TMDW News
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Federal Court Rules Lawsuit Can Go Forward Challenging Shockingly Deficient Public Defense System
February 23, 2012 — The U.S. District Court in Seattle today ruled that a lawsuit challenging the shockingly deficient public defense systems in the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington can go forward. The court also granted the case class-action status. Litigating the suit are attorneys for the ACLU of Washington, Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC, and The Scott Law Group, PS.
The suit was filed in June 2011 by three defendants in Skagit County Jail over the cities’ failure to provide meaningful representation to indigent persons who face criminal charges in municipal court. The suit says that the cities fail to impose reasonable caseload limits on attorneys, fail to monitor the public defense system, and fail to provide adequate resources to the system.
Read the Indigent Defense Lawsuit Class Certification Press Release
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Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC Files Suit Against Ballard's Olympic Athletic Club Sued for Refusing to Honor Lifetime Memberships
December 9, 2011 — Three members of Ballard’s Olympic Athletic Club filed a class action lawsuit today against the club’s owners for refusing to honor lifetime memberships that the club sold in the 1980s. John Ruebel, Tobi Goldman, and Kevin Van Ness are asking the King County Superior Court to rule that Olympic Athletic Club must continue honoring the contracts of all lifetime members, many of whom have been with the club for 30 years.
Olympic Athletic Club Class Action Lawsuit Press Release
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Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC and The Scott Law Group File Suit Against Mount Vernon and Burlington for Allegedly Violating the Constitutional Rights of Indigent Defendants
June 10, 2011 — Three inmates in Skagit County jail filed a class action lawsuit today against the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington. The inmates allege that the cities are systematically failing to provide assistance of counsel to low-income persons who face criminal charges in municipal court. The right to counsel is a civil right that is guaranteed by the constitutions of the United States and Washington.
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Seattle Times Article
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TMDW Files Lawsuit Against City of Seattle on Behalf of 28 Homeowners to Protect Their Homes from Landslides
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TMDW Merged with the Law Offices of Karen Willie, PLLC
The Law Offices of Karen Willie PLLC has merged with Terrell Marshall & Daudt PLLC ("TMD"). TMD is thrilled and honored to join forces with Karen and her team. Karen's group practices in the area of "water law" that is, landslides, floods, dams, drainage problems, riparian rights, sewage back-ups, wetlands, developments and storm water and any related issues. The firm has represented individuals, companies, municipalities, home owner associations and a variety of others over the years.
On numerous occasions, Karen has been an invited speaker on water law topics for the Washington State Bar Association's continuing legal education program (CLE's). She has two Supreme Court decisions and numerous other appellate decisions in the area of water law. Karen is often consulted by law firms on water law cases and is available to associate on such matters.