Criminal Defense Lawyer in King & Snohomish Counties
Getting arrested for drug possession, assault, theft or any other criminal charge can be intimidating if you do not have confidence in your defense attorney. If you are convicted of a crime, you will have to live with the consequences of a conviction for a long time. That conviction can come back to haunt you every time you apply for job, rent an apartment or even take out a loan. To protect yourself, you need a lawyer who is as concerned about your future as you are.
I'm Schöen Parnell, a criminal defense lawyer with offices in Edmonds and Kirkland. I have gone to trial hundreds of times in the last 10 years and negotiated countless plea bargains for my clients. I have handled all types of criminal cases, including:
- Theft
- Juvenile crimes
- Underage drinking
- Drunk driving
- Drug possession
- Possession with intent to distribute
- Weapons charges
- Assault and battery
- Assault on a Police Officer
- Murder 1
Any attorney can walk into a prosecutor's office and ask for a plea bargain. However, only an experienced criminal defense lawyer will know if that offer is good enough based on the facts of your case. An offer of probation may not be good enough if it results in a lifetime criminal record.
Years ago when I served as a public defender, my boss received letters from people in jail asking that I be allowed to defend them because they heard how hard I would fight for them. As your lawyer, I will review all police reports and evidence. I will interview the police officers and witnesses. To try to weaken the state's case, will file and argue motions to suppress evidence. If the state does not offer a plea bargain you can live with, I will be prepared to defend you at trial.
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