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Fees
Contingent (33%-40%), Hourly ($285-$300/hour)
Payment types
Check, Credit Card
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Contact Information
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About Me
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My practice focuses on representing people who are in conflict with government. I have specialized in criminal defense in both trial and appellate courts, and... more
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Résumé
License
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33 years since James Elliot Lobsenz was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Washington |
Active
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1978 |
01/31/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Adjunct Professor at
Seattle University School of Law
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2000–present
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Shareholder at
Carney Badley Spellman
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1989–present
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Partner at
Wolfe & Lobsenz
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1985–1989
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Public Defender at
Washington Appellate Defender Association
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1983–1985
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Associate at
Edwards & Barbieri
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1982–1983
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Prosecuting Attorney at
King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
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1979–1982
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See all 6 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1978 |
| Stanford University |
Political Science |
MA - Masters |
1975 |
| Stanford University |
Political Science |
BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1974 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2011 |
| Top Lawyers 2010 |
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine |
2010 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2010 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2009 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2008 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2007 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2006 |
| Top Seattle Lawyer, Constitutional Law |
Seattle Magazine |
2005 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2005 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2004 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2003 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2002 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2001 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
2000 |
| Super Lawyer |
Washington Law & Politics Magazine |
1999 |
| Abolitionist Day Award |
Washington Coalition Against the Death Penalty |
1995 |
| Civil Libertarian Award |
American Civil Liberties Union |
1991 |
| Human Rights Day Award |
United Nations Association |
1985 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Washington Appellate Lawyers Association |
2004-present
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| Member |
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
1987-present
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| Legal Committee Member |
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington |
1979-present
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: The Seattle Police Department agreed to pay $32,000, including $22,050 covering 441 days that disputed information from a police manual had been withheld.
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Raising and Litigating Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims |
Washington Criminal Defense |
2002 |
| Federal Criminal Law in the Maritime Setting |
Marine Digest & Transportation News |
1991 |
| The Residential Tenant's Right to Freedom of Political Expression |
University of Puget Sound Law Review |
1987 |
| A Constitutional Right to an Appeal: Guarding Against Unacceptable Risks of Erroneous Conviction |
University of Puget Sound Law Review |
1985 |
| Unbridled Prosecutorial Discretion and Standardless Death Penalty Policies: The Unconstitutionality of the Washington Capital Punishment Statutory Scheme |
University of Puget Sound Law Review |
1984 |
| Dependent Indian Communities: A Search for a Twentieth Century Definition |
Arizona Law Review |
1982 |
| Bakke, Lochner & Law School: The Nobility Clause Versus a Republican Form of Medicine |
Maine Law Review |
1980 |
| Prosecutorial Ethics: Managing the Uncooperative Victim-Witness |
Criminal Law Bulletin |
1979 |
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