Jon Scott Fox devotes his practice exclusively to DUI defense, and has 28 years of experience defending DUIs. For over ten years, he's co-authored Defending DUIs in Washington, the definitive and highly acclaimed treatise of DUI defense in Washington state that is used as a reference by other DUI defense attorneys. In addition, Jon is the author of Washington state's first and still most comprehensive web site devoted to helping those accused of DUI.
Jon has been widely recognized by his peers as one of Washington state's top DUI and criminal defense attorneys. He has repeatedly been honored as a Washington state "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law and Politics magazine, and been named to Seattle Magazine's list of King County's "Top Lawyers." In addition, he has been recognized by Avvo with its highest professional ranking, and Washington Law and Politics magazine has honored him as one of the "Top 25" criminal defense lawyers in the state of Washington.
Jon is an active author and seminar speaker on issues and developments in DUI law, and has acquired a national reputation as one of the most knowledgeable critics of alcohol breath testing machines in the United States.
An innovative trial lawyer, Jon created the first "e-brief" ever filed in a trial court in the State of Washington. He is known for his masterful cross-examination of expert witnesses and few can compete with his encyclopedic knowledge of alcohol breath testing machines. In the last two decades, Jon has led numerous legal challenges to Washington's DUI laws, establishing new legal precedent in the defense of DUI cases.
Jon has crisscrossed Washington, often by solo airplane, to help those charged with DUI. He has successfully argued cases in District Courts across Washington state including those in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Spokane counties. He has appeared in Municipal Courts in Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Lynnwood, Bothell, Everett, Renton, Kent, Auburn, Tukwila, Tacoma, Bellingham and Vancouver in Western Washington; and the cities of Spokane, Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, Yakima, Wenatchee and Ellensburg in Eastern Washington.
Some of Jon's addtitional accomplishments include:
- Partner, Fox Bowman Duarte, Washington's largest and premier DUI defense firm with over 100 years combined experience
- Founding and faculty member of the National College for DUI defense with seminars held at Harvard Law School
- Founding member and first chair of the Northwest Academy of DUI Defense
- Founding and former board member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Founding member, Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice
- Former Chair of Washington State Bar Association Criminal Law Section
- Lecturer, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Speaker at the Washington State Patrol Academy and Seattle Police DUI Emphasis Training regarding courtroom tactics
- One of only three attorneys ever who have attended the lengthy and intensive Breath Test Technician Training
- Program given by the Washington State Patrol for its own breath testing experts
- Authored numerous articles critical of breath testing and unjust DUI laws and has been featured in the Washington State Bar News, the Washington State Trial Association Trial News, Lawyers Weekly USA, Defense and Overruledmagazines.
- Featured speaker at DUI trial practice seminars in eight states including annual speaking engagements at the Washington State Bar Association's Criminal Justice Institute, the annual trial practice seminar of the Northwest College for DUI defense, and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Featured speaker at the DUI Issues Update seminar presented at several locations to the Washington State District and Municipal Court Judges Association
- Called upon by news media to comment on high profile DUI issues
