- Criminal DefenseIt is important for people in the area to be fully aware of what the new laws will entail so that they can avoid being surprised by potential problems that could lead them to be in need of a criminal defense.
- DUI/DWICriminal defendants, those charged with DUI, accident injury victims, families struggling with debt and businesspeople being sued have one thing in common — they need help.
- Wrongful Death
- Sex CrimesA man was recently sentenced for possessing child pornography after an electronics employee found pornographic images on the man's old hard drive.
- Robbery
- Burglary
- White Collar CrimesDuring the more than 25 years of our legal team's combined experience, we have worked hard to protect the rights and preserve the futures of our drug crime, federal crime, white collar crime and felony clients.
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsEyewitness testimony and identification can be very influential when presented in court during an Oregon criminal case. Not only can it place the defendant at the scene of the crime, but an eyewitness testimony can offer specific details about a crime that may be otherwise unknown. Yet, eyewitness identification does not always place the right suspect at the scene of the crime, and eyewitness testimony has proven to be inherently unreliable. In some cases involving misdemeanor and felony charges, these errors lead to the wrongful incrimination of an innocent person.
- Drug CrimesWhile those numbers are alarming, an even bigger concern is that more than half of the inmates who are a part of the federal prison system are there based on nonviolent offenses such as immigration or drug crimes. An overcrowded prison is not only symptomatic of a failing system, but it may also result in unconstitutional practices.
- AssaultAssault — All types of assault charges including first-degree, second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree assault and assault with a deadly or dangerous weapon
- MurderOne Oregon man was wrongfully convicted of both attempted murder and aggravated murder, and sent to prison for life after a woman erroneously identified him as her attacker. According to the Slate, the innocent man had been parked in the couple's campsite earlier that day, and was asked to move his truck. Later that evening, the woman was shot and attacked, and her husband was killed as he tried to call 911. The woman named the man she saw earlier that day as the perpetrator. Although there was no DNA evidence or any physical evidence to prove that he had committed the crime, he was found guilty by an Oregon jury. The Oregon Supreme Court ultimately overturned the innocent man's conviction, partly because it was found that the woman had failed to pick him out of at least three photo lineups years earlier. Other errors had been discovered in the case as well.
- Probation ViolationCriminal defense — All felonies and misdemeanors, including federal and white collar crimes, sex crimes, drug crimes, drunk driving and boating, theft crimes, Measure 11 crimes, restraining order and probation violations, expungements, and gun rights restoration cases
- HomicideGun Task Force is pursuing the DNA technology because officers are purportedly facing difficulties proving to whom a specific gun belongs. The current evidentiary technique attempts to lift fingerprints from guns; however, sources note that the textured surface of weapons makes it difficult to get a match. Moreover, Oregon's crime lab does not retain resources to do such technical analysis on a regular basis. Such examinations are generally performed when evidence is from a rape or homicide case.
- Arson
- Restraining Order
- Kidnapping
- Manslaughter
- Hit and RunIt did not take long before local investigators received a phone call and Facebook message regarding the driver's status update. Ultimately, officers met the suspect at his home and he was arrested shortly after. The driver's vehicle also revealed evidence of the hit-and-run accidents.
- Business Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Litigation
- Premises Liability
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Property DamageThe accident took place while the drunk driver had a passenger who is both younger than 18 and at least three years younger than the driver.
- Personal InjuryWith more than 25 years of combined legal experience, our Portland defense lawyers have represented thousands of individuals, corporations and families throughout the Portland metropolitan area in a wide range of legal issues. Short Law Group has defended a multitude of clients facing criminal charges, personal injury damages, and consumer and general litigation concerns.
- Auto Accidents
- Dog BitesPersonal injury — Vigorous representation for victims of negligence in accidents involving motor vehicles, public transportation, dog bites, slip-and-falls, construction, product liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic injury and fatal injuries leading to wrongful death
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureAre you frightened of harsh punishments that come with a criminal conviction? Suffering physically, emotionally and financially following a car accident caused by someone else? Struggling with debt and living in fear of home foreclosure?