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.

Mr. Browne comes with a great reputation. That is a tough thing to live up to every day. However when you go to court, even the bailifs and court personnel know that they are in the presence of a great lawyer. He is very compassionate to his clients. He took me on, when no one else cared. At first I ...thought that the "deal" he got for me was just o.k., but as I look back with better vision. He did a great job. He saved me three years on another case where I received 60 days instead. He was able to show the judge the REAL story instead of the b.s. that the prosecutor was trying to snow the judge with. As with all "great" people, they often operate on the edge, because they are knowledgeable and able. Mr. Browne knows when to press the opening to obtain results. Often brilliant, sometimes demur as necessary to obtain results. Each judge is different and therefore requires a different approach. Mr. Browne has mastered this. The AVVO rating is subjective without inspection. I wish there were more John Henry Brownes in this world and if there were, there would be greater justice in this world. Thanks Mr. Browne you took care of me when no one else cared.

This site came to my attention from the Seattle Times article reporting a lawsuit by some attys against the rating process used here. That process is certainly laughable if you know anything about lawyers in Seattle at least. I have a lot of experience with lawyers from my working life but when it ca...me to a family member who got in trouble, I learned the hard way that it makes all the difference who is defending you. I was taken for a ride by an atty rated over 7 by this site. He told us he could handle the case. What a sad tale! This guy was as helpless as a baby in front of the prosecutor. Our case was sunk, our goose was cooked, we were going to grow old behind bars. All this guy wanted to do was slink away with my money and wave goodbye as we were forced to take a nasty plea bargain or spend eternity in jail. Then we met John and hired him in a last minute desperate attempt to change reality. In one appearance in court he totally changed the psychology of the whole affair. In a room full of attys in court, when John walked in, he was approached by many of them like autograph seekers. Bottom line: John worked out a vastly better plea arrangement that was only slightly unfair instead of a gross miscarriage of justice. If it wasn't for him, there would have been years of time in prison instead of months. I personally know many of the lawyers in Seattle listed on this site who have better ratings than John. I hope the judge, prosecutor, and jury are impressed by those ratings because if they aren't you are going to need the services of John H Browne!