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KTAR.com - Shacknai Will Allow Attorneys To Launch New Investigation Inside Mansion - December 14, 2011
The attorneys -- Anne Bremner and Marty Rudoy -- wrote a letter to Shacknai with the request earlier this month. -
CBS8 San Diego - Millionaire Okays Zahau Family Investigation Inside Spreckels Mansion - December 13, 2011
Earlier this month, attorneys Anne Bremner and Marty Rudoy wrote a letter on behalf of the Zahau family to the mansion's owner, Arizona pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai, and requested access to the historic mansion in Coronado.
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Ground Report - The Grassroots Organization That Helped Free Amanda Knox - December 12, 2011
This support was spear-headed by a small group early on that would become known as “Friends of Amanda” (FOA). FOA was founded by filmmaker Thomas Wright of Seattle, WA, consisting of only 4 people early on; Thomas Wright, Judge Michael Heavey, Attorney Anne Bremner, and Jim Lovering. The group expanded to 5 when Dr. Mark Waterbury officially joined after already independently completing extensive work on the case. -
Highlight Hollywood - Bestselling Crime Author Anne Rule To Pen Novel On Rebecca Zahau's Shocking Death, Highlight Hollywood World Exclusive - December 8, 2011
The sheriff seems to have taken a very sensitive and personal slight against him, which the Zahau family and Bremner do not want. -
KSL Utah - Josh Powell Says Sons 'Undergoing Trauma' At Hands of Cox Family - December 7, 2011
Chuck and Judy Cox have been advised by the court to not speak publicly about the case, but attorney Ann Bremner, who is representing them in connection with the journal issue, said the couple has been providing "a safe and loving home for the boys."
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NBC San Diego - Sheriff Gore Threatens To Release Rebecca Zahau Docs To Public - December 7, 2011
On Oct. 27, Gore sent the two-page letter sent to Anne Bremner, the attorney for Rebecca Zahau's family in response to Bremner's request for Zahau's death investigation files. -
KFMB 760AM - Sheriff Warns Zahau Attorney; Case File May Be Opened - December 5, 2011
So, when the Sheriff's department turned over its evidence to family attorney Anne Bremner, it came with a warning. -
Seattle Weekly - Rebecca Zahau Suicide Case Reopening Sought By Seattle Attorney Anne Bremner; No Luck Yet - December 1, 2011
Bremner, who suspects Zahau was the victim of foul play, calls it "the first case in the history of the world that a woman killed herself like this." -
Highlight Hollywood - Rebecca Zahau Gone, But Never Forgotten - November 25, 2011
I spoke with their famed attorney, Anne Bremner, who has been a tireless advocate for the Zahau family, and who plans on continuing her fight for them, until justice is served. -
Women In Crime Ink - My Story, The Friends of Amanda Knox - November 23, 2011
My initial involvement in the Amanda Knox case came when I received a phone call from King County Superior Court Judge Michael Heavey nearly four years ago while I was at a conference for the American College of Trial Lawyers. -
KFMB CBS8 - Zahau Family Attorneys Set To Meet With Sheriff Gore - November 22, 2011
The legal team of Anne Bremner and Martin Rudoy plan to discuss what they consider new evidence in Zahau's death at the Spreckels mansion in Coronado. -
KFMB 760AM - Attorney: 'Bondage Porn' Found On Coronado Mansion Computer - November 20, 2011
In a phone interview with News 8, Bremner later confirmed that more than a dozen searches of sexual content – using terms like "raped, sexy Asian girls, and bondage anime" – were accessed on a computer the day before Zahau's death. -
KFMB - Mixed DNA 'All Over' Zahau Death Scene; Some Evidence Not Tested - November 17, 2011
Zahau family attorney Anne Bremner first revealed that mixed DNA was found at the death scene during the airing of the Dr. Phil Show earlier this week. -
Dr. Phil - Rebecca Zahau: The New Autopsy Results Revealed - November 15, 2011
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Dr. Phil - The Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau - November 14, 2011
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Sign On San Diego - 'Dr. Phil' Show on Mansion Death Gets Mixed Reactions - November 14, 2011
Zahau’s family and their attorney were interviewed about the July 13 death, which they have vehemently argued was not a suicide. -
NWCN.com - Seattle Attorney Anne Bremner On Pros and Cons of Polygraph Test - November 11, 2011
Seattle attorney Anne Bremner discusses the pros and cons of a polygraph test. -
My Northwest Podcast - Would Mom's Polygraph Test Help Find Missing Boy? - November 9, 2011
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KFMB-TV 8 - Exclusive: Max Shacknai's Aunt Talks About Coronado Mansion Deaths - November 7, 2011
A passerby did notice a woman at the house that night and reported it to police following Zahau's death July 13. But that witness's description of the woman does not match that of Nina Romano, according to Zahau family attorney Anne Bremner. -
The Daily Beast - Dr. Phil's Creepy Autopsy - November 6, 2011
After reviewing the files, Bremner said she is even more convinced that Zahau didn’t take her own life. “I am convinced even more that it wasn’t a suicide,” she said. “It requires further investigation. I think it was a rush to judgement.” -
Coronado Patch - Detectives: Zahau Calm, Not Despondent - November 4, 2011
Bremner also defended the family from criticism regarding their involvement with Dr. Phil, whose talk show is expected to include the results of an independent autopsy performed on Zahau's exhumed remains. -
Sign On San Diego - Findings in Coronado Hanging To Air Next Week - November 4, 2011
Results of the autopsy, which were performed by private pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht, are expected to be discussed Thursday on the “Dr. Phil” television show, said attorney Anne Bremner. -
The Hinky Meter - Rebecca Zahau Case: Bremner Receives Files, Romano At Mansion? - November 2, 2011
Anne Bremner, the attorney who is assisting the Zahau family in their attempt to have an independent review of the investigation into Rebecca’s death, received what she describes as “most of” the police report yesterday.
NY Daily News - 2nd Autopsy of Rebecca Zahau, Found Naked, Bound, Gagged & Hanged, Will Look For Signs of Foul Play - October 27, 2011
"Her family adamantly believes this wasn't a suicide," lawyer Anne Bremner, hired by Zahau's grieving sisters, told The News.
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CNN - Body Of Woman Found Hanged At Mansion Exhumed - October 27, 2011
Rebecca Zahau’s body was exhumed last week in St. Joseph, Missouri, and will soon be examined by renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht in Pennsylvania, Zahau family attorney Anne Bremner said Thursday.
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NBC San Diego - Rebecca Zahau's Family Denies Dr. Phil Paying to Exhume Body - October 25, 2011
NBCSanDiego.com is also reaching out to the family's attorney Anne Bremner.
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Sign On San Diego - Body In Mansion Deaths To Be Exhumed Through Donations, Not Dr. Phil - October 25, 2011
“This is only the beginning of that journey and it is possible due to the tremendous support and generosity of the public, experts, news media, and our attorney Anne Bremner.”
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CBS8 - 'Dr. Phil' Show To Air Results of Second Autopsy On Rebecca Zahau - October 25, 2011
Rebecca Zahau's body will be exhumed from her grave in Missouri and tested for further evidence of foul play, and her family will appear on the "Dr. Phil" show in November, according to a statement released by Zahau family attorney, Anne - Portfolio.com - Inside the Amanda Knox PR Machine - October 21, 2011
“They were clapping for her, and they were all press,” Bremner said. “What a change from four years ago.”
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Mail Online - High School Student Who Faced Pregnancy Now Gets Her Own Movie - October 14, 2011
Her lawyer, Anne Bremner, said each deal is worth around $100,000. -
Huffington Post - Gaby Rodriguez, Washington High School Student Who Faked Pregnancy, Gets Lifetime Movie - October 14, 2011
Her attorney, Anne Bremner, says Rodriguez is in Vancouver, British Columbia, this week to watch the filming of "The Pregnancy Project," starring "Spykids" actress Alexa Vega. The movie is to air on the Lifetime channel. -
Seattle Times - Washington Ten who Faked Pregnancy Gets Lifetime Movie - October 13, 2011
Her attorney, Anne Bremner, says Rodriguez is in Vancouver, British Columbia, this week to watch the filming of "The Pregnancy Project," starring "Spykids" actress Alexa Vega. -
Examiner.com - Anne Bremner Discusses Police Findings In Rebecca Zahau Case - October 8, 2011
Zahau family lawyer Anne Bremner discusses the decision by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to close any further investigations in this case. -
Boston Globe - Next For Knox: Can Decide How To Tell Her Story - October 6, 2011 "There's a real belief in her innocence here in Seattle and around the world," said Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney with the support group Friends of Amanda, which raised at least $80,000 to help Knox's parents.
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KFMB San Diego - Sheriff To Release Cell Phone and Case Files to Zahau Family Attorney - October 6, 2011
As the attorney for the Zahau family, Bremner said she is entitled to all police reports and witness statements taken in the case by both Sheriff and Coronado police detectives.
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Reuters - Cleared On Appeal, Amanda Knox Returns Home to Seattle - October 5, 2011
Anne Bremner, a Seattle defense attorney and spokeswoman for Friends of Amanda Knox, said that, according to her family, Knox was looking forward to having a backyard barbecue, being outside in the grass, playing soccer and seeing old friends.
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Reuters - Amanda Knox Expected To Get Warm Welcome In Seattle - October 4, 2011
On her arrival she will likely make a brief statement thanking her supporters, said Anne Bremner, a Seattle defense attorney and spokeswoman for Friends of Amanda Knox, which raised money for her defense.
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Mail Online - Arrivederci Amanda! We Have Not Seen the End Of Foxy Knoxy, Far From It - October 4, 2011
According to Anne Bremner, a Seattle-based lawyer and spokeswoman for the Friends of Amanda campaign group: 'Amanda is what she is – a pure girl scrubbed in sunshine'.
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The Seattle Times - Amanda Knox Acquitted of Murder; More Local Reaction - October 3, 2011
Bremner, who came on later, described the effort as "turning a supertanker of bad information coming from leaks out of a closed proceeding."
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My Northwest Podcast - Seattle Attorney Anne Bremner with Friends of Amanda Knox - October 3, 2011
- The Telegraph - Amanda Knox: Seattle Unites Behind Family Suffering A Four-Year Nightmare - October 2, 2011
"Our mission was to turn around the supertanker of negative, false and salacious information that was being disseminated about Amanda, to get out the truth about her and expose the underlying lack of evidence against her," Ms Bremner told The Telegraph.
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Fox 5 San Diego - Sheriffs: Zahau's Attorneys Claims Are Irrelevant - October 1, 2011
Bremner said Saturday she expects to get police records soon. Afterwards, she plans to ask the Attorney General to investigate the case.
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NBC San Diego - Rebecca Zahau's Family Wants State to Investigate Coronado Mansion Death - September 30, 2011
Zahau’s family believes they have not been given all the information and want an independent investigation from the State Attorney General’s office which they say is different than a review.
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My Northwest Podcast - Attorney Anne Bremner on Susan Powell Case - September 27, 2011
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People Magazine - Susan Powell: Missing Since 2009 Person of Interest - September 26, 2011
The ways he sees it, Josh will do "anything that'll shift the blame or focus away from him." Charles's attorney Anne Bremner says she is hopeful, given the recent police activity that "this will come to a resolution" soon
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Examiner.com - California AG Rejects Shacknai Request to Review Suicide Findings - September 25, 2011
In response to our question as to whether the attorney general's decision to Mr. Shacknai's request may foreshadow a similar negative response to her own even broader demands, Ms. Bremner was certain that the Zahau family would get a different answer, saying "You need to see that Mr. Shacknai wanted a rubber stamp approval of the investigation and findings from the AG. He didn't get that. We want an independent investigation and justice. We will get that."
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Fox 5 San Diego - State Rejects Shacknai Request To Review Coronado Deaths - September 22, 2011
Anne Bremner, the Seattle lawyer representing the Zachau family, also wrote to the state Attorney General's Office in response to Shacknai's request. She said that she would be requesting much more than a review of the case.
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NBC San Diego - Attorney: Zahau Death Might Not Be Suicide - September 22, 2011
Bremner says she has a team of forensic experts working with her and they believe there is enough evidence to re-open the case which has already been ruled a suicide by three agencies including the San Diego County Sheriff's Homicide Unit.
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KFMB-TV - Sheriff Launches Forensic Exam of Zahau's Cell Phone; New Witness Accounts Reported - September 21, 2011
Anne Bremner released two pages of Zahau's AT&T phone bill and call logs to News 8 last week. They revealed several calls and text messages in the hours before she died, including calls from Zahau's sister, Mary Zahau-Loehner, and a final text message from Jonah Shacknai's ex sister-in-law, Nina Romano. -
Kimberly Guilfoyle - This Whale is a Recidivist - September 20, 2011
With Anne Bremner, Randy Zelin and Anthony Pope.
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My Northwest Podcast - Anne Bremner, Attorney For the Cox Family - September 14, 2011
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Examiner.com - Interview with Anne Bremner-Zahau Family Attorney Debunks Suicide Findings - September 3, 2011
We conducted an interview with Ms. Anne Bremner, a trial lawyer, media consultant, and legal ana.lyst with the Seattle, WA firm of Stafford Frey Cooper, founded over 100 years ago in 1905
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Huffington Post -- 'West Memphis Three' -- Convicted of Killing Boy Scouts - Free After Serving 17 Years in Prison - August 19, 2011
"The plea means that you maintain your innocence but you believe there is a substantial likelihood that a jury will find you guilty so you are pleading guilty per State v. Alford," Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney and legal analyst, told The Huffington Post.
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Women In Crime Ink - My Truth and My Challenge-Amanda Knox - July 25, 2011
The following piece was originally written in March, 2010, and still holds true today, as the Italian appeals court hears DNA evidence that may set Amanda Knox free.
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SuperLawyersBlog.com - What a mistrial means for Roger Clemens and his attorneys - July 18, 2011
Bremner, a litigation shareholder with Seattle's Stafford Frey Cooper, tries both civil and criminal cases, and is an analyst for broadcast and print media, including CNN Headline News and the FOX News Channel. -
My Northwest Podcast - Casey Anthony Trial Shocks the Nation - July 5, 2011
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MyNorthwest.com - Court-appointed experts call DNA evidence used to convict Amanda Knox "unreliable" - June 29, 2011
"It affirms what has been argued by the defense, but it does it independently, and hopefully it will result in her release," says Seattle Attorney Anne Bremner. "Through what we know about the court system, if she is exonerated at this point, she's coming home."
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NWCN.com - Experts contest DNA evidence at Amanda Knox appeals trial - June 29, 2011
"It should result in freeing her on appeal and her winning this appeal," said Anne Bremner, Seattle attorney and spokesperson for Friends of Amanda Knox. "She's not connected to the homicide, it was contaminated, and the evidence is unreliable, according to independent experts."
- MediaBistro.com -Gaby Rodriguez Lands a Book Deal - June 28, 2011
The book will be published early 2012 to coincide with the Lifetime Movie which is being produced by Barbara Lieberman, Anne Bremner and Sharlene Martin. The Taryn Fagerness Agency will handle foreign rights.
- Women In Crime Ink - Does Casey, or Doesn't She, Want To Testify? - June 27, 2011
I, for one, think Casey Anthony wants to testify. But should she?
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The Criminal Report Daily - NY Woman Arrested for Videotaping Police Traffic Stop - June 24, 2011
"Does anyone really want to test this out in court?" Bremner asked. "Could everyone have acted a little more reasonably? Could she have cooperated? Could they have not arrested her?"
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GroundReport.com - Failure to Protect Amanda Knox' Rights Decried in Letter to President Obama - June 21, 2011
It was sent by Michael Heavey, a superior court judge acting in a personal capacity only, and cosigned by Thomas Wright, founder of Friends of Amanda, Dr. Mark C. Waterbury, author of The Monster of Perugia – The Framing of Amanda Knox, and attorney Anne Bremner, spokesperson of Friends of Amanda.
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The News Tribune - Puyallup Judge Makes Deal On Misconduct Charges - June 8, 2011
His Seattle-based attorney, Anne Bremner, said the agreement is a way for him to put the matter behind him and acknowledge there are things he learned. She said he’s a thoughtful and careful judge.
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Seattle Weekly Blogs - Stephen Shelton, Judge Who Ordered Jailing of Domestic-Violence Victim, Agrees to Settlement - June 7, 2011
Anne Bremner, the attorney for Shelton--a judge 16 years--said the record shows the judge followed the law and that he acted in a professional manner.
- GroundReport.com - Amanda Knox: Traveler's Advisory - May 28, 2011
Note: As this article is going to press, two important developments in the appeal of Amanda Knox’s wrongful conviction in Perugia, Italy, have just taken place
- The New York Times Opinion Pages - Pursue Justice, Not Rumors - May 27, 2011
A prominent world figure is arrested for the brutal rape of a hotel maid after he has boarded an Air France flight, perhaps hoping he can flee to a country without an extradition treaty. Soon after, the accused appears before cameras handcuffed like any common criminal.
- The Seattle Times - Teen to Talk About Fake Pregnancy - May 10, 2011
Since the Yakima Herald-Republic’s April 21 story about Rodriguez’s project, media inquiries have poured in from around the world, including emails from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” George Stephanopoulos and David Klawans, producer of the movie “Nacho Libre” starring Jack Black.
- Galley Cat - Teen Who Faked Pregnancy Hires Literary Agent - May 4, 2011
The 17-year-old has hired literary agent Sharlene Martin of Martin Literary Management. She will share representation with Seattle attorney Anne Bremner.
- Women In Crime Ink - Stigmatizing Illness Ought to be a crime - April 27, 2011
For my part, I am going to do everything in my power to help reduce the stigma. I am not from Hollywood; I am just from little old Olympia, Washington. But in this arena, I hope I can help to make a difference too. Stigmatizing mental illness ought to be a crime.
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Women In Crime Ink - The Prosecutor's New Clothes and Amanda Knox - March 30, 2011
Now, at the appeal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in their trial for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, we see prosecutor Giuliano Mignini’s absurd charade of guilt coming apart at the seams.
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Examiner.com - 'Spotlight on the missing': Nancy Grace spotlights susan Cox Powell - February 26, 2011
Bremner said, “It`s been since April, and you know, Josh Powell has deprived them of their daughter and their grandchildren. And the fact is, we talked about a number of things here in this case in terms of damning evidence but haven't even included that he left the state when she hadn't been found and took the kids to our state, Washington State. He also drove a rental car for hundreds of miles.
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MyNorthwest.com - Mockovak denied bail for 'dental work, colonoscopy' - February 23, 2011
"Mockovak fooled everybody," said Anne Bremner, the attorney representing Dr. King. "He felt that the fact [Mockovak] could come into court and be so presentable, so normal, was an indication he could be dangerous in the future."
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AolNews - Knox's Parents Are Just the Latest to Run Afoul of Italy's Libel Laws - February 16, 2011
"I'd tell them not to ever go back to Italy," Seattle attorney Anne Bremner, a Knox family friend and founder of the Friends of Amanda organization, told AOL News today.
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Women In Crime Ink - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Perugia - February 1, 2011
In December, the court in Perugia, Italy, that is hearing the appeals of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito ruled that independent experts should review the DNA forensics work of the Polizia Scientifica. In particular, it asked the experts to take a fresh look at the only two items of evidence that the prosecution claims connect Amanda and Raffaele to the crime.
- Criminal Justice Degrees Guide - 10 Famous Defense Attorneys - October 2010
- Lawyers USA - Courtroom Advantage: Seated At The Right - Or Left? - Hand of Justice - October 20, 2010
- Imagine Publicity - Crime Time Welcomes Anne Bremner - October 17, 2010
- KCBA Bar Bulletin - Taking the Client Relationship to the Next Level September 2010
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SeattleCrime.com - Portland Police Call On Seattle Cop Lawyers to Defend City In Misconduct Suit - March 19, 2010
Stafford Frey Cooper frequently represents the Seattle Police Department in misconduct filed against the city, and Bremner recently represented former King County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Schene when he was charged with assault after he brutally beat a 15-year-old girl in a holding cell last year. The case resulted in a mistrial.
- Oregon Live.com - HighProfile Seattle Defense Attorney to Assist Portland city Attorneys in Chasse Case - March 18, 2010
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Examiner.com - Concerns about Susan Cox Powell;s Children, ages 5 and 3; experts weigh in - March 5, 2010
Susan Cox Powell, 28, mysteriously disappeared Dec. 6. Her husband, Josh Powell, was the last person to see her around midnight. He claimed to have taken their two young sons on an impromptu overnight camping trip leaving in the middle of the night….Examiner.com spoke with two legal experts, Attorney and Legal Analyst, Anne Bremner, and Family Law Attorney, Juliana Wong, of Stafford Frey Cooper in Seattle regarding the Susan Cox Powell case.
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The Edmondton Sun - Doctor in murder plot fears suspect - November 20, 2009
Joseph King was slated to return to perform regularly scheduled eye surgeries this week at his Jasper Avenue clinic, but his lawyer Anne Bremner said he will still be looking over his shoulder after his business partner and former brother-in-law allegedly tried to hire Russian mobsters to kill him.
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People Magazine - INSIDE STORY: The Neverland Drug Case that Never Was - July 23, 2009
"Hindsight is 20-20, but had they launched an investigation he might be alive today," Anne Bremner, a former prosecutor and TV legal analyst, tells PEOPLE.
- Komo News - Lake Wash. Tech. student: Sex harasser kept job - July 21, 2009
Her attorney, Anne Bremner, says separating Woolworth from her fellow students punished and humiliated her for what her professor did. - The NY Times Opinion Pages - An Innocent Abroad - June 10, 2009
“In every murder, the killer always leaves something behind and always takes something with him,” said Anne Bremner, a former prosecutor and prominent attorney, a member of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, who is assisting the Knox family, pro-bono – though she has no role in the actual defense.
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Kirotv.com - King County Judge On Trial Accused of Being Too Rude - November 19, 2008
"Could she be more likable? I guess we all could be. Is that the test for throwing someone off the bench? Absolutely not," said Anne Bremner, Eiler's attorney.
- Seattle PI - Seattle Public Schools: Learning a lesson - April 8, 2008
Plaintiff's attorney Anne Bremner says the student, now in high school, volunteers with victims groups and had looked forward to testifying before the settlement ended a surprisingly vigorous district legal defense. - Seattle PI - Citizen group revisits role in JOA fight - August 4, 2006
Anne Bremner, chairwoman of the Committee for a Two-Newspaper Town, said the group Wednesday night chose four new attorneys, two new board members and a fundraiser, all with a view toward continuing efforts to preserve both the Seattle P-I and The Seattle Time
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Seattle PI - Seasonal sculptures have locals hog-wild for…bringin' home the bacon - November 13, 2006
While some swine left the state, others stayed closer to home. A black-and-white pig aptly named "Copper" -- a switch turns on a spinning light on its head -- sits in front of the West Precinct, a gift to the Seattle Police Department from attorney Anne Bremner, a former prosecutor whose clientele includes police officers.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - A Tough Case To The Very End - December 8, 2004
"Neither Scott Peterson nor his numbing and seemingly pointless parade of distant friends and jocular or teary family members have made any connection whatsoever with the jury says name-brand Seattle defense attorney Anne Bremner. Zero, zip, not a flicker."
- Washington Law & Politics - Headliners & Legends - Feb/March 2002
"While Bremner appears to accumulate success with the carelessness of a sorority girl stringing add-a-beads, the ease is an illusion. 'She does her homework. She is incredibly hardworking and prepared,' says King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, Bremner's boss during her five years as a prosecutor."
- Bar Bulletin -Profile Anne Bremner - December 1997
"She may rush in where angels fear to tread, but Anne Bremner is nobody's fool."
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