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2011-10-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

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Huge Win for DUI Defendants

2011-06-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

Typically when a prosecutor intends to present a forensic or toxicology report, they must subpoena the person who actually did the work that produced the report. However, in DUI cases, prosecutors have successfully been allowed to admit the report without the supporting testimony. DUI defense attorneys challenged this approach arguing that admitting the test without the actual testimony of the person who prepared the results violates a defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights under the Confrontation Clause.

On June 23rd the United States Supreme Court ruled that those accused in all criminal prosecutions have the right to be confronted by adverse witnesses, including lab technicians who analyze blood samples for DUI prosecution. Bullcoming v. New Mexico,131 S.Ct. 587 (2010).

In a 5-4 decision, the Court reversed a ruling from the New Mexico Supreme Court that accepted the trial testimony of a different forensic analyst who neither tested the accused's blood sample or prepared the report of the resulting blood alcohol level. In the opinion of the Court, this procedure denied the accused the opportunity to cross-examine the actual analyst involved in the testing and certification.

Proper Passanger Etiquette on a DUI stop

2011-06-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning a 45-year-old Seattle woman gave Kitsap County sheriff's deputies and Bainbridge Island police officers an earful early Tuesday after her boyfriend was arrested for DUI. According to the Kitsap Sun, at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, the officers pulled over the driver of a van because they recognized him and knew his driver's license was suspended. The stop led to the man's arrest for DUI. Officers soon discovered that a woman was in the back of the vehicle when she "screaming at the top of her lungs" and kicking her legs in the air. Not wearing pants or shoes and believed to be highly intoxicated, the woman "continued this screaming of vulgar insults non stop," officers said.
The woman was seated on a curb but soon began running for the patrol car in which her boyfriend was seated. Officers took her to the ground and placed her under arrest. Deputies had to use leg restraints on the ride to jail, in which she continued her tirade using "colorful terms" and made threats. She had also urinated on at least two officers before being booked into jail on suspicion of obstructing a law enforcement officer, the documents said.

While most of us know that urinating on officers will get you no where, it does raise the question, how should one behave if they are a passenger that is getting pulled over? Officers will likely request passengers to provide identification but passengers are free to refuse to provide identification however, this can lead to additional problems. If the police officer has reasonable suspicion that there may be drugs, weapons or other contraband in the vehicle, the passenger may also be arrested and detained. Passengers who choose to provide identification willingly to an arresting officer will likely have their names run in the system for warrants or outstanding tickets.

The best thing for a passenger to do is keep quiet and at the soonest possible time ask the officer if they are free to leave. If the passenger is unfortunate enough to have an independent reason to be arrested they at least are afforded the same rights to challenge the basis of the stop as the driver is afforded. So, things might turn out okay for our Ms. Urinating Seattle woman because the basis of the stops seems suspect.

Going out this weekend in Tacoma? So are the cops!

2011-06-01T21:47:00.000-07:00

Cops will be going out in Tacoma this weekend as a part of a DUI emphasis.

posted By Stacey Mulick on June 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm Share this

Pierce County law enforcement officers and commanders will be visiting bars throughout Tacoma this weekend as part of a new effort to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving.
They'll go to bars where impaired drivers report they'd been drinking right before their arrests.
"There's no enforcement action," said Fircrest Police Chief John Cheesman. "We are just hoping to change some behaviors."
The first weekend for the Home Safe Bar program marks the beginning a month-long public awareness program near the most frequent sites of the county's fatal drunken driving car crashes, the Tacoma Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force.
Here's how the Home Safe Bar program will work. Extra law enforcement officers will be out Saturday night, patrolling for drunken drivers.
When they make arrests, the officers will ask the drivers where they'd been drinking. If the driver had been at a bar in Pierce County, other law enforcement officers and commanders will then visit the bar, Cheesman said.
The commanders will talk with the management at the bar about the enforcement effort, ask them to abide by the state's alcohol laws and provide them information from the Liquor Control Board. They'll also help the customers find designated drivers or call taxis.
"It's pretty low key," Cheesman said.
Frank Blair, a Tacoma father whose 24-year-old daughter was killed in a drunken driving crash in Everett, will be with law enforcement officers and visiting the bars.

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DUI drivers in Washington may have special plates

2011-02-15T08:56:00.000-08:00

DUI drivers in Washington may have special plates

The Associated Press • Published February 14, 2011
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington drivers with a record of drunken driving
could be required to have special license plates designated with the
letter Z.

Legislation introduced by Rep. Norma Smith of Clinton would require
that drivers pay an additional $100 for the Z-plate, which would be
good for three years. The drivers would be allowed to drive only a
vehicle with a Z-designated plate.

The Z would appear as the last symbol at the end of any sequence of
license plate letters and numbers.

Motorcycle riders with a drunken-driving offense also would be
required to have a Z-license, but the special charge would be only
$25.

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/14/1543454/dui-drivers-in-washington-may.html

Washington Lawmakers propose harsher DUI penalties.

2011-02-15T08:51:00.000-08:00

By MOLLY ROSBACH | Associated Press • Published February 14, 2011

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Law enforcement officials and families of drunken
driving victims rallied on Monday in support of several bills
proposing stricter penalties for DUI convictions, asking lawmakers to
hold offenders responsible for their actions.

Friends and family members of people killed by drunken drivers say the
potential costs to the justice system could not be more important than
the safety of other drivers, and that lawmakers need to hold offenders
accountable.

"You have not done enough to protect victims in this state," said
Erica Benge, whose friends were killed by a drunken driver last year.
"We need to get these people off the road."

But opponents to the bills argue that laws targeting DUI offenders
need to focus on prevention and treatment, instead of more
cost-incurring jail time, which many smaller jurisdictions cannot
afford.

Lawmakers in the House Judiciary committee heard testimony on a slew
of bills that address a range of DUI-related issues, including longer
sentences for first-time offenders and the required installation of
ignition interlock devices for convicted negligent or reckless
drivers.

A bill presented by Rep. Orcutt, R-Kalama, would raise the seriousness
level of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault and enact longer
sentences accordingly. Vehicular homicide would be equated to
first-degree manslaughter. In most cases of vehicular assault and
homicide affected by the change, the bill would more than double the
sentence length imposed under current law.

The bill also proposes that sentences be served consecutively, not concurrently.

Orcutt reminded listeners of a case last summer when a couple was
killed by a drunken driver while on their motorcycles. The offender
received less than four years for causing the deaths of two people, he
said.

"The sentences did not fit the crime," he said.

Rep. Steve Kirby, D-Tacoma, proposed a bill to impose harsher
sentences on first-time DUI offenders. For offenders with a
blood-alcohol level of 0.15 or lower, the minimum would increase from
one day to three days, and for those over a 0.15 level, the minimum
would increase from two days to one week. Offenders would pay the cost
of incarceration.

Patricia Fulton of the Washington Defenders Association argued that
most offenders will not be able to pay for their incarceration, and
those costs will fall upon the city or county to pay.

"We think the cost is too burdensome," Fulton said. "Current law as it
stands is appropriate."

If someone is going to be impacted by a short period of jail time, she
said, they will be impacted by the current one- or two-day minimum; if
they're not, then an increase to three days or a week still isn't
going to solve the problem.

Other bills presented at Monday's hearing proposed including prior
offenses when determining if an offender's DUI should count as a
felony, and requiring that persons convicted of reckless or negligent
driving be required to install ignition interlock devices to ensure
they cannot drive while impaired.

Lawmakers also touched on the establishment of DUI specialty courts,
where nonviolent offenders would go through substance abuse therapy.

The DUI bills are HB 1113, HB 1167, HB 1556, HB 1789 and HB 1646.

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/14/1543851/wa-lawmakers-propose-harsher-penalties.html#storylink=mirelated

Horwath Law launches new DUI website

2010-09-25T20:08:00.000-07:00

Horwath Law is happy to announce the release of our new DUI website. For information on the DUI criminal process in Tacoma and Pierce County Washington please visit http://www.horwathtacomadui.com

High-profile attorney charged with DUI

2010-08-26T07:45:00.001-07:00

Prominent Seattle lawyer and TV legal analyst Anne Bremner has been charged with drunken driving, according to court records, despite her claims that she suffered a head injury in a hit-and-run accident and was mistakenly arrested.

On June 4, Bremner, 52, was stopped in Kenmore after driving on three flat tires. She was returning from a dinner party at a judge's home in Seattle. The charge was filed Wednesday in King County District Court in Shoreline. Her arraignment is set for Sept. 1.

Bremner, a partner at Stafford Frey Cooper who often represents police officers accused of misconduct, has been fighting the release of the police report stemming from her arrest after it was requested under open records laws by several local media outlets, including seattlepi.com.

King County Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen ruled last week that most of the records should be made public.

The judge, however, immediately stayed that decision as Bremner's attorney announced an appeal of the decision.

Bremner claims police failed to respond to two 911 calls some time before her midnight arrest in Kenmore and, in a statement submitted to the court on her behalf by her doctor, alleged that she was manhandled by the sheriff's deputy. In a complaint filed under the name "Jane Doe," her lawyer argued she would suffer "substantial and irreparable harm to her personal and professional reputation if the unsubstantiated DUI allegations" were made public.

Her lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday.

Bremner frequently appears as a legal analyst on several television networks.

She has been one of the most vocal advocates for Amanda Knox, the University of Washington student convicted of killing her roommate in Perugia, Italy. Knox's attorneys are appealing.

Bremner appeared as a TV legal commentator about several criminal cases with a national profile, including the Laci Peterson murder and Michael Jackson child molestation trial, and she maintains a virtual library of her TV appearances on her website.

She previously contributed to seattlepi.com's City Brights section of bloggers. Seattlepi.com recently ended its relationship with her to avoid any conflict of interest.

To support their contention that Bremner suffered a head injury, her attorneys in the filed a statement by local psychiatrist Dr. Philip Lindsay.

Lindsay wrote in court documents that Bremner had been the "victim of a hit and run driver at 50 mph and had suffered a concussion," and argued that the deputy who stopped her in Kenmore "rushed to judgment."

"She was mistakenly arrested for DUI based solely upon the symptoms of traumatic brain injury," Lindsay wrote the court.

Attorneys for the county called the doctor's statements "grossly misleading" and contended Bremner never reported a hit-and-run crash or head injury until well after her arrest.

Bremner's defense investigator interviewed the dinner party host, Rosselle Pekelis, a former state Supreme Court justice and former King County Superior Court judge. Pekelis, her husband, and others reported no issues with Bremner regarding her balance, coordination or thought process and speech, before she left, according to summaries of their statements.
By Scott Gutierrez, SeattlePI.com

Woman Racks Up 2 North Carolina DWI Arrests in 2 Hours

2010-07-01T11:22:00.001-07:00

Separate cops involved with drunk driving stops

A Gastonia woman was charged with driving while intoxicated in North Carolina twice in two hours. Kelly Michelle Ray was stopped around 2:41 am on Sunday for having a burned out bulb over her license plate. The officer conducting the traffic stop suspected Ray was impaired and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .15%. The legal limit for driving while impaired in NC is .08%.
Ray was released on bond for the first DWI arrest. She was picked up by her boyfriend but was taken directly to her 2002 Chevrolet and she proceeded to drive away.
At 4:45 am another Gastonia officer stopped Ray for crossing the center line of a two lane road. A breath test registered a BAC of .10%. With the second arrest, a magistrate ordered Ray be jailed on $5000 bond and held until sober.

Lakewood tries new tactic against prostitutes

2009-09-29T20:28:00.001-07:00

Lakewood police say prostitutes are getting more and more street-savvy in their efforts to beat the law.

That’s why city leaders, as part of their ongoing fight against the sex trade, are discussing making it illegal for a suspect to try and detect officers posing as Johns.

The proposed change in law would make it illegal for a person to try to avoid an arrest by exposing herself, touching someone sexually, asking someone to touch her or even asking the potential customer if he’s a police officer.

Lakewood Assistant Police Chief Michael Zaro said the proposal reflects the ways prostitutes have adapted to try to outwit police.

Often they will ask something like, “If you’re not a cop, touch my breast,” Zaro said.

“Tricks like that spread no matter what kind of crime it is,” he said. “It gets asked all the time.”

He told the City Council Monday that the intent of the change is so officers won’t have to touch a prostitute to make an arrest. He said doing so exposes officers to “virulent and bacterial contamination” as well as a “moral gray area” that can make them and family members uncomfortable.

The change could increase the number of officers willing to work undercover, Zaro said.

On the streets, a prostitute can often spot the difference between an undercover cop and a customer by asking for some kind of intimate physical contact.

More often than not, a refusal means the client isn’t legitimate, and the prostitute can stop talking to avoid an arrest.

The officer faces a dilemma: Should I refuse physical contact and risk blowing cover, or should I touch the prostitute against my morals?

The city proposal would allow an officer, after observing the suspected prostitute on the street, to arrest her once she asks the question.

The Lakewood City Council is scheduled to vote on it next Monday. Zaro says the changes are modeled after rules in Las Vegas.

Neither Tacoma nor Fife – which also have had prostitution problems — say they have been asked to take similar steps for their officers.

If Lakewood approves the proposal, it would be the city’s latest effort to curb prostitution, particularly in areas such as South Tacoma Way and Pacific Highway.

Police have made 55 prostitution arrests this year, 31 of which were forwarded to municipal court, officials said. Two cases of patronizing a prostitute have also gone to court this year.

City Attorney Heidi Wachter said those totals are less than in the past, as prostitution cases have generally decreased.

Part of that decrease may stem from sex sold on Web sites such as CraigsList, which has taken some transactions off the streets, Zaro said.

Part of it may owe to the city’s efforts over the last five years, which include stings and operating a “John School,” in which patrons arrested for soliciting prostitutes can get their charges dropped in exchange for learning about the ill effects of the sex trade.

The first class was held in 2005 with eight graduates, although the city hasn’t held a “John School” in a few years, Zaro said.

The city has also worked to tear down or clean up motels where prostitutes would take their clients.

“I think it’s come a long ways since the old days,” Wachter said.

The proposed changes raised some questions from the Lakewood City Council on Monday. Councilman Walter Neary asked about regulating speech instead of conduct.

“It just seems like asking a question is something someone ought to be able to do,” he said.

Councilman Ron Cronk expressed concern over whether arresting a suspect for trying to flush out an undercover cop was enough evidence for a conviction.

Wachter says the law states there has to be an agreement of sex for money. A court also would consider more than just touching, she said, such as whether a person is a known prostitute, regularly loiters in an area known for prostitution, and tries to stop or wave down passers-by.

Zaro said the issue of having to touch a customer has never been a problem for female officers posing as prostitutes.

“When it comes down to John stings, it’s a whole different situation,” he said, adding police are more concerned about undercover female officers being abducted.

The proposal that the City Council is considering would help cops minimize unclean conditions and stepping into a “moral gray area,” he said.

“They don’t have to take that physical and moral risk,” he said.
Brent Champaco: 253-597-8653
brent.champaco@thenewstribune.com

Police say Officer followed protocol in DUI arrest, release before crash

2009-09-24T20:05:00.000-07:00

SEATAC, Wash. -- Police in Des Moines are defending their handling of the events that preceded the fiery car crash that killed three people on Wednesday morning.

Ryan and Erika Savage

Friends say 24-year-old Erika Savage, her brother Ryan Savage, 30, and her friend Matt Saunders, 31, died after their SUV hit two trees and a power pole before crashing into a building near the intersection of Eighth and 192nd.

And records indicate just hours before the crash, Erika Savage, 24, had been arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence.

A Des Moines police officer had arrested Erika Savage three hours earlier while she was driving in the vehicle that was involved in the crash, a Lincoln Navigator registered to her name.

"He noticed at the scene that she was extremely impaired," said Des Moines police spokesman Bob Collins.

Video from the patrol car shows Erika Savage inebriated to the point of struggling to stand up. But police say she refused to take a breathalyzer test or give a blood sample to test her alcohol level -- a driver's right in the state of Washington.

Collins says the department's policy is to hold a DUI suspect only if that person is involved in an accident or has an outstanding warrant. Neither exception applied to Erika Savage.

"And at that point in time, his investigation was over. He went ahead and requested her to be transported for medical care because of her extreme impairment," he said.

An ambulance took Erika Savage to Highline Hospital, and the officer gave the car keys to her friend, Matt Saunders.

"He said he had a driver's license. The officer asked him if he had been drinking. He said, "No." And (the officer) noticed no observation or odor of intoxicant, any slurred speech. And the vehicle was released to that occupant," Collins said.

Three hours after the arrest, Saunders and Ryan Savage picked up Erika Savage the hospital, where doctors had no obligation to keep her.

The King County Medical Examiner's Office said that neither Erika nor Ryan Savage was driving the SUV when it crashed. Consequently, sheriff's investigators said it appears Saunders was behind the wheel at the time.

"It's an extreme tragedy. But as far as our involvement in the case, it ended at 1:09 (a.m.) when she was no longer in our custody," said Collins.

Carnation father sentenced to 3 1/2 years for starving daughter

2009-09-20T15:33:00.001-07:00

By LEVI PULKKINEN
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Looking for leniency, Jon Pomeroy found little when he was sentenced Friday for his role in the starvation of his young daughter.

Pomeroy, 43, had previously admitted to standing idly by as his wife, Rebecca Arwen Long, spent years restricting the amount of food and water given to his daughter as punishment for imagined offenses. On Friday, Judge William Downing gave him the maximum sentence available, a 3 ½-year prison term on a single count of first-degree criminal mistreatment.

In sentencing Pomeroy, Downing reflected on the callousness necessary to fail to act as a young girl -- Pomeroy's flesh and blood -- was denied sustenance to the degree that she lost weight between age 9 and 14.

"In this case, (the abuse) went on month after month, year after year," Downing told Pomeroy. "She looked like a prisoner of war because she was, in fact, treated like a prisoner of war."

Long, who contends she suffered from multiple personality disorder at the time the abuse occurred, is scheduled to be sentenced in November. Her attorney said previously that he will ask that she not receive any jail time, though she entered a modified guilty plea to similar charges earlier this month.

Authorities were called to Pomeroy and Long's Carnation home in August 2008 after a neighbor heard the girl screaming for help. When rescue arrived, the girl weighed 48 pounds and stood 4-foot, 6-inches tall.

The teen told detectives she was allowed only about 6 ounces of water each day and was monitored by Long when she bathed to keep her from "sneaking" extra water. Pomeroy, she told police, was aware that she was being starved but did nothing to stop it.

Addressing the court, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Zachary Wagnild recalled an earlier attempt the girl had made to get help in the fall of 2005.

At the time, Wagnild said, Pomeroy and Long still allowed their daughter to leave the home for school. The girl reported the abuse, he said, and her father and stepmother were contacted by authorities, but no action was taken.

In response, Wagnild said, Pomeroy and Long took greater pains to hide the then 11-year-old girl's suffering.

"She used her last life line, and she got nothing for it," Wagnild said. "She was stashed away, and it wasn't for three years that help came barging through the door."

The girl, 15, is doing better in the year since she was pulled from the home.

Her teeth, damaged by malnutrition, have been in part repaired, and her weight has nearly doubled, her foster father Dwight Thompson said Friday. She has shot up six inches since her ordeal ended.

"She's a resilient young lady, and I believe that's what has kept (her) alive," said Thompson, who is caring for the girl and her brother with his wife. "They're loving and sweet kids."

For his part, Pomeroy could do little but apologize for his actions and ask that Downing impose the minimum sentence.

"Nothing I can say is going to change any of this or make it better, but I want to tell (my children) I am deeply sorry for my actions," Pomeroy said. "I would change it if I could, but I can't and I'm sorry."

Anticipating Pomeroy's apology, Wagnild had warned that the man's words would do little to make up for his actions, or lack thereof.

"I have to say, that I don't know what it is about someone like Mr. Pomeroy that allows him to stand by as his wife tortures his daughter," Wagnild said. "I don't know whether it's malice. I don't know whether it's indifference. I don't know whether it's cowardice. …

"The words of sorrow and remorse we are about to hear will have as much an effect on our outrage as they do on his daughter's injuries."

Pomeroy, who had been free on bail, was taken into custody immediately after the hearing and escorted from the court. Downing is scheduled to take up Long's sentencing Nov. 6.
Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com.

Tribal officers can pursue suspects off the reservation

2009-09-17T14:25:00.000-07:00

The state Supreme Court recently ruled in State v. Eriksen that tribal police officers can pursue motorists beyond the limits of tribal lands after having observed them commit a traffic infraction on the reservation.

A Lummi Nation Police Department officer witnessed a motorist on the reservation driving at night with high beams and drifting across the center divider. He began following the vehicle and activated his emergency lights. After traveling a quarter mile the car pulled into a gas station located off the reservation. The police officer witnessed the driver, Loretta Eriksen, hop over the car’s center console and into the passenger’s seat. The officer detained Eriksen until a Whatcom County police deputy arrived, who arrested her for DUI.

Ms. Eriksen was convicted for DUI. The trial court said Lummi Nation’s inherent sovereign power authorizes tribal police to continue in “fresh pursuit” of offenders who drive off the reservation. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case to resolve this issue of first impression.

The Supreme Court said that the Lummi Nation is a sovereign nation with inherent authority to enforce its laws and detain Indians or non-Indians who violate those laws. While courts have long recognized the right of law enforcement officers to cross jurisdictional lines when in hot pursuit of a violator, this doctrine had not previously been applied to sovereign tribal nations as well.

Justice Richard Sanders wrote the unanimous opinion of the court.

Office Relocation!

2009-07-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

Horwath Law is proud to announce that we are relocating to beautiful Old Town Tacoma. The new office will be located at:

2112 North 3oth Street, Suite E
Tacoma, WA 98403

Move will take effect on August 1, 2009!

Ignition Interlock Driver License Application

2009-01-06T09:23:00.000-08:00

As of January 1, 2009, individuals arrested and/or convicted of DUI will have the opportunity to apply for a Ignition Interlock Driver's License instead of an Occupational License (which previously only followed a period of suspension).

RCW 46.20.385 governs all individuals who have been convicted of DUI or Physical Control, or who have had their license administratively suspended by the Department of Licensing.

The primary difference between the current and previous law is that the Ignition Interlock License does not have limitations on time and location for the driver. So long as they have the Ignition Interlock properly installed in the vehicle they can drive it.

For the Ignition Interlock Driver's License application please click on the following link:
http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/500023.pdf

2008-11-06T07:43:00.000-08:00

The new website is up and running so go take a look!

www.HorwathLaw.com

DUI Sentencing Grid

2008-10-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-16T10:04:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

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Seattle University Alumna Opens Private Practice
to Specialize in Criminal Defense

TACOMA, October 1, 2008 – After three years working as a public defender for the Department of Assigned Counsel, Angela Horwath (formerly Angela Rogers) is opening a private practice, Horwath Law, devoted to criminal defense. With her BA from Gonzaga University and her JD from Seattle University, Angela is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest who has also travelled the world extensively. She brings extensive criminal defense experience to her private firm.

While at the Department of Assigned Counsel, Angela was the Lead Counsel on hundreds of criminal cases and trained several attorneys in the practice of criminal law. In addition to her expansive trial experience, Angela has authored over 100 criminal legal motions and briefs. An excellent criminal defense lawyer, Angela has particular trial experience in the area of juvenile defense.

Prior to working at the Department of Assigned Counsel, Angela worked with the Defenders Association, where she participated in the Youth at Risk Clinic and represented juveniles in criminal defense cases.

Located in the Point Defiance area of Tacoma, Horwath Law will work on cases primarily in Pierce County, but will serve King, Kitsap, and Thurston Counties as well. For more information about the services of Horwath Law or to contact Angela directly, please visit http://horwathlaw.com or call 253.906.0706.

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