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Colette Tvedt is a nationally known trial attorney and lecturer who has been practicing criminal defense for over 19 years. She has tried hundreds of cases in front of judges and juries in both Massachusetts and Washington. A graduate of the Reid School of Interrogation, Colette is a recognized expert in police interrogation techniques and also has significant expertise in the area of eyewitness identification. Colette represents a broad range of clients facing investigation or prosecution for white collar crimes, violent crimes, property crimes, and drug crimes.
After obtaining her J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 1989, Colette served as a public defender in Boston (MA) before becoming a Clinical Professor of Law at Suffolk University. She moved to Seattle in 2006, where she worked as a felony trial attorney at The Defender Association (TDA) before joining Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender in 2007.
Colette is a frequent lecturer and moderator at local and national training programs, and has been invited to speak in over twenty states. She is also a faculty member of the National Criminal Defense College and a past participant in the Oxford University Roundtable on International Criminal Justice.
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Results
- Obtained dismissal of second-degree murder charges against a King County man after extensive pretrial investigation convinced the prosecution that they had charged the wrong man.
- Obtained dismissal of first-degree murder charges against a King County man in a complex murder case, after pretrial investigation of witnesses and forensic evidence convinced the prosecution that he was not guilty.
- Obtained dismissal of five counts of first-degree arson after successfully demonstrating that the client's alleged confession was coerced.
- Obtained dismissal of drug trafficking and firearms charges after convincing the trial court that the evidence was illegally seized by police.
- Obtained a “not guilty” verdict in an attempted murder case where the client claimed self defense and the jury found that she was justified in stabbing her assailant seven times.
- Obtained a “not guilty” verdict in a first-degree robbery case involving several eyewitnesses by demonstrating the lack of accuracy of the eyewitness testimony.
- Obtained a “not guilty” verdict for a King County man accused of assault against a police officer after demonstrating that the police had unnecessarily beaten the client and shot him with a taser gun.
- Negotiated a misdemeanor guilty plea for a software executive facing felony charges for computer intrusion. These negotiations resulted in a probation sentence instead.
About
Education
- Rutgers University, B.A. 1985
- Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 1989
Admissions
- Washington State Bar
- Massachusetts State Bar
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Member, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (WACDL)
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL)
- Member, Washington Defender Association (WDA)
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