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| HWB - ESQ. PLLC was founded as a full service law firm with a special emphasis on federal and state litigation. Legal services include representation and consultation on serious criminal and civil matters in all state and Federal courts in Washington state, as well as the Federal District Courts in the Northern and Central Districts of California, and all California state courts. The firm is dedicated to providing its clients with excellent legal representation and seeks to obtain the best legal outcome possible in each particular case. The client comes first and will be provided with honest legal counsel, and quality service at a fair price. Once you have retained this firm for legal representation, you will receive vigorous, professional, and fair representation in your criminal or civil case. Hugh W. Berry is the founder of HWB - ESQ. PLLC. Hugh is an experienced attorney, with over 15 years of litigation experience. Hugh received his B.A. degree in History, Cum Laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where he was awarded the UCLA Fellowship and Florence Wilson Fellowship Awards. During law school Hugh was also a Staff Editor for the National Black Law Journal, as well as a Teaching Assistant for the UCLA Law School Legal Research and Writing Program. After law school Hugh began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in San Bernardino County, California. He then moved to Washington State where he worked as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the King County Prosecutor's Office, an Assistant Regional Counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and a Federal Prosecutor for theUnited States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington, in Seattle. During his time in the United States Attorney's Office in Seattle, Hugh was a member of two of the most elite prosecution units in that office: The Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Unit and the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP's) Unit. As a former Federal and State Prosecutor Hugh has litigated literally hundreds of cases ranging from Complex Crime and Cyber-Crime to Organized Crime and Major Drug Distribution Cases. Hugh has received numerous awards from various agencies for his consistently excellent performance and the high caliber of his litigation skills. A few of these awards are listed below: OCDETF Pacific Region Award (2003), Department of Homeland Security Award of Merit (2003), Internal Revenue Service-CID Special Achievement Award (2002), OCDETF Pacific Region Award (2001), US Attorney’s Office Sustained Superior Performance Award (2001), US Attorney’s Office Special Achievement Award (2000), FBI Director’s Award (1999), OCDETF Pacific Region Award (1999) More important than awards, Hugh's years of first prosecuting and then defending cases provides him with a comprehensive understanding of how both the state and federal legal systems work. His experience has been proven invaluable in formulating effective strategies for his clients. Hugh's experience combined with his personal attention to every client assures that the client in need of legal representation obtains the best outcome possible. |
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