Top Rated Bellevue, WA Criminal Defense Lawyers

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Renton)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI

Review: "I was so scared when I got my DWLS 3 ticket - I didn't even know my license was suspended!!! Claire walked me through the process step by step and explained everything in detail. We only had to go into court once and she already had a resolution a..."

Rating: 9.6

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I joined Hart Jarvis Murray Chang PLLC in 2016 after working as a public defender in King County for over eleven years. While at the public defender’s office, I primarily represented clients facing felony charges. I have defended clients facing al...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: My Clients: I understand that for many of my clients the legal process can be daunting during one of the most difficult times of their lives. With that in mind, I have a tremendous amount of compassion for their situations and the struggles they a...

Rating: 9.4

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence

Bio: I I have devoted my legal career to defending individuals accused of crimes and have represented over one thousand people in district and superior court. I have significant experience defending DUIs and other criminal traffic violations, domestic ...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI

Bio: Steve Karimi is a Seattle criminal defense attorney with over 27 years of experience representing clients throughout Washington State. As a former prosecutor, he understands how criminal cases are built and uses that insight to develop effective d...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Sex Crime and more

Bio: I have been zealously representing people accused of criminal wrongdoing for over 20 years. I like trying cases to juries and I like making legal arguments to judges. I have a proven track record of defending complicated of cases, at trial, on app...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Litigation

Review: "When the Prosecutors Office charged me with nineteen felonies it was dark. Breathing was hard enough. The last thing I needed to worry about was whether my attorney was up to the task. Todd has a brain and it works. But better yet he has a heart. ..."

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Expungement

Bio: Attorney Shane McKinnie is the founder of McKinnie Law PLLC. He is a former criminal prosecutor, and has experience working for both large and small law firms in the Seattle area. Shane approaches his cases from a practical perpective and above al...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I am an experienced, effective and passionate advocate. My partner, Peter Camiel, and I are respected criminal defense trial lawyers with more than 50 years of combined experience successfully defending individuals - we have won not guilty verdict...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Tukwila)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Violent Crime and more

Bio: Why do I love being a criminal defense attorney? I get to be the bright light of hope in an otherwise dismal situation. I get to be the voice that eases my clients concerns when they are terrified about what might happen to them. I get to fight wi...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: To provide the highest quality legal representation for individuals charged with DUI and DUI related offenses, as well as other minor traffic offenses, major felonies, and all areas of criminal law in general. For over 2 years, I worked as a publi...

Rating: 9.7

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Kirkland)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Defending individuals in the following areas of Criminal Law: Felonies, Assault, Victim Representation, DUI, BUI, Driving While License Suspended (DWLS), Minor in Possession (MIP), Gross Misdemeanors, Misdemeanors, Theft, Prostitution, Harassment,...

Rating: 9.0

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Federal Crime and more

Bio: Neil Fox brings more than 30 years of dedicated criminal defense experience to his clients, having handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases, including high-stakes capital trials and appeals. His early career was shaped at the Washington A...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals

Bio: Washington native.

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: I have closed up this practice because I moved to Seattle and have joined the King County Department of Public Defense.

Rating: 9.5

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Bellevue (Seattle)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: As the Managing Partner of Baker, Lewis, Schwisow Laws, PLLC, Attorney Jonathan J. Lewis is responsible for a large portion of the criminal defense and cases of plaintiff representation that are currently handled by the firm. The Seattle criminal ...

Rating: 9.4

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