Padula & Associates celebrates the anniversary for Drue Kirby Coats joining our firm!

Drue is an amazing addition to the firm and her and Lizanne literally create a perfect ying and yang (or as Lizanne likes to say…Drue is Sancho Panza while Lizanne is Don Quixote).

Drue has done amazing work since joining Padula & Associates.  Among her fabulous feats are the following:

1.      Client told by DOL in Washington that he can never have a license due to a law in Illinois.  Drue begins by writing letters to DOL to tell them their position is wrong.  When this fails she seeks a writ to King County Superior Court.  In the end, she doggedly pursued three writs and two DOL hearings.  This client’s case had been rejected by other attorneys as hopeless.  Drue refused to give up and ultimately won!  Our client is now a happy and legal Washington driver.

2.      Pharmacist with neurological issues passes out on the way to the hospital for an MRI.  Cops decide it must have been her prescription medications that caused the accident and file DUI charges.  With the help of a toxicologist, Drue proved to the Prosecutor that our client had taken these medications at prescribed levels for years and that they would not affect her driving.  Prosecutor refuses to listen but offers a reduction to Negligent Driving 1^st Degree.  Believing firmly that our client did nothing wrong, Drue and our client reject the deal and set a motion to dismiss.  Drue prepares a thorough written legal argument and moves forward with motions.  At motions, Drue gets the blood test excluded and all charges dismissed!

3.      Court refuses to allow Lizanne to argue Physical Control and safely off the roadway in a DUI case where client pulled into a gas station, parked legally and was sound asleep by the time law enforcement arrived.  Lizanne argued and lost at the District and Superior Court levels.  Drue filed the petition for review with the Court of Appeals, wrote the brief and got the case accepted for review (with the help of Lizanne’s oral argument).  Case has yet to be decided but Lizanne and Drue have kept the client’s hopes alive and are primed to create new law in Washington.

4.      She has argued and won numerous DOL hearings.

5.      Successfully argued a stop issue in Issaquah and got a young client’s minor DUI completely dismissed.

6.      Drue has reorganized office procedure and finances.  She has instituted more efficient office procedures and significantly strengthened Padula & Associates financial strength.

Put simply, Drue and Lizanne are a winning team.  Drue’s effective practical approach provides an anchor to Lizanne’s creativity and tenacity.  Drue and Lizanne talk about every case each week and work as a team.  Clients literally get two heads for the price of one.