Spokane, Washington family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

In 2023, the dissolution court denied Brenda G.'s motion to vacate a 2022 marital dissolution decree that incorporated the property settlement agreement reached between her and her former husband, David. On appeal, Brenda contends the dissolution court, when entering the 2022 dissolution decree, failed to fulfill... More...    $0 (05-09-2025 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with multiple federal felonies connected to a scheme to steal tax dollars intended for flood control.

The wife of the former long-time Commissioner of an East King County drainage district was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for multipl... More...    $0 (01-06-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with Immigration Fraud.

In late 2012, Katherine De Leon Evaristo was approached by a cousin about a sham marriage after she attended her brother’s funeral in the Philippines. She agreed to the sham marriage in exchange for $20,000 with half paid at the start of the scheme and the other half when the fake spouse obtain... More...    $0 (09-16-2022 - WA)

Port Orchard, Washington family law attorneys represented the parties divorce and division of property.

Kathleen M. and Maurice J. Bresnahan III1 married in 1992 and separated in 2014. In 2015, the trial court entered a decree dissolving their marriage, and the parties divided their property by settlement agreement, which the trial court adopted. In 2017, the parties reached another agree... More...    $0 (03-15-2022 - WA)

The child relocation act (CRA), RCW 26.09.405-
.560, sets forth the procedure and standards for certain child relocation requests. One
standard gives the relocating parent a favorable presumption that relocation will be
permitted. But by its terms, the CRA applies only to relocation requests made by a person
�with whom the child resides a majority of the time.�

Here, s... More...    $0 (06-28-2018 - WA)

The trial court found that Oscar Lopez's lawyer
was "fairly obvious[ly]" "severely handicapped" by depression during the pretrial
and trial phases of Lopez's case.' That finding was supported by the trial court's
own observations of defense counsel's performance—and sometimes failure to show
up—at trial. That finding was also supported by declarations and testimony
presented at... More...    $0 (02-19-2018 - WA)

This appeal pits the importance of finality in litigation against
the requisite for a full accounting of assets in a marital dissolution. Based on Washington
statutes and the Supreme Court's wisdom in Yeats v. Estate of Yeats, 90 Wn.2d 201, 580
P.2d 617 (1978), we side with an inclusive accounting. In this partition action, we
reverse the trial court's ruling that a dissolution dec... More...    $0 (05-23-2017 - WA)

Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing
interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to
keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she
alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to
cross-examine one of the daughters about her claim that he had repeatedly tried to
suffo... More...    $0 (01-12-2017 - WA)

Rachelle and Charles Black were married for nearly 20
years and have three sons. They raised their children in a conservative Christian
church and sent them to private, Christian schools. In 2011, Rachelle1 told Charles
that she is a lesbian. In the order of dissolution, the trial court designated Charles as
the primary residential parent. The final parenting plan also awarded Char... More...    $0 (04-06-2017 - WA)

In 1998, the people of Washington exercised their constitutional power to enact legislation by initiative when they adopted the Washington State Medical Use of Marijuana Act (MUMA), chapter 69.51A RCW. MUMA provided an affirmative defense against criminal prosecution of physicians for prescribing medical marijuana and of qualified patients and their designated primary caregivers for engaging in th... More...    $0 (06-09-2011 - WA)

Washington orchardists Harold and Shirley Ostenson (collectively Ostenson) and
California organic fruit broker Greg Holzman (d/b/a Greg Holzman, Inc. (GHI)) formed
Pac Organic Fruit LLC (Pac-0) in 1998. GHI held the majority interest and management
responsibilities under the LLC' s operating agreement. Ostenson was required to rent his
local Washington storage and packing facil... More...    $0 (09-11-2015 - WA)

Civil Rule 2A precludes enforcement of a settlement agreement
where there is a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the existence of the
agreement. Under principles of contract law, which govern settlement agreements,
mutual assent is an essential element for the formation, or existence, of a valid
agreement. Here, the plaintiffs demonstrated a question of material fact as to... More...    $0 (04-13-2015 - WA)

The Board ofIndustrial Insurance Appeals closed Ana Zavala's industrial insurance claim, which ruling the Franklin County Superior Court affirmed. Zavala appeals and asks this court to reopen her claim or, in the alternative, to increase her disability rating. The appeal requires discussion ofthe "lit up" doctrine under workers' compensation law. Zavala primarily argues that her testimony and the ... More...    $0 (02-12-2015 - WA)

In resolving this appeal, which requires us to consider the
due process limitations on the exercise of personal jurisdiction over certain
foreign corporations, we hold that because a product manufactured by these
foreign corporations was sold—as an integrated component part of retail
consumer goods—into Washington in high volume over a period of years, the
corporations "pur... More...    $0 (01-12-2015 - WA)

Joshua L. Faw appeals the superior court' s summary judgment dismissal of
his tort claims against Tara Millam and her husband, Jeffrey L. Millam. Faw' s claims arise from
a collision with a Toyota Paseo driven by Kyle S. Parked, given to him by Tara Millam. Faw
argues that ( 1) there were genuine issues of material fact about whether the Millams owned the
vehicle or had negligently... More...    $0 (12-10-2013 - WA)

Petitioner Derrick Robert Evans stole a business check from the small business where he worked, made the check out to himself for $500, then forged a signature on the check and cashed it. Evans was charged with identity theft and convicted after a bench trial. See RCW 9.35.020(1) ("No person may knowingly obtain, possess, use, or transfer a means of identification or financial information of anoth... More...    $0 (04-11-2013 - WA)

At issue in this case is the right to control nine parking spaces

located in the courtyard at the main entrance of the Bellevue Pacific Tower

Condominium. The trial court properly granted partial summary judgment to

Bellevue Pacific Center Limited Partnership (LP), dismissing with prejudice the

counterclaims of the Bellevue Pacific Tower Condominium Owners A... More...    $0 (10-29-2012 - WA)

Jurisdiction in interstate child custody disputes is governed by the

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), chapter 26.27

RCW. It is detailed, specific, and mandatory. Here, a Washington superior court

assumed jurisdiction of an interstate custody dispute after a Montana district court had

exercised jurisdiction. The court did no... More...    $0 (05-08-2012 - WA)

In Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792, 9 L. Ed. 2d 799 (1963), the United States Supreme Court guaranteed to indigents the right of legal representation at public expense. King County, like other local governments in this state, sought ways to provide the required defense services to indigent criminal defendants. After investigating several different models, the county settled... More...    $0 (08-18-2011 - WA)

Amy Kozel appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion to intervene in this wrongful death of a child action by Steven Bunch, the personal

During their marriage, Steven Bunch and Amy Kozel adopted Ashlie and her younger sister. Bunch and Kozel were then residing in Florida. They divorced in 2001, three years after the two adoptions.

Thereafter, Bunch moved to Washington. Ashl... More...    $0 (02-07-2011 - WA)

Fred Brown appeals the trial court’s denial of an award of fees and costs in a trial de novo appeal of a mandatory arbitration decision on spousal maintenance. Because recent amendments to the mandatory arbitration of civil actions statute, chapter 7.06 RCW make such an award mandatory “against a party who appeals the award and fails to improve his or her position on the trial de novo,â€� we r... More...    $0 (02-07-2011 - WA)

Paul and Dianne Cokeley seek review of a Court of Appeals decision holding that Scott and Kim Merriman sufficiently proved a clear and well-defined boundary between the parties’ properties sufficient to establish the boundary by mutual recognition and acquiescence. Because we agree with the trial court that the Merrimans failed to prove a clear and well-defined boundary by clear, cogent, and con... More...    $0 (04-08-2010 - WA)

For a number of years Douglas Wilson sexually abused

Andrew Clayton, a young boy hired to help with yard work on properties owned by the

Wilsons' marital community. Clayton eventually notified police of the abuse, which

led to Mr. Wilson's arrest. When Mr. Wilson was released from jail but still awaiting

trial, the Wilsons executed a property agreement giv... More...    $0 (01-21-2010 - WA)

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion by preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of new rules promulgated by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy (“Boardâ€�) that require pharmacies to deliver lawfully prescribed Federal Drug Administration (“FDAâ€�)–approved medications and prohibit discrimination against patients, on the ground that the rules violate pharmaciesâ... More...    $0 (10-30-2009 - WA)

Appellant Kimme Putman sued respondents for negligently failing

to diagnose her ovarian cancer. The trial judge dismissed her lawsuit because she

failed to file a certificate of merit from a medical expert, as required for medical

malpractice lawsuits under RCW 7.70.150. Putman challenges the constitutionality of

the certificate of merit requirement on a number o... More...    $0 (09-17-2009 - WA)

We are asked to balance the interests of an insured defendant in reaching a reasonable settlement with a claimant against the insurer's interest in fully litigating its insured's legal obligation to that claimant. In the case before us, Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company (MOE), the insurer, vigorously defended its insured, a construction corporation, almost to the end. However, MOE decline... More...    $0 (10-23-2008 - WA)

Cung Ho's and Thuy Nguyen Ho's 14-year relationship ended when they and several others were killed in a car accident. We must determine whether the trial court abused its discretion when it allowed a party asserting a tort claim against the couple's property to intervene in an action between their estates. We must also determine whether Washington's law of meretricious1 or commi... More...    $0 (09-20-2007 - WA)

Around 1992, Anita Moi won approximately 14 million dollars in the Washington State Lottery. At the time, she was married to Obert "Hap" Moi, Jr., who had six children fr... More...    $0 (02-13-2007 - WA)

The trial courts in these consolidated cases held that the provisions of Washington's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that prohibit same-sex marriages are facially unconstitutional under the privileges and immunities and due process clauses of the Washington State Constitution. King County and the State of Washington have appealed. The plaintiffs-respondents, gay and lesbian couples,... More...    $0 (07-27-2006 - WA)

This antitrust case arises out of an agreement entered into by the defendants, Hoescht Marion Roussel, Inc. ("HMR"), the manufacturer of the prescription drug Cardizem CD, and Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Andrx"), then a potential manufacturer of a generic version of that drug. The agreement provided, in essence, that Andrx, in exchange for quarterly payments of $10 million, would refrain... More...    $80000000 (07-19-2005 - WA)

Six couples brought suit against King County, Washington and a number of county officials for refusing to issue marriage licenses to them for same sex civil unions. They claimed that the refusal of the County to issue then marriage licenses violated their rights under the Washington state constitution by depriving them of equal rights and protections under the law without any scientific or ration... More...    $0 (08-05-2004 - WA)

The Navajo and Yakama Nations and Confederated Tribes ("Nations") appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of James and Gayle Norris ("the Norrises"), rejecting Nations' challenge to the validity of the Norrises' adoption of K.H., an Indian child. Nations also assert error due to the district court's denial of Nations' motions to compel additional discovery and to reconsider ... More...    $0 (06-10-2003 - WA)

Stephanie and David Jannot were divorced in 1991. At that time they had one child. After the divorce, the couple had a second child. The final parenting plans placed the primary care and custody of both children with David Jannot (Mr. Jannot) and provided for alternate residential time with Stephanie Jannot (Ms. Jannot). In 2000, Ms. Jannot filed petitions to modify the parenting plans ... More...    $0 (03-27-2003 - WA)

Both parties to this marital dissolution action are appealing the superior court's distribution of property. The primary issues involve the court's characterization of an employment bonus and lawsuit settlement proceeds that the husband received after the parties separated. The husband also contends the property distribution was inequitable. The wife raises eight other miscellaneous issues... More...    $0 (06-27-2002 - WA)

Michael Clarke appeals from an order increasing the child support obligation for his three children from $956 to $1,537 per month. Michael claims that the commissioner committed two errors during the modification hearing. First, he claims error in the court's ruling that Wendy Clarke was not voluntarily underemployed when she reduced her hours by 20 percent. Second, he claims that because ... More...    $0 (06-28-2002 - WA)

Wronful Death - Julianna Schubert ("Julianna"), the wife of David Schubert ("Schubert") and the daughter of Karil Nelson ("Nelson") disappeared on or about June 30, 1989. A little more than seven years later, Schubert filed a motion seeking to have her declared dead. On September 23, 1996, the court granted the motion and declared Julianna deceased. The following day Schubert filed a petition for ... More...    $1733000 (01-03-2000 - WA)