Biography

Firm founder, Deborah Alexander, is a criminal defense attorney practicing in the Seattle and Bellevue metropolitan areas. Her practice includes felony criminal defense, misdemeanor criminal defense, juvenile criminal defense, white collar criminal defense, and commercial litigation.  She was previously an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Criminal Division in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.

During her time as a Prosecutor, Ms. Alexander became knowledgeable in evaluating the prosecutions case, both strengths and weaknesses.  This means that she has first-hand insight into how the other side approaches the serious cases that she handles.  This experience and perspective from both sides has allowed her to aggressively defend her clients.  Her experience in criminal law includes jury trials, bench trials, motion practice, and appellate oral arguments and briefing. Ms. Alexander is also acting in an “of counsel” capacity to the criminal defense firm of Wolfe, Wrenn & Zariski.

Ms. Alexander received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in Legal Studies and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.  She also worked for the Honorable Harry Leinenweber, United States District court for the Northern District of Illinois.  Her Bar memberships and admissions include the Washington State Bar Association, Illinois State Bar, King County Bar Association, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Seattle Executive Association.