E. Clarke Dummit, a Winston-Salem criminal defense attorney for 39 years, was described by his law firm as an innovator in law and business, and as a lawyer who dedicated his life defending his ...

Thousands of defendants are currently unrepresented in Oregon. Public defenders say the problem is one of supply and demand.

Oregon lawmakers are under increasing ... Turnover, Leik underlined, is a "killer" in criminal defense. When an attorney leaves a firm, they might leave behind 50 or 60 cases, which get shuffled ...

Oregon faces a severe ... of these attorneys left public defense altogether, while others moved to the Salem branch of OPDC's trial division. Brian Craig, an attorney at PMDC, said out-of-state ...

Learn more here. Californians accused of crimes have the right to an appointed defense attorney if they can’t afford to hire their own. In that way they are just like criminal defendants in every ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield plans to travel the state throughout the spring and summer, hosting town halls about federal oversight in Eugene, Portland and Bend ...