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King County Senior Prosecutor
Ray’s years as a Senior Deputy Prosecutor in the King County
Prosecutor’s Office have given him the ability to assess and
try difficult cases, to know how to work with police, prosecutors
and judges, and to “know how the system works” from the inside.
Ethnic
and Cultural Diversity
Ray speaks Spanish and has extensive experience in Mexico and
Latin America. He has successfully defended many people of Hispanic
origin. He has also represented clients of many other nationalities
and ethnic backgrounds, including Arab, Caribbean, Chinese,
East African, Filipino, French, Greek, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese,
Korean, Pacific Islander, Palestinian, Romanian, Russian, Sikh,
Turk and Ukrainian.
What Clients Say
"Your legal services were reasonable in fee and outstanding
in effect. You protected my son with not only great and effective
legal judgment but you also cared about him as a person. Now
10 years later he is well on the way to being an upstanding
citizen I am proud of." (read
more)

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Over 25 Years in Criminal Law
Ray has extensive trial experience – over 100 felony jury trials
-- and has handled all types of cases in most courts in Western
Washington in over 25 years as a criminal lawyer, including
over 17 years as a criminal defense attorney. He is an effective
advocate in the courtroom and has also successfully persuaded
prosecutors to dismiss or reduce cases against many of his clients
before trial.
Practice Emphasis
Ray represents both adult and juvenile clients in felony and
misdemeanor cases at all stages, both before and after criminal
charges are filed. His practice emphasizes crimes of violence
and includes defense of the following:
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