Scott Erik Stafne is a Washington-licensed attorney (WSBA No. 6964), admitted October 27, 1976. Public profiles describe him as a third-generation litigation lawyer and founder of the Stafne Law Firm, later associated with Stafne Trumbull, LLC, and now identified with Stafne Law Advocacy & Consulting (SLAC), a non-profit entity based in Arlington, Washington.

Public biographical materials emphasize constitutional litigation, foreclosure and deed-of-trust disputes, land-use matters, admiralty and marine affairs, personal injury, human rights, and international law as listed practice areas. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Seventh Circuits, and Washington state courts.

• Bachelor’s degree, DePauw University (often described as summa cum laude; Taylor Scholarship).
• J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1974 (public bios state he ranked near the top of his class; Order of the Coif / Phi Delta Phi scholarship mentioned in some sources).
• LL.M. in Law and Marine Affairs, University of Washington (mid-1970s).

• Washington constitutional law and challenges to judicial authority / senior-judge status in federal court.
• Homeowner and foreclosure defense, including Deed of Trust Act issues.
• Admiralty, maritime, and fisheries work, including early representation related to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
• Land use and real-property disputes (including reported Washington Supreme Court litigation involving Snohomish County).
• Self-identified additional areas: human rights and international law (WSBA voluntary practice listing).

Firm

Stafne Law Advocacy & Consulting

Address

239 N Olympic Ave
Arlington, WA 98223-1336

Email

scott@stafnelaw.com

Phone

360-403-8700 (also listed: 425-345-2408)

Websites

www.axj.legal
www.stafnelaw.com

WSBA

License 6964 — publicly listed Active / eligible to practice as of the WSBA directory snapshot used for this draft

The WSBA member directory has listed Mr. Stafne as an active lawyer. Separate publicly posted materials describe a Washington State Bar Office of Disciplinary Counsel grievance opened in 2024 (ODC File No. 24-01379 / related proceeding numbers appear in later Academia.edu postings) arising from federal-court findings that certain filings were frivolous and from disputes over the scope of representation. Later publicly circulated disciplinary documents discuss default findings and a recommended sanction; those matters should be checked against official WSBA records before any statement of current disciplinary status.

Federal appellate decisions (including Ninth Circuit memoranda) have repeatedly rejected arguments that senior U.S. district judges lack Article III authority.