Patrick Owen Earl

Born and raised in Moses Lake, WA Grant County.
Attended BYU Provo and graduated Dec 1988
Played college football at BYU from '84-'86
Attended and Graduated Gonzaga University Law School May 1992

I am married to Lori Dawn (Irick) Earl since Dec 1991. We have 5 children, 4 girls and 1 son. I have been a practicing attorney here in Moses Lake, Grant County since July 1992.
All I do is criminal defense.
Superior, District, Municipal and Juvenile courts
All misdemeanors and felonies.

Gonzaga University

J.D. (1992) | Law

1989 - 1992

Brigham Young University

B.S. (1988) | Physical Therapy

1981 - 1988

Honors: BYU Football National Champion 1984

Activities: BYU Football '84-'86

Self Employed Criminal Defense Attorney

Patrick Earl, Attorney at Law

Current

Spoke to BBCC Business Law Students, Moses Lake, WA

September 18, 2008

Big Bend Community College

Criminal Law

High Peer Review Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

Martindale-Hubbell

2019

High Peer Review Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Outstanding Attorney 2019

Avvo.com

2019

Client's Choice Award 2019

Avvo.com

2019

Top Contributor Award 2019

Avvo.com

2019

Reviews 84 by clients

Avvo.com

2019

10 out of 10 Top Attorney Rating

Avvo.com

2019

Washington Defender Association  # 22408

Member

2004 - Current

Washington State Bar  # 22408

Member

1993 - Current

Washington

Washington State Bar Association

ID Number: 22408

Since 1993

• Free Consultation
  First consultation over the phone or in person for 1/2 hour.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  You can pay a retainer fee held in an office account, based on the severity of the criminal offense you are facing and than I bill against that account at 250/hour. Or I can usually give you a set price amount for the case(s) you are facing if you would rather have a fixed amount for my services.

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

DUI & DWI

Juvenile Law

White Collar Crime

Q. Can the DA in district court compel a victim of domestic violence class c misdemeanor to testify in a an MTR hearing?

11 February 2021

A: If you are asking if a DA can subpoena an alleged victim or witness to testify in a case than YES the DA can do this. There are different ways or methods of getting a subpoena to a person so if the person that is being asked to testify has questions about their rights that person should consult directly with a criminal defense attorney NOW.

Q. I have a question ..if I entered a guilty plea can I withdraw my guilty plea ..before sentencing day ?

8 January 2021

A: Yes you can withdraw a plea of guilty to a case before sentencing but it is VERY VERY HARD to do. Typically it isn't allowed by the Judge because when you entered your plea of guilty the Judge asked you a bunch of questions about your decision to enter the plea of guilty and whether you had any questions about it, understood what you were doing, whether you were under the influence of alcohol, drugs or prescription drugs and whether you were doing it voluntarily. Because of all of this it is extremely difficult to withdraw a plea of guilty to a criminal offense but it is possible. Yes you can hire a private attorney at any time during the process but that doesn't mean that the court will allow the withdrawal of the plea FYI. Good Luck to you

Q. Assault case if the alleged victim doesn't show to court and retracts his statement is the case dismissed

3 November 2020

A: There is more to this matter than what you are saying so there is no way for an attorney to answer your question without all of the facts and the possibilities. Please talk to your attorney about this question. If you don't have one GET ONE. One with experience with these type of cases to have knowledge of what is important and what people do in these circumstances.