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David Perez Mentioned in The Seattle Times—Why Prosecutors in WA Are Recharging a Man Police Nearly Beat to Death
David Perez was mentioned in "Why Prosecutors in WA Are Recharging a Man Police Nearly Beat to Death," an article in The Seattle Times, regarding the case against Joseph Zamora.
Following a previous Seattle Times report on the case, Zamora's public defender was replaced by five Seattle lawyers, working the case pro bono: David Perez, a partner with Perkins Coie; Cooper Offenbecher, a partner in the firm Allen, Hansen, Maybrown & Offenbecher; Robert Chang, a law professor and director of the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University, and Mark Middaugh, a criminal defense lawyer in private practice.
"After learning of the magnitude of this injustice and meeting with Joe, we realized that sitting on the sidelines of this case was simply not an option," the legal team said in a statement. "We look forward to responding further in Court."
Read the full article on The Seattle Times.