John Henry Browne

Best lawyer in the state for criminal defense! I turned to JHB in desperation when I was falsely accused assault and JHB handled my case like like a true professional. He walked my through the entire ordeal, playing the role of counselor, legal advisor and friend. On top of that, when he learned the ...details behind my situation, he handled my case nearly free of charge! He went above and beyond what I would expect for any attorney to do for their client and was always available to answer any questions that I had. All the same can be said of Emma C. Scanlan, his brilliant associate, who also helped in my case.

John Henry Browne is a man of his word. He is incredible. There is not a better attorney and firm in Seattle. He and his staff are the very best. His associate Emma C. Scanlan is young, but has a whole lot of experience. They make a great team ! John and Emma helped my son and I wit...h our wrongly charged animal cruelty criminal case. Through their work and efforts the trial ended in a mistrial and an acquittal. We are just now being able to get our lives back. We thank John and Emma and owe them our gratitude. If you require a great lawyer when it really matters, do yourself a favor and hire John Henry Browne and his team.

John is my legal father who was overseeing the re-birth of my freedom every step of the way. He did not let me down in my darkest hours: from incarceration to bail, from bail to trial, and through the trial to exoneration of the horrible charges. John has the knowledge, ability, and skill to muster a...ll the available legal resources to your defense. His office staff is working hard to ensure that your legal rights are not wasted and that you will have a fair trial under the law. John has the charisma necessary to establish rapport with the opposing party, juries, and judges. He thinks on his feet, several steps ahead, and is sharp in rebuttals. I believe he earned deserved respect from his colleagues, judges, and prosecuting attorneys alike. I would re-hire John on the spot, but rather try to not waste his effort to free me in vane and keep a promise to stay away from being accused.

I unfortunatley retained Mr. Browne's services several years ago for a criminal matter. I was told that Mr. Browne was a good attorney if you could get past his ego. Mr. Browne had several months almost a year to prepare for the trial. I found that every time I spoke to Mr. Browne it was like he w...as hearing the details of the case for the first time all over again. At trial Mr. Browne was basically clueless as to the details and pertinant information about my case. I basically had to hand feed information to him as the trial went along and give him questions to ask the witnesses. Mr. Browne refused most of the infornation that I gave him and acted like he knew everything which he did not. I was mistakenly found guilty on one misdemeanor charge. When I approached Mr. Browne about appealing the verdict, he told me that I did not have any basis for an appeal. He told me that it was only a misdemeanor and it was not worth appealing. After Mr. Browne realized that I was not going to give up and just accept a wrongful conviction, he charged me an outrageous amount for the appeal which he then handed over to another attorney who was not in his firm. This attorney did a wonderful job and aggreed that I was wongfully convicted. She ultimatley wrote the appeal and all of the arguements. The day of oral arguements for the appeal Mr. Browne just showed up and read what the other attorney had written and was basically clueless again as to the facts of the case. I won the appeal and the conviction was overturned, no thanks to Mr. Browne.