The Law Office of Erin Olson, P.C. is a litigation firm in Portland, Oregon specializing in the representation of crime victims in civil and criminal cases.

Erin K. Olson started the practice in 2004 after ten years as a prosecutor. She is an experienced and passionate trial lawyer committed to assisting victims of abuse and financial exploitation in seeking justice in civil and criminal cases.

Our firm has successfully represented victims of child abuse, elder abuse (including nursing home abuse and neglect), financial fraud, and sexual abuse and exploitation.

Our clients have included dozens of clergy abuse victims in cases against priests and nuns of the Archdiocese of Portland, the Diocese of Baker, and numerous religious orders including the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Order of St. Benedict (Benedictines) at Mt. Angel Abbey, the Redemptorists, and several others.

We also frequently represent adults who were sexually and physically abused as children by family members, family friends, and other trusted adults.

Other cases we have successfully litigated include negligence (including negligent security), civil rights violations, wrongful death, and other tort claims against government wrongdoers including the State of Oregon, school districts, municipalities, counties, and officials and employees of those entities.

We also represent victims of assault, sexual assault, and drunk drivers, including the representation of their estates in suits for wrongful death.

We have litigated cases in Multnomah, Clackamas, Jefferson, Deschutes, Umatilla, Washington, Marion, Linn, and Malheur Counties in Oregon, in Clark County in Washington, and in federal courts that include the United States District Courts for the District of Oregon and the Western District of Washington, as well as various bankruptcy courts, Oregon’s appellate courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Contact us if you want to hold your abuser accountable and regain the power taken from you.