During the remaining hours of Christmas 2020, I believe there is no better time than the present to write a reference for the most dignified and intelligent attorney in Washington State. David Marshall and his team are an exceptionally skilled, as well as an extraordinarily meticulous and effective defense group.
Mr. Marshall provided detailed explanations to my questions and communicated consistently and timely. As part of his extensive depositions, Mr. Marshall was able to uncover multiple lies, RCW and WAC violations, and reveal repeated failures of Skagit County DCYF caseworkers. He was even able to obtain caseworker personnel files showing repeated incidences of egregious conduct by, and disciplinary actions taken against, these same caseworkers.
In an ingenious approach, he prepared a Motion for Summary Judgment. At the corresponding hearing, DCYF refused to even speak and state its position, which not only shocked the Administrative Law Judge, but resulted in a favorable written order for me within three hours. The judge determined DCYF had no legal justification for its decision and required a reversal. Mr. Marshall also advised several other attorneys who were handling related cases in Skagit County Superior Court. All of these attorneys took the advice of Mr. Marshall and his legal research team, resulting in unanimously favorable decisions for my child and me.
This ordeal began in April 2018, when I called the Mount Vernon Police Department desperate for assistance after my Haitian citizen stepdaughter told me her father was sexually abusing her when I would leave the home. Instead of providing assistance or even investigating my now ex-husband, DCYF decided to relentlessly go after me - the non-offending parent - and act clearly against the best interest of the child and recommendations of the guardian ad litem and child's court appointed attorney, putting the child's immigration status in America at-risk.
However, thanks to Mr. Marshall and his team, I became one of Washington's first legal de facto parents under the latest Uniform Parentage Act, RCW 26.26A.440. I now have sole custody of my child and am unfounded from DCYF's attempt to find me for neglect.
Thank you so very much Mr. Marshall for your conscientiousness, focus on details, perseverance, and genuine concern for justice. read more