In the Matter of the Marriage of Michael Steven KING, Respondent,
v.
Brenda Leone KING, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 31, 2007.
Decided December 6, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kathleen M. O'Sullivan, Rebecca S. Engrav, Perkins Coie LLP, Nicholas Peter Gellert, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.
Bradley K. Crosta, Attorney at Law, Kenneth G. Christensen, Office of Ken Christensen, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
Jeffrey Todd Even, Office of The Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae Attorney General of State of Washington.
Raven Clarke Lidman, Seattle University Law Clinic, Seattle, WA, Martha F. Davis, Northeastern School of Law, Boston, MA, for Amicus Curiae International Law School.
Vanessa Soriano Power, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, Debra Gardner, Janet Hostetler, Public Justice Center, Baltimore, MD, Clare Pastore, Los Angeles, CA, Russell Engler, Boston, MA, for Amicus Curiae National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel.
Fredric Tausend, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, Seattle, WA, David S. Udell, Laura K. Abel, Brennan Center for Justice, Sidney S. Rosdeitcher, Michael N. Berger, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Retired Washington State.
Pamela Beth Loginsky, Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Association of Counties.
Robert Dean Welden, Washington State Bar Association, Marvin Lee Gray, Jr., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Bar Association.
Erik DuPen Price, Lane Powell PC, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Legislature.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
C. JOHNSON, J.
¶ 1 This case involves the issue of whether an indigent parent has a constitutional right, primarily under the Washington State Constitution, to appointment of counsel at public expense in a dissolution proceeding. The constitutional claims are primarily based on article I, section 3, article I, section 10, and article I, section 12 of the Washington State Constitution. During a five day trial, the petitioner, Brenda King, acted pro se and the...
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