Fearless defense of any charge.

If you are suspected of or charged with a crime—especially a serious one—you need to speak with a lawyer immediately.

The stakes in a criminal case are never abstract: an investigation or charge threatens not only your liberty but your professional standing, licenses, and ability to travel and do business. Most serious matters begin long before an indictment—federal and state agents interview witnesses, execute search warrants, and quietly develop a theory of the case—and a proactive lawyer can often narrow an investigation, shape prosecutorial judgment, or, in some instances, avoid charges entirely. If charges are filed, the process moves quickly: arrest or voluntary surrender, conditions of release, discovery review, motion practice, and, when necessary, trial. This office draws on courtroom-honed experience—arguing motions, selecting juries, examining reluctant witnesses, and trying difficult cases—to spot the procedural and evidentiary choices that change a case’s trajectory. Innovation in defense is not a slogan here but daily practice: using modern, secure discovery platforms and data-driven motion practice, deploying experts early, and offering predictable fee structures so clients with businesses, professional licenses, or public profiles can pursue a forward-looking strategy without surprise costs.

This office also represents clients after conviction, in appeals and post-conviction proceedings, like personal restraint and habeas petitions, where advocacy shifts to identifying legal error, preserving issues, and framing questions that matter to reviewing courts; for those who maintain their innocence, that work may extend to new-trial motions, post-conviction petitions, or claims informed by advances in forensic science.

Criminal Charges resulting from Outdoor Recreation

This office also represents clients after conviction, in appeals and post-conviction proceedings, where advocacy shifts to identifying legal error, preserving issues, and framing questions that matter to reviewing courts; for those who maintain their innocence, that work may extend to new-trial motions, post-conviction petitions, or claims informed by advances in forensic science. Living and working in the Pacific Northwest brings a particular focus on criminal charges that arise from outdoor recreation and natural-resource activity, including Lacey Act investigations and prosecutions and other matters on federal, state, tribal, and administrative lands. These cases sit at the intersection of criminal law, regulation, and science: what looks like “trespass,” “resource damage,” or “unlawful take” on paper often grows from complex realities in the field—guiding and outfitting, backcountry travel, hunting and fishing, river and coastal use, cross-border transport, and treaty or subsistence issues. Because such enforcement frequently triggers parallel proceedings, forfeiture and licensing exposure, and consequences for employment or visas, the defense must be both meticulous and pragmatic—preserving evidence, challenging regulatory interpretations, litigating novel search-and-seizure questions in remote or maritime settings, and thinking several steps ahead about what a resolution will mean for your livelihood and ability to keep working and recreating.

This office can arrange for case evaluations for those who remain incarcerated and believe they have been wrongfully convicted.