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Katelyn Gravelle Weaver
About Katelyn
Biography
Katelyn is a defense attorney to her core. She feels strongly about her role in holding the government and police accountable to the citizens they claim to protect. Katelyn is similarly committed to guiding clients with compassion through what is often lowest time in their lives.
Katelyn earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California - Davis, before moving to Seattle to attend law school at Seattle University, where she successfully earned her Juris Doctorate degree. During law school, she worked for the Northwest Justice Project in Seattle representing clients facing domestic abuse. Katelyn also worked alongside an appellate court justice for the 6th District Court of Appeal in California, where she assisted in drafting the court's legal opinions.
Katelyn has been handling criminal cases ever since, and has over a decade of experience in our local courts. In Superior Court, Katelyn represented clients charged with Class A felony offenses, Class B violent offenses, and adult sex offense cases. Katelyn has a strong passion for trial work, which drives her to work tirelessly on behalf of her clients. If she was not in one courtroom arguing a motion to suppress evidence, she was probably in the middle of trial in another courtroom.
Katelyn's trial experience, coupled with her attention for detail achieved positive results for her clients. In her last three months in her office's felony unit, she won back-to-back not-guilty verdicts, followed by a dismissal at trial for destruction of evidence. Her advocacy on those three cases alone saved those three clients over 10 collective years of prison time.
In addition to her work as a trial attorney, Katelyn spent several years representing clients in many of King County's diversion/treatment courts, including Mental Health Court and Drug Diversion Court. While in Drug Court, she challenged the then-new RCW regarding Drug Court eligibility, and argued the issue of first impression in front of the Court of Appeals.
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Criminal Defense
100%
14 years
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Licensed in Washington for 12 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2013
No misconduct found
Location
KGW Law, PLLC
5608 17th Ave NW, Ste 1786, Seattle, WA, 98107
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Posted by Frank | November 05, 2024 | Criminal Defense
Extremely knowledgeable, and CARES
I am facing criminal charges and just had a few questions regarding the process to expect and whether I needed to retain counsel. To say I was stressing the situation would be an understatement, but after getting off what must've been a 30-minute call, I am okay... which is a great feeling. Straigh...
Posted by Angela | January 21, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Super Awesome
Got me house arrest on a 7yr charge and handled a protection order for me. Wonderful lady and very professional.
Posted by Alexander | October 19, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Excellent Lawyer she was able to do almost the impossible.
I found her extremely hard working, she put in far more hours on my case than I retained her for and she was able to come up with a brilliant strategy
Posted by Brandon | April 20, 2022 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Hands Down, Best Attorney that I Know!
From "cradle" to "grave," Ms. Weaver was on point. I am an individual with no legal experience and Ms. Weaver clearly articulated the entire legal process, and proactively explained the potential outcomes of my case. I was arrested with a .18 BAC and she was able to get it reduced to a Negligent Driv...
Katelyn Gravelle Weaver's Lawyer Endorsements
"Katelyn is an outstanding attorney. Her case preparation skills and abilities are strong. She thoroughly reviews her cases. She develops cases theories and themes. Her courtroom advocacy is excellent. She is also one of the best legal researchers and writers that I know. Finally, she is client centered. She had an innate ability to connect with her clients, empathy. The combination of strong legal advocacy skills with her empathy makes her an outstanding attorney."
"Katelyn is the attorney you want if you need a trial lawyer. She has worked in the greater Seattle area for years and knows the ins and out of criminal defense work here. She has amazing trial skills and isn’t afraid to go to the box for a client."
"Katelyn is a fantastic criminal defense attorney. We used to work together on very complex cases. I could always rely on her to fight passionately for our clients. I highly recommend her!"
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Katelyn and I worked together for years at Associated Counsel for the Accused in our South Felony unit. We worked on cases together ranging from property crimes to homicides. I was, and am, consistently impressed with Katelyn's skills both in and out of court. Her ability to research issues and write compelling briefs was among the strongest in our office. She seemed able to always find interesting angles on suppression and other issues and she frequently won her cases. In trials, she was effective, engaging, and showed a strong ability to tell her client's story regardless of the facts of the case. She never backed down or went down without a fight. I can't recommend Katelyn enough. Losing her at King County Public Defense was a real loss for our clients. She is an exceptional lawyer, and anyone would be lucky to have her in their corner."
Chloe Alyn
Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Attorney, King County Department of Public Defense
Associations
2013 - Present
American Bar AssociationAttorney Member
2013 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationAttorney Member
Education
2012
Seattle University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English