Gause Law Offices PLLC

05/01/2026

My favorite words? NOT GUILTY. 🥊
But I'll settle for CASE DISMISSED.

04/19/2026

Cases like this are not rare anomalies, and that should concern all of us. When families are separated based on flawed or untested medical conclusions, the consequences are immediate and devastating, often leaving parents fighting for years to undo a decision that never should have been made. The stakes are simply too high to accept a system that can operate without meaningful checks.

The child abuse evaluation system plays a critical role in protecting children, but with that power must come rigorous oversight, transparency, and accountability. When conclusions are reached without sufficient evidence or without room for challenge, families can be torn apart unnecessarily, and trust in the system erodes.

After bringing their baby to the hospital for an unexplained medical condition, a family is separated by suspicion of abuse and now fights to be reunited with their children. NBC News’ Dan Slepian has their story.

04/10/2026

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03/20/2026

After 4 weeks of trial, the truth came through. The jury could not convict on the most serious charges alleging force, fraud, or coercion.

Why? Because the evidence didn’t support it.

Of the Government’s own witnesses, half said he never forced them.
The defense brought five more who said the same.

Eight women. One consistent truth: no one was forced.

The Government pushed a narrative.
The evidence told a different story.
The jury saw through it.

Our client, Brandon Washington, is VINDICATED!!

12/29/2025

The holidays can be especially difficult for those separated from their families by incarceration. This post reflects on the realities our clients face during this season and the broader impact jail and prison have on families—particularly children—who are often overlooked in the justice system.

While the holidays are meant to bring people together, thousands of our clients experience them from a jail or prison cell. As a criminal defense attorney, I see firsthand how incarceration impacts not just individuals, but entire families—especially children—during this time of year.

11/21/2025

Sweet, sweet justice.

After nearly three years in custody, our client Kenneth Lamar walked free when prosecutors admitted they could not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt — and acknowledged evidence pointed toward his innocence.

The State reduced the charge from Murder 1 to Manslaughter 2 and agreed to an exceptional sentence down of credit for time served. Mr. Lamar entered an Alford plea, maintaining his innocence while securing his immediate release.

This rare outcome came after a comprehensive defense investigation exposed serious flaws in the case, including unreliable witness accounts, missing forensic links, and misleading statements in sworn police reports.

At Gause Law Offices, we fight relentlessly — because the truth matters, and so do the people behind every case.

We are proud of Kenny’s resilience and grateful he is home where he belongs.

Her client was released with credit for time served after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in a 2021 killing.

08/18/2025

⚖️ The Weems trial ended in a mistrial after jurors were caught doing outside research — Googling maps and PTSD studies instead of relying on the evidence in court.

Our justice system depends on jurors following the rules. When they don’t, the whole process is compromised. Mistakes like this don’t just delay cases — they threaten the fairness of any verdict.

👏 Big thanks to The Seattle Times for shining a light on this important issue and helping the public understand how critical it is to keep deliberations free from outside influence.

After questioning, it came out that at least four jurors had used Google to do research about the Renton murder case they were deliberating. It's a rare and costly mistake.

08/12/2025

💰 Cha-ching! 💰
The State of Washington just paid us $361,725 in self-defense reimbursement fees for our latest big trial win.

Most people don’t realize that when someone acts in lawful self-defense, juries can award full reimbursement for legal costs and loss of time. That means if prosecutors push forward with an unwinnable case, taxpayers foot the bill — and it’s not cheap.

Despite this, prosecutors continue to take self-defense cases to trial without properly assessing the facts, recklessly exposing taxpayers to massive payouts like this one.

Justice was served in this case, but the real question is: how many more times will prosecutors gamble with public money on cases they cannot win?

08/09/2025

Today, the Court granted the defense’s motion for a mistrial after it was revealed that jurors had engaged in prohibited outside research during deliberations. Protecting the integrity of the process and Mr. Weems’ right to a fair trial must remain paramount, and we appreciate the Court’s careful consideration of this serious issue.

In speaking with jurors after the ruling, we learned that a majority—seven out of twelve—were already voting “not guilty,” with several others indicating they expected the deliberations could lead to an acquittal. The defense is encouraged by this strong support for our case and the thoughtful engagement shown by the jury.

We will continue to vigorously defend Mr. Weems in any future proceedings, confident in the case we have built and the truth we have presented.

08/06/2025

Charging children as adults is WRONG.

Yesterday, President Trump took to Truth Social to call on Washington, DC to change its laws to charge more children as adults.

At Juvenile Law Center, we believe in treating kids as kids and we have been fighting against charging children as adults for half a century. Here's why.

Treating children as adults goes against science. We know from neuroscience and developmental science that children are different from adults. Their brains have not fully developed; they make impulsive decisions; they are prone to peer pressure. The Supreme Court of the United States has determined that they are categorically less blameworthy than adults. The legal system must always take this into account; children who cause harm are still children and should be treated as such.

Charging youth as adults exacerbates racial disparities. Black and Brown youth are disproportionately transferred to the adult criminal legal system, contributing to the pervasive racial disparities in mass incarceration.

Transferring children to the adult system shows societal failing. Placing children in the adult criminal justice system signals that we as a society are giving up on them. Even youth who commit the most serious crimes are capable of change.

It's simple. Charging children as adults is wrong.

06/19/2025

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