“You will get the best representation from Lance and his great team of lawyers…hands down!”
I am eternally grateful for Lance’s and his team’s help in dropping the charges against me for fishing in closed-season waters. The bad-crab story happened in mid-July 2017. I took my mom, who recently had a cancer scare, for vacation in Birch Bay, Washington. My mom loves digging clams at the State Park in Birch Bay but there were bio-toxins (red tide) on all clams in the area and most of the west coast of Washington state. In an attempt to give my mom a fun outdoorsy holiday still even though we can’t dig any clams, I researched many websites for tips on how to catch a crab. I bought my very first crab trap and we were so excited to try this new adventure. We didn’t want to travel far from Birch Bay and decided to go to the public docks at Blaine, Washington to see if that was a good spot. On the first day we were at the Blaine docks, there were 3 groups of locals catching crab there and they all confirmed that the crab season is open in July in Blaine. In our naiveté, we took my new crab trap to that same dock the next day. We dropped the crab trap into the waters and proceeded to play games while we waited. Within an hour, a Blaine police officer came up to me and gave me a citation for crabbing in closed-season waters. My first reaction was of shock and disbelief as we obeyed all the rules (ie: check for open-season waters, catch only male crabs, use the size measurement gauge etc). We told the officer that the locals said the season was open and that I should not be getting a citation but only a warning if the season is in fact not open…the officer refused to listen. I have never been charged with anything in my life and can’t afford to be charged due to my accounting career. I was so, so, so worried and decided to look for a lawyer to represent me. I found Lance’s website after researching for hours and read all the fantastic testimonies on his site. Not knowing whether I have a strong case to overturn the charges, I had hundreds of questions for Lance. He was so understanding and didn’t trivialize my concerns even though my case is not a spouse-battery, weapons or murder charge. In most people’s eyes, my case would be micro-minuscule but in my eyes, this crabbing charge would end all my hard work to obtain my accounting career. Lance really listened to all my concerns and showed tremendous empathy to my situation. He was very busy dealing with major cases but he took the time to answer all my questions. When we met in person before the pre-trial hearing, he even gave me a hug when I shed tears over what I felt was a truly unjustified charge for a first-time crab novice. During the pre-trial hearing in September, his team lawyer, Perry, was there to represent me in court but Lance prepared my case in detail and he gave her all the steps on how to strategize my case for the best outcome. Perry is an excellent lawyer also and showed great empathy. She negotiated with the prosecutor and my charge was dropped that same day. Instead, I was issued a warning with a small fine. That was a fantastic outcome as I couldn’t take the stress of a potential charge any longer. My sincere heartfelt thanks to Lance and Perry. I would not hesitate to refer him and his team to anyone needing help with any type of charges. You will get the best representation from Lance and his great team of lawyers…hands down!!!
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