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Ronald H. "Ron" Hoevet

Hoevet Olson, PC
  • Recognized Since:
    1987
  • Recognized in:
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Criminal Defense: General Practice...
  • Law School:
    Duke University
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.hoevetlaw.com/abou...
  • Website:
    https://www.hoevetlaw.com
  • Location:
    1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1740
    Portland, OR 97205
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Ron Hoevet is a shareholder and founding member of the firm of Hoevet Olson, PC. Ron has practiced in all areas of criminal defense and has litigated hundreds of criminal and civil cases in both state and federal court. He has also defended criminal cases in federal courts Washington, California, Idaho, Montana and Florida.

Ron has an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating for both legal ability and professional standing in the legal community. He has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for more than 20 years.  Ron Hoevet received the prestigious James M. Burns Federal Practice Award on May 26, 2016. Named in honor of a widely respected federal trial judge, the late James M. Burns, the award recognizes those who have improved the practice of law before the U.S. District Court of Oregon and demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism in their work.

Ron was born in San Mateo, California, but grew up in Portland. He attended Laurelhurst Grade School and graduated from Grant High School in 1964. Ron received a B.A. in economics in 1968 from Willamette University. He obtained his law degree from Duke University, graduating cum laude in 1975. Ron was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1975. He served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1975 to 1977, and was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon from 1977 to 1981.
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Ron Hoevet is a shareholder and founding member of the firm of Hoevet Olson, PC. Ron has practiced in all areas of criminal defense and has litigated hundreds of criminal and civil cases in both state and federal court. He has also defended criminal cases in federal courts Washington, California, Idaho, Montana and Florida.

Ron has an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating for both legal ability and professional standing in the legal community. He has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for more than 20 years.  Ron Hoevet received the prestigious James M. Burns Federal Practice Award on May 26, 2016. Named in honor of a widely respected federal trial judge, the late James M. Burns, the award recognizes those who have improved the practice of law before the U.S. District Court of Oregon and demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism in their work.

Ron was born in San Mateo, California, but grew up in Portland. He attended Laurelhurst Grade School and graduated from Grant High School in 1964. Ron received a B.A. in economics in 1968 from Willamette University. He obtained his law degree from Duke University, graduating cum laude in 1975. Ron was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1975. He served as a trial attorney in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1975 to 1977, and was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon from 1977 to 1981.
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  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Criminal Defense: General Practice

Education:

  • Duke University , J.D., graduated 1975
  • Willamette University, BA, graduated 1968

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Portland, OR (2014)
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice, Portland, OR (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
 

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Hoevet Olson, PC
https://www.hoevetlaw.com
 
1000 Southwest Broadway, Suite 1740
Portland, OR 97205
503-228-0497
 
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