Washington Domestic Violence Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Abdul Qasim Ray Zahi </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), murder in the second degree in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1111 and 1153(a), unlawful possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g), and using a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(1)(1)(A)(i)-(iii).... More...
$ (09-18-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rickie Lorenzo Smith </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1153 in indian Country. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Rickie Lorenzo Smith, age 51, a... More...
$ (08-27-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Hammond </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21:846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Daniel Hammond had the ability to order up multi-pound quantities of methampheta... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II <h2> <center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brandon Denzel Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for prostitution. Brandon Denzel Washington, age 33, was charged with trafficking four different women. Multiple victims testified about Washington trafficking and transporting them to Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Hawaii between 2014 and 2021. Wash... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, age 47, of Newcastle, Washington, set up nine different entities that he used to accept proceeds from investors who thought they were investing in the oil and gas industry. The names of business entities that offered purported investments related to oil... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Rogelio Pena
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al.
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day t... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Andrew Pete Serrano
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accessory After the Fact for his role in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong and to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm in a separate matter from 2019. Jedidah Iesha Moreno shot and killed Rosenda Strong on or about October 5, 2018, following an argument at a residence, known as the House of Souls in Wapato,... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Willie McCoo, Jr.
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Willie McCoo Jr., 55, of Seattle, allegedly fatally stabbed Kiara Sewell, 31, of Tacoma.<br> <br> The State has charged the defendant with two counts of premeditated murder, committed with a deadly weapon against an intimate partner and against a roommate, which showed deliberate cruel... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Paul Eulojia Contu-Lopez
Yakim, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking, brandishing a <br> irearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian country.... More...
$0 (08-17-2025 - WA)United States of America v. Kisean Coleman
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)<h1> United States of America v. Jered Shay Picard </h1></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)<h1> United States of America v. Rodney Alan Signor </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to a Spouse, Intimate Partner, or Dating Partner </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Inchelium Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Beating and Strangling His Intimate Partner</h2></cent... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - WA)Lyudmila Ladunskiy and Peter Ladunskiy v. Anderson & Associates Credit Services, L.L.C.
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that limits the actions of third-party debt collectors, prohibiting them from engaging in abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices when collecting debts from consumers. Violations can lead to legal action agai... More...
$1 (06-18-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Vincent Auerbach, Daryl Edward Boone, James M. Ferguson, Nathan Carlson Johnson, James Lelacheur, Christopher Wayne O’Neal, Gabriella Sherif Rizkalla, Roland Dewayne Sanders, Bernie Ray Shaw Jr., Courtney A. Wheeler, Andrew Lee Williams, Anthony Dale Williams </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged wit distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, Possess with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl, Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphe... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Bryson Gill </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and for possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Leader of drug trafficking ring connected to Aryan prison gangs sent... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Quincy Jefferson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with strangulation attack on intimate partner </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Member of Lummi Nation sentenced to prison for strangulation attack on intimate partner </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A member of Lummi Nat... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Smith; Sara Thompson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two members of multi-state drug trafficking rings linked to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to lengthy prison terms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two members of drug tr... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Michael Moinette </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Midlevel leader of drug distribution ring sentenced to 12 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (01-24-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. D.D.H.
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.<br> <br> D.H. pleaded guilty to second degree unlawful possession of a firearm. At sentencing, the trial court ordered D.H. to register as a felony firearm offender under RCW 9.41.330. D.H. appeals, challenging the statute as unconstitutionally vague.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Le... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Fleet Patrick Matt </h1>
<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> United States of America v. William Oldham Mize </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multimillion-dollar fraud scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fraud Ringleader and Former Fugitive William Mize Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay $7.1 Million in Restitution</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - WA)State of Washington v. Bobbie Bernard Dick
<h2><br> Settle, Washington family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a protective order violation proceeding.<br> </h2><br> <br> Bobbie Dick pled guilty to violating a domestic violence protection order. He appeals his sentence, while asserting that his sentencing counsel performed deficiently when not asking for an exceptional downward sentence. We affirm the sentence because Dick fails to ... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Allen Clark </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with meth Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings meth dealer sentenced to seven years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the community as part... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Bryan Wokal </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spokane Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Kalispel Market</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On January 2, 2024, Bryon Wokal walked into the Kalispel Market on the Kalispel Indian Rese... More...
$0 (08-15-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. David Alexander Maybee </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Arson Over a Drug Debt </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Moses Lake Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arson Over a Drug Debt</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Easte... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - WA)Docas Githinji, et al. v. Olympia Police Department, et al.
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on constitutional rights violations theories. <br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the : Thurston County Superior Court, 22-00002-00356-34, and was removed to federal court by the Olympia Police Department.<br> <br> On the evening of January 26, 2020, Plaintiff Jake Shriver called 911 and reported he was h... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven L. Veres </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racially motivated threats against federal worker </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Olympia man sentenced for racially motivated threats against federal worker</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On February 16, 2023, St... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Donte Jamal McClellon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, WA criminal defense lawyer <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Thomas&l=Weaver&i=110126&z=98337" target="_new">Thomas E. Weaver</a> represented the Defendant charged with using fraud to obtain more than $500,000 in COVID benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Seattle man who used fra... More...
$0 (05-29-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sean James Edwards </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Fentanyl Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Was... More...
$0 (05-24-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jesus Ruiz-Hernandez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with human trafficking, labor trafficking and money laundering </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Owner of Vashon Island, Washington, landscaping company sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking, labor trafficking and money laund... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Castillo; Cheyanne Juarez; Mary Jo Myers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> U.S. Attorney Hurwit Announces Federal Prison Sentences for Three Southern Idaho Drug Traffickers </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of thre... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sundron Larsell Miller; Paula Eulojia Cantu-Lopez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carjacking and Violent Assault.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> White Swan Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Carjacking and Violent Assault on the Yakama Nation </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Sundron Larsell Miller, a... More...
$0 (03-27-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Jonas Senator </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening His Partner with a Firearm.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Toppenish Man Sentenced to Prison for Strangling and Threatening His Partner with a Firearm </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, the Uni... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Sakiru Olanrewaju Ambali </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud on COVID relief programs. </font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Canadian resident sentenced to 3+ years in prison for more than $1 million fraud on COVID relief programs </h2></center></i><br> <br> A 45-year-old Nigerian citizen who defraud... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Keith Trapp </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><b><h3><center><i></b> Kennewick Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Prison for Possessing More Than a Dozen Weapons </h3></center></i><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (03-14-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Paradise Williams </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a pandemic fraud scheme.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Leader of $6.8 million pandemic fraud scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison </h3></center></i><br> <br> The leader of a wide-ranging fraud scheme that stole more than $3.3 million fro... More...
$0 (03-05-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jaime Alberto Garza </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Spokane, Washington Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Prison</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <h2><center><i><b> Eastern District of Washington </h2></center></i></b><br> <br> anessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jaime Alberto Gar... More...
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