Experienced Trial Lawyers.
Both Mr. Dunfield and Mr. Fahy have extensive criminal defense experience in Oregon state courts at all levels. They have handled misdemeanors and felonies, including numerous murder and death penalty cases. Collectively, Mr. Dunfield and Mr. Fahy have approximately 17 years of experience as prosecutors and over 37 years of experience as defenders. See Attorney Profiles for more details.
Both attorneys accept new clients in Oregon state criminal court matters.
Criminal cases are billed by the hour and require retainers in advance of representation.
Juvenile Cases & Expungement
Mr. Dunfield handles juvenile court cases, and the expungement of criminal records, both adult and juvenile.
The fee for initial interviews in criminal, juvenile and expungement cases is $50, payable at the time of the interview.
Personal Injury
Mr. Dunfield accepts new clients in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death. These are contingent fee cases: the attorney receives a percentage of the net recovery, but no hourly attorney fee is charged.
Initial interviews are free in personal injury matters.
Other Areas Of Practice
Mr. Dunfield accepts new clients in the following areas of law:
Appeals
Business Litigation
Domestic Relations
General Civil Litigation
Probate
Real Estate
These cases are generally billed by the hour and require retainers. Initial interviews are $50.
Areas Not Practiced
Petersen, Dunfield & Fahy does NOT accept new clients in the following areas of law:
Bankruptcy
Enterprise Organization (incorporations, partnerships, LLC's)
Federal Criminal Cases
Immigration Law
Taxation
Workers Compensation
Social Security Disability Cases
Susan E. Hogg, an affiliate of Petersen, Dunfield & Fahy, accepts clients with Social Security Disability and Veteran's Benefits cases.