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Victor takes great pride in his Aleutian and Filipino heritage and his humble, hard-working family roots. He is an active community volunteer in the south King County area of Maple Valley where he resides with his wife Misty and their four sons.  In his spare time, when he's not fighting for justice on behalf of his clients, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, working out, and reading legal thrillers or other works by "lost generation" authors.

Peter D. Haroldson has been serving Washington families since 2004. His practice emphasizes family law, guardianship, probate and estate planning. He has represented clients in Pierce, King, Thurston, Kitsap, Snohomish, and Skagit County.. Peter represents civilian and military parents in all manner of domestic relations, including divorce, child custody, paternity, parentage, third-party custody, non-parental custody, and relocation.. Peter also has extensive experience representing certified professional guardians and family guardians in court-created guardianships under RCW 11.88. Peter is qualified as a court-appointed guardian ad litem in RCW Title 11 (probate/guardianship/trust) cases. He has handled cases involving elder abuse and protection of vulnerable adults. Peter is also available to consult with and assist residential care facilities, nursing homes and adult family homes in guardianship proceedings for their residents.. Peter believes that a basic estate plan is an important tool that every family should have, not just the “1 percent”. Simple wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives (living wills) can prevent financial and emotional stress during already difficult times. Peter is committed to providing affordable estate planning for every family, including yours.. A Northwest native, Peter graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology, and performed cancer research at the University of Washington prior to obtaining his JD from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Peter is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, and the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, and was a past chair of the TPCBA Guardianship section.. In his spare time, Peter is an avid car enthusiast, a shade-tree oenophile (wine lover), and loves to read. But most of Peter's time is spent being the proud father of his two beautiful children!

Our office has been in the same location serving South King County and Maple Valley since 1977.  My spouse and I live here in Maple Valley and typically walk to and from work with our dogs.. Give us a call to see if we can help you with your legal concern.

I knew that I was destined to be a criminal defense attorney at seven years old when my mother told me that I should be a lawyer because I argue so much. Throughout my life, I watched people I loved get chewed up and spit out by the criminal justice system and that cemented my passion for defending those accused of crimes in our complicated court system.. I studied Political Science and Criminal Justice at Washington State University. I then attended Seattle University School of Law to fulfill my dreams of becoming a criminal defense attorney. During law school I interned with the Associated Counsel for the Accused, a public defender agency in King County. I then interned with the Honorable Wesley St. Clair in the King County Juvenile Court as a clerk. I finished my final year as an intern with the Federal Public Defenders office in the Western District of Washington.  I also received the highest grade in the class for Evidence at Seattle University School of Law and am an expert on evidence issues in trial.. I have been practicing criminal defense since I graduated from law school.   I am committed to practicing in this area forever because I thoroughly enjoy helping my clients and their families navigate the complicated and scary charges against them.  In my first job as a lawyer, I worked for Feldman and Lee primarily handling municipal public defense contracts.  I have also taken private cases ranging in severity from as a simple shoplifting case to a felony drug case and everything in between. I gained invaluable experience as a public defender handling thousands of cases and taking many cases to trial. I have handled hundreds of domestic violence cases and DUI’s.   My expertise on these cases caused me to become the trial trainer for all of the new associates hired by the firm.. After leaving Feldman and Lee, I became a partner with Choi Capital Law running the Criminal Law Department before joining the team at Gause Law Offices, PLLC.  At Choi Capital Law, I handled many domestic violence cases and resolved every single one of those cases with some sort of dismissal.  In the only trial during that time period, I received a deadlocked jury verdict which led the prosecutor to dismiss the charges against my client.  I also handled multiple felony cases and resolved every felony down to a misdemeanor or less.. Now an attorney at Gause Law Offices, I continue to take pride in diligently preparing every case I handle. I start every case by making sure that my clients fully understand the charges against them, the potential consequences, the steps and process the case will go through, and, most importantly, what matters most to my client in resolving the case. I then review the discovery with a fine tooth comb and make sure to interview every witness or party to the case. I always prepare my cases for trial even though a vast majority of cases resolve prior to trial, my preparedness helps to get my clients the best resolutions possible through informed negotiations. I have won trials and had hundreds of cases dismissed for my clients that are innocent. I have also helped hundreds of clients get a better deal that resulted in them getting treatment or help for the issues causing their criminal behavior instead of jail time. There is no criminal case that would not benefit from the assistance of a compassionate, thorough, and aggressive defense attorney’s representation.

I am an aggressive and compassionate Attorney, who will vigorously represent your needs and position. I listen to your concerns, and I find solutions.  I have the  reputation of being straightforward and forthright in my negotiations in order to resolve your matter to your satisfaction.. I am advocate for finding a Cure to Cancer, and I work vigorously in my pursuit to educate the community on how they can make a difference, and we can find a cure.

Experienced R attorney serving clients in Maple Valley and surrounding areas.