In 2008, Jon successfully defended Pamela Moran, charged in Federal Court with 36 counts of tax fraud. After a lengthy trial before Judge Coughenour, she was not found guilty of all counts.
In 2007, Jon volunteered to represent two Guantanamo Bay detainees allegedly involved in acts of terrorism. He traveled to Cuba, met with his clients, and worked to establish that his clients had no association with Al Qaeda or the Taliban. Each of those clients has not been released from prison.
Jon has also contributed his time to the Innocence Project, and he successfully reversed a conviction in which his client was falsely accused of committing thousands of acts of child molestation in the notorious Wenatchee child sex abuse trials.
Other notable clients Jon has represented include:
Doctors at the University of Washington relating to the University of Washington Physicians investigation.
A mechanic implicated in the Alaska Airlines crash.
Employees of the Olympic Pipeline Company regarding a gasoline explosion in Bellingham.
Well-known sports figures, including a Seattle Seahawk player and a Seattle Supersonic basketball player.
The celebrity, Courtney Love.
Jon practices criminal defense with a specialized focus on:
Murder, assault, and other violent crimes
Vehicular homicide
Burglary
Rape and child molestation
Fraud
State v. Brandt
Jon Zulauf won “not guilty” verdicts in Yakima County Superior Court in the case of State v. Brandt. Jon’s client had been charged with two counts of vehicular assault in an accident that could have resulted in a 20-year jail sentence.
United States v. Moran
Pam Moran and her husband were together charged with 76 counts of Tax Fraud and conspiracy. After a three week jury trial, Pam Moran was acquitted of all charges. Mr. Zulauf presented a reliance on the advice of counsel defense.
United States v. Rangeloff
Mr. Zulauf’s client was charged with the theft of a Rolls Royce from a customs warehouse and lying to a government agent. After a two week jury trial he was acquitted of the two most serious charges.
State v. Courtney Love
Ms. Love was charged with assaulting another band member at the Gorge in George, Washington. Ultimately all charges were dismissed.
United States v. Michael Crowson
Mr. Crowson, a lawyer, was charged with Racketeering in the federal district court in Alaska. Mr. Crowson allegedly bribed officials to obtain freight contracts. It was the first Racketeering trial in Alaska.
Brooke James
Ms. James was charged with Controlled Substance Homicide. It was alleged she had shared a drug, GHB, with a friend who died of an overdose. A day before trial the prosecution dismissed the Homicide charges. Ms. James pled guilty to possession of a dangerous drug.
Warren Polk
Mr. Polk was charged with Premeditated First Degree Murder in Pierce County, Washington. He was alleged to have strangled his girlfriend and stuffed her body into a trunk. He was found not guilty of Murder 1, but guilty of Murder 2.…