Attorney Rick Wathen of Seattle, WA; ethical troll

The State of Washington presented Rick J. Wathen with a law license in 1995 after he graduated from Hamline University School of Law.

The Washington State Bar found Ricky guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.  

• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation
• Engaged in a conflict of interest involving current clients
• Represented client A in pursuing collections against person B relating to a joint property agreement involving certain real property in Seattle
• Engaged in negligent conduct in obtaining an amended judgment order and judgment in which he included in his declaration an incomplete spreadsheet as an exhibit and in which the order exceeded the relief requested in the complaint
• Ricky’s negligent conduct related to and followed his representations to the court regarding person B’s attempt to redeem Parcel B in which he failed to honor his promise in court to allow person B five additional days to redeem
• Negligently represented client A when there was a conflict of interest regarding the issue of liability

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Ricky by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. December 2023), Ricky practices his so-called brand of law with Wathen Leid Hall Rider PC at 222 Etruria Street in Seattle, Washington.