Dave Cottingham was also a District Court jury trial and non-jury trial litigator at a time in which the City of Bellingham had added its DWI cases to the County load as the state mandated jail time for each offense. Responsibilities also included trial of gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and serious traffic matters, appearances on felony matters and warrant assistance of investigation by all law enforcement agencies. Additional responsibilities included interstate extraditions and appellate argument. During this period also he served as Trial Attorney in the Juvenile Department of the Superior Court, in representation of DSHS Child Welfare and Protective Service litigation, as well as trial attorney in prosecution of juvenile felony offenses in Juvenile Court, Involuntary Treatment Commitments and service as the Involuntary Treatment Act Attorney in mental commitments.
Misdemeanors
Dave Cottingham was a Felony jury and non-jury litigator in all manner of criminal trials, with full responsibility for pretrial review, investigation and charging misdemeanor and felony crimes, including arraignments, appearances, motions practice, search warrant assistance to investigations. Dave Cottingham discharged duties through trial and every related appeal to Superior Court, Court of Appeals, and the Washington State Supreme Court.
Dave Cottingham’s history includes service as Senior Trial Deputy in the criminal division of the Prosecutor’s Office. Later, as Civil Trial Deputy he served as counsel to the Whatcom County Sheriff, Jail, Buildings and Code Administration (Land Use and Development), Public Works, Hearing Examiner, Engineer, Purchasing, Health, Planning and other departments including Support, and discharged occasional duties to the Executive and the Whatcom County Council.
PREVIOUSLY PERSONAL INJURY, PROBATE, BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE, LAND USE, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATE ORGANIZATION AND DISSOLUTION, INSURANCE LAW, ESTATE PLANNING, EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, COLLECTION, DEFENSE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, FORECLOSURE, LICENSING, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, LAND USE, APPELLATE PRACTICE. Now such professional services are solely applied in service to First Amendment right of redress in cause 201,704-5 August 16, 2018, as amended and corrected by the court or reporter of decisions August 17, 2018, and subject to reconsideration motion by Washington's disciplinary counsel to supply a quality of proof standard absent from (1) Hearing Officer decision; (2) Reconsideration therefrom; (3) Board decision; (4) Reconsideration therefrom; Supreme Court Opinion but for Preponderance; to ensure potential for consideration of United States Supreme Court decisions requiring attention to genuine belief in a regulatory scheme controllingmarketability of land preserved by RCW 58.17.040(6) and the avenue of relief at RCW 36.70c.020(2)(a); with the respect that Washington's legislature applied at sec. 1, Chapter 232, Washington Laws of 2002 for reports to any branch of government, because of RWC 58.17.300 prohibition of sale or transfer of any part of platted property in compliance with regulations creating a record of agency approvals.