Results Tell the Story

We were able to get a misdemeanor resolution for a client charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm after turning over mitigation to the State.

We were able to secure a dismissal of an assault in the fourth-degree domestic violence case due to our client's progress and our independent investigation. This occurred on the eve of the trial.

We were able to get two child neglect cases dismissed for a deserving parent who also was able to keep custody.

We were able to get a probation result for a client charged with a level 10 delivery who was looking at more than five years. We set the case for trial, investigated, and changed the resolution by more than three years.

we negotiated a downward variance to probation for a client charged with delivering a substantial quantity of cocaine, LSD and MDMA.
 

Our client faced a level 10 mandatory minimum sentence for delivering more than 100 grams of cocaine after a traffic stop. We litigated a motion to suppress on two occasions, showing the Court that the actions of the police in the case were illegal and unconstitutional. The Court suppressed the evidence and our client's case was dismissed in its entirety, saving him from more than five years in prison.

We filed a motion to suppress the evidence in delivery of Heroin case and the motion was granted, leading to a dismissal and our client's clean record staying clean.

Our client was accused of a felony marijuana offense and was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and accept a $500 fine after negotiations.

Delivery of Marijuana; Delivery of Methamphetamine; Money Laundering - Our client was accused of delivering 6000 pounds of marijuana and one pound of methamphetamine. We were able to get a probationary sentence in state court on a felony that was expungable after substantial investigation.

We were able to resolve a client's serious delivery case for a probationary sentence. Client had an attorney that had been unable to negotiate probation given his record; however, he was referred to our office and worked a program in the meantime and ultimately was given probation.

Every one of these cases takes a piece of the soul of any caring defense attorney who accepts representation or is appointed on one. The memories of the clients, their families and lives, the facts of their cases, the experts and detectives, the child records, and the psychological evaluations occupy space in our minds until we pass.

In this case, our Client was indicted on an accusation of sexual abuse that would have led to a minimum 25 year sentence and a maximum of life. He and his family insisted that he was truly innocent and tracked the history of the accusation, showing ways in which it morphed and conflicted with other evidence.

Lost, scared and ripped away from his family almost 3000 miles away, our Latinx client was left in jail in Southern Oregon to hire attorneys that would try and save his life. We had to vigorously argue bail to get it to an amount where the sale of the family home would cover the costs, something that most people simply cannot afford or do - and something that greatly hurt our client and his family.

We retained four experts and an investigator and poured through thousands of pages of child welfare records, psychological reports, police reports and other documents. Utilizing the information from our client's family and the insight of the experts, we were able to put together a compelling presentation to the DA. He is dismissing the case, returning our client to his family and saving his future.

The scars will not quickly fade from their memory of the year he was ripped away and taken to jail, forced to live in a faraway state and only call home. And they will also remember the injustices that happen so often, those that we warned him might happen to him, those that convict innocent people and lock them away. I am grateful to have gotten such a dismissal - but I am also in mourning over the injustices that happen every day and those that are a part of my client's history forever.

"Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. Not for kudos and not for cash. Just refuse to bear them.”

Our client won at trial after we presented evidence that the bar that had arrested him or reported him had a history of being agressive and violent and hid evidence that had been subpoenaed. After trial, our client was free and acquitted of all charges.

We were able to secure a pretrial dismissal of a disorderly conduct and trespassing case against our client by a local bar.

Based on a change in case law, we won an implied consent hearing, getting our client his license back. And then we were able to convince the District Attorney to dismiss the criminal case in its entirety after our client refused Field Sobriety Tests and the Breathilyzer.

Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants - our client's case was thrown out of court at a hearing. We had filed a motion to compel the state to produce evidence that would make the stop of my client constiutional and a motion to suppress the evidence. We believed the officer and the DA had colluded to come up with a disingenuous alternative theory for the basis of the stop. The Judge agreed and granted the motion and the case was dismised.

We secured a dismissal for a client of a driving under the influence of intoxicants offense the week of trial. All charges were dismissed.

We convinced the DA to dismiss our client's Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants arrest for a lack of probable cause.

We were able to win a Driving Under the Influence Case at trial on the basis of prosecutorial misconduct in their closing argument. The Court agreed and dismissed the charge with prejudice at the trial. Our client maintained his license and his clean record.

Our client, a juvenile, had been arrested for a DUII but not given his expanded Miranda warnings. Ultimately, we were able to keep him from having his license suspended or being convicted of DUII after hearings on the issue of his unlawful arrest.

We were able to get our client's DUII case dismissed based upon a lack of probable cause and unconstitutional search of his home after a contested hearing on a motion to suppress the evidence.

We were able to secure the dismissal of our client's DUII charges prior to a motion to suppress hearing that we had filed for. The State did not believe it could meet its burden to prove a constitutional search given the arguments advanced in our memo.

We won our client's DUII trial and were able to acquit him of all charges, maintaining his freedom, clean record and driving privileges.

Our client's DUII case was dismissed the day of a motion to suppress hearing based upon the motion we had filed. He was not required to do the diversion program and kept his position at work.

We were able to get a DUII Felony dismissed against our client after a hearing on a motion to suppress the evidence. The Court agreed that the officer did not have probable cause, my client kept his freedom and his firearm rights (and his license) and was able to remain in the military.

We won our client's case at an evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress the evidence against him. The Court agreed that the State did not have probable cause for the arrest of our client, suppressed the breath test evidence, and our client remained free with his driving privileges.

We won an acquittal for our client on a Driving While Suspended case at trial. He was freed from all charges and obligations.

Our client was charged with a DWS felony that would have led to an 8 year extension of the client's driver's license suspension. Through a mitigation investigation, extensive negotiations and a presentation to the Court, we were able to have the case reduced to a violation and preserve the client's record.

DUI - the Court granted a motion to suppress the evidence against our client, dismissing the DUI allegation against him and allowing him to keep his driver's license and freedom.

Our client was a juvenile who was arrested after being in a one car accident with a fence. After supposedly failing field sobriety tests, having vomit on his shirt and blowing over the legal limit, our client was arrested and charged with DUII. After a hearing on whether there was probable cause to hold my client and request field sobriety tests, we prevailed and suppressed the remainder of the stop and breathalyzer. (June 2014)

Our client was charged with DUII in Ashland after committing traffic violations on Siskiyou Blvd. After blowing a .06% and taking field sobriety tests, he was also subjected to a battery of extra tests assuming that he might have consumed marijuana. After we set the case for trial and garnered video evidence as well as medical mitigation evidence, the State dismissed the case pre trial. (April 2014)

We were able to convince the Court, over the State's objection and recommendations, to give our client supervised probation for a child pornography indictment. Our psychosexual evaluator's report and testimony was a key part of the ultimate decision of the court.

We were able to convince the Court, over the State's objection and recommendation, to give our client probation on a child pornography case. The testimony of our psychosexual evaluator was absolutely critical to this effort.

Our client was allowed to plead to offenses that did not result in registration as a sex offender or supervised probation after being charged with serious sexual abuse felonies.

Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver, Identity Theft - our client's charges were dismissed prior to any trial or having to be processed after we negotiated a civil compromise with the victim of the case.

We were able to convince the state to dismiss all charges against our client based upon the unlawful search of his home that led to his discovery. He retained his clean criminal history.

Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver and Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree case dismissed after investigation and setting the case for trial.

Our client's charges were dismissed just prior to a trial based upon investigation we commenced into the nature of his application to possess a firearm.

We were able to help persuade the FBI and US Attorney's office not to file charges against a client who was alleged to have possessed child pornography.

We were able to keep a client from being charged with anything in federal court after an FBI investigation based upon our own investigation.

We were able to secure a dismissal of a federal indictment for Distribution against our client with a plea in state court to an expunngable offense with a probation sentence.

We were able to convince the US Attorneys office to dismiss this DUII on the basis that procedure had not been followed, keeping a client from getting a fifth DUII conviction.

Our client's conviction was overturned by the Judge and he was freed from prison after a change in case law meant that he was no longer guilty of the offense under federal law.

We were able to secure a downward variance at a federal sentencing. We reduced our client's liability from 15 years to three years with an effective presentation of investigation and experts.

After showing that some elements of the case were simply misstated and misunderstood by law enforcement, we were able to secure a no-file on a marijuana case that was set to be prosecuted in Federal Court.

Our client was charged with a federal supervised release violation and we were able to keep him from being ordered into MRT classes and have him continued on his probation without any days in custody or a revocation to prison.

Our client was charged with a federal supervised release violation and we were able to get no further incarceration and treatment imposed for the violation instead of a revocation to prison.

Our client was facing discipline by his employer and a federal theft conspiracy investigation. We were able to win hearings at his place of business and secure his job moving forward and he was ultimately also never charged in federal court, keeping his clean record.

We were able to get a FIPF charge dropped after an investigation showed our client was not truly in possession of the firearm. Our client was facing a prison sentence and maintained having a clean record for nearly a decade.

After putting together mitigation and showing the DA that our client was a caring and successful mother, we were able to get a Child Neglect in the Second Degree case dismissed.

We secured a probationary sentence for a child pornography case after utilizing three experts and an investigator.

We got a civil forfeiture dismissed, allowing a client to maintain possession of his home.

Our client's indictment was dismissed the day of trial. The State had only offered a prison sentence and we were able to prevail the day of trial.

Client's coercion case was dismissed despite great efforts by the prosecutor after we prepared for trial.

A client arrested for the interstate trafficking of more than 60 pounds of marijuana was sentenced to 11 months of unsupervised probation on an expungable misdemeanor after negotiation.

We were able to convince the State and the Court to give our client a misdemeanor with no supervision or jail time for delivering roughly 900 pounds of marijuana.

We were able to convince the Court to dismiss a conspiracy to deliver marijuana case at hearing on the basis of discovery violations by the State. We further got our clients money returned to him from the forfeiture that had been initiated.

A client received unsupervised probation and no time in custody for a major drug investigation. He will be able to get his convictions converted to a misdemeanor in 11 months.

Criminal Mischief in the First Degree - reduced to a misdemeaonr - our client had his charges reduced from felony prosecutions to a misdemeanor for criminal mischief in the first degree that had occurred during a traffic rage incident.

We secured a misdemeanor resolution for a client charged with felony criminal mischief. His offense carried no sentence.

After negotiation for an informal diversion that allowed our client to keep her clear criminal history.

Criminal Trespass - our client's criminal trespass case was dismissed after investigation without him ever having to make an appearance in court.

Our client's criminal trespass and harassment charges were dismissed.

We secured a dismissal for a beloved client to his trespass in the second degree case by speaking to the complaintant and talking them into agreeing to a civil compromise.

We were able to secure a probation sentence for our client in federal court for exporting, excavating and damaging Indian artifacts despite the fact that the client had been to prison in state court before.

Intervening from the moment of my client's first arrest and pointing out a number of problems with the way the search, arrest and coercive questioning of our client were conducted, we were able to secure probation after months of work.

Hearing where we showed that the officers violated the Fourth Amendment and Article I Section 9 of the Federal and State constitutions. Our client was able to avoid a prison sentence.

After a period of negotiation, we were able to secure a misdemeanor fo ra client who was facing a felony prosecution for delivering marijuana across State lines.

Case dismissed after we litigated and won a motion to suppress. We also got the case dismissed for a codefendant.

We negotiated a probation resolution after filing a motion to suppress for a client facing a prison sentence for delivery of a substantial quantity of cocaine.

Delivery of a Substantial Quantity of Cocaine - our client was accused of delivering more than 100 grams of cocaine. He ended up receiving probation at a contested sentencing.

We were able to get a client a probationary sentence despite delivering more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine due to suppression issues we exposed and prosecutorial misconduct.

Another traffic interdiction stop of an out-of-state car on Interstate 5. With a California license and a Washington car, things quickly turned into an interrogation.

My client’s hands, his carotid artery, and his passenger led to him being told to exit the vehicle. Having been from near Fresno, the Trooper assessed he was from a HIDTA, a law enforcement term for High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, meaning they believe there is reasonable suspicion based solely on where a person is from. They asked critical questions about his travel plans and mentioned that he would pause.

After refusing consent to search his vehicle, officers ran a K9 over the car and found methamphetamine in the car.

Today, our motion to suppress the evidence and dismiss the case was conceded by a fair prosecutor prior to a hearing. Our client has inexorably bettered his life in the meantime with personal growth and this will help him move forward with a little grace.

“I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide, in order to experience grace.”

After taking over from another attorney who had only been able to secure an offer for 18 months in prison, we filed a motion to suppress that led to the State offering our client a probationary sentence that would be expungable with no jail.

Using investigation and a motion to suppress, we secured a probationary resolution and return of firearms for a client facing a prison sentence.

Our client was accused of a number of serious felonies that threatened his career and his clean record as well as his freedom. After substantial investigation and countless hours of work, we earned a complete dismissal, saving his career, his freedom, and his clean record.

Our client was allowed to plead to a disorderly conduct offense after being charged with animal abuse. The client has kennels and raises dogs and had to kill a nuisance animal from a neighbor. Had he been convicted, he would have had to give up his animals and his income.

Arson in the First Degree - dismissed - the State dismissed an Arson in the First Degree charge against our client after our investigator and a pyschological evaluation showed our client had no intent to commit the offense.

Our client was charged with serious Arson when a BHO lab exploded and caught fire in the surrounding forest. A firefighter was injured and nearly paralyzed. We were able to get our client a resolution that gave him only a short sentence despite the time he was looking at.

A client's serious Measure 11 assault case was reduced to an expungable assualt in the third degree conviction with no jail. He was also allowed to continue parenting his child, who was injured in an accident. Our investigation was able to make that clear to the state.

We were able to get an assault in the first degree case lowered out of measure 11 and down to an expungable assault in the third degree charge for a deserving client who had finally snapped and assaulted an abusive boyfriend. She was given no jail.

We were able to secure a probation recommendation and sentence for a client after investigation after he had been accused of a measure 11 Assault in the First Degree against his child. He was ultimately given 3 years of probation.

We secured a dismissal for a client on a felony domestic assault allegation and saved his clean record and his immigration status.

Assault in the Fourth Degree - our client's charges of assault in the fourth degree and disorderly conduct were dismissed in Medford Municipal Court.

We were able to keep an Assault in the Fourth Degree case from going on our client's record with a dismissal short of trial.

In a case with a number of problems with the witnesses, we convinced the State not to file an Assault in the Fourth Degree case

After setting the case for trial and doing investigation, the State ultimately dismissed the case pending against our client short of a trial.

On the evening of trial, we were able to secure a dismissal prior to trial of two charges of Assault.

Assault in the Fourth Degree - dismissed - on the evening of trial, after substantial investigation and a motion to reveal SAIF and workers compensation records revealed a bias of the complaining witness - our client's workplace assault case was dismissed in its entirety. She was allowed to keep her license and return to work.

Assault in the Fourth Degree - on the evening of trial, the State dismissed charges of assault against our client. His no contact order was lifted.

We were able to get an assault and harassment case against a client dismissed in the week before trial by getting prepared and putting pressure on the State to produce evidence actually proving our client's culpability. Having subpoenaed the alleged victim's medical records to show her Doctor did not agree she had been assaulted, we prevailed.

We were able to get the Court to dismiss an Assault in the Fourth Degree case the week of trial after preparing for months to get ready.

We were able to get the Court to dismiss Assault in the Fourth Degree charges against our client stemming from a domestic dispute. Our client was able to return legally to his family.

We were able to secure a dismissal of our client's ASsault in the Fourth Degree charges prior to trial. He kept his clean criminal history.

We secured a dismissal of an assault in the fourth degree charge pretrial and our client was able to return legally to his family.

We secured a dismissal of an assault in the fourth degree and harassment charge against a client, maintaining his clean criminal history.

Our client was charged with assault in the fourth degree for an incident that occurred during a local music festival. Her case was dismissed.

We made an arrangement with the State to have assault charges against our client dismissed given that she was truly the victim of spousal abuse. She completed a few counseling sessions and the case was dismissed pretrial without a plea.

Our client, an A on the grid, was charged with four incidents of domestic violence, all with attached felonies. The State demanded a lengthy prison sentence but after substantial investigation and the filing of a motion to exclude evidence, our client was given probation.

Our client was charged with felony Assault in the Fourth Degree for an alleged domestic violence incident. We were able to get a complete dismissal of her charges.

We were able to get the charges against our client dismissed Pretrial based upon investigation that we did.

The week of trial, the State opted for a dismissal rather than proceeding to try and convict our clients.

We secured a harassment resolution for a client charged with domestic violence so he could keep his second amendment rights.

Assault in the Fourth Degree Felony - not filed - we were able, after investigation, to convince the District Attorney not to file charges against our client who had been arrested for Assault in the Fourth Degree as a Felony. She was allowed to return to her nursing child.

We were able to secure dismissal of an Assault in the Fourth Degree and Harassment case, keeping our client's record clear.

Case reduced to an Assault in the Third Degree with probation despite the client facing a Measure 11 sentence that the State refused to reduce with a different attorney.

We were able to secure an Assault in the Third Degree conviction and a probationary sentence for a client after substantial mitigation, a psychological evaluation, and an accident reconstruction. Our client was facing a Mandatory Minimum of 6 and a half years prior to our work on the case.

We were allowed to enter contested sentencing and ask for probation while the State asked for a prison sentence. Our accident reconstructionist, our psychological evaluation and our investigation led to the Court giving our client probation despite facing a Measure 11.

Assault in the Second Degree - our client was a bouncer who was accused of a Measure 11 offense and was facing a mandatory 6 years in prison. After investigation and negotiation, the State reduced the charged and offered him a probationary sentence on an expungable offense.

Our client was charged with Measure 11 Assault in the Second Degree for allegedly stabbing someone in his apartment. After getting our client released from custody, we engaged in a substantial investigation and our client was made an offer that involved no incarceration and two years of probation on a lesser offense.

Our client, arrested and charged with Assault in the Second Degree, was given an expungable Assault in the Third Degree plea resolution after the defense team met with the complaining witness and other witnesses and ultimately convinced them to recommend no jail and something expungable for our client.

We were able to convince the State to dismiss the Measure 11 against our client and allow him to plead to a misdemeanor with no jail or supervised probation as a consequence. He had been facing six and a half years in custody.

Our client received probation at a contested sentencing after a DUII that resulted in serious injury to a pedestrian. Our investigation, crash reconstruction and tactical decisions at the sentencing led to our client serving no time.

We were able to secure a resolution for a client charged with Measure 11 Assault in the Second Degree to plead to a misdemeanor and receive no time or probation for the offense.

Our client, whose previous attorney had only been able to negotiate a 70 month day-for-day mandatory minimum sentence, ultimately pled guilty to substantially reduced charges, received credit for time served, and faces no prison time upon any probation revocation. Her measure 11 was dismissed and she was given an appropriate psychological diagnosis that should help her move forward.

We resolved a Criminal Mistreatment and Assault in the Third Degree charge from being placed our client's record by negotiating for a dismissal of the Criminal Mistreatment and a Conditional Discharge on the Assault in the Third Degree

On the evening of trial with our witnesses prepared and a substantial investigation done, the state reduced an Assault in the Third Degree case that involved child abuse to a misdemeanor for the purpose of a resolution.

We were able to get a client's Coercion and Assault in the Third Degree indictment dismissed based upon preparation and work to get ready for his trial. He was able to walk free.

We were able to keep a case from being filed against a client where she was accused of abusing her children by the children's school. She had no history, retained custody of her children, kept her clean record and was able to remain in her professional field.

We were able to convince the State, based upon surveillance footage we obtained, not to file an assault in the third degree charge against our client.

Our client was charged with child abuse for allegedly assaulting her stepson. After investigation, hiring and ME and an investigator, the case was dismissed.

We were able to present mitigation to the State that led to this felony case being reduced to a misdemeanor at the time of plea. He received no jail and only bench probation.

Attempted Murder - our client was found guilty except for insanity after a trial and sentenced to the State Hospital supervision instead of the prison sentence that was necessary had he been found guilty. Using a team including an out of state psychologist and a two year investigation, we were able to show the Court our client's mental illness and achieve the right result.

We were able to convince the State to drop attempted murder charges against our client and allow him to plead to attempted assault in the second degree and serve only 18 months in custody after a serious stabbing occurred in downtown Medford. We argued self-defense in order to achieve that sentence and did substantial investigation.

We were able to secure an 18 month resolution on a lesser charge for a client charged with attempted murder based upon our investigation.

We got an eluding charge dismissed for a client, keeping him from becoming a felon.

After substantial investigation, we were able to convince the State that they could not proceed on a Burglary in the First Degree. The Case was dismissed and ultimately expunged.

After a mitigation presentation was made and a psychopharmacologist was hired, the State agreed to reduce a class A Felony Burglary to a misdemeanor trespass.

The Court dismissed a Burglary in the First Degree indictment against our client over the State's objection due to prosecutorial misconduct.

We secured a dismissal of a felony Burglary charge against our client in connection with his plea to an unaffiliated DUII. This led to him not facing a prison sentence.

We were able to secure a misdemeanor resolution with no jail time or supervision for a client charged with a felony Burglary in the First Degree with a weapon.

We were able to secure a dismissal and an expungement for a client of a serious Burglary and Weapons charge, preserving his clean record and standing up for his right to self-defense.

Our client was charged with a number of burglaries and thefts in the Lakeview (Lake County) area and the State was demanding a lengthy prison sentence in the range of 60-70 months. After a contested sentencing, our client received probation and treatment court.

We were able to secure a dismissal via civil compromise of a serious felony case for our client, keeping his record clean and securing his freedom.

We were able to get a restraining order and a burglary case against our client dismissed on the basis that it was really just a property issue upon a separation. Our client retained his professional practice and his cases were dismissed.

We convinced the State not to file a Burglary charged against our client given her level of intoxication and the lack of intent involved in any burglary.

The Federal government asked for 60 months and the Judge granted a downward variance to 13 months after hearing our sentencing arguments and reading our sentencing memorandum.

Felon in Possession of a Firearm - charges were reduced to a misdemeanor prior to a motion to suppress hearing. Finding that there had been a potential constitutional violation of our client's rights, we moved to suppress the evidence and ultimately saved our client from a felony and potential prison.

Our client's Felon in Possession of a Firearm case was dismissed after we investigated the firearm and showed it was not our client's.

Our client was facing prison on multiple felony driving while suspended offenses and a probation revoke. We were able to investigate the circumstances, show she had been improving and secure a probationary sentence.

Our client was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and retain his driving privileges after we negotiated directly with the involved officer since the State was unwilling to.

We petitioned the Court and were able to have our client's gun rights restored despite two prior felony convictions under ORS 166.274.

We were able to return our client his second amendment rights after a hearing before the Court despite his previous felony conviction.

we got a client's second amendment rights restored after a hearing despite his prior felonies, allowing him to hunt with his granchildren.

We were able to convince the Court to dismiss a harassment charge against a client who had disciplined a foster daughter. Client had no history and was acting well within her rights as a parent. The dismissal kept her record clean.

We investigated and set the case for trial. The week of trial, the State dismissed the case and we have since expunged the case and the arrest.

We were able to secure a dismissal of an indictment against our client for identity theft, saving his citizenship and his clean criminal record.

We were able to secure a dismissal of the charges against our client by the Court on the morning of the trial.

Our client was charged with invading another person's privacy, a felony - we did substantial investigation and the case was dismissed in the days before trial.

A young man with no history in Oregon to pick up marijuana was profiled by his age, his car and, most tragically, for being Black. He’s got some pot and some cash so he ends up indicted for multiple felonies in a place far from home.

Thanks to our team, the help of our paralegal, new law from the Oregon Court of Appeals and the timely filing of a motion to suppress, our client remains without a record and will have his money returned to him.

That’s a good day at the office but it is hard not to remember what our client went through to feel elated today. Demeaned, handcuffed, left penniless and without a phone. Justice prevails but it has not righted this wrong - we need reform so that we don’t have police that could be solving violent crimes working on marijuana interdiction and ruining the lives of our young people without providing any additional protection for society by seizing a little MJ.

After two plus years of work including a number of expert witnesses, a wide variety of investigation, deep conversations with our client and as we prepared for trial, the State agreed to a probationary sentence on a lesser offense and our client avoided the mandatory 25 year prison sentence.

Sentence reduced to probation after filing a motion to suppress that we were set to argue. Our client was facing a presumptive sentence of 25 months and instead got 2 years of supervised probation, avoiding prison.

Our client had his driver's license restored after a lifetime revocation had been entered 10 years ago.

We secured a dismissal of our client's mail fraud indictment on the basis of a civil compromise negotiated with the complaining witness. Our client retained her clean criminal history.

We were able to secure a dismissal of an indictment charging our client with Manufacture and Delivery of a substantial quantity of cocaine.

We were able to secure a misdemeanor resolution for a client accused of delivering 62 pounds of marijuana through Lake County, Oregon.

Our client was charged with manufacturing following a traffic stop and seizure of a large amount of money. Following a search warrant process, the client's home was searched and he was ultimately charged with Manufacture and Possession of Marijuana. After requesting more complete discovery regarding the suppression issues and seeking a court order commanding the delivery of that discovery, the case was dismissed. (May 2014)

We were able to present a clearer picture of events to the District Attorney before the case ever got off of the ground and thus the Menacing case our client was pursuing was not filed.

After getting the prosecutor some information from our investigator showing that our client had a reasonable belief they were acting in proportion and in defense of themselves, we were able to keep a case from being filed.

We were able to get the State to dismiss all charges against a client charged in a domestic dispute that had been exaggerated.

We were able to keep a young client who had a fake ID and had been drinking from being convicted, earning a dismissal and keeping his record clean.

We secured a misdemeanor resolution and a return of funds for a client charged with felony money laundering.

We secured a no file on a money laundering case in Lake County with pre-charging investigation and negotiation.

Having filed documentation into the forfeiture attached to our money laundering case, the State made a plea offer to reduce a case to a misdemeanor conviction in order not to go to trial. They also returned 1/2 of our client's forfeited funds.

We set a money laundering case for trial and filed a motion to suppress that led to the case being dismissed in its entirety.

Money Laundering - Our client's case was never filed after we pointed out difficulties in the search of his package to the District Attorney.

Money Laundering - Our client's case was never filed after we filed paperwork contesting the forfeiture of his money in federal court. We ended up getting $52,000 back in US Currency from this seizure.

Our client, an Italian immigrant from New Jersey, got pulled over for having Jersey plates and a nice car but being young and looking unconventional for whomever the officer thought would reasonably hold wealth. That these details become part of reasonable suspicion hints at the systemic racism and economic disparities in our criminal justice system.

The officer smelled pot and found cash, confusing at best since there was no pot in the car and quickly our client’s funds were seized, his car towed, his phone taken and he was indicted. Being so far from home and having to find his way, our client managed to keep his chin up and kept his job back in Jersey.

For a year and a half we worked through the details, the fears and the anxieties. We drafted and filed a motion to suppress that was continued by covid-19 and today, the State dismissed the case, returning the funds and freeing our client from becoming a felon. It makes no sense to me why I make money off of marijuana representation when the people have said it should be legal. This is yet another example of how we still need systemic reform to end the war against Willie Nelson and friends. We’ve got plenty of real struggles we can fight instead.

“If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves.”

The beginning of another week brought more positive outcomes. Another case of a young man from out of state who was targeted for being in a rental car.

His Colorado license, which was valid, and his supposed carotid artery pulse during a traffic stop led to extensive questioning about his travel plans. The officers ran a K9 over his car, felt they smelled marijuana and searched the car, finding a large sum of us currency in a bag in the back. They seized his money and his phone, searched his car without consent, and cited him for a non expungable felony.

Thankfully, we filed a motion to suppress the evidence and the Oregon Supreme Court helped us out with new case law and our client’s case has been dismissed and his funds will be returned.

Yet another reminder that we still need more criminal justice system reform in the area of marijuana interdiction - and that we should stop choosing young men we don’t think deserve to have privilege to search, seize and indict. Happy to have started off the week with another one - and so thankful to my client, my paralegal, our team and to the Supreme Court.

Yours,

We were able to get a money laundering case dismissed and negotiate a return of our client's funds in a felony prosecution in State Court that accompanied a forfeiture proceeding in Federal Court.

We were able to keep a client that invoked his rights from being charged with Money Laundering and Delivery despite police issuing him a citation. He kept his clean criminal history and was not arrested.

We were able to investigate the case and send information to the investigating detective that kept a murder case from being filed against a client with no record

We were able to secure, through substantial investigation, psychological evaluation and expert testimony, a manslaughter resolution for a client charged with the murder of his wife and attempted murder of his children. Our work cut more than 40 years off of his prospective sentence.

Our client received a dismissal after we filed a motion to suppress the evidence and the State conceded it the day of the hearing. She kept her clean record.

Our client was able to secure a dismissal of a possession of a controlled substance case by completing drug and alcohol treatment, keeping their record clean.

My client was stopped on I-5 and, after allegedly smelling the odor of marijuana, consented to a search of his vehicle. His passenger was charged with possession of marijuana and my client was charged with felony possession of hydrocodone. Requesting that the pills be tested, figuring out that they were classified in the wrong schedule and combining that with an issue with the statute of limitations led to the State having to dismiss. (April 2014)

We were able to secure a client a non criminal resolution to a Possession of LSD case that started out of Crater Lake National Park. Our client, who has no record, was able to keep his clean record and move forward with his life.

We were able to persuade local law enforcement not to file Possession of LSD charges against a college student client who was caught leaving the dorm with some LSD. He never faced any charges in court and has no record.

Probation Violation - our client's probation violation was dismissed without a sanction and he was allowed to keep his driver's license.

After nearly being sent to prison on this violation with a different attorney, client's mother retained our office to work with his probation officer and him to get his downward departure completed over the department's objection. The Court allowed defendant to finish his probation, saving him from a prison sentence.

We were able to get the Court to dismiss a probation violation against our client that had been pending for three years. Our client avoided 90 days in jail.

Probation Violation (Federal) - despite the probation office's recommendation of a 13 month sentence, we convinced the Court to give 80 hours of community service instead and allow our client an opportunity to continue towards his own health and happiness.

Our client was facing a downward departure revocation. After securing his release prior to the hearing, we continued the hearing for months due to Coronavirus and our wonderful client kept himself doing well in that time and we were able to secure a credit for time served sanction, allowing his probation to continue and avoiding a prison sentence.

Our client was facing prison on a downward departure revocation. We secured his release and ultimately he was allowed to graduate from probation without going to prison.

We were able to secure a non-criminal resolution for a client charged with Prostitution. He was not required to be processed at the jail and has a clean criminal record.

First arrested after a two-year investigation including DEA agents and held with 1 million dollars bail, our client was ultimately convicted only of one count that resulted in unsupervised probation and has already been expunged from her record.

Our client was accused of Racketeering, Tax Evasion, Conspiracy and Witness Tampering after a well-publicized marijuana dispensary raid in May of 2013. More than a year later, the Jackson County Circuit Court Judge charged her with only one felony county of marijuana delivery. The other 29 charges were dismissed as a result of our plea bargain. Our client will serve no jail time and only 11 months probation, after which the charge can be reduced to a misdemeanor! Learn more about this case by watching the video below, reading this news article, or reading our blog!

After substantial investigation, we were able to have a Rape in the First Degree case Reduced to a Rape in the Third Degree plea, removing the case from Measure 11 and allowing our client, who had confessed to the crime, to get a substantially lower sentence.

After substantial investigation and critique of the State's case combined with mitigation in a psychological evaluation, the State reduced a Jessica's Law Rape case to a Sex Abuse in the Second Degree case and give our client a substantially reduced sentence.

We were able to get our client a probation offer on a reduced offense in a Rape in the First Degree case after substantial investigation showed that there were good defenses to the charge. He was released after roughly 70 days in custody.

Our investigation and experts helped get the State to offer a resolution that involved lesser charges, probation, no custody and no treatment ordered on a Measure 11 sex offense indictment.

We were able to secure a probationary sentence for a client originally charged with a Measure 11 Rape in the First Degree against his stepdaughter. He was able to avoid serving any time.

Case not filed after investigation initiated into our client based on an allegation of forcible rape. We were able to show, through investigation, that the contact was consensual and that the accuser was angry over other events and falsely made up the accusation. Our client was able to continue about his life without ever being charged.

We were able to secure a probationary offer for our client on an Attempted Rape charge that pulled the case outside of the mandatory minimum 6 1/2 year sentence. Our client has been doing well on supervision.

We were able to again present a clearer picture of what led to a traffic accident and thus the charges against my client were not filed and he never faced prosecution.

We were able to get a reckless driving charge dismissed by the District Attorney for a client who had a clean record.

Our client's case was dismissed the morning of trial after the Court consulted with the witnesses and the DA about the nature of the driving involved. Our client was able to continue his fee arbitration against the city, his employer.

We were able to convince the State to dismiss a reckless driving and reckless endangerment case where he was really simply in a child custody dispute. He was able to retain custody and keep his clean criminal record.

Our client was able to get relief from his sex offender reporting requirement after we filed a petition and litigated it in circuit court.

Our client was able to get relief from his sex offender reporting requirement after we filed a petition and litigated it in circuit court.

We were able to convince the Court to restore our client's firearm rights after a hearing on the merits. His prior felony notwithstanding, our client was able to start hunting and shooting again.

Our client had his firearm rights restored after a hearing before the court. He was able to hunt and purchase firearms again despite his felonies.

We were able to return our client his second amendment rights after a hearing before the court despite his previous felony conviction.

We were able to return our client his second amendment rights after a hearing before the Court despite his previous felony conviction.

We were able to return our client his second amendment rights after a hearing before the Court despite his previous felony conviction.

Our client's rights to possess and purchase firearm rights were restored despite the objection of the Josephine County Sheriff. He was allowed to retain his rights despite previous felony convictions.

Our client was served with a restraining order by his wife. After setting the case for a hearing, we were able to prevail and have the restraining order dismissed.

Our client sought a restraining order against an abusive spouse. We were able to get the order granted and then upheld after a hearing in front of the Court.

We were able to get a restraining order against our client dismissed at hearing for lack of cause. Our client was allowed to keep his military career.

We were able to get a restraining order against our client dismissed at the hearing based on a lack of cause for the order.

We were able to have a restraining order upheld and attorneys fees awarded for our client after it was contested by the abuser. My client was able to live with the knowledge she had an order and we were able to recover all of my fees from the other party.

We were able to get a restraining order upheld on behalf of our client against her abusive ex-partner. The Court agreed with our presentation of the evidence and witnesses.

We were able to convince the Court to dismiss a restraining order against our client at a contested hearing date.

We were able to defeat a restraining order against our client at hearing before the Court. The Court agreed there was no cause for the order.

Restraining Order (Elder Abuse) - the elder abuse order against our client was dismissed after three hearing sets and the petitioner retaining an attorney.

After tons of investigation and on the eve of trial, we were able to convince the prosecution to dismiss the Measure 11's and allow our client to serve a much shorter sentence with good time and programs despite our client having a substantial criminal record.

Robbery in the First Degree - at a contested sentencing hearing before the Judge, after two years of work with a number of experts including a psychological evaluator from Portland, our client received a sentence of probation and a second chance at life after originally facing nearly 15 years. Without that work, our client may have suffered the consequence of his codefendant, who retained counsel from out of the area: 70 months in prison.

Our client was charged with a number of measure 11 robbery offenses. After six months of work, substantial investigation, more than 10 meetings with the district attorney and working with co-defendant's counsel, our client was made an offer for 8 months with credit for time served and no further sanctions.

We were able to secure a resolution for an expungable, juvenile offense in a case where my client had been referred to adult court for a Robbery in the First Degree Measure 11 indictment. Our client served no time and was able to clean his record when he turned 18.

Robbery in The First Degree, Burglary in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree - our client faced a number of serious felony indictments and at the time of retaining us had been given an offer for a Measure 11 sentence to his court appointed attorney with an ultimatum. After substantial investigation, a psyschological evaluation, a few settlement conferences and a number of strategic moves, our client recieved 30 months with programs.

We were able to convince the Court, over the State's objection, to sentence a client to probation for a Measure 11 robbery. This was based upon our mitigation investigation and presentation of witnesses at the sentencing.

We were able to keep a client from being arrested or charged on an allegation of Sexual Abuse that will never be filed.

We were able to secure a dismissal for a client on a Sexual Abuse in the First Degree Indictment and expunge his arrest completely.

After hiring an investigator, complying with a search warrant and sending over a packet of information to the DA, we were able to keep a client from being indicted for a Measure 11 Sexual Abuse in the First Degree case.

After we did substantial investigation, hired a psychosexual evaluator and employed a number of experts, the state dismissed a Sexual Abuse in the First Degree Measure 11 case against our client.

Sexual Abuse in the First Degree - our client recieved probation after facing nearly life in prison for allegedly sexually abusing his neice. After thorough investigation, the employment of three expert witnesses and substantial trial preparation, the State agreed to a probationary sentence.

Sexual Abuse in the First Degree - our client, who made partial admissions to Measure 11 sexual abuse, was given probation after a psychosexual evaluation, negotiation and investigation. He was not required to serve any jail time.

We were able to keep a client from being charged with Sexual Abuse in the First Degree with a pre-charging investigation that we gave to the police to result in them not filing charges against our client.

We were able to investigation an accusation of sexual abuse against our client and keep it from being filed by the State as well as keeping DHS/CPS from taking our client's ability to parent away from him.

Our client, a counselor at a facility in Josephine County, was given probation for sexual offenses against an aggressive client. Our investigation and experts revealed that our client had been repeatedly sought out by the complaining witness and had no sexual risk proclivities.

We were able to keep a client from being charged with Sexual Abuse after he was investigated based upon investigation and pre-charging persuasion to the detective involved.

We were able to secure probation for a client charged with a measure 11 sex offense. His conviction was for a substantially reduced offense and allowed him to continue working in the community and serve no further time.

We were able to keep a client from being charged with a Jessica's Law Sexual Abuse charge based upon information we presented to the investigating detective regarding an allegation that had been made.

Our client was accused and investigated for sexual abuse in the first degree. After retaining two experts, doing substantial investigation and leading our client through the process, we were able to keep any charges from being filed and return our client to his family.

We were able to investigate a sexual abuse allegation, present evidence to the multidisciplinary team, and have a sex abuse case not filed against a client and his job and life preserved because of his innocence.

Our client was charged with a number of incidents with a former student in three counties across Southern Oregon. After more than two years of work, seven substantive motions filed, a motion to suppress being granted, a mock trial and a huge investigation of more than 100 independent witnesses, our client was given a resolution where he could plead guilty to a significantly reduced offense and get probation with no jail.

Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree - our client who was a teacher accused of a sexual interaction with a student on a school trip recieved a probationary sentence in Deschutes County after investigation and a psychosexual evaluation mitigated the circumstances substantially.

We convinced the State to allow our client to do a treatment program in order to avoid any conviction on a Sexual Abuse indictment. Ultimately, the indictment was dismissed.

We were able to secure a dismissal for a client in a sexual abuse felony case after we investigated the case further and hired expert witnesses. Our client's clean record was saved, he was not required to register as a sex offender and he was saved from prison.

After preparing for trial, doing extensive investigation, retaining five experts and letting the State know our client would not plead to any sex offense, the State dismissed all sexual allegations and our client pled guilty to delivering a marijuana item to a person under the age of 21 and was given unsupervised probation.

We secured an offer for harassment, a non-registration offense with no jail time or sex offender treatment for a client.

After presenting substantial information to the Jospehine County DA and the Officer referring the case, we were able to keep our young client from being indicted for Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree.

Pointing out difficulties in the State's case and our client's own mitigation, we were able to get the case to dismiss the case against our client who then did not face sex offender registration.

Our client pled guilty to sexual harassment, an expungable and non-registration offense after an investigation into his sex abuse charges. He was able to keep his profession and will have a clean record in three years.

We convinced the juvenile department not to file sexual abuse charges against my client on the basis that he was reticent, the charges were somewhat understandable and he was going to continue with his positive track at school.

We were able to secure a dismissal for our client of all charges in a stalking and telephonic harassment case largely based upon a freedom of speech argument.

Stalking Order - after a hearing, the Judge dismissed a stalking order against our client.

My client was terrorized by a family who was looking for revenge over a rental situation. We petitioned for not one but two separate stalking orders, went to trial on the first and prevailed so handily that the other party retained an attorney. Prior to trial, they agreed to the stalking order. (March 2014)

We set a stalking order for a hearing, filing an objection and preparing four witnesses. After a contested hearing, the Judge was convinced and dismissed the stalking order

Stalking Order - our client's stalking order against a respondent was upheld after a hearing.

After a hearing on the merits, the stalking order against my client was dismissed by the Court in its entirety, helping him with his child custody case.

A client had a stalking order granted against him by a business partner. We went to a hearing and were able to convince the court to dismiss the order in its entirety.

We were able to get a stalking order against our client dismissed at a hearing because of the non attendance of the other party.

We were able to prevail and get a stalking order against a client dismissed at a contested evidentiary hearing on the order. The order was from an old business partner against our client.

We were able to get a stalking order against our client dismissed after a contested hearing on the merits before the Court. The Court agreed there was no basis for a protective order and our client retained joint custody of his children.

We were able to secure dismissal of a stalking order against a client at a contested hearing after multiple continuances by the other side. The Court agreed that no more continuances should be granted.

A stalking order against our client was dismissed the day of the hearing contesting the permanent order against him.

We were able to win a hearing at Southern Oregon University and then again in Court regarding our client's alleged stalking behavior of an estranged girlfriend on campus. After investigation and presentation of the evidence, both the Title IX committee and the Court agreed that there was no basis for an order or discipline.

We were able to secure a dismissal of a strangulation and harassment case for a deserving client. He was able to retain his clean criminal record.

We got a felony Theft in the First Degree charge reduced to a misdemeanor for a client who maintains his record free from felonies.

Theft in the First Degree - on the evening of trial, after substantial investigation and preparation, the State dismissed the charges of theft against our client.

We were able to convince the state to dismiss a client's theft in the first degree indictment, preserving his citizenship. This was in a bait-bike case from the Ashland Police Department.

We were able to secure a dismissal of our client's Theft in the First Degree charges prior to trial. He kept his clean criminal history thanks to that preparation.

Our client, who was a career criminal charged with Aggravated Theft, received unsupervised probation and no time based upon our investigation and tactics in negotiating for an appropriate sentence.

Our client's indictment for theft in the first degree was dismissed the morning of trial after substantial investigation and preparation. He kept his clean criminal history.

We secured a dismissal for a client on a Theft and Delivery charge and have expunged his arrest, saving his professional license in the process.

We were able to secure a civil compromise and have our client's theft case dismissed.

We were able to get a theft case dismissed and expunged for a client with no record.

Our client was able to get a Theft in the Second Degree charged after investigation showed the theft was related to COVID-19 and poverty that had come from the closure of the economy.

We were able to reach a civil compromise to resolve a Theft in the Third Degree case without a conviction for our client.

Our clients were charged with trespassing at a federal park. We were able to negotiate a dismissal of their charges, keeping their records clean.

We were able to get a trespassing case dismissed for one of our favorite clients.

We were able to secure a dismissal for two clients, preserving their clean records.

We were State Bar Disciplinary Counsel appointed to help prosecute the elected district attorney of Tillamook County for violations of the State Ethics rules. We prepared for trial, hired expert witnesses, located critical evidence and ultimately the elected District Attorney pled guilty to all charges the morning of trial.

We secured a probationary offer for a client already on a downward departure who the State was seeking prison against with two other attorneys.

We were able to get Unlawful Possession of a Firearm charges against our client from the airport TSA station dismissed. He forgot he had a firearm in his backpack and tried to board a flight - the firearm was returned to our client.

Our client was accused and investigated for unlawful sexual penetration. After substantial investigation by the defense, we were able to keep our client from being charged with anything.

Our client was charged with a Jessica's Law accusation in Klamath Falls (Klamath County). After hiring three expert witnesses, doing a massive investigation into the facts, conducting a mock trial and preparing for a trial, the State dismissed all allegations against my client.

Our client was charged with a number of Jessica's Law sex offenses for allegedly abusing his step-granddaughter. After constructing a motion to suppress the evidence in the case and working with a number of experts, the State made an offer for probation on a significantly reduced charge and the Judge followed the recommendation, allowing our client to have his life back.

Our client was able to get a misdemeanor resolution with no jail time or fines after being indicted for unlawful use of a motor vehicle. The court agreed to reduce her offense to a violation after 11 months of unsupervised probation.

After investigation, we set a case for trial and ultimately the state dismissed the indictment the week of trial. Our client's clean record remains clean.

We were able to talk the District Attorney's office and get them information giving context to an unlawful use of a weapon case. After deliberating over our information, the State opted not to file the case.

Indictment against a client who fired two shots into the air in defense of her husband dismissed. Her gun rights are maintained and her clean record continues.

We convinced the state not to file charges against a property owner who allegedly fired a gun in warning against trespassers at the neighbor's home. Our client kept his firearm rights and his clean record.

Our client was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, for allegedly discharging his firearm in the city limits. The case was reduced to a disorderly conduct and our client received no jail and unsupervised probation.