WITT LAW GROUP - Key Persons
Jennifer Witt is a personal injury attorney who is passionate about helping clients tell their story. Jennifer is known for her compassion but also recognized as a fierce advocate. She will not stand for an insurance company taking advantage of or devaluing a client's suffering. She is known for getting policy limits settlements and being aggressive in her representation.
Personal injury cases require special talents from an attorney. Most importantly, the injury lawyer must be skilled at representing the unique impacts of injuries for a client. No two cases or clients are ever the same. So, it is imperative that an injury attorney is talented in both oral advocacy as well as writing and research. Jennifer has always excelled in both of these skills and she has been routinely recognized for her talents.
In 2000, Jennifer graduated from Gonzaga School of Law magna cum laude. She held positions as the Vice-President and President of Moot Court Council and was chosen for Gonzaga's National Trial Team. She received the Cali Award every semester for Research and Writing and received awards for the Negotiation Competition as well as the Appellate Competition. In more recent years, she has received the 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys and the Top 100 from The National Trial Lawyers.
Jennifer is committed to helping her community and feels honored when she can assist a client with debilitating injuries get a fair recovery. Injuries from car accidents, dog bites, or any other injury can completely derail someone's life and it can be hard to express how overwhelming the recovery stage can be. Jennifer understands this pain and will dedicate all of her talents to help clients be heard and compensated for their suffering.
Ms. Jennifer Witt has attention to detail. She asked specific questions, clarified procedures and kept me abreast of the legal process. Additionally, Jennifer exhibited compassion and developed a positive professional relationship with me. The bottom-line is that she and Witt Law firm provided me with a fair settlement for my personal injury case.
Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Gonzaga School of Law in 2000. During her time at Gonzaga, she was the Vice-President and the President of the Moot Court Council. She was also a member of Gonzaga's National Trial Team and was honored with numerous academic awards for oral advocacy competitions as well as research and writing. Since graduating, Jennifer served as a Law Clerk, worked for a county prosecutor's office and a city attorney's office, was an investigator, and volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). Jennifer considers one of her most important accomplishments to be founding a nonprofit that helped provide clothing and shoes to nearly 30 schools in her community.
Ryan Witt is a premier DUI and criminal defense trial attorney. Over two decades ago, Ryan began his legal career by working as a deputy prosecutor in three of the busiest counties in our state. Soon, Ryan was prosecuting some of the most serious felony cases. In his first trial for the Kitsap Special Assault Unit, he secured a life sentence.
For several years, Ryan was in trial nearly every week, mastering how prosecutors review, charge, and prosecute cases. This invaluable experience has provided Ryan with the skills and unique insight to offer the best defense available to his clients. He has handled many potential life sentence cases and "most serious offense" cases and many of those clients have served no jail time. This is due to aggressively presenting the unique facts surrounding every client's defense.
In the past decade, Ryan has focused his practice on DUI / DWI, Hit & Run, Assault, Theft, Physical Control, Minor in Possession, Malicious Mischief, Harassment, Driving With License Suspended, Trespass, Disorderly Conduct and Marijuana cases as well as other misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases. He has also been successful in seeking reduction in felony charging to misdemeanors.
Over the years, Ryan has been recognized for his leadership, mastery, and willingness to aggressively protect the rights of the accused. He has been named Best Attorney in the Best of West Sound as well Best of Kitsap polls. Additionally, he has been recognized with many other legal awards over the course of his 20+ year career. And, while you will find Ryan aggressive and commanding in a courtroom, most clients find him to be a very authentic and easy going person who truly understands that good people can make mistakes.
No matter how challenging your case, Ryan will push the Prosecutor for a fair resolution. When a judge says, "We have a bench policy against that," Ryan will never back down or shy away from changing the system for the better. Defendants must be treated with dignity and be afforded the presumption of innocence at each stage of the process.
If you are facing a legal challenge and want the best attorney for the task, reach out and discuss your concerns with Ryan. He is available 7 days a week and ready to help.
Ryan graduated from Gonzaga School of Law in 2001 and was hired as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Pierce County. He left that position and became a felony level Deputy Prosecutor in Kitsap County until 2004. Ryan is an extremely experienced trial attorney who has been an advocate in hundreds of trials at all levels of state and federal courts. Ryan's extensive experience as a former Prosecutor gives him an advantage in advocating in criminal defense cases. Understanding both sides of the legal system is a tremendous asset for a trial attorney.