Seattle Attorney Scott Engelhard has over 26 yrs practical experience as a skilled criminal defense lawyer, in addition to a outstanding college education. Scott Engelhard offers a breadth and range of competencies and practical experience which apply to every one of the cases I handle. The Cases Scott Engelhard has worked concentrate his knowledge and experience in Seattle Criminal law, in State and federal Courts, along with both trials and appeals. It enables Scott Engelhard to bring to bear on each case he works with, the most innovative, resourceful, and determined crimnal defense possible.

Criminal Attorney Seattle, Scott J. Engelhard:
Education:

• UCLA School of Law, Graduated in 1983.
• Pomona College, Graduated in 1979, BA in Cultural Anthropology.

Professional Highlights:

• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Positions Held:
• Elected Treasurer for 3 years
• Vice-President for 1 year
• President for 2004-2005. (proudly nominated and voted by my peers)
• Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) since 1987.
• Member of Washington State Bar since 1984.
• Member of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL) since 1987.
• AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Criminal Lawyer Seattle, Scott J. Engelhard

Scott Engelhard Lawyer – Professional Experience

Scott Engelhard Lawyer was a Public Defender in Seattle, Washington until June 1986. Scott Engelhard addressed a wide selection of criminal trials, felonies and misdemeanors. Scott Engelhard was Staff Lawyer at Washington Appellate Defender Association from July, 1986 until Jan. 1988. Mr. Engelhard managed felony criminal appeals and contended a number of cases before the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals. Being an Lawyer, Scott Engelhard handled several murder cases, as well as aggravated first degree murder cases.

Mr. Scott Engelhard was Senior Associate at Preston, Gates & Ellis (now known as KLM Gates) from 1988 through early 1990. Preston, Gates & Ellis was one of the largest private law firms in Seattle. At that time Lawyer Scott Engelhard maintained and represented the Pennwalt Corporation in what at that time had been the largest criminal environmental prosecution in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Washington.

From Jan. 1990 until April 1996, Scott Engelhard joined a law office which came to be known as Finegold, Zulauf and Engelhard (FZ&E) in Seattle. The whole firm focused on criminal defense law.

Since 1996, Scott Engelhard has owned his own legal practice aimed at offering the highest possible quality of criminal defense to my clients.

Scott Engelhard Cases

Scott Engelhard Lawyer has managed a wide variety of sizeable, white collar criminal defense cases. As an example, Scott represented Columbia Sportswear, Inc. (1992-1993) when they had been indicted in Federal District Court in Oregon with various counts of Customs Fraud. Also, Scott Engelhard Lawyer defended Tyson Seafoods, Inc. (a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.) in a Federal Court case charged in Seattle for Death on the High Seas (in essence, manslaughter) besides other criminal licensing regulation infractions related to the sinking of a large factory trawler fishing ship in the Aleutian Islands, Ak. Scott Engelhard Lawyer also represented the head of quality control for an aerospace materials maker who had been charged in Federal Court with falsification of quality testing documents pertaining to plane components. Scott Engelhard Attorney also defended a manufacturer of chemicals and nutrients for the aquaculture sector (fish farms and aquariums) investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in a different state accused of unlawful selling of polluting and dangerous chemicals, and persuaded them not to file criminal charges.

Mr. Scott Engelhard also represented the head of the servicing department for Alaska Airlines in a NTSB in addition to a criminal investigation into the fatal accident of one of their airplanes in 2000. Ultimately, no charges were filed. Also, Scott Engelhard represented several managers at Bp Oil for a federal investigation into possible criminal regulatory infractions with regard to waste removal techniques at their oil exploration sites on the north slope of Alaska.

Scott Engelhard Lawyer also defended many individuals faced with numerous types of fraud within Federal Court and State Court, and also illegal drug violations and crimes of physical violence – including domestic violence cases. In King County Superior Court in Seattle, Scott Engelhard Lawyer represented a client (together with his cousin) charged with attempted murder in the 1st degree. The trial went to jury trial and Scott Engelhard’s client was found not guilty on all criminal counts.

In 2002, Scott Engelhard was retained to represent a head accountant for an investment group named Anderson Ark and Associates. Mr. Engelhard’s client as well as 9 others were charged in Federal Court in Seattle in the biggest case of tax fraud in United States history. The trial took place in 2004, lasting 2 months. Seven defendants were found guilty. The lead defendant ended up being sentenced to 20 years in prison and also ordered to pay out more than $63 million in restitution. However, in regards to Scott Engelhard’s client, the jury was not able to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. Following the mistrial, Mr. Engelhard arranged a solution on her behalf which led to 24 months inside a camp facility and also absolutely NO restitution. Lawyer Scott Engelhard has additionally defended individuals involved in tax fraud in Federal Court in South Carolina and Alaska. Scott Engelhard recently defended a client in North Carolina who was under investigation for tax fraud for millions of dollars in overseas investments, and Scott persuaded the Department of Justice to decline prosecution (no charges filed).

Lawyer Scott Engelhard has also defended a number of people inside Washington State court as well as federal court faced with identity theft and also bank fraud. Mr. Engelhard has defended people charged in Federal Court with mortgage loan fraud and securities fraud. Scott has represented dozens of clients arrested for domestic physical violence. Attorney Scott Engelhard’s previous jury trial on a domestic abuse case ended up being an acquittal in Auburn Municipal Court in 2007 – City of Auburn v. Lott.

Scott Engelhard
Law Office of Scott J. Engelhard
1700 Seventh Avenue
Suite 2100
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 683-2020