Scott Engelhard

Seattle Lawyer Scott Engelhard has in excess of twenty six yrs practical experience as a skilled criminal defense attorney, along with a great legal education. Scott Engelhard possesses a breadth and level of abilities and experience which apply to each of the cases I handle. The Cases Scott Engelhard has worked concentrate his experience and knowledge in Washington Criminal law, in State and federal Courts, as well as both trials and also appeals. It permits Scott Engelhard to bring to bear on each case he manages, the most innovative, imaginative, and effective crimnal defense available.

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 Attorney Seattle, Scott J. Engelhard
Scott Engelhard Lawyer – Professional Experience

Scott Engelhard Attorney was a Public Defender in Seattle through June 1986. Scott Engelhard handled dozens of criminal trials, felonies and misdemeanors. Scott Engelhard was Staff Attorney at Washington Appellate Defender Association from July, 1986 through Jan. 1988. Mr. Engelhard worked on felony appeals as well as argued many cases before the Washington Supreme Court as well as the Washington Court of Appeals. Being an Attorney, Scott Engelhard handled several murder cases, including aggravated first degree murder cases.

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

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

Since 1996, Scott Engelhard has owned his own law practice tailored to offering the maximum level of quality of criminal defense to my clients.

Scott Engelhard Cases

Scott Engelhard Lawyer has handled numerous sizeable, white collar criminal cases. As an example, Scott represented Columbia Sportswear, Inc. (1992-1993) when they were indicted in Federal District Court in Oregon with various counts of Customs Fraud. Also, Scott Engelhard Lawyer represented Tyson Seafoods, Inc. (a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc.) in a Federal Court lawsuit charged in Seattle for Death on the High Seas (essentially, manslaughter) and various criminal licensing regulation violations related to the sinking of a giant factory trawler fishing boat in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Scott Engelhard Lawyer also defended the head of quality control for an aerospace materials manufacturer who was charged in Federal Court with falsification of quality assessment data regarding airplane materials. Scott Engelhard Lawyer also represented a maker of chemicals and nutrients for the aquaculture industry (fish harvesting and aquariums) investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in another state with illegal sale of polluting and dangerous chemical substances, and persuaded them not to file criminal charges.

Mr. Scott Engelhard also defended the head of the servicing department for Alaska Airlines in a National Transportation and Safety Board and criminal investigation into the fatal accident of one of their planes in 2000. Ultimately, absolutely no criminal charges were filed. Also, Scott Engelhard defended numerous management at Bp Oil for a federal investigation into possible criminal regulatory infractions for waste disposal methods at their oil exploration sites on the northern slope of Ak.

Scott Engelhard Lawyer also defended many individuals arrested for various kinds of fraud in both Federal Court and State Court, in addition to drug offenses as well as crimes of physical violence – including domestic violence cases. In King County Superior Court in Seattle, Scott Engelhard Lawyer represented a client (along with his cousin) faced with attempted murder in the first 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 defend a lead accountant for an investment organization called Anderson Ark and Associates. Mr. Engelhard’s client and nine other individuals were charged in Federal Court in Seattle in the greatest case of tax fraud in U.S. history. The trial occurred in 2004, and lasted two months. Seven defendants were found guilty. The lead defendant was sentenced to 20 yrs in prison and also ordered to pay more than $63 million in restitution. However, concerning Scott Engelhard’s client, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and so a mistrial was declared. Right after the mistrial, Mr. Engelhard negotiated a solution for her which resulted in 24 months in a camp facility and ZERO restitution. Attorney Scott Engelhard has additionally represented clients involved in tax fraud in Federal Court in South Carolina and Alaska. Scott Engelhard recently represented a client in North Carolina who was under investigation for tax fraud for millions of dollars in international investments, and Scott convinced the Department of Justice to decline prosecution (absolutely no charges filed).

Attorney Scott Engelhard has also represented many clients in both Washington State court as well as federal court faced with identity theft and bank fraud. Mr. Engelhard has represented clients faced with a charge in Federal Court with home mortgage fraud and securities fraud. Scott has represented numerous individuals charged with domestic violence. Lawyer Scott Engelhard’s last jury trial in a domestic violence 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