Hoffman Law LLC provides expert criminal defense to individual and corporate clients in all varieties of serious, complex cases. We are one of Oregon’s best and longest-serving criminal defense law firms with more than 40 years of success representing individual and corporate clients in the most challenging criminal cases. We advocate for our clients with creativity, discipline and determination, and we are widely recognized for the quality and effectiveness of our work.
Janet Hoffman – a top-rated criminal defense attorney in Portland, Oregon – founded the firm in 1981 as Janet Hoffman & Associates. In 2025, the firm added two new shareholders, Christopher Heywood and Justin Rusk, and changed the name to Hoffman Law. Together, we are building on our reputation for integrity and standing firm for our clients’ best interests.
Our expertise includes:
- Defending clients in grand jury investigations.
- Preventing the filing of criminal charges altogether or advocating for dismissal of charges once filed.
- Handling complex white-collar matters, including allegations of environmental crimes, violations of the False Claims Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, federal and state antitrust laws, bribery and political corruption.
- Representing individuals, corporations and municipalities in various civil and administrative investigations and proceedings brought by the SEC, the EPA or their state counterparts.
- Defending professionals in licensing investigations.
- Conducting proper internal corporate audits or investigations and developing comprehensive regulatory compliance programs.
- Providing business counseling and guidance to ensure that operations meet complex and at times confounding regulations.
- Defending individuals against allegations of sex crimes, other violent offenses, drug offenses, and theft and property crimes, and has achieved favorable outcomes even before indictment.
Clients come to Hoffman Law because we have the skills, knowledge and experience to succeed against the odds, and we will fight to protect them at every step.
We encourage you to review our Practice Areas pages for more examples of the stellar advocacy work that defines our firm:
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Government Corruption
Post-Conviction and Appellate Review
Representation of Professionals Before Licensing Boards
Sex Crimes: Rape, Prostitution, and Child Pornography
Theft, Fraud and Property Crimes
Title IX and Student Discipline
Voter Fraud, Election Fraud, and Official Misconduct