The Challenge of the Job
February 7, 2019
SQ Attorneys Seattle criminal defense attorneys do the best they can for their clients. It is a tough and sometimes thankless job. We Seattle defense…
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Plain-English guidance on Washington DUI, criminal, and traffic law — updated regularly by our attorneys.
Shall I Refuse the Breath Test?
February 4, 2019
To take a Breathalyzer or not can be a difficult question. The law of implied consent and blood alcohol content (BAC) testing varies from state to state.…
Read moreSuper Bowled
February 4, 2019
SQ Attorneys Last Thursday a former director of sports marketing for Microsoft plead guilty to wire-fraud. The plea stemmed from an allegation that he…
Read moreWhat? No Police Department?
January 29, 2019
SQ Attorneys One way to make a community unsafe is to excommunicate its police department, and that is exactly what a small town mayor did in Okanogan…
Read morePretrial Motions Explained
January 29, 2019
After the preliminary hearing and before a criminal case goes to trial, the prosecutor and the defense attorney usually appear before a criminal court…
Read moreA Teaching Moment Gone Awry
January 22, 2019
SQ Attorneys We can all agree that teaching your child ‘life lessons’ is important for their overall development. That said, there are limits, and on…
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DUI and Background Checks
January 21, 2019
A DUI conviction, or even an impaired driving charge that does not end in a conviction, may negatively impact one's career, particularly if an offender…
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General DUI Overview
January 18, 2019
A DUI arrest is always preceded by a traffic stop, whether the police officer suspects drunk driving or has stopped a motorist for an unrelated reason,…
Read moreCollateral Consequences
January 16, 2019
SQ Attorneys On January 15, 2019 an article was written in the Seattle Times entitled, “New milestone in King County: Immigrant count tops 500,000”. The…
Read moreA Call with Consequences
January 15, 2019
SQ Attorneys A week after ringing in the New Year, a Seattle man was arrested and booked into jail after he admitted to stabbing his brother to death in a…
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Cop Cars with Slogans
January 9, 2019
SQ Attorneys In the State of Michigan, a city Police Department (the City of Roseville) has come up with a novel and progressive idea for promoting…
Read moreSteps to Take When Being Pulled Over
January 8, 2019
Let’s face it, each and every driver will eventually get pulled over by law enforcement at some point in their lives. The following are a few things to…
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