As a Criminal Defense lawyer practicing in Gresham and Oregon City, I am asked about the procedures and rules that apply to a Probation Violation matter. Almost every person who is convicted of a crime is placed on some form of supervised or unsupervised probation, subject to general conditions set by state statute and special…
As a DUII lawyer practicing for over 30 years in Multnomah and Clackamas County, I have had the opportunity to appear in all of the local Municipal courts. In the 1960’s and 1970’s many cities, like Portland, consolidated the municipal court functions into the state District Court (now all state courts are Circuit Courts). Many…