Licensing Change on the Horizon
Last year Washington lawmakers passed a measure creating a two-tiered licensing system. Jay Inslee – Washington State’s governor – thereafter signed the law into effect. ...
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Rental Cars and Privacy
One thing about folks in the US, we all cherish our constitutional rights. One constitutional principle we particularly hold onto tightly, is our right to ...
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Embezzle(theft)
What is embezzlement? Good question. It can be said that embezzlement is theft, but theft isn’t necessarily embezzlement. By its very nature, embezzlement involves a ...
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An Assault That Wasn’t?
What warrants the police and/or a prosecutor to pursue an arrest or a criminal charge? Apparently that is a good question; it is amazing how ...
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Rights – Know Them, Exercise Them
Certainly no one ever wants to have an encounter with a police officer when his red and blue lights are flashing. These are pretty colors ...
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Write it Down!
One of the first things we at SQ Attorneys have our clients do when they meet with us – do what the officer did – ...
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Miranda Back in the News
Throughout our criminal justice system it is well known that we all have the right to remain silent when confronted by law enforcement. In fact, ...
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Landlords Beware
It is now official within the city limits of Seattle, landlords will soon be barred from excluding people with criminal records from renting their property; ...
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Crimes of Washington
In Washington state crimes are broken down into two main types – misdemeanors (misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors) and felonies (Class A – C). Misdemeanor cases ...
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What’s in a Name Makes a Difference
An interesting article in the Seattle Times today outlines why the Seattle City Attorney’s decision to change the name of a certain crime has caused ...
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