Appellate law is a complex, demanding specialty, but I literally grew up with it. My mother is a prominent appellate lawyer and so was my late stepfather. I have broad experience with state and federal criminal and civil appeals. I never get tired of taking on new appellate cases. Losing at trial is never easy, but if you or someone you know needs to take the fight to the next stage, I’m here to help.
I have handled appeals resulting in the following opinions, as well as numerous appeals that were resolved by unpublished disposition:
Oregon Supreme Court
- State v. McKinney/Shiffer, 369 Or 325, 505 P3d 946 (2022)
- State v. Ward, 367 Or 188, 475 P3d 420 (2020) (reversing aggravated murder conviction)
- State v. Washington, 355 Or 612, 330 P3d 596 (2014) (second chair)
- State v. Fowler, 350 Or 133, 252 P3d 302 (2011)
- Roy v. Palmateer, 339 Or 533, 124 P3d 603 (2005)
Oregon Court of Appeals
- State v. Solis, 326 Or App 60, __ P3d __ (2023)
- State v. Akins, 310 Or App 859, 485 P3d 313 (2021) (per curiam)
- State v. Lara-Vasquez, 310 Or App 99, 484 P3d 369 (2021)
- State v. Shields, 309 Or App 516, 482 P3d 784 (2021)
- State v. Walker, 308 Or App 525, 479 P3d 348 (2021) (per curiam)
- State v. Buckendahl, 308 Or App 125, 480 P3d 325 (2020)
- State v. Paluda, 307 Or App 834, 479 P3d 345 (2020) (per curiam)
- State v. McKinney, 302 Or App 309, 457 P3d 377 (2020) (per curiam), rev'd, 369 Or 325 (2022)
- State v. Harmon, 298 Or App 801, 449 P3d 523 (2019) (per curiam)
- State v. Garner, 297 Or App 881, 445 P3d 950 (2019) (per curiam)
- State v. Ward, 295 Or App 636, 437 P3d 298 (2019), rev'd, 367 Or 188, 475 P3d 420 (2020)
- State v. Galloway, 294 Or App 345, 431 P3d 432 (2018)
- State v. Clay, 293 Or App 797, 429 P3d 1038 (2018)
- State v. Lomax, 288 Or App 253, 406 P3d 94 (2017) (reversing murder conviction)
- Wolff v. Board of Psychologist Examiners, 284 Or App 792, 395 P3d 44 (2017)
- Clark v. Nooth, 284 Or App 762, 395 P3d 32 (2017)
- State v. Reger, 277 Or App 81, 372 P3d 26 (2016)
- State v. Ibabao, 270 Or App 508, 348 P3d 336 (2015)
- State v. Clements, 265 Or App 9, 333 P3d 1177 (2014) (en banc)
- State v. Fernaays, 263 Or App 407, 328 P3d 792 (2014)
- State v. Berry, 261 Or App 824, 322 P3d 607 (2014)
- State v. Rivera, 261 Or App 657, 322 P3d 1125 (2014)
- State v. Brewer, 260 Or App 607, 320 P3d 620, rev den, 355 Or 380 (2014)
- State v. Haney, 256 Or App 506, 301 P3d 445 (2013)
- State v. Barajas, 254 Or App 106, 292 P3d 636 (2012)
- State v. Morfin-Estrada, 251 Or App 158, 283 P3d 378 (2012)
- State v. Calhoun, 250 Or App 474, 280 P3d 1045 (2012) (per curiam)
- C.L.C. v. Bowman, 249 Or App 590, 277 P3d 634 (2012)
- State v. Nolasco-Lara, 249 Or App 111, 274 P3d 880 (2012)
- State v. Capri, 248 Or App 391, 273 P3d 290 (2012)
- State v. Yocum, 247 Or App 507, 269 P3d 113 (2011)
- State v. Condon, 246 Or App 403, 264 P3d 1288 (2011)
- State v. Unis, 246 Or App 397, 264 P3d 1286 (2011)
- State v. Drown, 245 Or App 447, 263 P3d 1057 (2011)
- State v. Reigard, 243 Or App 442, 259 P3d 966 (2011)
- State v. Anderson, 243 Or App 222, 258 P3d 1244 (2011)
- State v. Clark, 240 Or App 813, 247 P3d 1279 (2011) (per curiam)
- State v. Delgado, 239 Or App 435, 245 P3d 170 (2010)
- State v. Guyette, 239 Or App 304, 243 P3d 1216 (2010) (per curiam)
- State v. Jones, 239 Or App 201, 245 P3d 148 (2010)
- State v. Berry, 238 Or App 277, 242 P3d 666 (2010)
- State v. Lawrence, 231 Or App 1, 217 P3d 1085 (2009)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States v. Duckett, __ Fed Appx __ (9th Cir 2019) (vacating federal drug conspiracy sentence)
- Schwern v. Plunkett, 845 F3d 1241 (9th Cir 2017)