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…
As an Attorney who defends drug cases in Portland and Gresham, I deal with many clients who use methadone to prevent opiate withdrawal. Methadone has been available in the United States since 1947. This drug is a synthetic narcotic that is used, primarily, as a replacement drug for people addicted to heroin, morphine or other…
As a Portland DUII Attorney, I represent many people who are facing revocation of their Diversion or a Probation Violation because of a “dirty U/A.” U/A testing is a mandatory part of any certified treatment program required to complete Diversion or a DUII Probation. A minimum of two U/A’s must be administered during treatment. However,…
As a Clackamas County DUII attorney, I have noticed the increased use of certain tactics by police agencies to detect and arrest DUII drivers. Many of these tactics are funded by the federal government. For many years the federal government has offered block grants to individual states to be used as the states see fit…
I know that a person charged with a crime must have the mental capacity to stand trial. A person must understand the nature of the charge, the possible punishment for the crime, have a basic knowledge of the legal system and be able to work with an attorney in order to assist in the defense…