Amy Muth - a Seattle, WA Adult and Child Sexual Assault Lawyer

Seattle Adult and Child Sexual Assault Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Adult and Child Sexual Assault
Youthful Offender Mitigation
Registration Removal
Domestic Violence
Criminal and CPS Investigations
Clemency
Other Complex Cases in Washington State and Federal Courts

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Amy Muth is a longtime leader in the Washington criminal defense legal community in advocating for people charged with sexual misconduct in Washington state and federal courts. Amy believes that people accused of sex offenses deserve exceptional representation and to have their humanity acknowledged. She is equally ready to fiercely advocate on behalf of innocent clients and to shepherd clients seeking to mitigate their conduct through the legal system in a caring and compassionate manner, without judgment.

Amy’s peers have recognized her advocacy and work on behalf of people accused of these offenses. She is the recipient of two President’s Awards from the Washington Defender Association (WDA) and one President’s Award from the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL). She is a Past President of WACDL and served on their board for ten years. She has been qualified in court as an expert on ineffective assistance of counsel by the Innocence Project Northwest (now Washington Innocence Project) and has served as an expert on that topic for other attorneys. Amy has also been selected as a Super Lawyer by Washington Law & Politics since 2013 and was previously selected as a Rising Star from 2011 to 2012.

Amy’s advocacy for her clients and commitment to a high standard of practice for these cases extends beyond the courtroom. Since her early days in her career, she has worked with stakeholders to reform these laws and ensure that the constitutional rights of people accused of these crimes are upheld. She regularly writes articles and amicus briefs for WACDL and WDA on sex offense issues, including on public records laws, community supervision requirements, poverty issues facing people in sex offender treatment, and juvenile matters. She has lectured to lawyers throughout Washington on how to try these challenging cases from accusation to verdict and about their ethical obligations to their clients. She was a featured speaker at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers sex offenses CLE program. She has also provided training to judges. Amy previously served for six years on the Legal Committee for ACLU-WA and has written amicus briefs on behalf of ACLU-WA on juvenile sexual offending issues. In 2010, she co-represented a class of people registering as Level II and III sex offenders whose information was being sought through public records requests.

Amy believes that successful outcomes are defined by her clients. She has defeated the filing of criminal charges and obtained dismissals, acquittals, substantial reductions, and excellent sentencing results for her clients through meticulous investigation, research, motions practice, and work with child witness interviewing, memory, forensic pathology, linguistic, mental health, juvenile brain development, neuropsychology, mitigation, and sex offender treatment experts. She also has a keen understanding of sex offender treatment, treatment alternatives to confinement, and has worked with a large number of sex offender treatment providers over the years. She has also provided training for the Washington Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (WATSA), including serving on panels at annual conferences. She particularly enjoys working with clients who come to her seeking help, but don’t know where to turn, and always strives to leave those clients with hope for their future.

Amy has practiced law in Washington State since 2001, following graduation from Ohio State University College of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Washington, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A classically-trained pianist, she graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1997 with a degree in music and continues with her piano studies to this day. Amy is also an avid traveler who has lived abroad. She has gained a deep appreciation for the language and/or cultural barriers clients who grew up places other than the United States face when interacting with the criminal legal system.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

President's Award, Washington Defender Association, 2010
WACDL President’s Award
Washington Super Lawyer

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Included on the 2026 Washington Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Washington Super Lawyers list
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2019 Washington Super Lawyers list
2018 Washington Super Lawyers list
2017 Washington Super Lawyers list
2016 Washington Super Lawyers list
2015 Washington Super Lawyers list
2014 Washington Super Lawyers list
2013 Washington Super Lawyers list
2012 Washington Super Lawyers list
2011 Washington Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 2001
  J.D.
  Honors: Recipient of Graduate Fellowship to Study in Bonn, Germany for One Year
Non Legal Education
- Ohio Wesleyan University, 1997
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: Music
- National Criminal Defense College, 2005
  Honors: Recipient of WACDL Irwin Schwartz Scholarship

Current Employment Position(s)

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Classes and Seminars

Statute of Limitations Legislative Update, WACDL End of Year CLE, 2019
Net Nanny Sting Operations, WACDL Sex Offense Defense CLE, 2018
Client Privacy and the Public Records Act (related to obtaining sex offender registration files), WACDL Annual Conference CLE, 2016
Featured Speaker, "Creative Motions to Obtain Discovery in Sex Cases," NACDL Sex Crimes Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012 - Present
Co-Chair, "Taking Your Trial Skills to the Next Level" Trial Practice CLE, WACDL Holiday Party CLE Program, 2012 - Present
"Interviewing Child Witnesses in Child Sex Cases," National Defense Investigator Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 2012 - Present
"Protecting Client Confidentiality," WACDL Holiday Party CLE, 2010 - Present
CLE Program Co-Chair, "Client Counseling in Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Cases," WDA Ethics CLE, 2010 - Present
"State v. A.N.J. and New Ethical Obligations in Defending Sex Cases," WDA Annual Conference, 2010 - Present
"RCW 10.58.090: Tangling with the New Monster," WACDL Sex Offense Defense CLE, 2010 - Present
"Child Sexual Abuse Case Law and Strategies," Northwest Innocence Project Legal Clinic, 2009 - Present
"State v. Magers and The Cycle of Domestic Violence," WDA Teleconference; Associated Counsel for the Accused, 2008 - Present
"Sex Crimes Motions Practice," WDA Sex Offense CLE program, 2008 - Present
"Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative" (with King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office), Northwest Defender Association; Associated Counsel for the Accused, 2008 - Present
"Talk CSI to Me: Challenging the Prosecutor's Evidence," WACDL Annual Conference, 2006 - Present
Presentations on Legislative Updates for WDA, WACDL, and the Office of Public Defense CLE Programs

Published Works

Articles

The Hue and Cry Doctrine in Sexual Assault Cases, Defense Magazine, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
Sex Offense Legislation: Still the Crime du Jour, but Some Efforts to Calm the Rhetoric, Defense Magazine, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
Sexual Assault Advocate Privilege: A Report from the Trenches, Defense Magazine, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006

Bar Admissions

Washington, 2001
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2003

Other Affiliations

Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Past President and Past Co-Chair, Legislative Committee)
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (Member, Legal Committee)
Washington Defender Association (Member)
Washington Appellate Project (Member, Board of Directors)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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By Anonymous on May. 28, 2024

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Hired Attorney 2019-2024

Amy Muth seemingly achieved the impossible when she wrote letters challenging my sex offender registration. Even Amy thought a difficult court case would be required, but her persuasive arguments and tenacity won the matter in my favor. I strongly urge you to consider Amy. Her diligence might achieve the impossible for you. Good luck.

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Contact

Seattle, WA

1000 Second Avenue
Suite 2530
Seattle, WA 98104

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Phone: 866-235-0030

Fax: 206-267-0349

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Website: https://www.muthatwood.com

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