Pat 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.

Education College: Portland State University, B.S., 1970 Law School: Western State University, J.D., 1975

Bar Admissions 1975: State of California and U.S. Federal District Court, Central District of California 1978: Supreme Court of the United States 1978: State of Oregon 1979: U.S. Federal District Court and District of Oregon 1988: U.S. Federal District Court, State of Washington

Professional Memberships Multnomah County and Clackamas County Bar Associations State Bar of Oregon State Bar of California Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association California Attorneys for Criminal Justice National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Born: St. Paul, Minnesota, April 2, 1947.

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