Michael Alexander Maxwell
Maxwell Graham, PS • Issaquah, WA
Car AccidentPersonal Injury
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Contact
Email
mmaxwell@maxwellgraham.com
Phone
(425) 620-3117
Address
535 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA, 98027, US
Professional
About
Mike Maxwell has delivered justice to his clients for nearly adecade and a half, having taken more than one hundred cases to at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, he completedan internship for the Federal Defender in Alaska where he defendedindividuals accused of crime at trial. He assisted in a prisoners'federal class action litigation in Raleigh, North Carolina that forcedthe State of North Carolina to improve prison conditions. He alsoassisted with death penalty defense and investigation in Atlanta,Georgia. Following law school, Mr. Maxwellattended the Georgetown University School of Law, where he was awardedan academic fellowship to complete a rare masters degree in law in thearea of trial advocacy. While at Georgetown, he supervised third yearlaw students as they defended the criminally accused at trial. Mr.Maxwell worked as a criminal defense attorney for seven years in KingCounty. There, he defended over a hundred criminal defendants at trialon charges ranging from DUI to murder in the first degree. One of hismost notable wins was State v. Vigil, where his clientwas charged with two counts of assault in the first degree for shootingtwo unarmed people at close range. Mr. Maxwell's client was acquittedby invoking the defense of self defense and the jury awarded allattorney fees and costs to Mr. Maxwell. Beforejoining the Bernard Law Group, Mr. Maxwell worked as a civil plaintiffand defense attorney at several offices, including Rohan Goldfarb Rafeland Shapiro in Seattle, Lucas & Lucas, PS in Bellevue, and the lawoffice of Kenneth R.Scearce in Seattle, bringing several matters totrial. His appellate experience includes Thompson v. E. Pacific Enterprises, a product liability case where the plaintiff's allergies caused her to enter into anaphylactic shock and a coma and suffered subsequent brain damage. 115 Wn.App. 1042 (2003). He also argued Sjoegren v. Pacific Northwest Properties, a premises liability case. 118 Wn.App. 144 (2003).
About Car Accident Law
Car accident attorneys represent individuals injured in motor vehicle collisions. They work to obtain compensation for injuries, property damage, and other losses. Common matters include car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents.
Credentials
Education
1997 University of Washington School of Law BA - Bachelor of Arts 1992 Georgetown University Law Center LL.M - Master of Laws 1990 Northeastern University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English | Spanish
Recognition & Involvement
Publications
2010 Washington State Association of Justice Strategies to Defeat ERISA Reimbursement Claims
Associations
2008 - Present Washington State Association for Justice Member 2008 - Present Alaska Bar Association inactive member 1992 - Present Washington State Bar Association Member
Speaking
2015 KOMO Television Woman Sues After Clinic Gives Flu Shot instead of Birth Control 2015 KIRO TV Seattle Woman Sues Clinic for Getting Flu Shot Instead of Birth Control Injection 2015 KEPR TV Third Patient Alleges Mistreatment by Ob/Gyn 2015 Huffington Post Woman Gets Pregnant after Clinic Mixes Up Birth Control and Flu Shot: Lawsuit 2014 The Stranger What We Know about Use of Force by Mall Cops
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Updated: May 28, 2026