About Elizabeth
Licenses
Licensed in Washington for 31 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2014
10 Rating, Avvo
2005
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2004
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2003
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2002
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
1993
Dean's Honor List,
1993
Chief Justice,
1992
Dean's Honor List,
Work Experience
2018 - Present
Judge, Pierce County District Court
2007 - 2018
Lawyer/Manager, Padula & Associates, L.L.C.
2003 - 2007
Lawyer/Principal, Goddard Wetherall Wonder & Padula
1999 - 2003
Lawyer/Solo Practitioner, The Law Office of Elizabeth Padula
1998 - 1999
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
1997 - 1998
Attorney, McMenamin & McMenamin
1995 - 1997
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
1992 - 1992
Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati
1992 - 1994
Law Clerk, Zimmer Capor and Simon
1989 - 1990
Bailiff, Washington State Court of Appeals Div I
Associations
2015 - Present
Citizens For Judicial ExcellencePresident
2007 - Present
Washington Association of Criminal Defense AttorneysMember
2004 - Present
Northwest Academy for DUI DefenseMember
2001 - Present
National College of DUI DefenseMember
2002 - 2003
Washington Foundation of Criminal JusticeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Not Guilty
Education
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1984
Speaking Engagements
2007
Pre-Trial Release/Bail
2007
DUI Trial Work for the Effective Appeals
2007
Pre-trial Release/Bail
2006
Defending DUI's
2005
Law of Same Sex Marriages
2001
"Cash Only" Bails
1996
Voir Dire
Publications
2007
1992
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Guides