When Brett Ryan was arrested for DUI in 2023, the Lakewood defense lawyer he hired quickly referred him to a substance abuse treatment clinic. “It was obvious he needed help. That was his way to get it,” Ryan’s mother, Judy Russo, said of her 36-year-old son. But interviews and public records obtained by KING 5 reveal that both the lawyer and the treatment clinic “failed” Ryan and many other clients, in what state health investigators described as “an extensive pattern of corrupt practices.” Read the full Part 1 investigation: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/uncovering-pierce-county-lawyers-ties-corrupt-treatment-clinics-washington-rainier-recover/281-11a57487-91ac-445f-bfeb-e86a48282c1e