by Francisco A. Duarte | Jun 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the Aftermath of a Car Accident: What You Do Next Matters A car accident can leave you shaken, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next. But the steps you take in the minutes, hours, and days that follow can make a significant difference—not only in your physical...
by Francisco A. Duarte | Jan 9, 2025 | Protection Orders
The Washington State Legislature enacted a new set of laws effective as of July 1, 2022, governing Protection Orders. The stated goals for these changes include streamlining the process for citizen access to the courts and creating a uniform set of forms applicable...
by Scott David Smith | Jan 9, 2025 | Blood Test, Drug DUI, Uncategorized, Washington State DUI
Washington’s Crime Laboratory Division (CLD) is responsible for testing solids and liquids of varying amounts and sizes for drug identification. It uses two separate techniques1 to identify the chemical composition of unknown substances: (1) Fourier Transform Infrared...
by Scott David Smith | Jan 9, 2025 | Blood Test
Citizens charged with drug or alcohol crimes have brought numerous challenges to the admissibility of blood test evidence in the past few decades. For the most part, Washington courts have held the State to strict standards for forensic testing and required that...
