Luke Baumgarten bailed me out of the only legal trouble I have ever, and hopefully will ever get into. He was able to dismiss my case and I could tell he put all the time and effort into what he was doing. Not only that but Luke really cared about the outcome and wanted the best for me. If I would ev...er happen to get into legal trouble again, I would without a doubt go back to him. Great lawyer, great guy.

I hired Luke as my attourney for my DUI case. We got it dropped to a Neg 1, and he is still helping me today with post court advice and helping me through the probaition with out charging me extra money. He is very trustworthy and is easy to talk to and a great person to help clarify things that ar...e hard to understand.

Luke is a great attorney. He was straightforward and honest. He never sugared-coated anything. He told me the odds but worked hard to resolve my DUI case. He was able to get a dismissal on constitutional grounds. He may be a recent member to the bar but I believe that this may be an asset becaus...e he worked harder than I expected. He kept me informed and was prompt to reply to emails and phone calls. I truly believe that other attorneys wouldn’t have spent the same amount of time on my case and would have over looked details and holes in the case against me. Because of his detailed work and knowledge of the law he was able to get my case dismissed “in the interest of justice”. I believe most attorneys might have missed flaws in the case against me and I would not have gotten a positive conclusion. He wrote a well-written letter to the prosecutor stating all the flaws in the case and also met with the prosecutor. I was not at the meeting when he met with the prosecutor but he did a good a enough job to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the case. I felt that he truly cared about my case and without him I don’t believe my case would have been dismissed. If you need an attorney I highly recommend Luke. He is willing to work hard for you to get you the best outcome. I worked with other lawyers in the passed, none on a criminal case, but he was by far the best to work with.

I contacted Luke to help with a traffic infraction. I must say that I've used several attorneys over the years and Mr Baumgarten stands heads and tails above every person I have worked with. His responsiveness was second to none and he went absolutely above and beyond to keep me abreast of my case ...and its outcome. Additionally, he was able to get a reduced sentence and favorable outcome from the initial charge. All this was done faster than any attorney that I have used. I would not hesitate to use him again for any legal matter.

Luke helped us deal with a nightmare situation in a bizarrely twisted case against a Pullman bar named Stubblefield's, which we've since found out has an apparent history of complaints from patrons for excessive force. My daughters after filing police reports against the bouncers of the bar for sexua...l harassment and excessive force were stunned when instead they were charged with 4th degree assault and 1st degree criminal trespass. They were the ones thrown out on the snow -- one of them on her head -- and the bullies at Stubblefield's claimed to be the victims! And the clincher is that it all started because my daughters' friend refused to give the bouncer her phone number to regain entry -- What gall! The world went tilt and we were suddenly in a panic - It was enraging especially since one of my daughters was in the arduous process of applying for TeachAmerica -- charges such as these would have ruined everything she had worked so hard to achieve. Through an acquaintance, we turned to Avvo to try to find the best attorney we could to help us make sense of what was going on. When I first found Luke, I must admit his relatively recent admittance to the bar compared to the other attorneys listed was a bit of a concern, but when I compared the reviews I was very impressed with what his previous clients shared. But the clincher was when he actually DID answer my call right away and provided clear and concise answers to all my questions in a pleasant and direct manner, including openly providing his fees and associated court costs.He was very upfront about the possible scenarios as well -- warnings based on his previous experiences -- potentially 6-8 months probation plus $$ and much to our horror -- often an extra kickback to the alleged "victims" (Stubblefields) as restitution -- in what's known as a Victim's Impact Statement. Throughout the process, Luke kept us informed and promptly replied to our phone calls and emails. He authored a very well-crafted letter to the prosecutor full of just the right amount of righteous indignation over the travesty of justice these unfair and, in reality, reversed charges represented. Luke's efforts resulted in the prosecutor agreeing to a contract for dismissal whereby my girls were only required to pay court costs of $150 each and agree to be on their best behavior for 3 months -- The only thing that would have made it sweeter would have been if Stubblefield's outrageous disrespect for its patrons had been exposed and more importantly stopped before they seriously hurt some young college kid. But I hold out hope that justice will still be served and plan to contact an attorney who's name Luke provided to see about a class action suit being filed against Stubblefield's -- If you're a fellow victim of Stubblefield's out of control bouncers, I strongly urge you to consider doing the same. Now that I know what's going on there, I just can't in good conscience ignore it. So a mostly happy ending to our story -- We are greatly relieved and extremely grateful the legal nightmare is behind my daughters now, so that they can continue to pursue their lives without undeserved charges marring their reputations. They are exceptional young women and deserve all they’ve worked so hard to achieve. And Luke has proven himself personally to me to be a person of integrity and a true champion for justice -- a guaranteed referral from us to anyone looking for an excellent criminal defense attorney in Pullman -- if you're looking for the best criminal representation in Pullman, hands down, Luke's your man!