Domestic Violence Lawyer
Defending clients in the Olympia, Tacoma, and Pierce County areas
Washington State’s domestic violence laws are gender-neutral. They cover many crimes, such as:
- • Assault
- • Kidnapping
- • Drive-by shooting
- • Burglary
- • Rape
- • Reckless endangerment
- • Stalking
Domestic violence is considered to be learned behavior, whether learned in the family, schools, or peer groups, or from watching movies and television, or from the culture in general.
Related circumstances
- •Anger
- •Stress
- •Illness
- •Alcohol or drugs
- •The behavior of the victim
Although these circumstances are often connected to domestic violence, they’re not considered to be causes.
Personal characteristics and behavior tendencies
- • Jealous or possessive
- • Needs to be in control
- • Blames their violence on drugs, alcohol, frustration, etc.
- • Saw domestic violence between their own parents
- • Commits frequent sexual assaults
- • Causes physical injury
- • Threatens to kill
- • Uses drugs or alcohol
- • Is also violent outside the home
- • Destructive to property
If you recognize yourself in any of this, there are resources available to you.
If you’ve been charged with committing domestic violence, you need an experienced domestic violence lawyer who can represent you, negotiate for you, and possibly obtain treatment for you.
Victims of domestic violence
There are many resources for domestic violence victims, including:
- • Shelters
- • Support groups
- • Emergency food, clothing, therapy, transportation, housing, etc.
- • Restraining orders
- • Anti-harassment orders
- • Protection orders
With so much support and help available to the victims of domestic violence, any person who has been charged with committing it needs excellent legal representation. At the Lane Law Firm we have experience in dealing with all the circumstances surrounding domestic violence cases.
Involvement of children
Washington State has legislation which specifically includes children who witness domestic violence as a group in need of legal protection.
The child does not have to physically see the violence. Hearing it and seeing the aftermath (injuries, emotional distress, etc.) also make that child a witness.
Washington State also includes grandchildren as a group of people in need of protection.
At the Lane Law Firm, we offer you a free domestic violence case evaluation. You will get the help you need, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our lawyers will start working on your case the moment we represent you.
Our unique process gives you immediate and unlimited access to a representative from the firm who will work with you in developing a proactive strategy to help you avoid jail and defeat the charges against you.
You need an aggressive, experienced domestic violence lawyer working for you now. Find out more about our Criminal Cases, and the Lane Law Firm Criminal Process. Contact Us today!
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