Mike Arnold Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Or, Us

Mike Arnold practices statewide at what passes as “high profile” criminal defense in the little state of Oregon, having tackled some of Oregon’s most notorious cases. He also works on “bet the company” complex commercial litigation cases.In one murder case outside of Portland, Oregon in Hood River Circuit Court, he was featured in two episodes of CBS 48 Hours.In another murder case in Lane County, Oregon, involving a former UFC fighter accused of a road rage homicide for shooting an unarmed man in the face, he wrote a book called Finishing Machine. He recommends reading it to get a taste for what passes as justice in some Oregon courts. He pulls no punches in giving readers and clients an inside look of what happens in a high-profile case where local politics, egos, and personalities often take priority over truth and justice.Mike’s practice philosophy is simple: know more about the facts and law than the other lawyer, investigators, experts, and court. Hard work wins cases. Mike does not just ferry offers from the other side to his clients. He prepares every case for settlement as if it were going to trial.

From Mike Arnold, criminal defense attorney/author: More often than not, a defense attorney's clients are guilty. Gerald Strebendt certainly looked guilty of the January 2014 road-rage murder. Marine sniper. Blackwater operative. MMA fighter with a 9-7 win-loss record, including an appearance in UFC 44. Strebendt was a trained killer, in other words, & one who just happened to be known for his hothead tendencies. It didn't help that his truck was a rolling armory that dark night on a rural road in Springfield, Ore., or that the weapon he used to shoot the other unarmed driver wasn't anybody's idea of "the right gun" to be carrying around town. It was an AR-15-type rifle, a long, black semiautomatic that the world loves to label a "military assault rifle."Yes, he sure looked guilty to many. But he told me he was innocent. He told me an unbelievable story about what happened. And I believed him. In the end, a single shot rang out & only Strebendt was left standing. So, was it road rage? Self-defense? Or, some combination of the two? I'm Mike Arnold, attorney for the defense, & this book isn't just the story of this shooting, or of Gerald Strebendt's guilt or innocence. It's also my story. Because,for the first time, I saw myself in one of my clients. And I realized that, in this case, neither one of us was likely to get a fair shake from the judicial system.

Eugene, Or, Us

Trial lawyer

Personal injury trial lawyer

carried full case load, appeared in court daily and tried cases to juries

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

B.A., Political Science; Minor: International Studies

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