Biography of Aaron J. Wolff
of Counsel to Cowan Kirk Gaston Law Firm

Aaron comes to the Cowan Kirk Gaston Law Firm as of counsel after being a partner at the well-known Hayne & Wolff Law Firm in Bellevue.  He attended college at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.  After graduating with honors from the Seattle University School of Law, Aaron became a DUI prosecutor for the cities of Kirkland and Tukwila.  During his tenure as a prosecutor, he successfully prosecuted hundreds of DUI cases. In 2003, Aaron joined the Law Firm of Stephen W. Hayne, where he limited his practice to defense of DUI’s and other serious traffic offenses.  In 2007, he was named partner in that firm.

Aaron is a graduate of the National College of DUI Defense, the DRE Drug Evaluation classification overview program and is a NHTSA qualified administrator of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.  Washington State utilizes the BAC Datamaster breath testing device manufactured by National Patent Analytical Systems in all DUI prosecutions.  In 2004, Aaron completed the BAC Datamaster.training program at National Patent’s Datamaster manufacturing facility in Mansfield, Ohio.  In 2007, he spoke at the WFCJ annual DUI Seminar about jury selection in DUI cases.  Aaron was recently featured in Washington State Law & Politics magazine as “2007 Who’s Who in DUI/DWI Law.”

Aaron is a member of the following organizations:

• The National College for DUI Defense
• Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice
• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• WSBA Criminal Law Section (executive board member)
• Citizens for Judicial Excellence (executive board member)

Aaron is married and has two young sons.  He was raised on Mercer Island, and now resides there and is very active in the community.  In his free time, Aaron is an avid sports fan and recently served as legal counsel to the grassroots organization “Save Our Sonics.”  He also enjoys playing basketball and golf.