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Per C. Olson

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2013.
1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1740 Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 228-0497
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Hoevet Olson, PC


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Phone Number (503) 228-0497
Per Olson practices exclusively criminal defense in state and federal court.   He takes on a wide variety of cases from misdemeanors to major felonies, including DUII, fraud and theft, violent crimes, sex crimes, white collar crimes, drug crimes, and other interstate and transnational crimes.  Per has obtained multiple acquittals for his clients in state and federal court.   

Per graduated magna cum laude from Willamette University in Salem, and then attended Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland where he graduated cum laude in 1993.  Per served as the law clerk for Circuit Court Judge Robert W. Redding (1994-1995) and then for Oregon Supreme Court Justice George A. Van Hoomissen (1995-1997).  Per joined the firm in 1998, and became a shareholder in 2005.   

Per is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the Washington State Bar Association.  He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court.  Per is a member of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Multnomah Bar Association.  He has sat on the Pro Bono Committee of the Oregon State Bar's New Lawyer Division and the Group Insurance Committee of the Multnomah Bar Association.  He has written an amicus brief for the ACLU of Oregon, and he is a past board member of Hands On Portland, a nonprofit organization that promotes volunteering in the community.
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Lawyer of the Year recognition for Per C. Olson
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Criminal Defense: General Practice, Portland, OR (2020)
Education
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Willamette University, BA
Graduated 1990
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Office: (503) 228-0497
1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1740
Portland, Oregon 97205
Portland, Oregon 97205
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