Timera C. Drake - a Renton, 96813 Criminal Defense Lawyer

Renton Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 04/17/2026

Areas of Practice

Criminal Defense
Administrative Law
Domestic Violence
DUI Defense

Litigation: 80%

Attorney Information

Overview

Timera C. Drake handles cases in the areas of Administrative Law and Criminal Defense. Her passion and dedication to her craft makes her stand out when it comes to case outcomes for her clients.

Administrative Law is an expansive filed of law that encompasses all Washington state agencies and all federal agencies. Timera has limited her administrative practice to cases in the following areas: Workers' Compensation, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (claimant's side), unemployment benefits appeals, and Fish & Wildlife infractions and crimes. She wants to ensure that clients get all the state and federal benefits they are entitled to receive. She has the focus and patience to see these cases through to their conclusion, which sometimes takes years.

Timera's passion is Criminal Defense. She saw the effects of an inequitable criminal justice system growing up, and she wanted to level the playing field for individuals accused of a crime. Timera's criminal defense clients--most of whom have significant barriers to justice including poverty, homelessness, and mental illness--overwhelmingly see excellent outcomes in their criminal cases. Timera has worked in nearly all municipal, district, and superior courts in Seattle and South King County, and has worked in Pierce County Superior Court and District Court. Her criminal defense experience spans five years and hundreds of cases from Marysville to Tacoma. She has excellent working relationships with prosecutors and Judges, and other criminal defense attorneys throughout King County and the greater Seattle area.

In her criminal practice, Timera has gained extensive knowledge about the intersection of criminal law and mental illness, the intersection of domestic violence and criminal law, and international criminal law (The International Criminal Court, The Hague). She has taken courses overseas in European family law, and international criminal law. She is well-versed in several of The Hague Convention Treaties as they apply to child custody matters and war crimes.

Education

Legal Education
- Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2019
  Juris Doctor
Non Legal Education
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1997
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: English
- New Mexico State University, 2008
  M.A., Master of Arts
  Major: English Literature
- Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA, 2013
  Advanced Paralegal Certificate

Current Employment Position(s)

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Owner-Attorney
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Past Positions

King County Department of Public Defense, Felony Paralegal
Pierce County Superior Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
King County District Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Auburn District Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Algona Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Des Moines Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Maple Valley Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Orting Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Renton Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
SeaTac Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Tacoma Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Tukwila Municipal Court, Conflict Public Defense Lawyer
Tukwila Municipal Court, Public Defense Lawyer
Lake Stevens Municipal Court, Public Defense Lawyer
Burien District Court, Public Defense Lawyer
Snohomish County District Court, Arlington, Public Defense Lawyer
Longshore Injury Public Defense (Felony), Paralegal

Languages

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English
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Pro Bono Activities

Housing Justice Project, March, 2022 - December, 2022

Representative Cases

Des Moines Municipal Court - Assault 4, Criminal Trespass 2, Theft 3, & Resisting Arrest - ALL DISMISSED
University Park Municipal Court - Criminal Trespass 2 - RESOLVED WITHOUT JAIL TIME
Auburn (King County District Court) - Assault 4 - NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL
Maple Valley Municipal Court - Assault 4-Domestic Violence; Client with severe mental illness - DISMISSED
King County District Court - 3 Domestic Violence charges - TWO CHARGES DISMISSED; 3RD CHARGE RESOLVED WITH NO ADDITIONAL JAIL
King County District Court - Violation of No Contact Order (Domestic Violence); Client with severe mental illness - DISMISSED
King County District Court - 4 cases, 6 charges - 3 charges dismissed; remaining 4 charges resolved with NO ADDITIONAL JAIL TIME
King County District Court - Assault 4-Domestic Violence - DISMISSED
Employment Benefits Appeal - alleged overpayment of more than $50,000 - NO OVERPAYMENT FOUND & CLIENT OWED NOTHING
Employment Benefits Appeal - alleged overpayment of $30,000 - NO OVERPAYMENT FOUND & CLIENT OWED NOTHING
Pierce County District Court - Misdemeanor Fish & Wildlife Violation - DISMISSED

Bar Admissions

New Mexico, 2021
Washington, 2020
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2022

Other Affiliations

King County Bar Association, 2019 - Present (Member)
South King County Bar Association, 2022 - Present (Member)
Washington Defender Association, 2019 - Present (Member)
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL), 2022 - Present (Member)
Washington State Bar Association, 2020 - Present (Member)
WSBA Family Law Section, 2022 - 2023 (Member)
WSBA Administrative Law Section, 2022 - Present (Member)
American Bar Association, 2022 (Member)
State Bar of New Mexico, Member, 2021 - Present

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Contact

Renton, WA

451 SW 10th St.
Suite 215
Renton, WA 98057

Directions

Phone: 425-504-7346

Fax: 425-264-2002

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.drakelawpllc.com

Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Monday-Thursday / 9:00am-1:00pm Fridays

Credit Cards Accepted
Free Consultations
Payment Plans
Telephones Answered 24/7
Virtual Appointments

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