Barbara Bowden is as experienced a defense lawyer as you can find in Pierce County.
For over 30 years, her Lakewood law firm has represented thousands of defendants – most of them charged with driving under the influence.
But the KING 5 Investigators found that the name of Bowden’s firm often surfaced in state investigations related to clients who enrolled in questionable drug treatment programs.
Documents and witness interviews reveal that Bowden had close ties with five state-licensed clinics where counselors are accused of misconduct.
One of those clinics was Doorway to Recovery in Lakewood, where Crystal Zimbelman enrolled in 2010
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