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Endorsements
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Vanessa Lee
, Seattle (WA), 4 months ago
Relationship: Worked together on matter
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I worked closely with Jason for two years at the Washington Appellate Project, where I had the opportunity to observe and learn from Jason's careful,...
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Résumé
Licenses
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13 years
since Jason Brett Saunders was first licensed to practice law in WA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Partner at Gordon & Saunders, P.L.L.C. |
2008–present
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| Senior Appellate Attorney at Washington Appellate Project |
1997–2008
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Suffolk University Law School |
Constitutonal law |
Juris Doctor |
1995 |
| Lewis and Clark College |
English Literature |
Bachleor of Arts, Cum Laude |
1988 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Advancement of the Cause of Justice |
Washington State Office Of Public Defense |
2007 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys |
1997–2008
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Washington Defender Association |
1997–2008
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| Member |
National Legal Aid and Defender Association |
2005–2008
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| Member |
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys |
2006–2008
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Chapter 8, Dependency and Termination Appeal Issues |
Parents' Representation Deskbook |
2004 |
| Chapter 2, Reasonable Efforts |
Parents' Represnetaton Deskbook |
2004 |
| Note, “International Health Care -- U.S. v. Denmark and Netherlands,” |
18 Suffolk Transnat’l L. Rev. 711 (1995) |
1995 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- State v. Thomas, 127 Wn.App. 1004 (2005)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- murder convicton reversed
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A young man was convicted of second degree murder for his involvement in the Pioneer Square 2001 Mardi Gras riot. His murder conviction was reversed...
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- State v. S.E., 90 Wn.App. 886, 954 P.2d 1338 (1998)
- Practice Area:
- Juvenile
- Outcome:
- Minor in possesson of alcohol conviction reversed
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S.E.'s minor in possession of alcohol conviction was reversed because the State had failed to prove that the back patio the juvenile was found was...
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- State v. Byrd, 110 Wn.App. 259, 39 P.3d 1010 (2002)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Conviction reversed
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Mr. Byrd’s possession of cocaine conviction was reversed because a car passenger has a constitutionally protected privacy interest in a stopped...
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- State v. Vermillion, 112 Wn.App. 844, 51 P.3d 188 (2002)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Bank robbery & threat to bomb convictons reversed
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Mr. Vermillion's first-degree robbery and threats to bomb property convictions were reversed and his case remanded for a new trial after the trial...
- Title:
- In re Sims, 118 Wn.App. 471, 73 P.3d 398 (2003)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Murder conviction reversed
- Description:
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Obtained a reversal of a twin brother’s conviction because an erroneous jury instruction had prejudiced Mr. Sims’s trial.
- Title:
- In re Dependency of H.W., 92 Wn.App. 420, 961 P.2d 963 (1998)
- Practice Area:
- Child Custody
- Outcome:
- Terminaton of parental rights reversed
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A developmentally disabled mother was awarded a new trial of the termination of her parental rights because the Department of Health and Social...
- Title:
- State v. Mills, 154 Wn.2d 1, 109 P.3d 415 (2005)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Felony Harassment convicton reversed
- Description:
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Ms. Mills's conviction was reversed by the Washington Supreme Court because the jury was not instructed on the element of felony murder that the...
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- State v. Grayson, 154 Wn.2d 333, 111 P.3d 1183 (2005)
- Practice Area:
- Violent Crime
- Outcome:
- Prison sentence reversed.
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Obtained new sentencing hearing for a defendant convicted of selling 1.2 grams of cocaine after showing that the trial court had unlawfully denied...
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights |
Parents' Representaton Conference |
2004 |
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