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Stephen T. Graham
1312 North Monroe #140
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-252-9167
Website: grahamdefense.com

About Stephen T. Graham
Steve Graham tried his first DUI jury trial on an intern’s license in 1994 and has been doing jury trials ever since. Steve is a 1995 graduate of Gonzaga School of Law, and he has a degree in English from Western Connecticut State University from 1992. His first job out of law school was working at the King County Prosecutor’s Office. After that Steve Graham moved to Ferry County and worked as a deputy prosecutor and then the elected prosecutor from 1998 – 2002. Since 2003, Steve Graham has run his own firm, and he is now located in Spokane, Washington. He is currently joined by associates Anthony Martinez (Gonzaga Law ’13) and William Gieri (Gonzaga Law ’17). His firm handles DUI and a variety of other criminal offenses in state and federal court. Steve Graham is also licensed in the Colville Tribal Courts. Mr. Graham has conducted almost 200 criminal jury trials in state and federal court. He has recently done DUI trials as far away as Redmond, Washington, but he does most of his work in Spokane and the surrounding communities of eastern Washington. Besides DUI defense, Mr. Graham has conducted numerous vehicular homicide jury trials. In 2011 Mr. Graham won a “not guilty” verdict on an alcohol-related Watercraft Homicide allegation that took place on Lake Roosevelt (Columbia River). In that case, Mr. Graham was assisted by boat accident expert Phillip Odom of H2O Investigations. Mr. Graham’s philosophy on cases is that the jury is the last resort after people have received unfair treatment from law enforcement, the prosecuting attorney, the judges and even the jail and courthouse staff. The jurors of Washington State can usually be counted on to do the right thing, and are beholden to no one, and they are accountable only to their own conscience. Steve Graham is a lifetime member of NACDL and has participated in multiple DUI trainings put on by that organization and NCDD. Steve Graham has been invited to speak for multiple organizations including teaching young lawyers for the Washington State Bar Association. Steve Graham blogs about a variety of different topics and has been doing so for over ten years. Steve Graham has been married for 20 years and has two sons, the older of which lives in Seattle. Steve Graham and his wife enjoy hiking and travel around the Northwest. In his spare time Mr. Graham studies history, particularly the history of the Northwest.
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