Washington Age Discrimination Law
<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Lance Scott Michel </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Brook Lang, M.D. v. Providence Health and Services </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used on a employment discrimination civil rights violation theory. ... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Burt Schleiger v. Social Security Administration </h2> </center>
Benton, Washington, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> <br> DIWC and DIWW are abbreviations for different Social Security disability programs<br> . DIWC stands for "Disabled Insured Widow's Claim," which provides benefits to a disabled widow or widower who is at least 50 yea... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Dupree L. Meadows </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree assault and first-degree arson. Bond was set at $100,000.<br> <br> Dupree L. Meadows, age 52, was accused of setting a man on fire beneath the Browne.... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - WA)<h2> <cente> Julie Ballou v. City of Vancouver </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> Under Washington’s anti-discrimination law,1 courts apply the lodestar method to calculate “reasonable attorneys’ fees.†Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, Seattle City Light, 151 P.3d 976, 981 (Wash. 2007) (quoting Wash. Rev.<br> Code § 49.60.030(2)). “To c... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v.Lance Scott Michel </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory <br> under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway’s sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Was... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Burkey </h2> <center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, second-degree assault, and drive-by shooting.<br> <br> Defendant Burkey, a/k/a Muggsy, was accused of shooting Gavin Looper, age 13, who was watching TV in his living room when he was shot and killed.<br> <br> Looper was not the intended target.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Lopez Jimenez v. Sanchez Guarneros </h2> </center>
Richland, Washington family law lawyers represented the parties in an International Child Abduction Remedies Act case.<br> <br> The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) is a U.S. federal law that implements the<br> Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, providing a legal framework for the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or r... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Michael A. Helms </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer will represented the Defendant charged with assault and batter with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder.<br> <br> Michael A. Helms, age 33, was accused to stabbing a woman in an apartment complex in the 500 block of E. Hawthrone Road.... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jason Alexander Logie </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree Murder </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Wapato Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> United States Attorney S... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Charles Michael McClain </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Spokane Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing a Firearm</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jesse Bailey, Yehoshua Kilp </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang drug distribution ring sentenced to 14 years in prison ring sentenced to 14 years in prison</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Estate of Karen Thiel and Lamar Thiel v. Adams County Public Hospital District #2, et al. </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a Washington Law Against Discrimination ("WLAD") theory.<br> <br> The complaint alleged that Karen Thiel suffered from Lewy body dementia. Due to her dementia, Thiel had “limited communication abilities†and required “special attention and assessment.†On January 9, 2019, Thiel was admitted into the sw... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Aubry McMahon v. World Vision, Inc. </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> World Vision extended a job offer to McMahon for a remote position as a customer service representative<br> (CSR). After learning that McMahon was in a same-sex marriage, World Vision revoked its job offer... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Michelle Denise Engles v. Crossroads Housing, Inc. </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a housing discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Northwest Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit statewide law firm, has sued transitional housing provider Crossroads Housing, the city of Shelton, and four of its officers for the illegal eviction of Michelle Engles. Body cam footage of the illegal eviction of Ms. En... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kisean Coleman </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Federal firearm laws regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms in the United States. These laws are primarily enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Key areas of federal regulation include the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Nation... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Michele A. Jack v. Social Security Administration </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS.<br> <br> The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers two main disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSDI provides benefits to disabled individuals who have worked... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jered Shay Picard </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Tampering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Nespelem Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Assaulting His Intimate Partner with a Firearm and Attempted Witness Ta... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - WA)<H2> <CENTER> Jamall S. Baker v. Tammy O'Reilly </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Prisoner civil rights laws protect inmates from violations of their constitutional rights while incarcerated. These laws safeguard against cruel and unusual punishment, discrimination, and denial of due process. Key areas of protection include freedom from excessiv... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - wa)<h2> <center> City of Seattle v. Miles Hudson </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wo reckless driving counts, one for driving a vehicle “in willful or wanton disregard†for safety of people or property, and the other for racing on a public street.<br> <br> Miles Hudson, age 22, aka "Belltown Hellcat," was charged with street racing in his tiger-striped car through Seattle late at nig... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Coloradoâ€) </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hu... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - WA)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel John Kraft </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Receipt of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child PornographyReceiving and Possessing Sexually Explicit Material from Minors </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tonasket Man Charged with Receiving and Possessing ... More...
$0 (03-17-2025 - WA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Angel Ramon Barajas-Zarate, Hector Sanchez-Mendez </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tri-Cities Based Drug Traffickers Caught with More Than 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, 5... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - WA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Nicholas J. Kloepfel </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Richard Barker ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - WA)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Nicholas James Thieschafer </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production and Attempted Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Valley Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Production and Attempted Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></ce... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Geordell Devon Arthur </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Sexual Contact with a 13-Year-Old Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wapato Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Unlawful Sexual Contact with a 13-Year-Old Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United State... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joshua David Harding </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Yakima Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. W... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Fleet Patrick Matt </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Abusing a Child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing a Child </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on Janua... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Francier Obando Pinillo </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Tri-Cities Pastor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref a... More...
$0 (01-12-2025 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Shannon Ray Ault </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Valley Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Shannon... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Michael Joseph McElhiney </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Operating a Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme and Defrauding Investors of More than $350,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Fraudster Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Operating a Cryptocurrency Investment Schem... More...
$0 (12-11-2024 - WA)<h2> <center> Tahvio Gratton v. United Parcel Service </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Yakima, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory.<br> </h2><br> Tahvio Gratton, who is African-American, claimed that he was fired in retaliation after he filed a complaint with United Parcel Service.<br> <br> The facts according to Judge Rice:<br> <br> "In September 2016, Plaintiff began working for Defendant a... More...
$39600000 (12-06-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Tyler Keith Andrews </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Obtain More Than $16 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arkansas Man Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Obtain More Than $16 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds</h2></ce... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Dwight Norwood, Jr. </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Large Scale Drug Trafficker from the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced that ... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Antonio Feliciano Crawford </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mead Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $750,000 From COVID Relief Programs</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Nicholas Andrew Anardi </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Detonating Homemade Bomb </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Moses Lake Man Who Detonated Homemade Bomb with Shrapnel Sentenced to Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Chief United States District Judge Stan... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brian Jesus Zazueta </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Son of Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced ... More...
$0 (10-31-2024 - WA)<h2> <center> Thomas E. Bittner v. Symetra National Life Insurance Company, et al. </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on claiming job discrimination.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2010, Symetra hired Bittner as a Regional Vice President (RVP) of Sales. In this role, Bittner supervised a team of sales representatives who sold stop loss insurance policies. From 2014 onward, Bittner's sales team consistently exceeded its annual sales quota. In 2015, ... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brady Baughman </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Robbery Affecting Commerce and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 30 Grams or More of Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to F... More...
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