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Coleen D. St. Clair

St. Clair Law Offices β€’ Seattle, WA
Criminal DefenseDUI & DWI Criminal Defense

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Contact

Email
Phone
(206) 590-2876
Address
2211 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98121, US

Professional

About

Ms. St. Clair graduated from the University of Wyoming, in 1984, with a Bachelors degree in Administration of Justice and Psychology. She graduated with honors, and after having achieved the outstanding student of the year in Administration of Justice. She worked as an intern for the Wyoming State Senate for 2 years. She attended the University of Oregon School of Law, where she graduated in 1987 in the top 10% of her class. She began her legal career with a prominent civil law firm in Seattle, Lane Powell Spears Luberski, where she handled complex civil litigation. Coleen went on to become a Prosecuting attorney for Snohomish County, for the next twenty years, where she handled tens of thousands of criminal cases, including DUI's, assaults, weapons violations, drug possession, trafficking, and sales, fraud, embezzlement, burglary, car theft, forgery, theft, possession of stolen property, arson, rape, molestation, organized crimes, hate crimes, crimes against peace officers, controlled substance homicide, manslaughter, and murder. She has handled tens of thousands of preliminary hearings, successfully handled and negotiated tens of thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases, and adjudicated matters in Juvenile court where she handled the serious habitual offenders. She worked in specialized units for violent crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, non-violent crimes, juvenile crimes, DUI and Domestic violence. She has taken hundreds of cases, both misdemeanor and felony, to jury trial, achieving outstanding results. Coleen represents clients throughout the Puget Sound region in both State and Federal Court, in all types of criminal matters.

About Criminal Defense Law

Criminal defense attorneys represent individuals accused of crimes, protecting their constitutional rights throughout the legal process. They work to achieve the best possible outcome through negotiation or trial. Common matters include dui/dwi, drug charges, assault, theft.

Credentials

Education
1987 University of Oregon School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1984 University of Wyoming BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2011 Snohomish Co Auto Theft Tasc Force, John Lovick 2010 Top Auto theft Tasc Force, WA Auto Theft Prevention Authority 2010 CLE coordinator prosecutors office, wsba 2009 Recognition, WA Auto Theft Prevention Authority 1984 Outstanding student Administration of Justice, University of Wyoming
Associations
2012 - Present Puyallup Tribal Court Admitted 2012 - Present Swinomish Tribal Bar Association Admitted 2011 - Present Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Attorney Member 2011 - Present Port Gamble S'klallam Bar Association Admitted 1989 - Present US District Court Admitted
Speaking
2010 UW criminal law class Prosecuting State Crimes 2010 Police In Service training Auto theft 2009 CLE-DOSA Drug Offender Sentencing Alternatives 2009 CLE 1290 Mental Health grant 2008 Police in service training Search and Seizure
Updated: Mar 24, 2026