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Seattle, Washington, attorney, Andrea K. Robertson, graduated from the University of Washington School of Law and became a licensed attorney in Washington state in 1998. She focuses her practice almost exclusively in the criminal defense field and has represented hundreds of people accused of criminal charges. Ms. Robertson has represented clients in cases involving DUIs, misdemeanors and felonies. She has also handled appellate matters in the Washington Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court.
Ms. Robertson has been a featured speaker at statewide seminars for the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Washington Defender Association. She has also published articles on criminal law in Washington Defense and Trial News magazines and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Ms. Robertson is a member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, King County Bar Association and the Washington State Bar Association.
About Andrea Robertson
Law School: University of Washington School of Law
Admitted: 1998, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.criminaldefenseattorneyseattle.net/about-our-services/
Honors and Awards:
- National Member,Order of Barristers, (Awarded upon graduation from law school), 1998
- Becky Gallentine Award, Seattle Debate Foundation, 2002
- Award is described as "in recognition of and appreciation for distinguished service to the organization and its goals." This was related to work completed in an extensive litigation over the admissibility of breath tests in Washington, after investigation revealed fraud and deficient scientific practices by the Washington State Patrol Toxicology Laboratory., Certificate of Appreciation, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Co-VP of Professional Development and Events for Washington Women Lawyers, 2005-2007. Also current member
- Member, Executive Committee, Washington State Bar Association, Criminal Law Section 2002-2004
- Member, Washington State Bar Association
- Member, King County Bar Association
- University of Washington Law School Moot Court Honor Board
- Testified regarding impact of DUI related legislation before the Washington State House Judiciary Committee
- Member of the Northwest Academy for DUI Defense
- Elected Trustee of the Young Lawyer's Division of the King County Bar Association 2002-2005
- Washington, 1998
- Member, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998
- Member of Northwest Academy for DUI Defense, 2002
- Elected Trustee, King County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2002
- Vice President of Professional Development and Vice President of Events for Washington Women Lawyers, 2005
- Member, Washington Defender Association, 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Published articles on Criminal Law in Washington Defense and Trial News Magazines, as well as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Featured speaker at Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice Defending DUIs seminar, presenting trial techniques to over 300 attorneys
- Featured speaker at statewide seminars for the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Washington Defender Association.
- Featured Speaker, Opening & Closing Arguments: Trust, Theme, & Theatre, Defending DUI's Seminar (now Hosted By WFCJ), 2002
- Warrior Graduate of the nationally recognized Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, 2004
- Author, State 'Abandons' Drunken-Driver Limit, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (reprinted With Permission By Washington Criminal Defense), 2004
- Legislative analysis of 2004 amendments to DUI statutory provisions., Featured Speaker, After the Thermometer- Where do we go now? , Washington Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004
- Author, My Summer at the Ranch: A Report on the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Washington Criminal Defense (publication Of WACDL), 2005
- Co-Author, DUI Legislation: Felony DUI becomes Law, Washington Criminal Defense (publication Of WACDL), 2006
- Featured Speaker, Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement, Washington Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
- Author, Court Victory Raises the Standards of Accuracy, Truth & Justice, Washington DUI Center, 2010
- Featured Speaker, Setting the Stage in Trial, Washington Defender Association Annual Conference, 2010
- Speaker, What you (May) Need to Know about Criminal Defense and DUI Laws, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association Of Seattle, 2011
- Panelist, Impaired Driving Panel, Gig Harbor Criminal Justice Summit, 2011
- Featured Speaker, DUI Sentencing: How to Make your Client Shine, Washington Defender Association, 2011
Educational Background:
- Warrior Graduate - Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College - Dubois, Wyoming, 2004
- Government at Eastern Washington University, B.A., Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Awards, 2005
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