Areas of Practice
Criminal Defense
All three attorneys have extensive criminal defense experience in Oregon state courts at all levels. We have handled misdemeanors and felonies, including numerous murder and death penalty cases. Collectively, we have approximately 17 years of experience as prosecutors and 47 years of experience as defenders. See Attorney Profiles for more details.
All three 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. Petersen and Mr. Dunfield accept 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
- Social Security Disability
- Taxation
- Workers Compensation