Miranda Warnings

by Mike Brodsky | May 24, 2018 | Updates

Hey! They Didn’t Read me my Rights! As a criminal defense attorney, I hear that a lot.  And sometimes it’s really important.  Other times, not so much.  I’ll explain. The Constitutional Rights that should be read to every arrestee, the ones we’ve all heard read on cop...

No New Jail Tax 2017

by Mike Brodsky | Nov 5, 2017 | Updates

DACA Decision – NODAPL FB Warrant

by Mike Brodsky | Sep 6, 2017 | Updates

Special Guests. DACA recipient Jose-Manuel Carillo and Rosalinda Guillen, direct from WA AG Bob Ferguson’s press statement in Seattle. They talk about why DACA is important, and how the advocacy on the left might be getting it wrong. In a groundbreaking case,Whatcom...

Administrative Licensing Hearings with the Department of Licensing (DoL)

by Mike Brodsky | Jul 6, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Updates

Most folks know that when they get charged with a DUI they could end up with their driving privilege suspended if they are convicted or plead guilty. But did you know that you could have your privilege to drive suspended even if your criminal case is resolved with a...

Firearms Rights Restoration

by Mike Brodsky | May 2, 2017 | Criminal Law, Updates

There are several ways a person can lose their right to possess a firearm and each has their own specific procedure for getting those rights reinstated. But the restoration of firearms rights is a complicated business with intricacies, caveats and exceptions too...

New Jail in Whatcom County

by Mike Brodsky | Mar 15, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Updates

Whatcom County has been wrangling about a new jail – including a failed proposition for a sales tax increase to fund it. I thought it might be a good time to share a few thoughts from a criminal defense attorney’s perspective. First, on the larger issue of the...