John J. Kolego

Professional Affiliations and Admissions: Oregon State Bar, admitted 1985. Oregon State Bar No. 850570 United States District Court District of Oregon Summary of Experience: After graduating law school at the University of Oregon School of Law, Mr. Kolego began practicing law in Lane County in 1985 and has maintained his office there ever since. Prior to law school, Mr. Kolego was employed in diverse capacities, including jobs in the logging and service industry. He has a personal understanding of the challenges and difficulties working people face everyday. His practice is focused primarily on criminal defense where he has spent over thirty-years representing clients charged with murder to speeding, and everything in between. Mr. Kolego has handled cases throughout the State of Oregon and has represented clients in nearly all of Oregons 36 counties. After handling thousands of cases, Mr. Kolego has developed valuable experience in analyzing strengths and weaknesses in a case and zealous trial skills. He always relishes holding the government accountable for its actions and has taken hundreds of cases to trial in the course of his career. Demonstrating his experience and keen trial skills, Mr. Kolego estimates he has received over one hundred acquittals over the course of his long career. Mr. Kolego is fluent in Spanish and enjoys providing legal assistance to our states Latino population. Education: University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Class of 82 University of Oregon School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Class of 84