I am a former prosecuting attorney with over ten years experience handling DUI and other criminal cases in the Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia area and throughout Western Washington. I went to law school with the goal of becoming a prosecutor and began my legal career with the Skagit County Prosecutor's Office, where I handled several jury trials before graduating cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2005.

After passing the Bar, I continued working as a prosecutor for several years in Federal Way and Pierce County, handling hundreds of DUI and criminal cases. Over time I realized that, despite a high percentage of success at trial, I was more interested in helping people than I was in prosecuting them.

I left the prosecutor's office in 2010 and went into private practice with Park Chenaur & Associates in Federal Way, handling both DUI/criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In 2013, I went out on my own to start my own firm, Gerl Law PLLC (now Puget Law Group), where I focus on DUI and criminal defense, traffic infractions and personal injury (plaintiff's).

I am a member of the National College of DUI Defense, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Washington State Bar Association and Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association. I am licensed to practice law in courts throughout Washington in both State and Federal Court.

In my spare time, I enjoys sports, graphic design, spending time with my family, and helping to coach my son's sports teams.