Independence Lawyers

Ryan is a native of Salem, Oregon, and a graduate of Sprague High School. After high school, Ryan went on a two-year church mission to Venezuela, where he became fluent in Spanish. He later enrolled at Brigham Young University, and after running his own business for four years, decided he wanted to help others by becoming a lawyer. This led him to enroll in the University Of Connecticut School Of Law. After a year, Ryan returned to his roots and transferred to the University of Oregon to finish his degree. He earned numerous academic awards and achievements as both an...

About 80% of my practice is helping wronged consumers recover from businesses that have cheated them. The rest is a mix of end-of-life and estate planning for elders, wage and hour claims for employees, and advising or serving nonprofits as outside counsel or in providing nonprofit boards with training to avoid problems. I don't stray outside those basic areas much -- for example, I don't take personal injury cases, car crashes, or any family or criminal law cases. But if the problem is otherwise within Oregon civil law, I'm happy to be consulted and to help out...

Attorney Jeff Jorgensen is an enthusiastic, detail oriented lawyer and tenacious litigator who fights for his clients. While in law school, Mr. Jorgensen interned as a prosecutor for the City of Seattle, handling misdemeanor crimes. After law school Mr. Jorgensen worked for a premier Oregon insurance defense firm, where he honed his litigation skills. In 2016 he founded his firm, Jorgensen Legal, with the objective of assisting his clients in solving their legal problems.

Virgil Royer, a graduate of the Willamette School of Law, practices law to assist people navigate through and successfully put behind the difficult times in their life. Mr. Royer represents people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents and any accident that was caused by someone else's negligence. He enjoys helping people receive the compensation that they deserve. Mr. Royer will pursue your matter to trial to get a just award. Mr. Royer stays active within his community and enjoys doing all he can to pursue justice for his clients.

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Byron Farley is a partner at Martinis & Farley, Salem's Premier Real Estate & Personal Injury Law Firm. With over 60 years of combined experience, Martinis & Farley provides top-tier legal services to ensure that your real estate and personal injury matters are met with the legal expertise you require.

Since 2010, serving people with consumer and employee law issues: I prefer to help people anticipate and avoid legal problems by understanding how the law affects them and what they need to do to get the results they want. But sometimes legal problems can't be avoided, such as when someone treats you unfairly and you need to respond. Sadly, among the many reputable businesses who pride themselves on treating everyone fairly, there are a few others, who often try to take advantage of their customers and even their employees at every opportunity. Many lawyers...

Graduated from University of Tennessee College of Law in 1991. Admitted to the Supreme Courts of Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia and Utah. Admitted to the United States District Court and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Admitted to the United States Tax Court. Admitted to the Supreme Court of Oregon 2021 and to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon and the...

Travis Prestwich works exclusively representing injured parties and their families in the wrongful death and personal injury cases. He focuses on all types wrongful death and personal injury cases, including automobile accidents, nursing home negligence, premises liability and product liability cases. He recognizes that these cases require experience and personal attention to bring about the best and most just outcome for his clients. Mr. Prestwich engages in alternative dispute resolution methods like mediation, settlement conferences and arbitration where possible to reduce the stress and expense for his clients. Mr. Prestwich recently worked with a...

Jason Short is an experienced trial lawyer who can help anyone feeling like they are buried in legal problems. Jason is proud to provide quality legal representation to his clients facing both criminal and non-criminal matters throughout Oregon. Prior to starting the Short Law Group, P.C., Jason worked for nearly 8 years as a Deputy District Attorney in Oregon. As a former prosecutor, he gained extensive trial experience trying over 160 cases to juries and judges and handling over 6,000 cases. These cases ranged from DUIIs, traffic crimes, misdemeanors, felonies and serious Measure 11 cases. He has even represented attorneys...

Hello, I’m Dale Kennedy. I’m an Attorney and a CPA and I’ve been creatively and successfully solving complex tax problems for individual taxpayers and businesses for over 30 years. Think about it: All I do is tax resolution services. I am uniquely qualified. I am a licensed CPA and have over 30 years of accounting experience using numbers to my client’s advantage and on occasion, unwinding accounting messes. As an Attorney, I will be your advocate-zealously advocating for your interests. I understand tax procedure, precedent, and the law to my client’s advantage-protecting your right to a fair and balanced outcome for your tax...

I have been helping individuals and small businesses file bankruptcy and other debt related matters over the last 30 years. In 2019 I merged my practice with Keith D. Karnes and created Rank & Karnes Law, P.C. Together we help hard working individuals and businesses in Oregon file Chapter 7, 11, 12 or 13 Bankruptcy and we also help with foreclosure defense, credit card defense, tax defense and consumer litigation. We are dedicated to helping those with simple to complex financial matters and we work hard to take the stress and intimidation out of the bankruptcy...

Candace was born overseas and her father is a naturalized U.S. citizen. She fondly remembers watching him take the oath of citizenship while waving her American flag. He inspires her love for immigration. She grew up in Oregon, but she loves to travel and meet new people from all over the world. She is married to Matthew, an elementary PE teacher, and together they have three small children. Candace graduated from Willamette University College of Law. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon where she graduated with departmental honors. She is a member of the Oregon...

Jason E. Thompson is re-defining defense strategy by recognizing additional angles to traditional legal problems. From focusing on unique litigation theories, to creative investigation strategies, Mr. Thompson identifies the four corners to any issue, and then utilizes a hexagonal solution; that is, a more in depth and encompassing approach to apparent clean cut problems. Based in Salem, Oregon, Mr. Thompson is renowned for his discrete, sound, and confidential legal advice. His commitment to this approach has resulted in being recognized by the The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, a Superior DUI Attorney by NAFDD, and Willamette University...

Michael Shurtleff is one of the most active bankruptcy attorneys in Oregon. He has helped hundreds of families deal with their debt issues. Michael's driving passion is streamlining and modernizing the bankruptcy process so it is as simple as possible for every client.

Attorney Adam Famulary is dedicated to providing asset protection and estate planning to Oregon residents, and enjoys spending time each month analyzing virtually every new court case in the United States that deals with asset protection in order to offer the best services to his clients. He prides himself in tailoring estate plans to each client's needs, regardless of how large or small their estate is. He has worked on estates of over $10 million dollars in value. Adam's trusts have held up under scrutinization of opposing counsel. Prior to opening his own law firm, Adam...

Family law is all I do. I have served Western Oregon since 1981 specializing in this field of practice at every level of the Oregon State court system. Most lawyers practice in a variety of fields of law. As a result, it is very difficult for them to keep fully informed about the law in any single area of practice. By limiting my practice to Family Law only, I enjoy the luxury of being able to dedicate all of my time toward maximizing my knowledge and expertise in Family Law. I personally summarize and catalog all of the rulings from the...

J.D. University of Oregon Law School 2013 - Statement of Completion in the Estate Planning Program

Attorney Sarah M. Litowich is an Oregonian through and through with roots in rural eastern Oregon and the Willamette Valley. She is grateful for these big, broad Oregon roots because she learned the value of hard work and building and maintaining strong relationships. She earned her law degree at the University of Oregon while also earning an advanced degree in Conflict Resolution, giving her even more understanding and insight into how to get the best results for her clients. Her legal career has taken her to Southern Oregon and the Willamette Valley where she now calls home.
During her time as...

EDUCATION

University of the Pacific School of Law (Sacramento, California) Doctorate of Jurisprudence
Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Bachelor of Arts (History)
Pendleton Senior High (Pendleton, Oregon) Graduate
Command and General Staff College (Leavenworth, Kansas) Graduate
Armor Officer Course (Fort Knox, Kentucky) Graduate (Basic & Advanced)
The Judge Advocate General’s School (Charlottesville, Virginia) Graduate (Basic & Advanced)

National College of District Attorneys (San Francisco, California)
Government Contract Attorneys (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Environmental Law Specialist (Montgomery, Alabama)
Advanced Environmental Law Specialist (Washington, D.C.)
Government Contract Claims, Litigation and Remedies (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Fraud In Government Contracting (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Legal Aspects of Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism Activities (Charlottesville, Virginia)

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.