Being charged with a crime can turn your life upside down.

Ballot Measure 11, codified at ORS 137.700, sets mandatory minimum prison sentences for a list of serious felonies, including most sex offenses, robbery, kidnapping, and major assault charges. Sex abuse offenses under Measure 11 carry minimums of 70 to 100 months, served day-for-day with no early release. These cases require early, careful defense. Call us as soon as possible.

We work on a flat-fee basis for criminal cases, so you'll know your cost up front. The first consultation is free.

It depends. Depending on the type of hearing, you may or may not need to appear, or we may be able to schedule a telephonic appearance. We will advise you ahead of time.

We appear regularly in the Yamhill County Circuit Court in McMinnville and in the Marion (Salem), Polk (Dallas), and Washington (Hillsboro) County circuit courts, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. For serious felony and injury cases we also appear in circuit courts elsewhere in western Oregon. Because we are in these courthouses week after week, we know how the local prosecutors charge and negotiate cases, and how each bench tends to rule, which shapes the strategy we recommend.

Yes. From our McMinnville office we represent clients across the Willamette Valley (Yamhill, Marion, Polk, Washington, and Clackamas counties) including Newberg, Salem, Keizer, Woodburn, Dallas, Monmouth, Independence, and Sherwood, as well as Linn County (Albany) and the Oregon coast in Lincoln County (Newport, Lincoln City). For serious criminal and injury matters we travel throughout western Oregon, in both state and federal court.

Oregon's DUII statute, ORS 813.010, sets a per se limit of 0.08% blood alcohol concentration for most drivers, 0.04% for commercial drivers, and any measurable amount for drivers under 21. A driver can also be convicted at a lower BAC if the State proves impairment by alcohol, controlled substances, inhalants, or a combination.

DUII diversion is governed by ORS 813.215. In general, you may be eligible if you have no prior DUII conviction or diversion within the last 15 years, no other current DUII charge, and the arrest did not involve a commercial driver's license or a crash causing death or serious injury. Eligibility is fact-specific. We will screen it for you.

Under Oregon's implied-consent procedures, you have 10 days from the date of arrest to request a DMV administrative hearing to contest the suspension of your driver's license. The criminal case in court runs on its own track. Miss the 10-day deadline and the suspension takes effect by default.

Many, but not all, convictions can be set aside under Oregon's expungement statute, ORS 137.225, after the applicable waiting period. Measure 11 offenses, most sex crimes, and certain other categories are categorically ineligible. We screen eligibility for free and handle the petition if you qualify.