Blue River Lawyers

Tom was born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon. In 1982 he graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland with a degree in psychology. Prior to attending Northwestern School of Law, Tom worked for four years, including two years as a legal assistant at this firm. While attending law school, he also worked as a law clerk for the firm. In 1989 Tom graduated from law school, magna cum laude. Following law school, Tom was privileged to clerk for the Honorable Mary Deits on the Oregon Court of Appeals and then for the Honorable Otto Skopil on the Ninth Circuit Court...

Damian is a personal injury lawyer in Oregon and California. Damian handles all types of personal injury cases from car accidents to dog bites and slip & falls. He has been practicing law since 2001 and is licensed to practice on Oregon and California.

Damian serves as a pro tem judge and a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Jackson County.

Damian’s past community service includes serving with La Clinica del Valle, the City of Central Point Planning Commission, Junior Comets, and Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Santa Clara University in 1999. Damian is fluent in English and Spanish.

Jim Guse is a leader in the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice group and provides guidance to other practice groups on matters of insurance coverage. In addition to insurance, he is experienced in construction defect and general business litigation. Jim has represented his clients in administrative hearings as well as state and federal courts, including argument before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jim has handled cases and/or provided insurance advice on cases in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and Florida. During his twenty-three career, Jim’s practice has focused on the representation of individual and corporate policyholders in insurance coverage...

Firm Founder/Managing Attorney. Randal attended Portland’s Wilson High School before heading to California for college and then New York for law school. He was lured back to Portland in 1991 to work for a large, regional law firm. Thereafter, he started his own practice in Portland, OR. Randal offers significant trial experience and has represented a variety of businesses in most industries. Randal oversees all firm matters and focuses primarily on business representation and litigation

I love helping my clients! It gives me great satisfaction to take on big insurance companies, and their tricky tactics, and help my clients win fair settlements.

Over the years, I have helped over a thousand of people who have been injured in motor vehicle collisions obtain millions of dollars in combined settlements. I have represented pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists, commercial and semi-truck collisions, collisions with fatalities, collisions on public transportation, and most types of car accident collisions. I also have helped my clients win contract dispute claims against insurnce companies when the insurance company fails to pay their medical bills.

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Prior to moving to Portland, Oregon, Jonathan Edward spent most of legal career working in higher education, as general counsel for Francis Marion University, and as an instructor in the FMU School of Business. There he advised the University's president, board of trustees, and the V.P.'s of each department in senior administration on a variety of legal matters. Now he is licensed in Oregon and Washington and focuses his practice on advising businesses before problems arise, and protecting them through litigation when necessary. As general counsel and in private practice, Jonathan has handled a variety of legal matters, involving...

Bret Knewtson is a solo practitioner representing only debtors. The practice is split between bankruptcy work and defending debtors who are sued by debt collectors. He also represent consumers who are harassed by debt collectors. The primary defense in debt collection cases is that the debtor did not make a payment in a long time. How long is long enough depends on the contract with the creditor. He does not take cases just to negotiate settlement.

Practicing in Newport, Oregon since 1991. Practicing in the areas of real estate, forclosures, landlord/tenant, residential construction, wills, trusts, estate planning and probate.

David A. Jakeman, founding attorney of Beacon Immigration, has been interested in foreign cultures and languages since he was a young boy. That interest culminated in his decision to dedicate his legal career to immigration. In high school, David studied Spanish and German. After his graduation, he served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mexico City and surrounding regions, where he grew to love the Mexican people and the Spanish language. After returning home from his mission he completed a Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University in Near Eastern Studies, graduating magna cum laude....

Tax with emphasis in estate planning, trust and estate administration, and related business and real estate matters.

Erick is the founding attorney of Passage Immigration Law. He focuses on helping businesses, individuals and families navigate the immigration maze. Erick lived in Budapest, Hungary for two years where he taught international law. He married a Hungarian woman and they have three dual citizen kids. Erick is licensed to practice law in both California and Oregon and assists immigration clients across the U.S.

The trademark law firm of BreanLaw, LLC assists entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and established companies in protecting their brand through trademark counseling, trademark registration, and trademark litigation. We handle a wide-range to trademark matters including: trademark applications, trademark research and clearance, trademark office action responses, trademark licensing agreements, trademark oppositions and cancelations, ongoing monitoring of trademark portfolios, and trademark enforcement. Most trademark issues are handled on a flat-fee basis, so you can keep costs under control and know what you are going to pay upfront. Because our clients are in all 50 states, our website is set up to provide a...

Adam Greenman began his career as a Deputy District Attorney in Multnomah County where he distinguished himself as a skillful trial lawyer and a tireless advocate for justice. Now he brings this expertise to his private practice, utilizing his experience and determination to achieve justice for each individual client.

Kate Brooke is an Oregon real estate and small business attorney who specializes in residential and commercial real estate transactions and litigation, providing outside general counsel services to small business clients and advising real estate brokers regarding brokerage operations.

Mr. Wyatt has been a criminal defense lawyer since 1985 and has tried literally hundreds of jury trials. His practice focuses upon criminal defense and he specializes in DUII defense. He is a graduate of Willamette University Law School and is a partner in the law firm of Harris, Wyatt and Amala LLC.

Attorney Camacho possesses the unique qualifications of understanding the law, business, finance, and tax implications all in one. After Law School Attorney Camacho Graduated from the prestigious Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA. Six years later Attorney Camacho received his Masters's Degree in Taxation from the College of William & Mary. In 2005 Attorney Camacho received an appointment as a Bankruptcy Trustee for the Portland District. Attorney Camacho has practiced in the area of Bankruptcy for 27 years and has presided over 20,000 bankruptcy hearings as a Trustee. He has also practiced in the...

The law firm of Drew L. Johnson, P.C., with offices in Eugene and Albany, provides quality, experienced legal services to Oregonians regarding Social Security matters. We limit our practice to Social Security disability. We are a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.