Washington Counties : Appearances in the following Washington counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clark, Columbia, Dayton, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Island, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Pierce, Snohomish, Stevens, Thurston, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima, Walla Walla, and others.
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Out of State Counties: <o:p runat="server">Idaho: Kootenai, Bonner, <o:p runat="server">Ada. <o:p runat="server">Oregon: <o:p runat="server">Curry County
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Areas of Practice: Dennis has represented many persons in a variety of areas over the years. He has handled cases involving all sections of Chapter 26 RCW and Chapter 13 RCW. More specifically:
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RCW 4: Personal Injury, minor settlements, wrongful death, survival actions, insurance defense, police malpractice, livestock injuries, consumer protection act, civil sexual abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, educational malpractice, police malpractice, jail malpractice, workers compensation and contribution and indemnity.<o:p runat="server">
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RCW 7: Common Law Writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, Mandamus, Quo Warranto, and Writs of Habeas Corpus, as well as cases of contempt, ejectment, declaratory relief, partition, nuisances, injunctions, crime victim compensation, mediation and arbitration.
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RCW 9/9A: Criminal representation from misdemeanors to felonies including homicides. Sentencing in all criminal areas including post conviction relief.
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RCW 11: Guardianships, trusts, will contests, simple wills, trusts, Uniform Trust Act (i.e., TEDRA).
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RCW 13: All sections of the chapter including shelter care, dependency, termination, CAPTA, juvenile offenders, at risk youth, children in need of services,
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RCW 26: All sections of the chapter including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, invalidity of marriage, child support, modifications, domestic violence, interstate custody, paternity, meretricious relationships, separation contracts, pre-nuptial agreements, contempt, non parental custody, adoption, name changes non traditional families. Former clients including doctors, dentists, police officers, court commissioners, judges, lawyers, accountants, teachers, other professionals. I have handled several million dollar plus practices and estates, and have been a Guardian Ad Litem in Adams, Pend Oreille, <o:p runat="server">Spokane, and Stevens counties.
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Administrative Law: CAPTA, Daycare licensing, Foster Care licensing, Utilities, Liquor Control Board violations, the Mariel Cuba boat immigration, prison grievances, professional licenses, state claims, unemployment; Business Law: partnerships, corporations; Civil Rights: sued coroner, prosecutor, city, county, state government, Grant County jail, Spokane County jail, age, sex, gender, race discrimination; Criminal Law: Cases ranging from first degree murder, narcotics, controlled substances homicide, kidnapping, rape, robbery, burglary, personal restraint petitions, gangs, drive by shootings, extradition, fugitives, and child rape/molestation to minor in possession; Education Law: truancy, expulsion, disability, wrongful termination, personal injury; Elder Law: (a long time ago) Environmental Law: Tri-County Health District pollution, wells; Federal & State Labor Law: Unions Federal Court: Wrongful death, Civil Rights, Criminal defense, Diversity, Federal Question, 42 USC 1983, Federal Tort Claims Act: EEOC and Employment Discrimination; Government Redress: State and local causes of action and tort claims for personal injury and other wrongs, public records requests; Martial Law: Courts Martial and Article 15 under the UCMJ at Fairchild Air Force Base; Mediation: As third party neutral and participant; Mental Health: Insanity, Diminished Capacity, Multiple Personality (Dissociative Disorder), Munchausen’s Syndrome (Factitious Disorder), Involuntary Commitment, and many areas of DSM IV R. Sacred Heart and Eastern State Hospital Commitments; Poverty Law: public entitlements and assistance; Real Property: timber trespass, adverse possession, quiet title, landlord tenant, tenant rights, nuisance, condemnation; Voting rights: State and Federal.
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Prior Associations: Dennis has co-counseled cases with the following individuals: L. Carl Maxey, F. Lee Bailey, Ralph Nader’s Organization; NAACP Defense and Educational Fund Inc, Andrew Shapiro of <o:p runat="server">Yale Law School.
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APPELLATE
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Dennis has maintained an appellate practice including appeals under the <o:p runat="server">WashingtonAdministrative Procedure Act to Superior Court, RALJ appeals to Superior Court, Direct Appeals and Discretionary Review from Superior Court to the Washington Courts of Appeal and State Supreme Court, and Federal Appeals from United States District Court to the Ninth Circuit and beyond! Not all of the victories are published, nor are all of the losses.