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About Timothy Leary


    Tim Leary is a seasoned trial lawyer with experience handling a broad spectrum of cases.  He has extensive experience in every stage of proceedings, including case investigation, negotiation, trial, and appeal.  He is a dedicated advocate with sound judgment and the exceptional ability to persuade jurors.  He is recognized as a strong voice in advocating for his clients.

    For eight years, Tim Leary was a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County.  He finished his career as a senior deputy prosecutor working in the Complex Prosecution and Investigations Division.  He has personally handled cases ranging from simple assault to murder. Tim has extensive jury trial experience in cases involving elder abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, assault, theft, embezzlement, and driving under the influence.

        In 2008, he left the prosecutor’s office to open a practice with his longtime friend Bill Sherman.  He now dedicates himself to aggressively defending those charged with crimes and zealously advocating for injury victims.

Selected High Profile Cases

        Tim excelled the courtroom and was entrusted with numerous high-profile cases at the King County Prosecutor’s Office.  He prosecuted the three car salesmen in the Huling Brothers debacle.  Read more in these two Seattle Times articles, or this KOMO 4 News story.


        He also prosecuted Marie Robinson, the woman convicted of starving her two young boys to death while on a severe drinking bender.  Read more about this tragic case in this Seattle Times article, or this Seattle Post-Intelligencer article.

        In the Complex Prosecution and Investigations Division, Tim took on difficult cases, including the egregious mistreatment at the Richmond Beach House Adult Family Home.  Read more about Tim's efforts in this Seattle Times story.  

Education

University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
Juris Doctor, June 2000
 
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
Bachelor of Arts, Politics and Government, cum laude, May 1994
Honors:  Department Honors, May 1994; All-America Scholar Athlete, 1993
 
Organizations
            Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
            King County Bar Association
            William L. Dwyer Inn of the Court



 
Sherman & Leary, PLLC  -  1111 Third Ave., Suite 2230, Seattle WA 98101  -  206.382.2401  -  contact@shermanleary.com