Our son was arrested for DUI by campus police at WSU, and refused to blow. After spending a night in jail and then talking to a high pressure, high priced attorney from Spokane, our son found Luke Baumgarten. Luke is hard working and reasonably priced. He explained the charges against our son and hi...s options, kept us informed, and answered all our questions. Luke sent an impressive plea offer to the county prosecutor, and our son’s charges were reduced to negligent driving 1. Our son had total confidence in Luke, when he most needed someone (as we are in Seattle). I would not hesitate to recommend Luke Baumgarten to anyone facing a DUI.

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 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!

We retained Luke Baumgarten to represent our daughter in a dui case. It was a very scary situation that was further complicated by the distance between our daughter and us (she is in Pullman and we live in Seattle). Luke did an excellent job explaining the charges, and our options. He was very com...forting to our daughter, and she trusted him implicitly. Luke continually kept us updated with all of his correspondence and progress with the case. He was quick to take my calls and answer all of my emails in detail. With his persistence on our case, along with his knowledge and attention to detail, we were able to get the charges reduced. I don't believe any other lawyer would have put the time and care in to our case that Luke did. I can't say enough about him!

Luke did an absolutely amazing job of handling an old warrant for me. Time was very important in this matter because of a background check a potential employer was doing. He was IN COURT representing me 20 min after I spoke with him over the phone. He had my case resolved within 2 business days. ...And I was extremely happy with the disposition i recieved. If I ever need an attourney again I will use Luke. I will also refer others to him. Thanks again!