About John Stratford Mills

Appeals: 30%I have prosecuted dozens of appeals to the Court of Appeals Washington's Supreme Court and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. For an example go to: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-of-appeals/1496948.html33 years 35 casesFamily: 25%I have been dealing with high-conflict difficult family law cases since being admitted to practice - cases like a police officer wrongly accused of molesting his own children; cases with restraining orders shootings claimed assault child abduction and similar difficult complex cases. It's unlikely your problem is too odd or unusual for me to address thoughtfully carefully and imaginatively.33 years 250 casesLitigation: 15%Litigation means that someone's failed and people end up in court. Litigators cover a lot of practice areas but have special experience persuading judges commissioners and arbitrators to see things clearly. I've been litigating cases all over Washington since I was admitted to practice.33 years 400 casesMediation: 15%I have extensive formal training in mediation and have successfully mediated nearly a hundred family law cases over the last decade.18 years 100 casesAdministrative law: 5%I've participated in a wide variety of Administrative law hearings from Law Enforcement and Firefighter disability to Shorelines Hearings Board appeals administrative child support hearings and related cases. For an example go to http://www.eho.wa.gov/searchdocuments/2009%20archive/shb%2008-036%20findings%20of%20fact%20conclusions%20of%20law%20and%20order.pdf33 years 30 casesReal estate: 5%I've subdivided property and built houses in Pierce County and litigated a number of cases involving boundaries deeds and real estate conveyances. For an example of my work in this area go to http://www.eho.wa.gov/searchdocuments/2009%20archive/shb%2008-036%20findings%20of%20fact%20conclusions%20of%20law%20and%20order.pdf23 years 15 casesGeneral practice: 5%I recently persuaded a judge in Island County to dismiss a drunk driving charge on grounds that minor speeding wasn't evidence of drunk driving. I've helped organize a Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a local non-profit and worked to recover money owed to a client who did contract work for the Bremerton Naval Shipyard. It's impossible to pigeon-hole the kinds of problems my clients come to be to solve.33 years 75 cases

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