Defending DUI's With Passion & Integrity Since 1969. Call 425-224-5628.
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Doug Cowan, founder and senior partner of Cowan Kirk Gaston, alaw firm exclusively dedicated to the defense of DUI cases, is one of the country's most... more
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Doug Cowan is the dean of DUI defense in Washington. He has earned a national reputation for knowing everything there is to know about this area of...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Howard Stein
, Bellevue (WA), 8 months ago
I've been practicing law forever and when I hear of a fellow attorney with 40+ years practical, trial experience I'm blow away. I've checked the guy...
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F. Powers
, Charlotte (NC), About 1 year ago
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Résumé
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43 years since Douglas L Cowan was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Washington |
Active
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1968 |
01/31/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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Graduated |
| University of Washington School of Law |
Law |
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1968 |
| Washington State University |
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1965 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
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| Super Lawyer |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2009 |
| Top 25 Criminal Defense/DUI Attorney |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2008 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2008 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2007 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2006 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Journal of Law & Politics |
2005 |
| Super Lawyer |
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2004 |
| Super Lawyer |
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2003 |
| Who's Who in America |
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2002 |
| Who's Who in America |
Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who in America |
2002 |
| Super Lawyer |
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2001 |
| Richard Erwin Lifetime Achievement Award |
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2000 |
| Super Lawyer |
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2000 |
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East King County Bar Association |
1974-present
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King County Bar Association |
1969-present
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Washington State Bar Association |
1968-present
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| Board of Regents |
National College of DUI Defense |
1994-2000
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| President |
Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice |
1989-1998
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| Dean |
National College of DUI Defense |
1996-1997
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| Board of Governors |
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys |
1987-1989
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| President |
East King County Bar Association |
1979
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| Board of Trustees |
East King County Bar Association |
1976-1978
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| Founding Member |
National College of DUI Defense |
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| Founding Member |
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys |
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| Founder |
Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice |
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