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Jeremiah Spencer Styles (WSBA No. 49543, admitted 2015) of Edmonds, WA, was disbarred, effective 7/16/2026, by order of the Washington Supreme Court. Henry Cruz acted as disciplinary counsel. Jeremiah Spencer Styles represented themselves.
The lawyer’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.1 (Competence), 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 1.16 (Declining or Terminating Representation), 3.2 (Expediting Litigation), 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel), 5.1 (Responsibilities of a Partner or Supervisory Lawyer), 5.5 (Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law), 5.8 (Misconduct Involving Disbarred, Suspended, Resigned, and Inactive Lawyers), 8.1 (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters), 8.4(c) (Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation), 8.4(d) (Prejudicial to the Admin of Justice), 8.4(j) (Willful Disobedience of a Court Order or Rule), and 8.4(l) (ELC violation).
Styles stipulated to disbarment for: 1) failing to interview any state witnesses, failing to be prepared for trial, and failing to appear at multiple trial call hearings in a client's felony matter; 2) failing to explain an associate attorney's limited legal experience to the client; 3) failing to request the court's authorization to withdraw from the client's matter after trial was set; 4) assigning the client's trial to an associate attorney, ratifying the associate attorney's decision not to interview any State witnesses, and failing to supervise the associate attorney; 5) failing to provide competent representation to clients in immigration matters; 6) unreasonably delaying clients' immigration matters, preparing applications for immigration benefits for which the client were ineligible, and/or failing to investigate a client's immigration record; 7) failing to inform or timely inform clients in immigration matters of the denial of their application, their ineligibility for benefits, and/or Respondent’s failure to file an application; 8) failing to comply with all duties under ELC Title 14; 9) practicing law during Respondent’s suspension; and 10) making false or misleading statements in Respondent’s affidavit of compliance.
Decision documents: Disciplinary Board Order Approving Stipulation to Disbarment; Stipulation to Disbarment; and Washington Supreme Court Order.
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