Lzzybeth

Can this thread be stickied?? If isn't appropriate, the mods can feel free to delete it.

I thought with the riding season upon us, my fellow Westside riders might benefit from this thread. Listed below are the Westside lawyers who I've heard can help. A number of forum members have used them, all you have to do is use the Search Function to find their stories. Feel free to add any other Westside lawyers you'd recommend that aren't already listed. Thanks!

Mitch Greene
http://www.speedinginseattle.com/
206-760-9822

Jeannie Mucklestone
http://www.mucklestone.com/
206-623-3343

Mike Sheehan
253-222-8864

Doug Silva
206-772-2225

Andrew Phipps
425-688-0787

endeRR

It would be cool if you could link their names to a pnwriders search for us to get to the stories of their heroics. I'm just lazy like that, don't want to have to do the search myself

Genesis

got another one for ya....Shane Seaman 360-379-8500, His web site doen't say it But he will practice traffic Law, who better to handle it for ya, than a former Deputy Prosecutor

DUIEsq

Don't forget about me! I handle all traffic realted ofenses

sunofnun

dude... click my sig.. I have been compiling lawyers for the last 4 years..

http://www.miahdesign.com/lawyers/

OR if you want to fight the ticket yourself, here are some instruction:

http://www.miahdesign.com/ticket.htm

sunofnun

nevermind it's not in my sig anymore lol


j

Lzzybeth

I knew you'd compiled a HUGE list, but I wasn't going to steal it. Post it up if you get a chance!

Djoplin

PM 02... He might help ya w/the sticky part LB...

sunofnun

OK this is a sum of all the lawyers that have gotten myself, or personal friends out of all kinds of trouble.. I don't make any money by listing them.. and I don't care if you pass them along.. If you have a new one, or one for a specific area (ie eastern WA, or Southern WA or oly Pen) Lemme know, and I'll add. Also if you find any incorrect info, LEMME KNOW!

Listed in no particular order.

http://www.mucklestone.com/
James Mucklestone
438 N. West Ave.
Arlington, WA 98223
(360)403-7744
Mucklestone@usa.net


www.watrafficlaw.com
Jeannie Mucklestone
615 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 623-3343
mucklestone@msn.com


Mitch Greene
www.speedinginseattle.com
Download our Ticket Packet
PO Box 88139
Tukwila, Washington. 98138-2139
Seattle, WA. 98138
206-760-9822.
206-255-5853 cell


Bill Shaw
Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5000
Seattle, WA 98104-7078
Tel: (206) 623-7580
Fax: (206) 623-7022
billshaw@prestongates.com
(206) 224-7099


Meridee J. Mathews
4301 S. Pine Street, Suite 627
Tacoma, WA 98409
252-473-9500


Thomas Ellington
Cell # 253.219.3916
e-mail: NotGuiltyAgain@aol.com


Andrew Phipps Law offices
425.688.0787
Bellevue/Seattle based


Doug and Jim Silva
879 Rainier Ave. N
Renton, WA 98055
206-772-2225 fax 206-772-0355


Bryan G Hershman
535 Dock St Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 98402-4629
(253) 383-5346


Bill Montecucuo
Vancouver WA area
360-735-8555


Randal Krog
Southern WA St. Helens area
(509)427-5721


Hal Palmer
Seattle area
206 447 1560


Cherilyn Church
Redmond/Bellevue
425.643.9424


Joseph A. Briedenback
(206) 246-3333


Kari Viles
Lynnwood WA
206.718.1129


Tim Coogan
King County
253.272.5505


Mike Rosen
206-292-0509
seattle


Royce Ferguson
Lynnwood WA
425-258-9311

John O. Cooney
www.jcooney.com
John Cooney & Associates
910 West Garland Ave.
Spokane WA 99205
509.326.2613
Spokane WA

ALL

I have used James Mucklestone (from Arlington) I highly recomend him
(he is also the brother of Jeannie Mucklestone)

http://www.jmmesq.com/

Genesis

I think shane helped out Moto's friend with that dog incident.

96SN95GT

Mike Sheehan
206-282-5009

Maven

Dude, I just got my freebie from Jennie cause I filled my punch card! Go Mucklestone! 10 fer 10!

Yes, the punch card is a joke.
Yes, I seriously have that many tickets. (but a clean record)

Oly ZX

I have heard of the first three, from others here on the board. ScooterRash knows a great guy here in Oly. I personally can vouch for Mike Sheehan. He has helped me several times with outcome of NO TICKI!! Others here have benifitted from his great skills as well.
This is a great post.

Peace,
"B"

Oly ZX

Thanks I was just aboput to do that

Email is michaeldsheehan@hotmail.com

Erix

I highly reccomend Bob Loblaw. Lets see if i can find his number......

sunofnun

if you guys could post up locations with your lawyers that would be helpful.

one thing I have noticed is when you need a lawyer.. it's often in association with a specific location ie, olympia, eastern WA, oregon, bellevue, seattle..

each lawyer will charge differently based on where your appearance is...

I speak (unfortunatly) from experience.. I've successfully used lawyers all over..

I've personally had success with:

phipps
silva
sheene
greene
ellington


I have tended to steer clear of the muckelstone trifecta.. they're badass for sure, but pretty damn spendy..

Greene is one of my favorites.. phipps comes in a close second..

I've only used ellington once.. (olympia) but that was a big one.. and he came through with flying colors.

Djoplin

Damn I'm good.....

Buz

I will agree with Brian on theis Mike S. did a great job for me in getting my ticket kept off my record.
Only had to do a 4 hour on line traffic class for $35.00

Not bad for getting caught with the front tire in the air and 62 in a 35..

I will use him again any time needed.

Joshewa

I can tell you Jeannie Mucklestone is amazing!!! She saved me from a neg 2.
The cop had me taped doing over 140mph and it was dismissed. (This was a long time ago I learned a lot from my mistakes hope to never deal with that crap again.

r1eatr

Great info!

ScooterRash

Are all these guys "Traffic Attorney's" or just random attorney's? It's always good to know someone in other areas just in case you get nailed on a long weekend ride.

sunofnun

traffic specifically.. they've all been used by riders over the last 4-5 years.. I got tired of threads like these so I hosted all the info on my site.




and the location is helpful so you can pick an attourney that is local to the ticket.

Mitch

Thanks for the list.

Here's what I learned calling around today -

Thanks again for the help everyone, I figured I'd post up what I've learned so far, in case you ever need it. Some of it is obvious and common sense, some less so.

I've been on the phone calling quite a few different lawyers and here is what I've learned so far.

First, a lot of it appears to be luck of the draw based on what county you received the ticket in. Some are much stricter than others. For instance, I was told Grays Harbor county is strict and you have very little chance of getting a dismissal, while others are almost the opposite.

Second, try to find someone local and competent to deal with it, so you don't have to pay someone for travel time as well as the ticket fee. Anyone from Seattle wanted $600 plus combined (One person was nice enough to tell me this straight up, and recommend some lawyers down in the south end ) Also, if you did pay someone to travel there is a possibility they would find a lawyer they know, and are confident in, to deal with the case for them and pocket the travel money.

Third, the lawyer will mainly try to find little technical details that the officer didn't execute perfectly to void the ticket. This supposedly is why they are often not interested in the details of your particular ticket (other than the type of infraction).

Fourth, a percentage of the community that deals with this particular type of law practice (traffic law) is not pleased with the Mucklestones ending up in the Seattle Times talking about how they often get people out of tickets. While it might have been good publicity for them, it has made everyone's jobs harder. And, certain counties took a look at how much money they were losing by people getting out of tickets in the ways that were mentioned in the Seattle Times article and have taken steps to prevent this from happening.

Fifth, the deferral law is at the discretion of the particular county and judge. So, even though they might grant one most of the time they don't have to. Often, if you lawyer sees that the judge isn't buying any of the arguements presented, and is tiring of them, they will bring up a deferral as an option to avoid you losing outright.

The average fee seems to be $300-$350, although I've talked to people who have paid as little as $150-200 and had it dismissed.

Best wishes for you not needing this information in the future ... but, I suppose if you're looking at this thread you probably do.

SonicBlue03

Much love for Mucklestone. Great to deal with, very efficient, and is loathed by cops and courts throughout the state.

Falco

Mitch Greene +3!!!

$300 for a basic ticket
$500 for the reckless type

rowlex

so how bout dropping some prices in this thread?

Jenine mucklestone charges $350 for a speeding ticket....whats the rest charge?

O ya...i talked to her very briefly (Jennie) am I suppose to put HER return address on the back of the ticket when i send it in with the third box checked?

Buz

Michael S., $250.00

Absoluterock

Thanks for the info. . . I hate to say it but I know it will come in handy.