Amicus Curiae Work and Briefs

Resources WDA appears on behalf of indigent persons, public defenders and other criminal defense attorneys on issues relating to due process, access to justice, criminal defense and the rights of indigent persons.

If you are handling a matter at the appellate level that you for which you would like WDA to write an amicus brief, contact Travis Stearns.

If you are interested in working on an amicus brief, please fill out this survey and indicate what kind of issues you would be interested in working on.

Current Amicus Committee Members

Jodi Backlund (Backlund & Mistry)
Eric Broman (Neilsen, Broman & Koch, PLLC)
David Donnan (Washington Appellate Project)
Cathy Knox (Spokane City Public Defender)
Greg Link (Washington Appellate Project)

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Upcoming Events: Pretext: It’s Not Dead Yet -The Application of Arreola webinar,
May 31, 2013; WDA: Restorative Justice and Holistic Legal Practice - A Practical Approach University of Washington School of Law,
Jun 21, 2013; Capital Case Litigation Training Spokane, WA,
Aug 13, 2013; NAIDE: Train the Trainers Louisville, KY,
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News: Message from DSHS Secretary Kevin W. Quigley May 03, 2013; Amendments to WAC 137-48 Contraband Apr 11, 2013; Report to the Washington Supreme Court on the Implementation of Standards for Indigent Defense Mar 21, 2013; Congressional Access to Justice Initiative Appointment Mar 08, 2013; Rosa Peralta Joins NLADA as Research Director for JSERI Mar 01, 2013; More news…