Partner, Allen, Hansen & Maybrown, P.S.
Todd Maybrown, who was born in New York, graduated from Wesleyan
University in 1983. After college, Todd worked for two years
as a legal assistant with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell
in New York, and as the supervisor of a community law project
in East Harlem. Todd then attended the University of Michigan
Law School in Ann Arbor and, in 1988, he graduated at the top
of his class and was awarded the Bates Award for the outstanding
law student in his graduating class.
In
1988, Todd moved to Seattle to begin a clerkship with then-Chief
United States District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein in
the United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington. After concluding his clerkship, and at the recommendation
of Judge Rothstein, Todd joined forces with David Allen and Richard
Hansen. He has since been a member of the firm Allen, Hansen
& Maybrown, P.S. in Seattle, Washington.
After leaving his clerkship, Todd has specialized in criminal defense and appellate litigation in Washington's state and federal courts. His well known cases include: Kirkland v. Green, Kirkland Municipal Court No. 10571 (1998), where the City of Kirkland (ultimately) agreed to dismiss all charges against Seattle Seahawk Ahman Green; Rupe v. Wood, 93 F.3d 1434 (9th Cir. 1996), where the Ninth Circuit set aside the death sentence of Mitchell Rupe; United States v. Chick, 61 F.3d 682 (9th Cir. 1995), where the Ninth Circuit concluded that a criminal defendant is entitled to immediately appeal a district court's pretrial decision that his prosecution does not violate the double jeopardy clause; Rupe v. Wood, 863 F.Supp. 1307 (W.D. Wash. 1996), where United States District Judge Thomas Zilly concluded that Rupe's hanging would constitute cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment; Doe v. Gregoire, 960 F.Supp. 1478, 1486-87 (W.D. Wash. 1997), where United States District Judge William Dwyer concluded that Washington's sex offender notification laws were unconstitutional; Aldrich v. Knab, 858 F.Supp. 1480 (W.D. Wash. 1994), where United States District Court Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that KCMU-FM, a public radio station at the University of Washington, had adopted policies and practices that violated the First Amendment. Based on his work in these and other cases, syndicated columnist (and former Pulitzer Prize Winner) Jimmy Breslin has described Todd as "a brilliant young lawyer" and "the best of his business."
Todd is well known for having won numerous criminal trials, appeals and post-conviction cases. He is a frequent lecturer on topics ranging from trial strategy, legal ethics and prosecutorial misconduct to tactics in personal restraint cases and habeas corpus litigation. Todd is the author of a recent supplement to the Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook entitled "Relationship of State Appellate Courts to Federal Courts."
Todd is presently serving as co-chair of the Death Penalty Committee of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also committed to numerous community issues. Todd is a member of the legal committee of the Northwest Women's Law Center and a founder of the King County Legal Task Force for the Homeless.
During 1997 and 1998, Todd served
as the co-chair of Washington Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyer's Strike Force and he represented numerous criminal defense
attorneys throughout the State of Washington to ensure that they
were free to zealously and ethically represent their clients.
Todd was awarded the Pro Bono Award from Seattle-King County
Bar Association in 1990.