Each county has a different process when it comes to vacating (clearing) your drug possession conviction. If you have a conviction from more than one county, you will need to follow the vacate process in each county. If you are seeking information on how to vacate a misdemeanor possession conviction, please contact the municipal court administrator for the court that issued the conviction and ask how to start the vacate process there.
- If you are currently incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility:
- You may be eligible for resentencing in addition to a vacate. If you have not yet spoken to a lawyer about resentencing, you should start the process in the county where you got the sentence you are currently serving, even if your current sentence is not for a drug possession conviction.
- You may instead fill out and file a Pro Se Appointment and Resentencing Motion to request an attorney to represent you for resentencing, but this option may be slower than reaching out directly to the contact listed below for your sentencing county.
- If you are currently incarcerated and you have already spoken to a lawyer about resentencing, you can start the process for vacating your drug possession conviction in the county or counties where you got your drug possession conviction.
- If you are currently incarcerated in a DOC facility and have questions about starting the resentence or vacate process, you can call us at 1-800-414-6064, ext.218.
- You may be eligible for resentencing in addition to a vacate. If you have not yet spoken to a lawyer about resentencing, you should start the process in the county where you got the sentence you are currently serving, even if your current sentence is not for a drug possession conviction.
The following counties have a webpage with information on how to start the vacate process:
- Asotin County
- Chelan County
- Cowlitz County
- Garfield County [PDF]
- Grant County
- Grays Harbor County
- Jefferson County
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Pend Oreille County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Spokane County
- Stevens County
- Thurston County
- Whitman County
Some counties have asked WA State OPD to contract with a public defense attorney to help people get a vacate in those counties. The Blake Attorneys in those counties are:
Adams
Law Office of Brandon West
Brandon West, Attorney at Law
Phone: 509-747-2855
Email: bwestlaw@gmail.com
Benton
Christine Bennett, Attorney at Law
Phone: 509-378-6978
Email: christinebennettlaw@gmail.com
Clallam
Clallam Public Defender
Phone: 360-452-3307
Email: gasnickcpd@olypen.com
Clark
Last name A-G contact:
Darquise Cloutier, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-200-8510
This number is currently set up for voicemail only, and cannot receive texts.
Email: blake.cloutierlaw@gmail.com
Last name H-O contact:
Maggie Smith Evansen, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-213-0053
Last name P-Z contact:
Vancouver Defenders
Megan Peyton, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-906-7234
Email: mpeyton@barrarlaw.com
Columbia
Law Office of Rachel Cortez
Rachel Cortez and Rebecca Lemons
Phone: 509-876-4186
Douglas and Ferry
Please contact WA State OPD at:
Phone: 360-586-3164 ext. 218
Email: blake@opd.wa.gov
Franklin
Christine Bennett, Attorney at Law
Phone: 509-378-6978
Email: christinebennettlaw@gmail.com
Island
Law Offices of Andrew Scott
Phone: 360-331-7101
Email: attorneys@afscottlaw.com
Kittitas
Last Name A-M contact:
Law Office of Paul T. McBride
Paul McBride, Attorney at Law
Phone: 509-955-0115
Email: McBride@PaulTMcBride.com
Last Name N-Z contact:
Law Office of C.K Powers, P.S.
C.K. Powers
PO Box 1177
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-993-7210
Klickitat
Darquise Cloutier, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-200-8510
This number is currently set up for voicemail only, and cannot receive texts.
Email: blake.cloutierlaw@gmail.com
Lewis
Last Name A-M contact:
Angela Avery, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-207-4616
Email: angela@angelaaverylaw.com
Last Name N-Z contact:
CR Taylor Law
Christopher Taylor, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-352-8004
Email: admin@crtaylorlaw.com
Okanogan
Burica Haas, PLLC
Anna Burica, Attorney at Law
Phone: 509-866-8678
Email: burica.law@gmail.com
Pacific
Angela Avery, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-207-4616
Email: angela@angelaaverylaw.com
San Juan
Blanford Law
Ken Blanford, Attorney at Law
Phone: In-custody- 509-260-1290
Phone: Out-of-custody- 253-720-9304
Email: ken@blanfordlaw.com
Skagit
Last name A-G
GD Dixon Law
Greg Dixon, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-599-8849
Email: gdixonlaw@gmail.com
Last name H-Z
Law Office of Karen Halverson
Karen Halverson, Attorney at Law
Phone: 425-257-2027
Skamania
Darquise Cloutier, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-750-8611
Email: blake.cloutierlaw@gmail.com
Wahkiakum
Angela Avery, Attorney at Law
Phone: 360-200-8510
This number is currently set up for voicemail only, and cannot receive texts.
Email: angela@angelaaverylaw.com
Walla Walla
Law Office of Rachel Cortez
Rachel Cortez and Rebecca Lemons, Attorneys at Law
Phone: 509-876-4186
Whatcom
Keating & Lynden, LLC
Meagan Yeates and Thomas Lynden, Attorneys at Law
119 N. Commercial St., Ste. 910
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-296-8136
Email: megan@keatingandlyden.com
Yakima
Blanford Law
Ken Blanford, Attorney at Law
Phone: In-custody- 509-260-1290
Phone: Out-of-custody- 253-720-9304
Email: ken@blanfordlaw.com
In addition to the contacts listed above, civil legal aid providers like Civil Survival, Northwest Justice Project, and The Way to Justice, and legal empowerment organizations like Living with Conviction, may also be able to help you with your case.
If you were convicted of drug possession and no other offenses and your conviction was not recent, you may also be able to prepare and file your own motion to vacate with the court. Click here for more information: How to clear(vacate)your drug possession conviction after State v. Blake | WashingtonLawHelp.org | Helpful information about the law in Washington