Welcome to the Law Office of Rachel Bridges – Clackamas, Oregon
Rachel Bridges is an experienced attorney with a reputation of aggressively defending her clients against the most serious charges. Rachel understands that police involvement can be overwhelming and have lifelong consequences without the right advocacy.
Rachel has specific expertise in defending clients accused of major assault, child abuse, sexual abuse, computer crime, child pornography, and other major felonies. As a previous Deputy District Attorney in Oregon and Senior Assistant Attorney General for Oregon Department of Justice, Rachel knows how to navigate the Oregon criminal justice system. Rachel’s unique skill and expertise in search and seizure law can provide a seasoned opinion – or second opinion- about unlawful searches, even those with search warrants.
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Practice Areas
We represent clients being investigated or already charged with serious person crimes, including: sexual assault, child pornography, Internet and computer crimes (including sexting and online solicitation), child abuse, sex abuse, and assault.
In addition to these person crimes, we also have expertise in search and seizure laws, administrative matters such as Department of Human Services / Child Welfare investigations, DUIIs, and drug charges.
Rachel Bridges has experience handling crimes involving technology. This specialized area of criminal law requires an attorney to keep up on the latest technology and how the law has been applied to it, as well as the necessary knowledge to understand digital forensics and be able to competently cross examine forensic experts. Rachel has experience doing all of this and can present highly technical information to a layperson jury.
There are generally significant technical and legal challenges with computer crime cases, including searches and seizures of digital evidence. Because computers and smart phones are involved in nearly every case, whether or not it had anything to do with the alleged activity, your attorney must be able to understand how technology may play a role in your defense. Common crimes we defend our clients against that involve computer crime are:
- Computer Crime (felony and misdemeanor)
- Forgery
- Identity Theft
- Embezzlement
The mere allegation of a crime against a child can be devistating. Rachel Bridges has handled numerous criminal cases involving child sexual exploitation and understands how law enforcement investigates these cases, the common search and seizure issues, and the digital forensic analysis that often accompanies these cases. We understand how law enforcement traces Internet activity, how they acquire digital evidence, and how they analyze it. We also understand how law enforcement sometimes makes errors in their analysis, or targets the wrong IP address or location. You need an attorney that can speak the same language as law enforcement and prosecutors, and Rachel Bridges has that experience.
Common cases we handle that involve child sexual exploitation include:
- Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse (may also be referred to as child pornography or images depicting the sexual abuse of a child)
- Using a Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct
- Possession of Materials Depicting Sexual Explicit Conduct of a Child
- Invasion of Personal Privacy
- Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate Image
- Online Sexual Corruption of a Child
Rachel Bridges has been handling DUII cases since she began her very first internship as a lawyer over 20 years ago. She understands DUII because as a prosecutor, she handled many of them and so much so that she was nominated for Oregon DUII prosecutor of the year. She understands the police tactics, field sobriety tests, breathalyzer and blood results, and how to effectively cross-examine law enforcement officers. Rachel also has a great deal of experience with impaired driving arrests stemming from controlled substances and how the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program for Oregon law enforcement functions. Beyond the DUII arrest, there are often complex search and seizure issues in these cases.
DUII arrests can have significant impact on an individual’s life and ability to work. The loss of driving privileges, exclusion from foreign countries, loss of income, and more can all result from a DUII arrest. Why settle for a lawyer who practices criminal law on the side, or who has less than 20 jury trials in adult criminal court? Why not hire the lawyer the police don’t want to see in court?
Allegations of child abuse and child sex abuse are emotionally charged cases that require a calm and experienced attorney. Rachel Bridges understands what is at stake in this cases and has experience prosecuting and defending criminal cases involving crimes against children.
If you are under investigation or charged with crimes involving children, it is important to hire an experienced attorney who can help you navigate all of the complexities of these cases.
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