 Main St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Licensed for 10 years, Daniel Alexander Mellen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Fraser Morgan

Michael Fraser Morgan
Michael F. Morgan
3611 SW 311th Ln
Federal Way, WA 98023
Licensed for 38 years, Michael Fraser Morgan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jonathan Morrison

Jonathan Morrison
The Law Office of Jonathan Morrison
1014 Bay St Ste 4
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Licensed for 23 years, Jonathan Morrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mariko Lisa Mulligan

Mariko Lisa Mulligan
The Law Office of Lisa Mulligan
600 1st Ave 102 2198
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 25 years, Mariko Lisa Mulligan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rayne Nelson Nahajski

Rayne Nelson Nahajski
The Nahajski Firm
10900 NE 4th St Unit 2300
Bellevue, WA 98004
Licensed for 28 years, Rayne Nelson Nahajski is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson
Parents Defense Counsel, Inc
505 W Riverside Ave Ste 650
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 23 years, Emily Nelson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Deric John Orr

Deric John Orr
Johnson & Orr
1038 Jadwin Ave
Richland, WA 99352
Licensed for 11 years, Deric John Orr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Megan Diane Peyton

Megan Diane Peyton
Jeffrey D. Barrar, P.S.
2300 Main St STE 100
Vancouver, WA 98660
Licensed for 17 years, Megan Diane Peyton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christian J Phelps

Christian J Phelps
Law Offices of Christian J Phelps PS
921 W Broadway Ave Ste 201
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 29 years, Christian J Phelps is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Eugene Edward Piculell

Eugene Edward Piculell
Washington Criminal Defense-Bellevue Law
10900 NE 8th St Ste 1670
Bellevue, WA 98004
Licensed for 34 years, Eugene Edward Piculell 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 >

John Carlson Terry

John Carlson Terry
ANDREWS TERRY JEFFERS LLP
108 E Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98660
Licensed for 15 years, John Carlson Terry is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Richard Varni

Charles Richard Varni
Newton and Hall
610 Central Ave S
Kent, WA 98032
Licensed for 11 years, Charles Richard Varni is a Criminal Defense 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 >

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 >

Derek Thomas Conom

Derek Thomas Conom
Conom Law Firm, PLLC
7500 212th St SW STE 215
Edmonds, WA 98026
Licensed for 19 years, Derek Thomas Conom is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Neil Martin Fox

Neil Martin Fox
Law Office of Neil Fox, PLLC
2125 Western Ave Ste 330
Seattle, WA 98121
Licensed for 39 years, Neil Martin Fox is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Karen Ann Halverson

Karen Ann Halverson
Law Offices of Karen Halverson
3231 Lombard Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Licensed for 35 years, Karen Ann Halverson is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Edward Sciranko

Robert Edward Sciranko
10495 NE 4th St N311
Bellevue, WA 98004
Licensed for 16 years, Robert Edward Sciranko is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida A&M University College of Law... read more >

Jo Angelyn Gates

Jo Angelyn Gates
1004 Commercial Ave Ste 501
Anacortes, WA 98221
Licensed for 36 years, Jo Angelyn Gates is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended UC Hastings College of the Law... read more >

Melissa Maria Nelson

Melissa Maria Nelson
732 Mandee St SE
Lacey, WA 98513
Licensed for 24 years, Melissa Maria Nelson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended David A. Clarke School of Law - University of the Dis... read more >

Michael Brubaker

Michael Brubaker
502 Lawyers
1301 1st Ave #2007
Seattle, WA 98101
Licensed for 9 years, Michael Brubaker is a Marijuana Law and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Bradley G Barshis

Bradley G Barshis
Newton and Hall, Attorneys At Law, PLLC
610 Central Ave S
Kent, WA 98032
Licensed for 13 years, Bradley G Barshis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Barry L Flegenheimer

Barry L Flegenheimer
Bell Flegenheimer
119 1st Ave S Ste 500
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 44 years, Barry L Flegenheimer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alexandria Marie Hohman

Alexandria Marie Hohman
Lauber Law Group
810 3rd Ave Ste 258
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 13 years, Alexandria Marie Hohman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Corrigan Rice

Andrew Corrigan Rice
Stein, Lotzkar & Starr PS
2840 Northup Way Ste 140
Bellevue, WA 98004
Licensed for 14 years, Andrew Corrigan Rice is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew William Wheeler

Andrew William Wheeler
Wheeler Boyd, PLLC
902 Esther St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Licensed for 21 years, Andrew William Wheeler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bryan P Whitaker

Bryan P Whitaker
901 N Adams St
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 29 years, Bryan P Whitaker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Micah Preston White

Micah Preston White
1800 Cooper Point Rd SW STE 3
Olympia, WA 98502
Licensed for 8 years, Micah Preston White 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 >

Michael E Zanol

Michael E Zanol
PO Box 4880
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Licensed for 42 years, Michael E Zanol is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Karen Suzette Lindholdt

Karen Suzette Lindholdt
1310 W Dean Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 30 years, Karen Suzette Lindholdt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jacqueline Kay Walsh

Jacqueline Kay Walsh
Jacqueline K. Walsh Law, P.S., Inc.
140 Lakeside Ave Ste A
Seattle, WA 98122
Licensed for 32 years, Jacqueline Kay Walsh is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury 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 >

David Matthew Miller

David Matthew Miller
421 W Riverside Ave Ste 868
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 29 years, David Matthew Miller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David A Trieweiler

David A Trieweiler
705 2nd Ave Ste 1300
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 39 years, David A Trieweiler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Joseph Lutgens

John Joseph Lutgens
Lutgens Law Firm
4001 Main Street Suite 212
Vancouver, WA 98663
Licensed for 31 years, John Joseph Lutgens is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Robert Jonathan Wayne

Robert Jonathan Wayne
Robert J Wayne P.S.
1825 NW 65th St
Seattle, WA 98117
Licensed for 49 years, Robert Jonathan Wayne is a Criminal Defense and Legal Malpractice lawyer... read more >

Ramina Dehkhoda-Steele

Ramina Dehkhoda-Steele
Wong Fleming
2340 130th Ave NE D-150
Bellevue, WA 98005
Licensed for 23 years, Ramina Dehkhoda-Steele is a Business Law and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer who attended Oklahoma City University... read more >

Tim A Mcguinness

Tim A Mcguinness
McGuinness Law Offices
7032 Jones Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117
Licensed for 27 years, Tim A Mcguinness is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Timothy Scott Note

Timothy Scott Note
Law Office of Timothy S Note PLLC
901 N Adams St
Spokane, WA 99201
Licensed for 20 years, Timothy Scott Note is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard A Smith

Richard A Smith
Smith Law Firm
314 N 2nd St
Yakima, WA 98901
Licensed for 39 years, Richard A Smith 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 >

David Paul Arcuri

David Paul Arcuri
Enbody, Dugaw, Enbody & Arcuri
107 S Tower Ave
Centralia, WA 98531
Licensed for 39 years, David Paul Arcuri is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Atwood

Jennifer Atwood
Law Office of Amy Muth, PLLC
1000 2nd Ave Ste 3140
Seattle, WA 98104
Licensed for 23 years, Jennifer Atwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason Case Bailes

Jason Case Bailes
Jason C Bailes PLLC
310 W 11th St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Licensed for 23 years, Jason Case Bailes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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