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Russell M. Aoki

5.0

1 review

Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 39 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

1200 5th Ave., Suite 750, Seattle, WA

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Biography

Russell M. Aoki brings nearly 30 years of legal experience to his practice. His practice areas include criminal defense, business litigation, and personal injury claims.

During his career, Mr. Aoki has served as judge pro tem, mediator, arbitrator, and Special Master. He has achieved the AV rating, the highest rating for legal abilities by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Aoki has also been acknowledged by numerous legal associations and organizations as one of the foremost lawyers in criminal defense. He has been named one of the top 25 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Washington State by Washington Law & Politics every year from 2006 to 2015. Seattle Magazine, which recognizes outstanding lawyers based on “peer recognition and professional achievement,” selected Mr. Aoki in 2010 as a top attorney in criminal defense.

Mr. Aoki previously served on the Washington State Bar Association’s Board of Governors, during which he also served as the State Bar Treasurer. He is the Chair of the WSBA's Escalating Cost of Civil Litigation Task Force. Mr. Aoki was the Washington State Supreme Court’s appointee to the Office of Public Defense Advisory Committee for twelve years. He is the past Board President of Northwest Defender Association, past President of the Asian Bar Association of Washington and a past Trustee of the King County Bar Association

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Criminal Defense 75%

Business crimes or white collar crime including embezzlement, environmental crimes, business license violations, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, counterfeiting, credit card fraud, and theft in the first degree Murder, attempted murder, assault (including domestic violence), arson Sex and drug offenses

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Litigation 25%

Personal Injury Breach of contract Conversion of property Interference with business expectancies Business law suits

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 39 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1986

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Aoki Law PLLC

1200 5th Ave., Suite 750, Seattle, WA, 98101

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Posted by Terry | July 04, 2015 | Litigation

Pragmatic and totally trustworthy

I met Russ 7 years ago under very difficult circumstances. He quickly assessed the situation and came up with several options of how to deal with it. We discussed them and agreed on a way forward. My wife and I were freaked out so Russ's calm demeanor, reasonableness and competence settled us down. ... Russ then navigated us through a series of unimaginably horrible consequences keeping us informed and aware of different options throughout. That included dealing with opposing plaintiffs and counsel who had no trouble lying and abusing process to try and force resolution of their lawsuit. It was galling and difficult not to take that personally and retaliate in kind but Russ counsels taking the high road which we did and in the end that worked. We got all the issues resolved and finally put it behind us thanks to Russ' diligence and competence. His billing was also very reasonable which was essential as the main point of the litigation seemed to be to wear us down with cost To try and get us to settle in action that has no merit. Several years later a partner and I in a new business had another nuisance lawsuit which Russ ably defended us on. This one was particularly egregious and we finally prevailed including getting costs paid as the action was so frivolous that even the judge was mad. One of Russ's greatest strengths is keeping his super pissed clients calm in the face of outrageous antics of opposing counsel. It's too bad more lawyers didn't have his honesty and integrity as there would be an awful lot less frivolous litigation if they did. I will use Russ for all of my litigation needs and would highly recommend them to everyone else.

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Associations

2013 - Present

Legal Foundation of Washington

Trustee, Board of Trustees

2011 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Chair, Escalating Cost of Civil Litigation Task Force

King County Bar Association

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Asian Bar Association of Washington

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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

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American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

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2006 - 2009

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Governor, Board of Governors

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Education

1985

University of Oregon School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

University of Washington

LIberal Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2015

Washington Leadership Institute

Technology Challenges for Lawyers

2015

National Defender Investigator Association Annual Conference

Organizational Strategies and Technolgoy for Complex Cases

2014

Winning Strategies

Hot to Handle a Fraud Case

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English

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