Michael James Pratum

I didnt know what to do since the summons we recieved happened a year after we had moved out of state. I searched the internet and found Mr.Pratum who practiced in the same city where the simmons came from. I did see that years earlier he had made some mistakes but so had my son so who better to be... on your side. Mr. Pratum was responsive and acted on our behalf quickly and effectively. He was able to move the date for our apperance toalater date and then was able to work out a reduced sentence that we were very happy with. He is honest and kept us in the loop with lots of e-mails of what was happening. He made sure every T was crossed and every I recieved a dot. I would highly recommend him.

Michael has been an attorney for me for almost ten years. From helping with a severe car accident in 2000 to helping me with a false arrest currently. He also has been always available to answer my questions. If he doesn't answer the phone he calls RIGHT back. In my opinion he is honest, trustwor...thy, and truly cares, not just about my case but myself and my family's well being as well. I have dealt with several other attorneys here or there for minor questions and paperwork etc. At this point I would use no one other than Mr. Pratum and would absolutely refer him to anyone who needed legal assistance. Also very important to mention is that Mr. Pratum is very quick and is always on the ball. I couldn't think of someone who even comes in second to his abilities and personal attention.

In July of 2009 I was arrested for two offenses that had very serious possible consequences. I had never been in trouble with the law before and I felt lost, humiliated and afraid. I didn’t know where to turn. I have worked in the legal field for almost 15 years so I know a few things about atto...rneys and the court system. However, I have never had to personally be involved with either. In fact I now recruit attorneys for the law firm I work at so I am pretty confident in my ability to recognize good qualities in attorneys. I happened to know Mike from his volunteer work in my community. I asked him if he could meet with me and answer some questions I had about my situation. After our meeting was the first time that I could see some light at the end of the tunnel. I felt like one way or another everything would be okay. He explained to me the type of cases he was handling at present time and gave me some names of people in the industry that I could talk to if I decided to go a different direction with my case. I researched Mike’s license status on the WSBA website and learned that there was some disciplinary action taken a while back. After reading the narrative (what WSBA decided to include) I decided that this is a man who made a mistake, didn’t run from it, made amends, has learned from it and is going on with his life and career a better person from it. Those are characteristics that I truly admire; characteristics that I could relate to. I interviewed a few other attorneys, did an alcohol evaluation with a treatment professional and did some soul searching. I decided that I was going to do a deferred prosecution and that Mike was the attorney for me. He had the most knowledge, the right price and the compassion that so many in the legal field are lacking these days. As far as the legal proceedings are concerned, they couldn’t have gone smoother. Mike kept the lines of communication wide open and responded in a very timely manner to all of my inquiries, either emails or phone calls. Mike explained everything and told me what to expect before each hearing. He worked well with the prosecution and in my opinion, got me the best deal I could get. Both charges were combined and deferred and I am now able to focus on my recovery. It is my opinion that Mike Pratum is an excellent attorney. I highly recommend him to anyone.