How the Attorney General’s Office used the rule of law to serve Washingtonians in 2025

The Attorney General's Office released its 2025 Annual Report today, one year after Attorney General Nick Brown took office, to give the public a transparent look at the office's work to protect Washingtonians and provide legal advice to the state in that time.

"This is a time of widespread mistrust in government," said Brown. "I have made clear to all my staff across the state that we must strive to do our work in the most transparent way possible. We must endeavor to be the best public law firm in the country. We must show the people that the government works for them."

The report provides a thorough look at the office's work, from the high-profile cases against the Trump administration to the state cases we've led against scam artists, predators, and other criminals, as well as providing legal advice that helps state agencies better serve the public and achieve their missions. In 2025, the AG's office:

• Provided excellent, ethical legal advice to the state of Washington. The AG's office supports and provides independent legal advice to all three branches of state government including over 230 state agencies, boards, and commissions. This advice helps state entities serve the public and follow the law.
• Protected the state from federal overreach. In 2025, the Trump administration took dozens of actions that would have illegally robbed Washington of more than $15 billion in federal funding appropriated by Congress. This funding kept the lights on in our schools, food on the table for kids, health care accessible for our most vulnerable residents, a roof over the heads of people transitioning out of homelessness, and funding in place to prevent terrorism and environmental disasters.
• Advanced public safety. The AG's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Cold Case Unit solved a nearly decade-old murder case and secured its first conviction. The office supported law enforcement by taking on more than 70 criminal cases referred by local prosecutors and supported the Community Justice Training Commission in rolling out millions in grant funding to local law enforcement and first responders.
• Fought for Washington workers. The AG's office investigated and, when needed, litigated, when businesses took advantage of workers. The office won settlements for farmworkers from businesses that abused the visa system at the expense of qualified local labor, and filed other complaints to defend workers' rights that are still pending.
• Stood up for consumers and renters. The office protected consumers against government imposters, deceptive advertising, predatory lending practices, privacy violations, pyramid schemes, and data breaches. The AG's office went after the root causes of the housing affordability crisis like monopolies and exploitative algorithms and secured refunds for renters who were overcharged.
• Provided support for people in need. The AG's youth-centered crisis response program, HearMeWA, responded to hundreds of contacts from young people experiencing stress, anxiety, violent threats, sexual abuse, and more. The office helped military personnel and veterans get volunteer legal help and launched the state's first hate crimes and bias hotline to connect victims to services.

The report also details how the AG's office plans to expand its work to improve transparency and protect workers in 2026.

Read the report.