Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cusick Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the CO... More...    $0 (09-05-2024 - WA)

Spokane, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

The following are hereby defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices of the insurer in the business of insurance, specifically applicable to the settlement of claims:
(1) Misrepresenting pertinent facts or insurance pol... More...    $1 (02-13-2024 - WA)

Seattle, Washington personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the failure of Akbal Singh failing to exercise due care in the operation of his semi-tractor trailer rig.

Washington State auto negligence law operates under a pure ... More...    $1 (12-15-2023 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.

The Complaint:

Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...    $4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel “Manny” Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.

2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon (“Ms. Carter-Mixon”)... More...    $0 (12-21-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act aug negligence theory.

"The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that allows individuals to sue the United States government for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees. Under the FTCA, the government is liable for the same torts as a private person w... More...    $1 (12-08-2023 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant bad faith breach of an insurance contract.

the Cozarts contend that USAA breached their insurance contract, acted in bad faith, and violated Washington law in connection with its handling of property damage claims for their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

"In Washington State, bad fa... More...    $0 (12-08-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h), 5322(b), 5322(c), and 5322(e), 18:2, and 31:1022.210 .

Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay... More...    $0 (11-22-2023 - WA)

Sponkane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $337,267 in COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intended ... More...    $0 (06-29-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing more than $200,000 from a union member’s account and other plans.

Erik A. Read, age 52, from Tacoma, Washington who worked as a Third Party Administrator for union health and welfare and pension plans was indicted for stealing more than $200,000 from a u... More...    $0 (07-07-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens by taking more than $500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring bringing hundreds of Indian Nationals across the border from Canada and then to locations in the mid-west and beyond.


“Over a four-year period, Rajinder Pal Singh arranged for more than 8... More...    $0 (06-28-2023 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $360,000 in COVID-19 relief funding intended for endangered small businesses.

Marisa Beck, age 40, of Spokane, was accused of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Sec... More...    $0 (05-31-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft

Bryan Alan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud scheme in November 2021 and pleaded guilty January 20,2023. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said, Sparks was “a... More...    $0 (05-23-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by representing himself as a Native American artist, when he had no tribal enrollment or heritage.

The investigation of Jerry Van Dyke, age 67, from Seattle, began in February 2019, when the Indian Arts and Crafts Board received a complaint that Van Dyke was re... More...    $0 (05-17-2023 - WA)

Waterville, Washington civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant sued by a homeowners' association seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant restricting vacation rental of residence for vacation.

We swim across the Columbia River from Chelan County, the situs of the land in
Wilkinson v. Chiwawa Communities Association, 180 Wn.2d 241, 327 P.3d 614 (2014),
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to Douglas Cou... More...    $0 (05-16-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.

Defendants claimed to have identified “a real question” regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981).<... More...    $0 (03-28-2023 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking while armed with multiple firearms.

Santos Gutierrez-Fosella, age 24, of Mount Vernon, Washington, was indicted with two others on March 30, 2022. Robert Johnny was purchasing pills from Gutierrez-Fosella. He was sentenced in January 2023, to six years in prison. A third co-defendant, Steven Lo... More...    $0 (03-29-2023 - WA)

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONDIVISION IIDONOVAN ALLEN,No. 54172-6-IIAppellant,v.STATE OF WASHINGTON,PUBLISHED OPINIONRespondent.LEE,C.J.—Donovan Allen appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgmentin favor of the State, which dismissed his claim under the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW. Allen spent 13 years in prison for a crime ... More...    $0 (11-09-2021 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making interstate threats and committing a hate crime for interference with a federally protected activity.
Joey David George, 37, of Lynwood, telephoned multiple grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, and threatened to shoot Black people in the stores. George told the staff at the store to “take him seriously,” and ... More...    $0 (11-07-2022 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of trade secrets in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(1), which provides:

(a) Whoever, with intent to convert a trade secret, that is related to or included in a product that is produced for or placed in interstate or foreign commerce, to the economic benefit of anyone other than the owner thereof, and intend... More...    $0 (09-12-2022 - wa)

Tacoma, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Abidermi Rufai was the Special Assistant to the Governor of Nigeria’s Ogun State. He admitted a long history of using stolen identities to defraud U.S. disaster programs, including aid for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and file fraudulent U.S. tax returns. At the sentenci... More...    $0 (09-26-2022 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with Assault with Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country, Arson in Indian Country, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Discharging and Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. McGinnis had entered a guilty plea on May 21, 2021.

At today’s sentencing, United States Senior District Ju... More...    $0 (08-09-2022 - WA)

Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $59,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.

On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding in... More...    $0 (07-22-2022 - WA)

Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant seeking injunctive and declaratory relief.


Todd and Christina Glover ("the Glovers") and Canaday own adjacent parcels of real property in a rural area of Snohomish County. Before January 4, 2016, the Glovers owned both parcels. The Glovers have lived on the parcel they currently occupy ("the Glover... More...    $0 (07-18-2022 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud.

Eric R. Shibley, age 43, of Seattle was convicted following a trial in November 2021.

“Mr. Shibley took advantage of the community, disrupted and distraught by the pandemic, to try to enrich himself through fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “These funds were desperately needed to ... More...    $0 (03-10-2022 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with Conspiracy to Mail Threatening Communications, to Commit Stalking, and to Interfere with Federally Protected Activitie.


Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted by a federal jury in the Western District of Washington of one count of interfering with a federally pr... More...    $0 (01-12-2022 - WA)

Spokane, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs, assault with a dangerous weapon and felon in possession of a firearm.

Patrick Elliott Pearson, 49, of Moses Lake, Washington, was charged for shooting at four ATF agents with a shotgun in connection with a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphet... More...    $0 (12-23-2021 - WA)

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier.

A 28-year-old Bellingham, Washington, woman was charged for committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Ellen Brennan Reiche, was one of two people arrested on the BNSF Railway tracks near Bellingham, ne... More...    $0 (12-20-2021 - WA)