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Kristen has a well-earned reputation as one of King County’s most formidable and ethical litigators. Judges trust her word and so do juries. Kristen built a distinguished career first in public defense where to this day she remains deeply committed by devoting a significant portion of her practice to defending those in need. From misdemeanors to juvenile cases, to Class A violent felonies and complex sex offenses, Kristen has achieved remarkable results for her clients including scores of acquittals, dismissals, and a variety of other favorable and creative resolutions. Kristen has had success at the appeals level as well. She recently wrote an appellate brief concerning juvenile sentencing that was granted discretionary review by the Washington State Supreme Court. 

Early in her career, Kristen's dedication was recognized by an award from the Washington Defender Association for securing numerous felony dismissals. Later, she was promoted to one of the highest levels of Senior Attorney and also supervised juvenile, felony, and misdemeanor attorneys. Recently, she successfully defended a client facing first-degree murder charges which ultimately resolved with a complete dismissal. Although the case drew a good deal of local and even some national media coverage, this type of attention is the last thing Kristen seeks out for herself or her clients. In fact, rather than take the lion's share of credit for her own success, Kristen wants to use this brief bio to thank the clients who trusted her with their futures and the investigators, mitigation specialists, social workers, paralegals, experts, and all other support staff and attorney colleagues who made her success possible.