Practice Areas and Notable Cases

Peter Camiel and Catherine Chaney have successfully defended clients facing the most serious charges, such as murder, manslaughter, assault, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, drug and firearms as well as theft, fraud and property crimes.  We are members of the Washington State Bar Association. Peter is a member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - the Association awarded him their most prestigious recognition - the William O. Douglas Award.  We were trained at the National Forensic College, an intensive week-long training for defense lawyers organized by The Innocence Project.  We work with the best investigators and experts to win.  Peter defends people who are accused of:

Practice Areas:

• Assault
• Burglary
• Child sex abuse
• Clemency and pardon petitions to the State of Washington
• Conspiracy
• Domestic Violence
• Drugs
• Embezzlement
• Firearms
• Forfeitures related to criminal investigations
• Fraud
  
• Homicide
• Manslaughter
• Money Laundering
• Murder
• Robbery
• Sexual misconduct
• Theft
• White collar (we have represented lawyers, doctors and other professionals)
• Vehicular assault
• Vehicular manslaughter

Past Successes:

• dismissal of all counts against client wrongly indicted for wire fraud in federal district court in Anchorage, Alaska, 2025
  
• reversal  of murder convictions after discovering evidence of a different perpetrator, Georgia Supreme Court, 2017
• 2-year sentence for client facing 10-year minimum in major federal drug case after our investigation revealed false statements police officers made in search warrant affidavit, 2017
• dismissal from prosecutor of 1st Degree Child Molestation, Whatcom County Superior Court, after defense investigation, 2017
• not guilty of 1st Degree Murder, Attempted Murder and Assault, Snohomish County Superior Court and award attorney fees from the jury
• not guilty verdict for client accused of assaulting law enforcement officers, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• not guilty verdict for client accused of using a firearm to further drug trafficking, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
• not guilty jury verdict for teacher accused of sexual misconduct with student, Kitsap County Superior Court
• reversals of rape convictions, client released from prison and convictions ultimately vacated, Clark County Superior Court
• not guilty verdicts and dismissals in numerous felony and  domestic violence cases
• the return of $150,000 illegally seized from client's home, 2018, and the return of luxury car illegally seized from client, 2017
• successful petitions for clemency or pardons to the governor of the State of Washington
• dismissals by state and federal prosecutors in several cases including firearms trafficking, drive-by shooting, drug trafficking, rape, fraud and theft
• favorable sentences including probation in serious felony cases
• not guilty verdicts in rape cases, King and Pierce County Superior Court
  
  

CAMIEL & CHANEY, P.S.

Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers

(206) 817-0778