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John J Kolego

4.6
Rating: 4.8

Licensed for 40 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Eugene, OR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime ... +4 more

834 Pearl Street, Suite 101, Eugene, OR

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2015
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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 40 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1985

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2015

Location

KOLEGO & KRAUSHAAR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

834 Pearl Street, Suite 101, Eugene, OR, 97401

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John J Kolego's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

28 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Linda | October 31, 2025 | Hired Attorney

What makes John a great attorney

John is wonderful. He's right on it and real direct. He doesn't beat around the bush

Posted by Loree | December 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

John Kolego

My son found himself in a terrible situation that neither he nor I ever imagined he would be in. It was devastating, and we didn’t know the best way to proceed. A friend highly recommended John, and hiring him was the absolute right thing to do. He advised, counselled and supported us through the ent...ire court process. What I, as a mother, really appreciated was that if I called John with a question or concern he always took my call. He was quite clear about his boundaries and client confidentiality, while being supportive. John kept my son out of prison, which of course is the ultimate goal, but even if the verdict had been different I know John worked diligently for my son. I am now the friend who will highly recommend John in the future. Thank you John.

Posted by anonymous | December 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Family

John Kolego

Many thanks to John Kolego for his expertise and care in a case involving my nephew. He did exactly what he told us he would do, and was able to get the outcome he had projected. His years of experience and thorough understanding of the law guided my family through a very difficult situation. What I ...found most helpful was the time he gave us to answer all of our questions. He was with us every step of the way. Thank you John.

Posted by anonymous | October 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Prosecutor

From the day he was hired we felt a sense that he was against his client rather than with him. Took his time to do anything for his client. Never once provided an ounce of hope for his client. There was no clear evidence of guilt but he always pushed for a guilty plead. Would have been 1000 times bet...ter off with an appointed attorney.

Posted by Iltzhen | July 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Do not hire

My husband and I hired kolego. Charged $10,000up front. Did not show up to court he sent another attorney.kolego never scheduled an appt to meet with pretrial.my husband was locked up 3months and all we were told was too wait and wait..we didn't see results so we fired kolego.he only gave us 1/2 of t...he money we paid because he felt he had done half of the work!.hired another attorney within 2 weeks he was out.please don't waste your money and time with mr kollego

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John J Kolego's Lawyer Endorsements

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Andrew Kraushaar

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 30

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. John has proven trial skills and is an experienced litigator."

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Andrew Kraushaar

Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  4.8 (Concern)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2015.

Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2015

updated on 03/17/2015

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Work Experience

1985 - Present

Attorney, John Kolego P.C.

Associations

1985 - Present

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Sample of Legal Cases

State v. Michael Horner

Not Guilty

State v. Brian Knight

Not Guilty

State v. Troy Jones

Not Guilty

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Education

1985

University of Oregon School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

University of Oregon

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

English

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