Judicial – Presided over:

Multiple Personal Injury/wrongful death jury trials.

Multiple Product Liability/Asbestos jury trials.

Seattle Head Tax Repeal (2019) – Open Meetings Act.

Seattle Times  – Judge orders political consultant, city of Seattle to disclose polling results, other records related to council’s abrupt head-tax repeal

Seattle Times – Lawsuit against Seattle over head-tax meetings moves forward, but repeal vote stands

WA v. Comcast (2019) – The largest CPA lawsuit in state history.

GeekWire – Washington state has a $171M bill for Comcast as major consumer protection trial concludes

GeekWire – Comcast heads to trial with Washington state over consumer protection dispute

USA Today – Washington expands lawsuit against Comcast, alleges illegal conduct

Q13 Fox – Washington expands $100 million lawsuit against Comcast over alleged deceptive practices

Wired – Comcast Is Facing a $100 Million Lawsuit Over Its Service Plan

UW Trademark litigation (2015) – Involving DNA nanotechnology techniques.

Ramirez v. Precision Drywall (2010) – Over $1 million in Class Action back wages.

Robertson v. Port Blakely Co. (2010) – Securities fraud involving a high stakes intra-family securities/shareholder dispute.

Maple Leaf v. Seattle (2009) – Land Use Petition contested.

Seattle Times v. Susan Hutchinson (2009) – Opening sealed files.

Seattle Times – Susan Hutchinson wants all records in KIRO-TV discrimination lawsuit kept secret

Seattle Times – Hutchison to fight unsealing of bias-suit records

Tamas v. DSHS (2009) – Record-setting PRA case.

Criminal

As a homicide prosecuting attorney, Tim Bradshaw tried over 125 jury trials. Below is a highlight of just a few featured criminal trials with successful verdicts:

State v. Canaday – First degree murder prosecution of the State’s first known serial killer. A measure of justice and vindication was obtained for the 16 year-old, pregnant victim’s husband who was himself a suspect for years.

Seattle PI– Suspect named in 1968 killing

Seattle PI – Killer gets life for 1968 slaying

State v. Victor Cannon – Serial rape case turning on unprecedented forensic evidence. This was the first DNA case in King County history.

State v. Cross – Aggravated murder prosecution of Dayva Cross who stabbed his wife and her daughters to death.

Seattle PI – Depression, madness led to killings, defense says

State v. Cruz – Prosecuted a disgruntled former shipyard employee for the November 1999 “Seattle Shipyard Shooting” that left two men dead and two men injured. Five month, two-phase aggravated murder trial required presentation of complex scientific and psychological expert testimony.

Seattle PI – Resentment drove suspect to gun down ex-bosses, prosecutor says

HeraldNet – Man convicted in 1999 Seattle shipyard killings

LA Times –  Ex-Worker Arrested in Shipyard Killings

CBS News – Suspect In Shipyard Slayings

Seattle Times – That’s the fellow, shipyard customer says of defendant in murder trial 

Seattle PI – Trial begins in shipyard slaying

State v. Keller – Tri-County Prosecution of Paul Keller, the most prolific serial arsonist in U.S. history. Prosecuted for 26 King County arsons, Mr. Keller was responsible for the deaths of three women who were killed in their Seattle retirement home and caused over $25 million in damages.

Seattle Times – Suspect Arrested In Arson Spree – Lynwood-Area Man Linked To 40 Fires

Kitsap Sun – Keller sentenced to 99 years for fire deaths

State v. Leuluaialii – Aggravated murder and animal cruelty prosecution of co-defendants for the slaying of an innocent couple, and their dog, in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. The case involved complex legal issues, co-defendant gang witnesses, and circumstantial evidence. Judge Richard Jones presided.

Seattle Times – Two Men Guilty In South Park Slayings — Dog’s DNA Was Critical Evidence In Complex Trial, Prosecutor Says

Los Angeles Times– Dog’s DNA Helps Convict 2 of Murders

CBS News– Doggy DNA Hounds Murderers

Seattle Times – Dogs DNA may be key in murder trial 

Seattle Times – 2 life terms in Southpark murders

State v. Mathews – Aggravated murder prosecution of Ronald Matthews for shooting Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Herzog with Herzog’s own gun. Complex psychiatric testimony and evidence of premeditation.

Seattle PI – Hearing final pleas of slain deputy tears at family, jurors as trial opens

Seattle PI – Courtroom packed for Matthews plea  

Seattle PI – Jury rejects insanity defense, convicts Herzog’s killer of aggravated murder

 

State v. Mezquia – Prosecution of a man who murdered local singer Mia Zapata in 1993. Case charged and successfully prosecuted ten years after the murder solely on the basis of DNA evidence. The three-week trial was the subject of significant media coverage, including one-hour segments on Court TV, City Confidential, CBS News, 48 Hours, and The Rolling Stones Magazine.

Rolling Stone – Mia Zapata: Punk Musician Murdered in 1993, Changing Seattle Grunge Scene

48 Hours/CBS News – Who murdered the rock star? 

Seattle PI – 11 years later justice for slain singer Zapata

Seattle Times – DNA leads to arrest in ’93 death of local singer

Seattle PI – Zapata murder trial begins

Seattle PI – A healing note for Zapata’s loved ones

Portland Independent Media Center – Guilty verdict in Zapata murder trial

New York Times – Man Convicted In Singer’s Killing

The Stranger – Guilty, Mia Zapata’s killer convicted

Seattle PI – Slain singer Zapata inspires filmmaker

State v. Nash – Complex prosecution of two brothers who raped and killed a woman they had abducted outside the Tacoma Dome. Judge Marsha Pechman presided.

State v. Rollins – Cold case prosecution of Trenino Rollins for the strangulation of Betty Minnis. The daughter of the victim, then a toddler, provided testimony fifteen years later. This case involved challenging eyewitness testimony and forensics. Significantly, a innocent man who was originally accused of the murder was provided with a measure of vindication.

Seattle Times – DNA points to new suspect in unresolved 1990 murder

State v. Saintcalle – Domestic violence aggravated murder jury trial involving a Boeing executive who murdered his wife and twelve year old daughter.

Seattle PI – Defense blames slaying on brain damage

Seattle Times – Man charged in murder of ex-girlfriend, injured daughter

Investigation of Metro bus driver Mark McLaughlin/Sylas Cool Aurora Bridge homicide.

Cold Case Team – An original member of the Seattle Cold Case Team, investigated previously unsolved murders and forgotten victims—Mia Zapata, Virginia Taylor, Kristin Sumstad, Betty Minnis, and Sandra Bowman. Employing state-of-the-art forensics, successfully prosecuted these cases in King County Superior Court.

Seattle Times – Hot cold-case work from Seattle Police

New York Times – Defense Lawyers Fight DNA Samples Gained on Sly

Seattle PI – DNA links New Mexico man to 20 year old homicide, police say

Seattle Times – Ruling to help cold cases

Snohomish-King County Arson Task Force Member

Seattle Times – Excellent Arson Work

Washington Post – Seattle set example for serial arson probe