Valerie Wright has been specializing in criminal law since she first became an attorney in Oregon in 1986. Her well-rounded background includes early years spent as both a public defender (in Multnomah and Clackamas counties) and a prosecutor (in both Lincoln and Deschutes counties.) Since 1994 she has been in private practice. Over the years, I have come to recognize that there is a tremendous need for skilled and compassionate lawyers who focus on sex crime allegations. No other area of criminal law is more likely to produce false charges, the threat of long prison sentences and the need to go to trial in order to have the truth shine through. While trial work is expensive and time-consuming, it is critical for an attorney to have the ability to take the matter to the mat if the prosecution cannot see the wrongfulness of the accusation or the flaws in law enforcements investigation. I am that trial warrior. Valerie specializes in serious felony allegations, defending individuals charged with sex offenses and crimes of violence. Ballot Measure 11 and Jessicas Law have had a tremendous impact on people, reducing judicial discretion, increasing the power of prosecutors and making the notion of going to trial in order to get justice a much riskier proposition. Julies focus is divorce, child custody, child support, modification of support, and related domestic relations issues. She works primarily in Deschutes County and travels to other counties in Central and Eastern Oregon. Julie is sometimes appointed by the court to represent the interests of children in complex family law disputes. Julie is delighted when presented with an opportunity to use her strong skills in mediation to resolve a dispute. Patrick Flaherty is a trial lawyer who has specialized in criminal law since 1989 and has extensive experience in both defense and prosecution, most recently serving as the Deschutes County District Attorney from 2011-2015. He has practiced criminal defense in Deschutes, Crook and Lake counties and is one of a relatively small number of Oregon trial lawyers who has successfully defended and prosecuted murder charges. His experience on both sides of the counsel table provide him with a rich and balanced perspective on our criminal justice system, a perspective that enhances his ability to obtain the right result for his clients.
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12/13/2012

Smart and Experienced

Valerie is a Harvard graduate and after working with her, it shows. She is smart and knows the law. Her experience allows her to provide the best representation and she is always striving to do the best. You can tell she loves her work.

08/10/2010

Valerie Wright

I was incredibly fortunate recently to have Valerie take my case. I was facing many serious felonies and misdemeanors with prison time to boot. Valerie not only took the time to work incredibly hard on my case, but she genuinely cared about helping me out as a person as well. She managed to get my 8 charges down to 2 charges as well as no prison time. She also showed the other side all the hard work I was doing, greatly to my benefit. She even managed to get some confiscated money back to me which is "unheard of" This woman is what all lawyers should be. Valerie is extremely good at what she does. Her education and work ethic is top notch. She gives her clients peace of mind knowing that she is there to handle your case. Valerie is the kind of attorney one might expect to find in Portland, Seattle or Los Angeles. She really is that good. Having her choose Bend to live and practice law is an incredible gift to all who know her and are savvy enough to choose her to represent them.

Pat

05/19/2010

Pat Moore, RN

Patrick, Congratulations on defeating the "good old boy network." All of us who know you,and your wonderful wife, have been working towards a positive election process. The victims of crime are better off with a DA who cares instead of one who is "playing politics." God Bless, If there is anything we can do to help, please call.Pat

Pat

05/19/2010

Pat Moore, RN

Patrick, Congratulations on defeating the "good old boy network." All of us who know you,and your wonderful wife, have been working towards a positive election process. The victims of crime are better off with a DA who cares instead of one who is "playing politics." God Bless, If there is anything we can do to help, please call.Pat

alphie

12/01/2009

Patrick Flaherty

Mr. Flaherty is only concerned with money. His representation is directly related to how much the case would be "worth". Yet when you get to court, he is flacid. He doesnt have much to say, he just stands there with his head down. He has a reputation for telling his clients to "plead" so he wont have a court trial. And like a Prosecutor, he believes his clients to be GUILTY unless proven innocent. I would award Mr. Flaherty a One star Minus minus if that were an option here. I would give him 6 stars in the Dishonorable field.

alphie

12/01/2009

Patrick Flaherty

Mr. Flaherty is only concerned with money. His representation is directly related to how much the case would be "worth". Yet when you get to court, he is flacid. He doesnt have much to say, he just stands there with his head down. He has a reputation for telling his clients to "plead" so he wont have a court trial. And like a Prosecutor, he believes his clients to be GUILTY unless proven innocent. I would award Mr. Flaherty a One star Minus minus if that were an option here. I would give him 6 stars in the Dishonorable field.

10/30/2009

$ = representation

Patrick told me himself that there were 2 reasons why he didn't have my case investigated to prove my innocense. #1 was that he was court appointed and he wasn't getting paid enough to get the evidence. #2 was that he didn't like my husband. I ended up taking a plea deal as this infomation was not conveyed to me until 3 days prior to trail and I didn't have the resources to get the evidence myself on such short notice.

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Trial Attorneys Dedicated to Criminal Defense and Family Law.

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Services/Products
  • Co-Parenting Agreements
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Powers of Attorney, Guardianships, & Conservatorships
  • Child Support
  • Vehicular Homicide
  • Drunk Driving
  • Felonies
  • Spousal Support
  • Drunk & Disorderly Conduct
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Child Custody
  • Divorce Attorneys
  • Sex Crime Defense Attorneys
  • Appearance Bonds
  • Misdemeanor Bonds
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Neighborhood
Orchard District
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Criminal Law Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys
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