Diogenes Law is a boutique practice, focused on getting you the information you deserve about your government. From business executives to concerned parents, people in all walks of life are affected by government action and seek answers through public records. But they don’t always get the information they need. It should be simple to get records from local, state, or federal agencies, but it’s just not. Government should proactively post public records in an easily accessible place as soon as the records are created, but they don’t. Some states are better than others, but none fully live up to the ideals of transparency that animated them to pass their public records and freedom of information statutes.

Diogenes has the experience to navigate the request process, help you analyze the answers you get, and advise you on what your options are if the answer isn’t what you expected. From crafting the perfect request to litigating delays and denials, Diogenes has done it all. What do you want to know about your government? Let’s find out together.

Diogenes Law is the home base for Hannah S. Marcley, esquire. Hannah is an experienced government accountability attorney, with a long history of advocating for transparency. She has successfully litigated public records cases at the trial and appellate level, including convincing the Washington Supreme Court to interpret the state constitution in favor of disclosure within her first year as a licensed attorney. Since then, she has joined several transparency organizations including the Washington Coalition for Open Government, the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Virginia Coalition for Open Government. Hannah uses this broad base of information to conduct trainings and CLEs on making effective records requests for policy advocacy or litigation.

Hannah also hosts a podcast, Revealed, where she tells stories we found out the hard way: through public records and FOIA requests. In researching for her podcast and in advocating on policy issues close to her heart, Hannah also uses public records and FOIA requests so you can trust that she has every reason to be up to date on the best practices and legal changes that might affect your case.

Hannah is a zealous transparency advocate and will not represent any party that wishes to oppose disclosure of a record.