Ari Rothman Goldstein

Ari Rothman Goldstein

4.4
Rating: 4.4

Licensed for 12 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Tumwater, WA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Litigation

2950 Poppy Ln sw #2-302, Tumwater, WA

About Ari

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 70%

All aspects of defending your freedom. Any criminal charge is serious and you deserve the best possible representation. Criminal defense is almost my entire practice. When your freedom is on line go with someone who specializes in on defending you.

13 years | 45 cases

70%
DUI and DWI 25%

The outcome of your drunk driving case might depend on the quality of your legal representation. Fortunately, Ari Goldstein is a well-qualified DUI defense attorney. He's represented numerous clients in Seattle, WA, and the surrounding area.

13 years

25%
Litigation 5%

While I focus very heavily on criminal defense work I do take the occasional general litigation case that I feel strong about. I am a ferocious advocate in defending my clients freedom. Let me bring that same drive to your litigation matter.

13 years | 30 cases

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 12 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2013

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2023

Location

Goldstein Law, PLLC

2950 Poppy Ln sw #2-302, Tumwater, WA, 98512

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Ari Rothman Goldstein's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Punctuality

Posted by Ang | March 03, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Stay away

In my opinion , you should stay away from this lawyer. He took a few cases of mine. Didn't show up for hearings. Lost my paperwork and left it on a bench and had to have someone bring it to him prior to a hearing. At first refused to show me my criminal discovery. When he did show me my criminal disc...overy , he did it at a hotel room while he was on a date in Seatac the day before my hearing didn't block out names or redact any information in the discovery and took off drinking instead of going over the paperwork with me , I went over it myself and another person not a party of the case named Ben. That is just the tip of the iceberg. He refused to do a motion to withdraw when I fired him. Didn't turn in my recommendations. Drove me down a dirt road in Enclumclaw instead of driving me back to my home after a hearing. He would ask me to hang out outside hours of his representation. So close to filing the biggest bar complaint, you have ever seen in your life. Not to mention , he was mentioning my case to other people without my consent. As well as contacting detectives at the same time of someone that was a party to the case. Detectives thought that was really weird.That was in my criminal discovery. Please , in my opinion , stay away from this guy. He will destroy your case.

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Experience

Rating:  4.4 (Concern)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2023.

Reprimand issued in WA, 2023

updated on 05/31/2023

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Honors

2017

Client's Choice, Avvo

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Principal, Goldstein Law PLLC

2014 - 2015

Attorney, Barrazalaw

2011 - 2012

Legal Intern, Rao & Pierce, PLLC

Associations

2015 - Present

Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2013 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

Education

2011

Seattle University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2005

University of Washington

BA - Bachelor of Arts

2005

University of Washington

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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