Pacific Defender Law Group1220 Main Street, Suite 400Vancouver, WA, 98660United States (360) 350-4504

Sean A Nicholson

Avvo Rating8.3

Vancouver, WA
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Licensed for 23 years
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Pacific Defender Law Group is a law firm with vast expertise and experience in defense of all criminal charges. We are familiar and experienced with the criminal justice system, the judges, and the prosecutors throughout the Vancouver and Spokane Washington area. Mr. Sean A. Nicholson is in court every day and have developed excellent working relationships with the judges, court clerks, and prosecutors. We strive to provide our clients with the benefits of our experience, to offer exceptional and personal representation to the clients of Pacific Defender Law Group.

Unlike many Law Firms, we do not contract our cases to outside attorneys or law firms, we handle the cases personally, and do not have inexperienced associates appearing in court. When you trust Pacific Defender Law Group to handle your criminal matter, it is handled in house and personally by Sean A. Nicholson, Esq. and Leslie S. Nicholson, Esq.

Our attorneys have well over fifty years aggregate experience practicing law. We use a team approach on all cases so that multiple attorneys review and have input on all cases. It is important that a team approach be used when dealing with the defense of criminal offenses so that “no stone goes unturned” and you, as the client, receive the benefit of multiple and thorough reviews of your case by experienced attorneys. Our experience has been that most prosecutors are overzealous and regularly overcharge individuals with crimes that are not based on the facts of the case. Do not serve unnecessary jail time, prison time, or pay unnecessary fines because you are not adequately represented. An experienced law firm can and does make a substantial difference.

It is imperative in almost all crimes (especially in DUI and domestic violence cases) that you obtain representation as soon as possible. Give our office a call so we can start working for you immediately; all initial consultations are free. We have experience and will appear in court for you anywhere in or around Vancouver, Washington.

Practice areas

Criminal defense: 99%
Domestic Violence, Driving Under the Influence & DMV Defense, Theft/Fraud/Embezzlement Cases, Elder Abuse, Drug Offenses, Assault/Battery, Burglary/Robbery, Trespassing, Vandalism, Probation Violations.
24 years
Expungement: 1%
If you have fulfilled your probation obligations, we can aid you in having your guilty or no contest plea changed to a not guilty finding and dismissal of the accusations or pleading. Thereby effectively cleaning your record. Call for details.
24 years

Languages spoken

English

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Pacific Defender Law Group

1220 Main Street, Suite 400
Vancouver, WA, 98660

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Resume

License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
WA	Active	2019	05/07/2022
CA	Active	1998	02/06/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Excellent Acheivement in Criminal Defense	Am Jur Bankroft Whitney	1998

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Owner/Attorney	Nicholson Law Offices	1998 - Present

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Washington Defender Association	Attorney Member	2021 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section		2000 - Present
Alameda County Bar Association, Trial Practice Section		2000 - Present
California Public Defenders Association		1999 - Present
San Francisco County Bar Association		1998 - Present

State Bar of California, Solo and Small Firm Section		1998 - Present
State Bar of California, Criminal Law Section		1998 - Present

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Golden Gate Univ SOL	JD - Juris Doctor	1998
Western Oregon University	undergraduate	1994

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
State of Washington v. W.C.	Reckless Driving
People of the State of California v. J.H.	Dismissed Felony Conviction Reduced to Misdemeanor
People of the State of California v. J.H.	Dismissal
DMV v. R.C.	DMV Set Aside – No CDL Suspension
DMV v. A.G.G.	DMV Set Aside – No CDL Suspension

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1 Star		7%

Review Sean A Nicholson

Best guy for a difficult situation

5.0 stars

Posted by Lucy
April 22, 2022

I hired Sean after speaking with about five other lawyers. I liked that he was no-nonsense and direct with me, which helped me face the dire situation I was in. It was my first DUI but I had a high alcohol amount and did not act so nicely to the cops. Sean calmed me down and walked me through the process I would face. When he wasn't available by phone, Leslie was or he answered by e-mail.. I got a great deal and awesome help. Thank you Pacific Defender!