Leading Criminal Defense Lawyers - Seattle, 2026

The below 2026 rankings of Leading Seattle Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in Seattle specializing in criminal defense law matters. These leading Seattle Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater Seattle, Tacoma & Bellevue metropolitan area.

Showing all 36 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 4 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Jeffrey Coopersmith	CorrCronin	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Coopersmith
Todd Maybrown	Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher	Doyle’s ranking record: Todd Maybrown
Amy Muth	Muth Atwood	Doyle’s ranking record: Amy Muth
Cooper Offenbecher	Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher	Doyle’s ranking record: Cooper Offenbecher

Leading

Leading: 11 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Tim Askerov	Black & Askerov	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Askerov
Jared Ausserer	Puget Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Jared Ausserer
Chris Black	Black & Askerov	Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Black
Peter Camiel	Camiel & Chaney	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Camiel
Steven Fogg	CorrCronin	Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Fogg
Emily Gause	Gause Law Offices	Doyle’s ranking record: Emily Gause
Kim Gordon	Gordon & Saunders	Doyle’s ranking record: Kim Gordon
Angela Horwath	Pacific Point Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Angela Horwath
Aaron Kiviat	Kiviat Criminal Defense	Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron Kiviat
Jeffrey Kradel	Kradel Defense	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Kradel
Diego Vargas	The Vargas Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Diego Vargas

Recommended: 21 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Casey Arbenz	Puget Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Casey Arbenz
Jennifer Atwood	Muth Atwood	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Atwood
Jennifer Cannon-Unione	Dixon & Cannon	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Cannon-Unione
Catherine Chaney	Camiel & Chaney	Doyle’s ranking record: Catherine Chaney
James Curtis	The Curtis Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: James Curtis
James Dixon	Dixon & Cannon	Doyle’s ranking record: James Dixon
Tamara Gaffney	Gaffney Lacey Criminal Defense	Doyle’s ranking record: Tamara Gaffney
Alison Ganem	Pacific Point Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Alison Ganem
Michael Harbeson	Law Office of Michael Harbeson	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Harbeson
Brent Hart	Hart Jarvis Murray Chang	Doyle’s ranking record: Brent Hart
Adam Heyman	Heyman Schueler Rain	Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Heyman
Meghan Lacey	Gaffney Lacey Criminal Defense	Doyle’s ranking record: Meghan Lacey
Tim Leary	Law Office of Tim Leary	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Leary
Kristen Murray	Hart Jarvis Murray Chang	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristen Murray
Brandon Rain	Heyman Schueler Rain	Doyle’s ranking record: Brandon Rain
Jason Saunders	Gordon & Saunders	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Saunders
Emma Scanlan	Scanlan Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Scanlan
Michael Schueler	Heyman Schueler Rain	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Schueler
Cassandra Stamm	Law Offices of Cassandra Stamm	Doyle’s ranking record: Cassandra Stamm
Michael Stewart	The Law Office of Michael Austin Stewart	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Stewart
Erin White	South Sound Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Erin White

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Seattle Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Seattle Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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