Monte E. Hester

Monte E. Hester: Attorney with The Hester Law Group
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Biography

Monte Hester graduated from the University of Oklahoma Law School in 1967. He has been in private practice in Tacoma since 1968. For the first twelve years he was engaged in a general practice with an emphasis thereafter on criminal law and personal injury, including civil rights and premises liability issues. He has trial experience in most counties of Washington, as well as in the federal courts of Washington. He is a former City Attorney and Judge for the City of Gig Harbor. Member, Board of Directors, Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, 1988-1994. Selected to The Best Lawyers in America. Selected annually as one of Washington State's Super Lawyers by Law & Politics Magazine. Recipient, Gideon's Trumpet Award for Outstanding Assistance to the Indigent. Appointed by the Federal District Court Judges of Western Washington as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2001-2003.

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Criminal Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil Appeals

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Oklahoma State University, B.A., 1963
Law School Attended:
University of Oklahoma Law School, J.D., 1967
Year of First Admission:
1967
Admission:
1967, Oklahoma; 1968, Washington; 1971, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, Tribal Court for the Puyallup Nation
Memberships:
Tacoma Pierce County (Past President, 1986), Washington State (Governor, Sixth Congressional District, 1990-1993), American and Federal Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Inns of Court.
Birth Information:
Ponca City, Oklahoma, April 18, 1941
ISLN:
906510054

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253-250-4282  Phone

www.hesterlawgroup.com

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