Arnold Law Office,
LLC
401 East Tenth Avenue,
Suite 400
Eugene, Oregon 97401 Phone:
541-952-2384
Fax: 541-338-9101 Map and
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Eugene,
Oregon Stalking Order Attorneys
Arnold Law Office: The premier
Oregon law firm for statewide stalking defense
The best attorneys in the field of stalking
order defense have experience with civil
depositions, family law, fathers' rights, and criminal defense. These are
the tools the attorneys
of Arnold Law Office have successfully employed
over the years with great success.
Attorney Mike
Arnold estimates that a majority of all
stalking orders are either frivolous or clearly
do not meet the statutory definition of stalking.
Go sit in the the Lane County courthouse on
Monday mornings and hear how many of these cases
are clearly aimed at gaining an advantage in a
custody case, revenge for a break-up, involve a
neighbor dispute, or are based on annoying
behavior that clearly is protected speech.
At Arnold Law
Office we understand the collateral damage
that a stalking order can cause, including:
Not seeing your child
Public embarassment
Loss of concealed handgun license (CHL)
Restrictions to your liberty (freedom of
movement)
Job loss
Black mark on a background check
Loss of firearm hunting rights
Our
attorneys have seen real world examples of
clients' lives being adversely affected by false
stalking order petitions, involving everything
from a false stalking order making the AP wire to
job opportunities lost to or children devistated
by not seeing their father until we had the case
dismissed.
In our experience, most stalking order cases
are dismissed without ever having a trial. It
turns out that most people who file frivolous
stalking orders do it on bad advice from family,
friends, attorneys with zero experience in
stalking order cases, and the taxpayer-supported
District Attorney's Victim Services office. Once
we get involved in the case, most of these
clearly frivolous cases are dismissed with both
sides agreeing not to contact each other.
While this is a satisfying result, it is still
a travesty that the courts are granting these
sorts of orders in the first place. As a matter
of public policy, it is a sad state of our
society when the government (via the courts and
sheriff who serves you) must use taxpayer funds
to deliver a message to someone that says,
"I don't want contact with you
anymore." In our experience, many frivolous
cases involve a petitioner not wanting any more
contact with an annoying ex-suitor, for example.
Instead of having that uncomfortable conversation
where the petitioner tells the respondent,
"Don't call me, don't text me, don't contact
me. I don't want to see you ever again," the
petitioner files a stalking order. An aggressive
discovery process typically uncovers mixed
messages and repeated contact BY THE PETITIONER
which seems to encourage contact or at least only
equicocally discouarges contact.
Long gone are the days where it was romantic
to continue pursuing someone. Nowadays, instead
of telling someone, "Seriously, no, I don't
like you," people file frivolous stalking
orders. Very rare are the cases involving the
creepy stalker that is clearly pursuing somone
they have no business pursuing.
These serious orders should be saved for scary
people who don't understand that "no"
means "no" and for domestic violence
abusers. SPOs should not be tools for child
custody cases and for people too
passive-aggressive to tell someone themselves
that they don't want anything to do with them
anymore.
Contact a Lane County Stalking Order Defense
Attorney
Don't risk a stalking protective order ruining
your life. Make the best of your attorney choice.
Call us at 541-952-2384 or send us an e-mail to
schedule an appointment with a stalking defense
attorney at our firm.
Managing partner Mike
Arnold on what sets Arnold Law Office
apart:
Arnold
Law Office, LLC, represents clients throughout
western, central and southern Oregon including
Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Medford, Salem,
Albany, Creswell, Junction City, Veneta,
Glendale, Harrisburg, Brownville, Cottage Grove,
Elkton, Sutherlin, Roseburg, Monroe, Lowell,
Newport, Winston, Myrtle Creek, Florence,
Newport, Oakridge, Klamath Falls, Medford,
Ashland, Bend, and other towns in Lane County,
Josephine County, Jackson County, Deschutes
County, Multnomah County, Washington County,
Clackamas County, Linn County, Douglas County,
Marion County, Coos County, Lincoln County and
Benton County.
Phone:
541-952-2384 
