WDA Seeks Director of Legal Services

Application Closing Date: January 31, 2020 DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Seattle, WA Washington Defender Association (WDA) was created in 1983 in response to needs of public defenders and their clients.  It is the only organization ...

Counsel for Defense of Chelan County seeks associate attorney position for Juvenile Court

Counsel for Defense of Chelan County has an associate attorney position available in Chelan County Juvenile Court. Qualified applicants would need to be a current member of the Washington State Bar Association and in good standing...

Whatcom County Seeks Deputy I Position

Salary: Deputy I: $5,253 – $7,187 per month Closing Date: December 3rd, 2019, at 4:30 PM Hiring rate depends on qualifications Please note: There will be a salary increase for this position of 3% beginning January 1st, 2020 ...

Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office Seeks Deputy I

Salary: Deputy I: $5,253 – $7,187 per month                                Closing Date: November 19, at 4:30 PM Hiring rate depends on qualifications Primary Duties: Acts as court-appointed co...

Whatcom County Seeks Chief Deputy Public Defender

Whatcom County seeks an experienced criminal defense attorney with management experience to assist the Public Defender in all legal and administrative functions of the Public Defender’s Office. The office of the Public Defender ...

Trainings in September to Enhance Your Misdemeanor and Driving Related Practice

This September, we have multiple trainings, both in-person and via webinar to enhance your misdemeanor and driving related practice. See the links below for more details. September 6 – Litigating Traffic Stops Webinar Septem...

Criminal Trespass Practice Advisory

Criminal Trespass Practice Advisory

Principles and Leading Cases on Procedures in Personal Restraint Petitions (2018)

“Litigate Dependency Cases”: One Defender’s Success Story

by: Alexandria (Ali) Hohman I represented a young child from Haiti (HC) who came to the United States with her father and step-mother. HC made disclosures about being sexually abused potentially by her father. The stepmother calle...

WDA Proposes Changes to Court Rules

WDA has proposed changes to several related court rules in an effort to keep defense requests for expert funding confidential. The court rules include CrR 3.1, CrRLJ 3.1, JuCR 9.3 and GR 15. Click here to see the proposal. WDA has...