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United States of America v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, age 47, of Newcastle, Washington, set up nine different entities that he used to accept proceeds from investors who thought they were investing in the oil and gas industry. The names of business entities that offered purported investments related to oil and gas were Sea Forest International LLC.; Apex Oil and Gas Trading LLC.; Navigator Energy Logisti
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mitchell Jason Ranes a/k/a "Cricket"
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Roshard Andrew Carty
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, first contacted the 73-year-old Vancouver, Washington victim in 2020. He posed as an employee of Publisherās Clearinghouse and claimed the victim won $22 million and a car in the lottery, but that she needed to pay taxes and fees to access her winnings. He convinced the victim that the FBI was recording the call and told her she was not to tell anyone about the big win.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dylan Rex
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of Wire Fraud; seven counts of Computer Fraud; one count of Possession of Child Pornography; and one count of Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Between July 2020 and March 2023, Dylan Rex, age 32, of La Center, Washington, defrauded over 170 victims of their private and intimate photos and videos stored in their Snapchat accounts. He would use false phone numbers and false email addresses that made
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rogelio Pena
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access to the groupās stash house. At sentencing U.S. District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson said, āThis was
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indiansā Department of Health and Human Services and Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). As part of her position as Assistant Direc
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jacob Aubrey Littlebull
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Talisa Manuella Munoz
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international kidnapping. Talisa Manuella Munoz, failed to return the boy to his father as required by the final parenting plan. She secretly flew to Panama after using false documents to get the child a passport. Munoz, was supposed to return the child to his father on September 8, 2025, following a weekend visitation. When the child was not returned, the father reported to law enforcement and the FBI o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Steven E. Graham
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force were investigating Graham not only for drug trafficking, but because Graham had an open warrant from the Washington State Department of Corrections due to one or mor
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented John Doe, age 47, charged with shooting a woman in Seattleās ChinatownāInternational District.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Zachary C.Kelty
Spokane, Washington crimicriminal defense lawyer represented Zachary C. Kelty, age 38, was charged with raping and molesting a family member.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenneth H. Crause
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. The Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit had an active drug trafficking investigation into Kenneth H. Crause, age 55, who was already on federal supervision for a prior drug trafficking conviction. Based on that investigation officers obtained search warrants for his residence and vehicle. Those warrants were executed on October
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tamara King, aka Tamara Waln
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Between August 2009 and December 2013, Tamara Kind, aka Tamara Waln, 56, of Toledo, Ohio, previously resided in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, solicited investments in a real estate fund called Halcyon. Twenty-two victims, most of whom were Seattle residents, invested $2.25 million in the fund. Waln told investors their funds wo
View VerdictRandey Thompson v. Central Valley School District No. 365, et al.
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on retaliation in violation of the First Amendment theory. Thompson was placed on paid administrative leave and subsequently transferred to a teaching position as a result of his posting on Facebook a comment about the Democratic National Convention that used epithets, slurs, and violent language.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime involving bodily injury and a dangerous weapon for his attack on a Black bus rider. On March 7, 2024, Hernandez-Mayoral, age 24, made derogatory comments about Black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus. When a Black woman on the bus looked to see who was making racist comments, he yelled at her not to look at him and made more comments, including referring to the woman a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The potential health risks identified at the time included inflammatory response, asthma, nausea or vomiting, and toxic or cancer-causing effect
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mohammed Zafaranchi, aka āMikeā
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a web of boiler-room-type call centers that defrauded 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. Mohammed Zafaranchi, 43, aka āMikeā was convicted following a week-long trial of all twelve federal charges he faced: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering, and obstruction of justice. Zafaranchiās fraud scheme involved purchasing data
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al.
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day trial. At the sentencing hearing on October 27, 2025, U.S. District Judge John H. Chun noted that the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Andrew Pete Serrano
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accessory After the Fact for his role in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong and to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm in a separate matter from 2019. Jedidah Iesha Moreno shot and killed Rosenda Strong on or about October 5, 2018, following an argument at a residence, known as the House of Souls in Wapato, Washington. Following the murder, Moreno asked for help disposing of Strongās body. Zack and Jama
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Defendant claimed that the government commit grand jury abuse by offering perjured testimony. Allen alleges that testimony from an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) was false because Allen did not āmeetā with agents or āprovideā a handgun for sale. However, Allen did āmeetā with the agents by arriving
View VerdictState of Washington v. Christian Y. Adame-Ibarra
Wenatchee, Washington criminal defense lawyer presents the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Two Brothers
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represent two bothers accused of killing a man for stealing their father's gun. The shooter told police he shot the victim after chasing him down in the mall parking lot and that he was afraid the victim might hurt his brother.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Johnathan Leslie Allen, AKA Lohnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute meth and felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Facebook records (1) were admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b) to support the government's theory on identity; and (2) complied with Fed. R. Evid. 403, where the records were relevant in tying Allen to his crimes, unfairly prejudicial references were redacted, and duplicative exhibits were excluded.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Saul Juan Cruz
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribution.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lance Scott Michel
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country. Judge Dimke also ordered that, following his sentence, Michel be placed on
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple, Charles Lon Seltz
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, executed search and arrest warrants in Richland, Wash
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federal prison sentence concurrent with a Pierce County Superior Court sentence for sexual abuse of a todd
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Deonya Greene, Delonte Davis, Javon Thomason, and Javon Thomason
Washington, DC criminal defense lawyers will be representing the Defendants charged with assault and battery.<br> <br> The suspects were identified as 28-year-old Deonya Greene, of Northeast, 35-year-old Delonte Davis, 32-year-old Javon Thomason and 38-year-old Travis Warren, of Southeast. All were arrested and charged with assault with significant bodily injury and threats to kidnap or injure.
View VerdictBrook Lang, M.D. v. Providence Health and Services
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used on a employment discrimination civil rights violation theory.
View VerdictLindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> In Washington, an insurance company can be sued for bad faith if it acts unreasonably, such as by delaying a claim without cause, misrepresenting facts, or improperly denying a claim after a flawed investigation<br> . Proving bad faith requires showing the insurer's actions were unreasonable or that they knew or recklessly disregarded the lack of a reasonable basis for the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Juan Manuel Aguirre-Lucero
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an alien in the United States without permission after deportation.
View VerdictBurt Schleiger v. Social Security Administration
Benton, Washington, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> <br> DIWC and DIWW are abbreviations for different Social Security disability programs<br> . DIWC stands for "Disabled Insured Widow's Claim," which provides benefits to a disabled widow or widower who is at least 50 years old and whose deceased spouse was insured under Social Security. DIWW stands for "Disabled Insure
View VerdictEstate of Ian Simmers v. County of King, et al.
Seattle, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> After confessing to the crime, Ian Simmers was convicted in 1996 in the<br> Superior Court of Washington for King County for first-degree murder when he<br> was sixteen years old. Decades later, Simmers moved for a new trial. In response,<br> the State moved to vacate the conviction, which the court granted. Simmers<br> subsequently filed this lawsuit, claiming that officers involved
View VerdictFlying T Ranch, Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, et al.
Under federal common law, Indian tribes may be sued only under two circumstances: when a tribe waives its sovereign immunity or when Congress unequivocally abrogates tribal sovereign immunity. Here, Flying T Ranch (Flying T) filed suit in Snohomish County Superior Court to quiet title to nonreservation land purchased by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (Tribe). Flying T contends it had acquired that land through adverse possession prior to the Tribe's purchase. The superior court dismissed th
View VerdictState of Washington v. Dupree L. Meadows
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree assault and first-degree arson. Bond was set at $100,000.<br> <br> Dupree L. Meadows, age 52, was accused of setting a man on fire beneath the Browne.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adam Lee SiJohn
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assautl resulting in serius bodily injury in Indian Country.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tawny Youngman, aka Tawny Rhodes
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Teresa Sanchez
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
View VerdictDennis Edward Crace v. Social Security Administration
Yakima, Washington, social security law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Assault 2nd Degree for pointing the handgun at two different individuals.<br> <br> Teenage suspect arrested after police said he pointed a handgun at two people in the Walmart parking lot in Richland.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Linda You
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dominique Sanders
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs.<br>
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary and felony harassment.<br> <br> As 60-year-old man forced his way into a Seattle high school and assaulted a security guard, and later threatened a teen with a gun and knife.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jose Paleo
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Santiago Medero
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma.<br> <br> At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not associated with any gangs. It is believed they were targeted because Mederos' gang mistakenly believed Joshua Love, who was wearing a red jacket, was an Eastside Piru gang member<br> <br> Both
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. <br> <br> Twently-eight old male suspect accused of shooting and killing one man and wounding another.<br> <br>
View VerdictJulie Ballou v. City of Vancouver
Tacoma, Washington, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> Under Washington's anti-discrimination law,1 courts apply the lodestar method to calculate "reasonable attorneys' fees.Ć¢ā¬Ā Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, Seattle City Light, 151 P.3d 976, 981 (Wash. 2007) (quoting Wash. Rev.<br> Code ĆĀ§ 49.60.030(2)). "To calculate a lodestar amount, a court multiplies the number of hours reasonably expended by the reasonable hourly rate.Ć¢ā¬Ā <
View VerdictUnited States of America v.Lance Scott Michel
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country. Judge Dimke also ordered that, following his sentence, Michel be placed on a lifeti
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and Special Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, executed search and arrest
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Demitri Super
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federal prison sentence concurrent with a Pierce County Superior Court sentence for sexual abuse of a todd
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