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Oregon Mandatory Reporting and Patient Privilege: A Legal Analysis

Statutory Framework Oregon law imposes a non-discretionary duty on mandatory reporters. Under ORS 419B.010(1), any public or private official with “reasonable cause to believe” that a child has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom the official comes into contact has abused a child, must immediately report or cause a report to be made […]

Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The Highest Standard of Proof

Most people think they understand what “proof” means. But walk into a courtroom, and suddenly that word gets blurry. Jurors start confusing gut instinct with evidence. Confidence with certainty. Emotion with fact. That’s why defense attorneys have to reframe the whole conversation—because “beyond a reasonable doubt” isn’t just a phrase. It’s the cornerstone of justice. […]

The Power of One Juror

Two Words That Can Stop the State Most of us will never have the chance to halt a government in its tracks. No podium. No protest. No press. But if you sit on a jury, you hold something more powerful than any of that: a vote. And if you’re in a criminal trial, your single […]

The Most Famous Trial in History

Watch The Most Famous Trial of all History on YouTube – (4 min) Let’s talk about the most famous trial of all time. It wasn’t televised. It didn’t have a star defense attorney. It didn’t even follow its own rules. It was the trial of Jesus Christ—and if you’ve ever wondered what […]

False Accusations- The Lies That Can Destroy Lives

There’s a lot at stake in an abuse or assault conviction. The consequences are asymmetric. If a prosecutor brings a bad case and loses, they might feel the sting of defeat, maybe take a reputational hit. But if the defense loses a false accusation case, the result can be catastrophic. Our client could go to […]

Is A Trial A Planned Set Piece, or Improvisational Jazz?

The courtroom drama we see on TV really gets it all wrong. TV shows give you lawyers delivering fiery monologues—pacing, pointing, pounding the table. But in real life, closing arguments don’t look like theater. And they aren’t jazz solos, either. A great closing is something rarer: a one-way conversation with twelve people who can’t speak […]

The Art of Trial Storytelling

Facts can’t totally speak for themselves. Storytelling is needed to help things make sense in the minds of a jury. Every trial has two stories running in parallel: the one happening in court, and the one playing out in the minds of the jurors. In this blog, you’ll learn: • How skilled defense attorneys give […]

Performative Outrage: Emotion Presented as Evidence

We live in a culture that will cancel you for having the wrong opinion. Volume is confused for truth. Emotion is mistaken for evidence. And nowhere is that more dangerous than in a courtroom. In this blog you’ll learn: Why emotional reactions in court can distort how jurors interpret evidence How defense attorneys counter […]

Advice for Beginner Lawyers

Watch Advice for Beginner Lawyers on YouTube (1 min) You’ve made it through law school. You’ve passed the bar. Now what? If you’re just starting out in law, you’ve probably heard plenty about case law, legal strategy, and courtroom decorum. But here’s something that often gets overlooked: Your career won’t be built on knowledge […]

Voir Dire: To Speak the Truth

A trial starts long before opening statements—while jurors are still strangers, sitting in a box, not yet sworn in. And Voir dire is more than jury selection. It’s a search for bias, and a critical opportunity to lay the groundwork for how the jury will hear everything that follows. When done right, we don’t just […]

Client Testimonial

I heard the firm was the ‘best’ I agree. They are by far the best firm in all of Oregon. Mike Arnold and his team kept me positive in a bad situation. They believed in me 110% all into it. They came to visit at the jail as much as possible sharing insights on my case. It was never one day I didn’t know what was going on.

False Domestic Violence Accusation

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In the early hours of the morning, law professors wonder whether anything we do makes the world a better place. Today, I feel pretty sure that the answer is yes. That’s because, on January 28, I awoke to a televised image of Ammon Bundy’s lawyer, Mike Arnold of Eugene, Oregon, reading a statement urging the other Malheur protesters to stand down. Arnold is a former student of mine. I couldn’t be prouder.

Garrett Epps, The Atlantic

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Mike Arnold is an aggressive attorney that doesn’t mess around. I would recommend him to anyone. Thanks for helping me. I don’t think I have ever been so scared or felt so helpless and I’m thankful I know you guys.

Domestic Violence Victim

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I am not a resident of Oregon and was put in the awkward position of finding a competent attorney for my son who had just been charged with a very serious felony while attending a university here. My wife and I interviewed a number…

Parents of University Student

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Mike is amazing said resident Susan Hungerford. She said that several jurors told Arnold after her son’s [manslaughter] trial that they would call him if they ever got into legal trouble. ‘They were all over him, congratulating him,’ Hungerford said.

Parents of Client

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I was impressed watching Mike Arnold in his element during a suppression hearing. He is a very confident and knowledgeable attorney in the courtroom, but he also has a realness about him that I really appreciate. Thank you all for everything you are doing to try to help me in this matter.

DUII Client

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Mike is an Oregon Attorney and Entrepreneur who has a passion pursuing what conventional wisdom considers long shots or lost causes, particularly when it involves speaking truth to power.

Mike is experienced in jury trials and complex criminal and civil litigation involving multiple parties and witnesses, voluminous discovery, expert witnesses, and high stakes.

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