Amy Irene Muth
Law Office of Amy Muth, PLLC
Amy Muth and her firm represents individuals charged with serious crimes throughout Washington state and federal courts. She is a Past President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, past recipient of the Washington Defender Association's President's Award and has been recognized for many years as a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics. Amy is actively involved in legislative reform for people accused of sex offenses. She writes articles and amicus briefs for WACDL and WDA on sex crime issues. She has lectured to lawyers throughout Washington on how to try these challenging cases and was a featured speaker at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers sex offenses CLE program. Amy also serves on the Legal Committee for ACLU-WA and writes amicus briefs on behalf of ACLU-WA on juvenile sexual offending issues.
She has practiced law in Washington State since 2001, following graduation from Ohio State University College of Law. She graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1997. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Washington, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The practice emphasizes the defense of complex criminal matters, including:
• Adult and Child Sexual Assault
• Domestic Violence Offenses
• Violent Crimes and other complex matters in state and federal courts
- Criminal Law
- Expungement, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes
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- Washington
- Washington State Bar Association
- ID Number: 31862
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- English
- Attorney/Owner
- Law Office of Amy Muth, PLLC
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- My firm represents juveniles and adults who are accused of sexual misconduct and domestic violence in Washington state and federal courts. We assist clients with precharge investigations, charged cases, protection order matters, sex offender registration removal, and sealing and vacation of eligible offenses. Our firm is based in Seattle but represents people throughout the state.
- Associate Attorney
- Rhodes & Meryhew, PLLP
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- I was employed as an associate in a criminal defense firm based in Seattle that focused on the representation of people accused of sexual assault and domestic violence throughout Washington state and federal courts.
- Staff Attorney
- The Defender Association
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- I w as employed as a staff attorney in the felony unit at a Seattle public defense non-profit serving King County, Washington. I was routinely assigned the most complex cases, including homicide, sexual assault, child assault, violent crimes, three strikes cases, and drug offenses.
- Associate Attorney
- Ronald D. Ness & Associates
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- was an associate attorney for a public defense firm located in Port Orchard, WA. I handled a wide range of cases, including misdemeanor, felony, and sexually violent predator civil commitment cases, and state and federal appeals and post-conviction work. Much of my practice focused on sexual assault cases and other complex criminal cases.
- National Criminal Defense College
- Honors: Recipient of WACDL Irwin Schwartz Scholarship
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- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
- J.D. (2001)
- Honors: Recipient of Graduate Fellowship to Study in Bonn, Germany for One Year
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- Ohio Wesleyan University
- B.A. (1997)
- Honors: summa cum laude
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- Washington Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyer
- Rising Star 2011-2012; Super Lawyer since 2013
- President's Award
- WDA
- President's Award
- WACDL
- President’s Award
- WDA
- Washington State Bar # 31862
- Member
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- Still the Crime du Jour but Some Efforts to Calm the Rhetoric
- Defense Magazine - WACDL
- The Hue and Cry Doctrine in Sexual Assault Cases
- Defense Magazine - WACDL
- A Report from the Trenches
- Defense Magazine - WACDL
- 2023 Updates to Sex Offender Registration Laws (with Brad Meryhew and Alex Mayo), Seattle, WA
- Washington Association for Treatment of Sexual Abusers (WATSA)
- Client Counseling in Sexual Assault Cases (with Brad Meryhew), Seattle, WA
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Sexual Assault Cases Overview for King County Superior Court Judges (with Celia Lee and Jenny Johnson-Riley), Seattle, WA
- King County Superior Court Judicial Training
- Child Witness Interviewing in Sexual Assault Cases (with Stacey Brownstein), Seattle, WA
- King County Department of Public Defense
- Dual Federal and State Prosecutions (with Sara Brin), Seattle, WA
- Criminal Justice Act Panel Training, Western District of Washington
- Certificate of Completion
- National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute
