Category: Articles

Fear and Loathing In the Halls of Justice

By Stephen Hayne Hayne, Fox & Bowman “Succeeding in Difficult Cases”. An interesting subject. The problem is—they’re all “difficult” to me. In fact, trying cases—any case, is the hardest thing [...]

Of DataMasters, Discovery and DUIs

By Stephen Hayne Shortly after midnight on December 23, 1985, a somewhat bewildered police officer stood before a strange machine in a small room in the Bellevue Police Department. Manual [...]

WACDL Annual Convention ‘FOCUS ON ETHICS’ Sample Problem

Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association Annual Conference – “What’s Up With DUI’s”

By Stephen Hayne IV. SUMMARY OF CURRENT MOTIONS IN DUI CASES Untimely filing 1.To dismiss based on the failure to comply with mandatory filing requirements of CrRLJ 2.1(d)(1) and (2), [...]

Playing Survivor in the Courtroom Dealing with ‘Worst Case Scenarios’

By Stephen Hayne & Jon Fox Of Hayne Fox Bowman & Duarte I. Keeping Your Cool When Things Fall Apart. In every courtroom, from the homey confines of Forks Municipal [...]

Avoiding Malpractice Under the New DUI Law

By Stephen Hayne THE QUESTION: HOW CAN YOU AVOID MALPRACTICE CLAIMS, KEEP YOUR BAR CARD AND MAINTAIN YOUR SANITY WHILE DEFENDING DUI’S UNDER THE NEW LAW? THE ANSWER: CHARGE MORE, [...]

Jury Selection on an Intellectual Budget

By Stephen Hayne Steve has practiced criminal law for 20 years, trying 100’s of cases from Capital murder to speeding in 25 counties throughout the State. He is currently a [...]

Self Defense and Recoupment of Costs and Attorney’s Fees

SELF DEFENSE AND RECOUPMENT OF COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES By Stephen Hayne WSTLA Criminal Law Section Chair Of all the cases I try, my favorites are assaults: from the simple [...]

Defending DUI’s Under the New Law: The Nuts & Bolts of Defending a DUI Case

By Stephen Hayne Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Cross of Cop Checklist REPORT Have made many stops before/since def. Purpose to make record of details Include everything important Reviewed prior [...]

Northwest Trial Master Demonstration Program – Cross Of The Arresting Officer

By Steve Hayne December 11, 1973: Near paralysis with fear, I stared at my notes of the cops direct testimony. With a huge sigh I rose and launched my attack: [...]

Over Thirty Years Experience in DUI Defense

Steve Hayne is widely acknowledged as one of the top DUI lawyers in the country. He has an unparalleled list of professional accomplishments and has been the recipient of virtually every major award from his peers over a storied 30 year career in criminal law.