Mary E. Rubnett

February 15, 2016

Judge Thomas Felnagle. Retired
c/o Pierce Coun ics Commission

 

Tacoma, WA 98406

Re: "Re/irzd Judge tapped/m Lindqm'u whim probe," Tacoma News Tribune, December 1 l.
2015 and "Ethic: Probe largetsflee legal work/or Lindquisr," Tacoma News tribune, November
14. 201 5.

Dear Judge Felnagle:

I am aware that you are looking into potential ethical violations related to Mr. Busto's
whistleblower repon. I have information that may be relevant for you to consider.

1 was present during at least one conversation regarding Mark Lindquist personally intervening
in the Nissan public records tigation. Mark Lindquist made it elear that he would not intervene
it it required him spending his own money for an attorney. Mark Lindquist approved Dan
Hamilton asking Mr. Estes to represent Mark Lindquist personally, at no eharge, to intervene in
the county lawsuit. Mark Lindquist suggested that itMr. Estes represented him personally in the
Nisden matter, that Mr. Estes could profit from other legal work ror Pieree County in the future.

As I have previously informed you that Mark Lindquist made similar suggestions to me
regarding different circumstances.

Please feel free to Contact me if you have any questions about this information. You may reach
me at

 

Sincerely,

Mary E. Robnett

flew/Wt

Cc: Pal McCarthy, County Execullve

Mary E, Robnetl

February 6. zolo

Judge Thomas relnagle, Retired
c/o Pierce County Ethics Commission
2522 N. Proclor #184

Tacoma. WA 98406

Re: "Reload Judge lapped far Lindquirr Ethic: probe," Tacoma News Tribune, December 1 i, 2015 and "EthiL'x
Probe lurgelxfilze legal wark/ar Lindouts  Tacoma News tribune, November IA zol 5

Dear ludge Peinagle:

i am aware that you are looking into potential ethical violations related to Mr. Buslo's whistleblower repon. i have
inlonnation that may be relevant for you to consider,

lust afler Mark Lindquist was appointed as prosecutor, he appointed me as chiercriminai deputy. i served in that
capacity from September 2009 until spring of2012. During 20m, someone sent a threatening letter to my house and
was later notified by the Sheriff's Department that the suspect was Detective Nissan.

Eventualiyt Mark Lindquist wanted me to consider filing a law suit against Detective Nissen. agreed to contact my
artcmey. L. Clay Selbys to discuss the matter. Mark Lindquist attended my first and second meetings widt Mr.
Selby, Mark Lindquist suggested to me several times that if Mr. Selby would take my case on a contingency, his
firm could benefit by getting some lucrative work from Pierce County. Mark i.irttlouist may have discussed this
same proposal during our meetings with Mr Selby

ML Selby and entered a standard agreement for hourly representation. Thereaner we met together privately
without Mark Lindquist. Despite Mark Lindquisl's suggestion that Mr. Selby's firm could prosper by getting Pierce
County Legal work by taking my case on a contingency, neither Mr, Selby nor i followed up on that suggestion.
instead, Mr. Selby sent me periodic bills which i paid. i did not tile a lawsuit against Detective Nissen.

During the rail "2011, Mr Jack Connelly was running for political office Mark Lindquisl again suggested to me
tiiat Mr. Connolly could file a lawsuit on my behalf (against Detective Nissen) on a contingency basis in exchange
for Mark Lmdquisls's endorsement of Connolly as a candidate for oFfice, i found the suggestion absurd and I don't
know ilthis suggested quid pro qua was ever communicated to Mr. Connelly

i am providing this inlon-nation to you because i know the whistlebiower report includes information that Mark
Lindquist accepted a gifi ofpm bcwo legal service from a lawyer and the lawyer providing servree
prospered significantly by being retained on other Pierce County matters.

I have more infon'nalion relaxed spacifically to Mark Lindquist's personal in Ihe public case.
Before I provide more specific informalion in this regard, I need to contact the Washingiun Smle Bar Association
(WSBA) Io clarify my responsibilities under the Rules of Professional Conduct. I will Contact you aficr have
contacted the WSBA,

in the meantime. please accept this letter as general information that Mark Lindouist has previously suggested a quid
pra qua: that is accepting legal representation in exchange for political endorsement and in exchange for lucrative
legal work lor Pierce County.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this inlonnation. You may reach me at--

sincerely,