Seattle Lawyer

James C. Egan

James Egan was born and raised in Seattle and attended Seattle Public Schools. He graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington in 1994 with a degree in Philosophy. Mr. Egan honed his writing skills as the Editor-in-Chief of the Whitman College newspaper, The Whitman Pioneer. He traveled and spoke publicly with the Whitman College Debate Team and Theater Program. Mr. Egan then served as a public defense investigator with a Seattle area Public Defense Agency (SCRAP) over two years and published stories as a newspaper reporter for a weekly in Cornwall, Southwest England.

James Egan’s Personal Statement on Police Misconduct

Throughout my legal career of the past 13 years, I have been interested in studying and exposing police misconduct. I have seen it in small and large ways in my criminal defense work over the past decade. In mid-2011 I obtained a set of written internal findings of the Seattle Police that included some serious profanity and threats used against a pair of minorities who were unnamed. I asked for the in-car video and was denied it due to supposed "privacy rights" of the subjects who had been mistreated and reported that mistreatment through an internal police "trial" of the officers.

Seattle Police Misconduct

Video and documents related to Seattle Police Misconduct, Miguel Oregon and Amanuel Gebreselassie.

James Egan’s Personal Statement on Police Misconduct.

Video related to Seattle Police Misconduct:

James C. Egan interviewed on KIRO as DUI "specialist," April 2012

Jay W. Wilkinson

Jay W. Wilkinson was born in Tacoma and lived there until his family relocated to Portland, Oregon. Jay has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Colorado College and attended law school at the University of Utah School of Law in Salt Lake City, Utah.

DUI Overview

The first advice we can give you is don't discuss your matter with anyone that doesn't need to know. If you do, you may find that people make the mistaken assumption that you were convicted or that you are not a trustworthy driver, or that you have a serious problem with alcohol and need to be watched closely. Work with your attorney to get legal advice; persons who are not attorneys may give you erroneous information about what you can expect.

Karl J. Verzani

For over twenty years Karl Verzani has been tirelessly and successfully defending clients in DUI and other criminal law matters in courts in King, Pierce and Snohomish County. Karl received a Business Administration degree from Seattle University and graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law.

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The Law Offices of James C. Egan is a very experienced legal defense team. We defend your rights and get your difficult matter behind you as quickly and painlessly as possible. Please consider the following:

• We are a team of four attorneys with support staff including investigators. Our combined efforts mean we share strategies and every defense is raised.

Seattle Criminal Defense Lawyers

The Law Offices Of James C. Egan PLLC, includes James C. Egan, a former prosecutor and public defender, Karl J. Verzani, Jay W. Wilkinson and Dawn M. Bettinger, experienced criminal trial attorneys. You will find us in downtown Seattle in the heart of historical Pioneer Square at First Avenue and Yesler Way. We have over 50 years of combined experience in matters involving DUI defense, civil rights, personal injury, and other misdemeanor defense cases in Seattle and surrounding cities and towns.