Patrick M Birmingham

Pat Birmingham has over thirty years of criminal law experience and is one of only sixteen Oregon criminal lawyers listed in Best Lawyers in America and is also listed in the National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

From 1975 to the present, Pat has practiced criminal law in Oregon and California and has tried and won virtually every kind of criminal case from drunk driving to murder. He has also defended clients against charges in so-called "white-collar" crimes such as embezzlement and real estate or bank fraud.

Pat is especially adept in defending high-profile clients where prosecutors may use criminal charges to make "examples" of corporate, business, and community leaders. Pat possesses the communication savvy needed to cope with the bright, unrelenting eye of news media. He has appeared on television and has been interviewed by experienced reporters. He has contacts with local reporters and knows the unspoken "media rules," enabling him to help you avoid disastrous public relations pitfalls.

While Pat deals with complex criminal cases, he also represents clients caught up in other unfortunate situations. These might range from an assault after a Super Bowl party where punches are thrown to the "one for the road" that results in a drunk driving charge.