komisaruk helped represent 600 defendants arrested in the 1999 seattle wto protests, mostly accused of "failure to disperse". as a volunteer for direct action network, she suggested a solidarity tactic in which the alleged protestors clog the courts by insisting on a jury trial, unless the city attorney mark sidran agree to a blanket deal in which all defendants are given the same treatment. 92% of the cases were dropped, and the prosecution only brought six cases to trial. five of the tried defendants were acquitted, and the one conviction resulted in community service and a small fine.