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As Washington DUI attorneys all know, anyone can be arrested for driving under the influence – even law enforcement officers. Case in point, a Seattle Police patrol sergeant was arrested earlier this month while off duty. The patrol sergeant – Scott Moss – told the arresting state patrol trooper that he hadn’t consumed alcohol for… Continue Reading »

The Washington State Legislature has just passed Senate Bill 5000. Both the Senate and the House passed the bill unanimously; it was forwarded to Governor Christine Gregoire for signing on Wednesday. Under the measure, if the driver of a vehicle is the vehicle’s registered owner, the car cannot be picked up for 12 hours. If there are… Continue Reading »

Seattle Criminal Lawyers along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has been urging state senators to ignore Gov. Chris Gregoire’s threat to veto a bill that would set up a regulated medical marijuana dispensary system. The House and Senate have passed legislation to license dispensaries making it easier for Seattle Criminal Attorneys to… Continue Reading »

Seattle criminal attorneys and Bellevue criminal attorneys alike were encouraged this past week when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law SSB 5168. Currently many gross misdemeanor crimes for which a person is sentenced to more than 364 days in jail result in automatic deportation for non-citizen residents as “aggravated felons”, regardless of whether the jail… Continue Reading »

A Skyway man – Mr. Dante Piggee – was recently charged with drunken driving, hit-and-run, reckless endangerment and driving with a suspended license in connection with an automobile accident that occurred last Wednesday in South Seattle. Mr. Piggee allegedly crashed his car while driving with his two small children; Mr. Piggee’s BMW sedan flipped after… Continue Reading »

A Pierce County mother has won a recent battle against a pair of bars that allegedly served a drunk driver who killed her teenage daughter. After several years of legal fighting, her family has reached an out-of-court settlement that should come as a wake-up call to other places that serve booze. The Seattle DUI Lawyers… Continue Reading »

Last weekend, while free on $75,000 bond pending an appeal for his 12th DUI conviction, a man (Dwight David Benson) crashed into the rear-end of another vehicle while apparently under the influence of alcohol. Mr. Benson could not recite the alphabet, and could not touch his fingers to his nose. Mr. Benson was arrested for: (1)… Continue Reading »

Seattle criminal defense attorneys are on notice that on Wednesday the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill making it a criminal misdemeanor to ski in ski areas that are clearly marked as closed and hazardous. The bill applies to runs that are both out-of-bounds, and to runs that are in-bounds and have been intentionally… Continue Reading »

Intentionally failing to pay an employee for work performed is known as “wage theft”. Wage theft occurs when a worker performs his duties, and for one reason or another, his employer intentionally chooses to not pay for the work performed. Seattle criminal defense attorneys should be apprised that wage theft has become such a problem… Continue Reading »

DUI cases involving prescription drugs are often dependent on an officer’s subjective assessment of the driver’s intoxication. Police officers often initiate traffic stops for minor traffic violations in order to speak with the driver of the vehicle and look for signs of intoxication. When faced with a drug DUI in Washington, contact the Seattle DUI… Continue Reading »