Ann Gruben

EDUCATION

Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA, Juris Doctor, May 2005, cum laude

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Dean’s List

Working as Contract Public Defender on gross and simple misdemeanors
Appearing at all stages including first appearances, arraignments, pretrial hearings, motion hearings, jury trials, sentencings, and review hearings
Covering Cities of Issaquah, North Bend, Carnation, Duvall and other municipalities
Of Counsel to the O’Brien Law Firm 2018 – present

Law Office of Ann Gruben, May 2011 – present

Coverage attorney for private defense cases involving DUI, DWLS, other misdemeanor charges, and traffic infractions.

King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, District Court Unit, March – December 2010

Deputy Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Prosecuted misdemeanor DUI, DWLS, VUCSA, Assault, and other misdemeanors.
Made filing decisions and represented the State on arraignments, pretrial hearings, negotiations, motion hearings, jury trials, sentencing hearings, and restitution hearings.
Appeared on contested traffic hearings.
Independently conducted legal research, wrote briefs, and litigated cases.
Successfully argued dozens of legal motions and jury trials.

King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Andress & Drug Units, August – Nov. 2006

Deputy Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Contract attorney in the Andress Unit handling felony murder re-adjudications.
Responsible for Superior Court felony arraignment, bond hearing, and plea calendars.
Charged felony drug cases and prosecuted them in Drug Court.
Assisted a Senior Deputy Prosecutor with an attempted murder trial.

Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, District Court Unit, February – August 2006

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

Responsibilities included charging domestic violence cases and managing a full misdemeanor caseload from arraignment through disposition and review.
Appeared daily in District Court for arraignments, pretrial conferences, review hearings, violation hearings, no contact order modification hearings, and jury trials.

Law Office of G. Helen Whitener, October 2005 – February 2006

Criminal Defense Attorney

Worked as a contract defense attorney on misdemeanor and felony criminal cases and on two sexually violent predator civil commitment cases.
Regularly appeared on cases in Tacoma Municipal Court, Pierce County District Court, and Pierce County Superior Court on other criminal matters.

Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, District Court Unit, January – May 2005

Rule 9 Legal Extern

Worked as a Rule 9 extern on misdemeanor domestic violence assault and DUI cases.
Appeared in District Court for arraignments, review hearings, probation violation hearings, no contact order modification hearings, and jury trials.

Attorney General of Washington, Criminal Justice Division, May – December 2004

Rule 9 Law Clerk

Worked as a Rule 9 law clerk on civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
Organized complicated discovery materials, wrote case summaries and presented cases to the unit attorneys, drafted pleadings, and performed legal research.

Merck Pharmaceuticals, Seattle, WA, January 1999 – August 2002

Professional Representative II

Promoted cardiovascular therapies to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospital administrators, public health clinics, and other health care professionals.
Organized educational lectures for health professionals.
Trained other sales representatives on pharmacological and medical topics.
Awarded “Top Performer” sales rating (awarded to the top 3% of all representatives) and recognized with two “Awards for Excellence.”

Running half marathons, Visiting National Parks, Learning new languages