Wade Steven Samuelson
About Wade
Licenses
Licensed in Washington for 29 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2013
Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, Washington State Bar Association
2012
Certificate of Appreciation, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2012
Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, Washington State Bar Association
2011
Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, WSBA
2010
Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation, WSBA
2009
Certificate of Appreciation, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2006
Lawyer of the Year, Alliance for Equal Justice - Lewis County Bar Legal Aid
2003
Certificate of Appreciation, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Judge, Lewis County District Court
2008 - 2015
Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor, Centralia College
2003 - 2014
Pro Tem Judge, District and Municipal Courts
1996 - 2014
Partner, Olson Althauser Samuelson & Rayan
Associations
2008 - Present
Centralia College Criminal Justice Advisory CommitteeCommittee Member
1996 - Present
Lewis County Bar AssociationMember
1996 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
1996 - Present
Federal Bar Association (Western District of Washington chapter)Member
2014 - 2014
Washington Association of Criminal Defense LawyersPresident
2012 - 2013
Washington Association of Criminal Defense LawyersVice President
2010 - 2012
Washington Association of Criminal Defense LawyersSecretary
2007 - 2014
Washington Association of Criminal Defense LawyersExecutive Board
2005 - 2011
Washington State Bar Association - Criminal Law SectionExecutive Committee
2003 - 2014
Washington State Association for JusticeMember
2002 - 2014
Thurston County Bar AssociationMember
2000 - 2014
Washington Association of Criminal Defense AttorneysPatron Member
1997 - 2000
Washington State Bar Association - Legal Services to the Armed Forces CommitteeCommittee Member
1997 - 2005
Centralia Civil Service CommissionCommissisoner
1996 - 1997
Washington State Bar Association - De Novo NewspaperEditorial Advisory Board
Education
1996
Juris Doctor
1990
Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
District Court in Morton
2015
Your District Court
2015
Status of Lewis County District Court
2014
Firearm Restoration Process for Veterans
2013
Firearm Concealed Carry Laws in Washington
2013
Firearm Laws in Washington
2013
Use of Force - Deadly and Non-Deadly
2013
Firearm Rights Restoration
2013
Identity Theft and Other Scams
2012
Advanced Training for Criminal Law Legal Assistants
2012
Concealed Carry Law in Washington
2011
The Life of a Criminal Case
2011
Jury Selection
2011
Ethics for your Criminal Defense Practice
2011
The Law of Self-Defense
2010
Criminal Defense in Washington State
2009
Mandatory Reporting of Criminal Offenses
2008
Statutory Defenses of the WA Criminal Code
2007
Representing the Defendant in Relapse
2007
Criminal Law for Juveniles
2007
Auction Law in Washington
2006
Department of Licensing Suspensions in the DUI Case
1999
Washington's New DUI Laws
Publications
2014
2011
2010
2007
2006
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Is it llegal or illegal to dumpsterdive in t he city of olympia wa?
26 May 2013
Will a speeding ticket any affect on a deferred DUI charge
01 Oct 2011
Trying to get a "deferred finding" on a speeding ticket in Skagit County, WA...
29 Sep 2011