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Richard Allen Woodrow
About Richard
Biography
Attorney Bio
Mr. Woodrow graduated from UC Berkeley and attended graduate school at UC San Diego. After working as a teacher for a couple of years he entered law school at UCLA.
Mr. Woodrow’s first job as an attorney was as a prosecutor in Grays Harbor County. After a year at the “Harbor” he was hired at Kitsap County as a prosecutor. After five or six years at Kitsap, Mr. Woodrow opened his practice in Tacoma and gradually after three or four years he moved his practice to Olympia.
Mr. Woodrow has defending numerous persons charged with murder, rape, child molestation, drug crimes, assaults and a variety of other charges. As one of the most aggressive and successful litigators in Thurston County Mr. Woodrow has established himself as one of the premier attorneys in Western Washington.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Criminal Defense
100%
39 years | 1,000 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
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Licensed in Washington for 36 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Attorney at Law
3732 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia, WA, 98501-2125
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Posted by James | April 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Woodrow is the Best in Thurston County
I hired Woodrow on a Assault D.v charge and he got it all dismissed. He is the best in Thurston County, everyone knows Woodrow is the best! he is the only one in Thurston County to get a not guilty on a Murder Charge.
Posted by Ashley | April 11, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Woodrow's the man!
Seriously choosing Woodrow was the easiest and best decision I've ever mad. I'm not going to go into too much detail but I was looking at 10 years in prison but Woodrow knew what he was doing and reduced my charges from a class A to class c with time served. Seriously if you need an attorney call Woo...
Posted by Brett | June 12, 2011 | Criminal Defense
Mr. Woodrow yous my boy!
 YPmobile ^Whos this dbag^ Mr. Woodrow is a bonafide badass BrettK1984 on 06/12/2011 Write a Review Disregard the latter review. Mr. Woodrow has now twice saved my bacon. I got on friendship diversion (w serious charges that normally dont qualify for the program) then got a dui while still in t...
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Experience
Work Experience
1989 - 1994
Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Associations
2000 - Present
Federal Trial Bar
2000 - Present
Washington Defender Association
Sample of Legal Cases
State v Borja
Not Guilty
State v Hachtell
not guilty
State v Kirby
Not Guilty
Education
1982
University of California - Berkeley
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
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Q&A
Will I go to jail at my arraignment for a DUI?
20 Dec 2016
Q&A
Is this police misconduct and violation of my rights?
17 Oct 2015