Criminal Defense law in Oregon covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Oregon has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to criminal defense cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Criminal cases in Oregon are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Oregon's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Oregon State Bar maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

When selecting a criminal defense attorney in Oregon, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Oregon and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Oregon for an in-depth look at Oregon's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Bryan M. Donahue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donahue Law Office, LLC
 1123 NW Bond St #101 Bend OR 97703
(541) 241-6657
Lewis & Clark Law School (2008)
English
Bar #120484
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert J Gunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gunn & Gunn P.C.
 3635 Liberty Rd S Salem OR 97302
(503) 362-6528
Bar #721089
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Mike Arnold - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Mike Arnold
 5729 Main St No. 148 Springfield OR 97401
(541) 797-0110
University of Oregon School of Law (1998)
English
Bar #011873
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jared Justice - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jared Justice, Lawyer at Law, P.C.
 409 Center Street Oregon City OR 97045
(503) 722-3981
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2005)
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brian Patrick Conry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brian Patrick Conry PC
 1300 SW 6th Avenue Suite 310 Portland OR 97201
(503) 274-4430
Lewis & Clark Law School (1982)
English, Spanish
Oregon Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Immigration Law
Drew S Anderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilroy Napoli Short Law Group
 12755 SW 69th Ave Ste 200 Portland OR 97223
(503) 747-7198
Willamette University College of Law (2014)
English
Bar #172924
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Jenna Richards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilroy Napoli Short Law Group
 12755 SW 69th Ave Portland OR 97223
(503) 747-7198
Lewis & Clark Law School (2019)
English
Bar #224773
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Barry Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barry Davis Law
 31660 Fox Hollow Road Eugene OR 97405
(541) 343-3656
University of Oregon (1983)
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Nathan Piers-VanderPloeg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hunt & Associates, PC
 101 SW Main Street, Ste. 805 Portland OR 97204
Oregon State University (2011)
English
Bar #114914
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Education Law Employment Law
Christopher Eggert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eggert Law Firm
 960 Broadway St NE Ste 2 Salem OR 97301
(503) 837-6111
Willamette University College of Law (1993)
English
Oregon Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Kathy Proctor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kathy Proctor Law
 17933 NW Evergreen Pkwy., Ste. 111 Beaverton OR 97006
(503) 352-0731
Willamette University (2002)
Oregon Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Carol Fredrick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert Johnstone. By 1999, she co-founded Fredrick & Finch, LLP, in McMinnville
 2046 NE Hwy 99W McMinnville OR 97128
(503) 435-1455
Lewis & Clark Law School (1984)
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Brian Cox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 142 West 8th Avenue Eugene OR 97401
(541) 683-7151
East China Institute of Politics & Law - Shanghai PRC (1988)
Washington Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Chris W. Dunfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Petersen, Dunfield & Fahy
 310 NW 5th St #101 Corvallis OR 97330
(541) 752-5119
Oregon Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Chandler Wren - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilroy Napoli Short Law Group
 12755 SW 69th Avenue Suite 200 Portland OR 97223
(503) 747-7198
Southwestern Law School (2021)
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Shannon Powell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shannon Powell Law
 6800 SW 105th Ave. Suite 205 Beaverton OR 97008
(503) 372-6244
Willamette University
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Scott O Carter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Scott O. Carter, P.C.
 125 S 6th Street Klamath Falls OR 97601
(541) 882-4504
Willamette University College of Law
English, Spanish
Bar #952260
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Jacob Braunstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Alexzander C.J. Adams, P.C.
 3720 SW 141st Ave., Suite 201 Beaverton OR 97005
(503) 505-0411
Lewis & Clark Law School (2003)
Bar #062849
Washington Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Jeff Jorgensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jorgensen Legal
 1596 Liberty St SE Ste 101 Salem OR 97302
(503) 877-4873
Willamette University College of Law (2009)
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Justin Rosas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Justin Rosas
 110 W. 11th St. Medford OR 97501
(541) 933-5972
Webster University (2007)
English
Bar #076412
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
John Ballard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 125 SW 3rd St Hermiston OR 97838
(541) 564-2574
University of North Dakota School of Law
English
Bar #972052
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Hershall Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Hershall Brown LLC
 620 SW Main St. Ste 340 Portland OR 97205
(503) 512-0483
St. Mary s University School of Law (2012)
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
John E. Gutbezahl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5 Centerpointe Drive Suite 250 Lake Oswego OR 97035
(503) 594-1919
Lewis & Clark Law School
Bar #940845
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
John Reade - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John E. Reade
 231 NW B Street Grants Pass OR 97526
(541) 476-5353
Bar #853134
Federal District Court of Oregon Bar
Resigned License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Mario F. Riquelme - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Riquelme & Wilson LLP
 1133 NW Wall St #105 Bend OR 97703
(541) 323-2013
University of Oregon (1999)
English, French, Spanish
Oregon Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Gregory Oliveros - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oliveros Law Group PC
 9200 SE Sunnybrook Blvd Clackamas OR 97015
(503) 335-3800
Lewis & Clark Law School (1987)
Bar #910837
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
Shelley Fuller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shelley L. Fuller, P.C.
 4800 SW Griffith Drive Suite 135 Beaverton OR 97005
(503) 626-1808
Seattle University School of Law (1995)
English
Oregon Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Michael G. Romano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Romano Law, PC
 321 SE Alder Suite 4 Portland OR 97214
(503) 208-5529
Willamette University College of Law (1995)
English
Bar #000942
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Alycia M. Herriott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilroy Napoli Short Law Group
 530 Court Street NE Suite 722 Salem OR 97223
(541) 306-2150
Willamette University
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Matthew L Watkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew Watkins, Lawyer at Law, LLC
 259 E 5th Ave. Suite 200F Eugene OR 97401
(541) 228-9777
University of Oregon
English, Spanish
Bar #175344
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Chris Trotter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Trotter Law, LLC
 6125 NE Cornell Road Suite 380 Hillsboro OR 97124
(971) 205-5695
Willamette University College of Law (2010)
English, Spanish
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jefferson Quist - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hanson & Hanson – Lawyers / Abogados
 405 NE Third Street, #4 McMinnville OR 97128
(503) 472-3313
Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Immigration Law
Squire M Bozorth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tillamook County District Attorney's Office
 4800 SW Meadows Rd Suite 300 Lake Oswego OR 97035
(503) 266-1661
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
R Grant Cook - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cook Law Firm
 500 Liberty Street SE Suite 330 Salem OR 97301
(503) 749-5100
Bar #062064
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Marc Gunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3635 Liberty Rd S Salem OR 97302
(503) 362-6528
Willamette University College of Law (1992)
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Nicolas Ortiz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jennifer I. Nash & Nicolas Ortiz, P.C.
 435 NW 4TH ST CORVALLIS OR 97330-6408
(541) 752-3616
Lewis & Clark Law School
English
Bar #983141
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Jennifer Nash - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 435 NW 4th Street Corvallis OR 97330
(541) 752-3616
University of Oregon (1993)
Bar #963739
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Peter R Tovey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hillsboro Law Group PC
 5289 NE Elam Young Parkway Suite 110 Hillsboro OR 97124
(503) 648-0707
Lewis & Clark Law School (2005)
English
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
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