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Other Services Available from this Seattle Washington Law Firm  Personal Injury cases - If you have suffered by the negligence of others you may need to bring an action to protect your rights. Harms may occur because of car and truck crashes, car and bicycle collisions, dog bites or attacks, trip and falls in public places, private businesses or even at your workplace if your employer is self-insured. Interpersonal Violence - If you were the victim of an unprovoked physical attack or a sexual assault you may be able to bring a civil action to recover damages.  Dependency Defense -  https://www.opd.wa.gov/  Private Minor Guardianships - Keeping children and families together sometimes means temporarily transferring your legal rights to another person. Our firm can help you establish a Title 11 Guardianship or petition for an emergency guardianship.

Indigent injustice: Criminal Defense, Family Defense (dependency), Adult Guardianship

"[M] illions of Americans continue to find the odds stacked heavily against them in legal proceedings they are forced to navigate alone, confused by the rules and outmatched by state or private adversaries. Too often, it’s a profound injustice. This article relates to criminal defendants, parents in dependency cases, and vulnerable adults in guardianship cases. Read more:  HERE . This report explores Washington’s Foster Care System:  Susannah Frame on DCYF

Gainey Law Dependency Cases

  ABA presents: We are the Lucky Ones: Reunification Stories by Former Foster Youth We have collected powerful stories of individuals who entered the child welfare system when they were children and were eventually returned to their parents. Diana  is now a psychology major in college and hopes to help children who are going through the same experiences she once did.  Read Diana's story. Terrell  recounts his feelings of hearing other adults speak badly of his mother, who is now his best friend and inspiration.  Read Terrell's story. Indira and Titus  are siblings who were separated from each other when they were removed from their home. As children, they were powerless to decide what happened to them and felt their voices were not heard. Now as adults, they decided to tell us what they experienced and how they felt, so that all of us can learn from their stories. Read  Indira's  and  Titus's  stories. --Jey Rajaraman, Chief Counsel, and...