David Stanley Marshall

Since 1997, David Marshall has been committed to providing the best possible defense to persons accused of child abuse, sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, and other special assaults. He does this in criminal cases, civil claims for compensation, Title IX disciplinary proceedings on college campuses, administrative hearings, dependency cases—any kind of case except family law. His commitment has shown in decades of victories, many in trial, and some without need for trial.

From his office in Seattle, David handles cases around Washington State and throughout the Northwest.

David began his career as a deputy prosecuting attorney. He decided to focus on child abuse and special assault defense several years after moving to private practice. His decision resulted from a case that came to him in 1995. He spent nearly a year developing the defense of a young man charged with molesting two young girls. Evidence against the man seemed overwhelming at times, but David’s investigation eventually showed the charges rested on bad interviewing and lying. A jury acquitted the man on all four counts, sparing him a likely 20-year prison sentence.

That trial showed David that an innocent person could easily be convicted, and have his life ruined, when falsely accused of child abuse. It also showed him that his strengths match the particular demands of defending child abuse and other special assault cases. It was then that he decided to focus on defending the accused in these sensitive cases—and to commit to keeping up with developments in psychology and medicine, as well as in the law, as it pertains to these kinds of cases.

In his pro bono publico work, David represented for eight years three prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

David and his wife have two sons. He loves to ski and to cycle and has coached youth soccer. He roots hard for the Seahawks.

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  When someone hires a lawyer, they will likely have two kinds of expense: fees and costs. Fees are paid to compensate attorneys for the work they and their staffs do. Fees—Fees can be set in different ways. The two ways used by the Marshall Defense Firm are hourly fees and fixed fees. Hourly fees are fees computed at so many dollars per hour. The client’s total expense in fees depends on the amount of time attorneys and paralegals work for the client. The attorney takes payment monthly for the previous month’s work. A fixed fee (sometimes called a “flat fee”) is a fee set for the entire case or project, regardless of how much time the attorneys and paralegal need to work. Fixed fees are paid at the start of a case and are usually not refundable even if the case turns out not to take much time. Summary—Clients who pay fixed fees make trust deposits to pay costs. Clients who pay hourly fees make trust account deposits to pay both fees and costs.

Washington

Since 1981

Defense Bar Representative

Washington Governor’s Sex Offender Task Force

Current

Defense Bar Representative

Child Sex Abuse Investigation Work Group

Current

Volunteer Attorney

Innocence Project Northwest

Current

Volunteer Attorney

ACLU

Current

Volunteer Attorney

Central American Refugees

Current

Volunteer Attorney for three imprisoned men

Guantanamo Bay Detention Center

2006 - 2015

University of California - Berkeley

J.D. (1974)

Cornell University

B.A. (1970) | Government

Pro Bono Award

National Law Journal

2000

Awarded for freeing persons wrongly imprisoned in the Wenatchee, Washington “child sex abuse ring” scandal

AV Preeminent®

Martindale-Hubbell®

Highest possible rating for legal skills and ethics

Washington Super Lawyer

SuperLawyers.com

Top Lawyer

Seattle Met Magazine

National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center

Charter Member

Current

Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past Co-Chair

Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Current

King County Bar Association

Member

Current

Washington State Bar  # 11716

Member

1981 - Current