If you've been arrested for a crime in Oregon, the best advice that anyone can give you is to talk to an experienced criminal defense attorney. Even if the crime does not seem serious to you, there may be consequences you never expected.

For example:

• If you are convicted of any felony, you will lose your right to keep a firearm and go hunting.
• If you are convicted of domestic violence, in addition to losing your right to keep a firearm, you could face a no-contact order with the victim for as long as you are on probation. If you are married, you would have to move out of your house.
• If you are convicted of assault in a bar fight, you could face a lengthy prison sentence under Oregon’s Measure 11 minimum sentencing guidelines.
• If you are convicted of a sex crime such as third degree rape (having sex with someone under 16 years of age), you could face sex offender registration for a minimum of ten years, and possibly the rest of your life.
• If you are arrested for DUI or DUII, and you fail or refuse to take a breath-test, you face an automatic suspension of your driver’s license by the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unless you request a hearing within 10 days.

Oregon criminal defense lawyer Ray Bassel has represented people arrested for serious crimes in Washington and Tillamook Counties for more than 20 years. Mr.Bassel has handled hundreds of trials. Our law firm can help minimize the effect of the arrest on your life by plea negotiations, diversion programs for first-time offenders, and by vigorous courtroom defense. So before you talk to anyone else about your arrest, call Ray Bassel, Attorney at Law.

Representing criminal defense clients in Washington and Tillamook County, Oregon, including Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Aloha, Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach.

Contact Oregon Criminal Defense Attorney Ray Bassel