Oregon Lawyer for the Underdog
I grew up in a trailer park and was the first in my family to go to college.
Now I’m living my American Dream as an Oregon lawyer for the underdog.
Class Actions & Civil Rights
I focus on class actions and civil rights.
I also represent Oregon public figures in high stakes cases.
My clients include the past Portland Mayor and past First Lady of Oregon.
Underdog Fight Club
I sponsor a boxing gym for at-risk youth.
My clients include UFC fighters and NFL players.
Nationally Known.
Locally Respected.
My cases are covered by news outlets from Fox News to The New York Times.
I proudly serve as a board member on the Odighizuwa Family Foundation.
Underdog Law Office volunteers in downtown Portland every Friday.
Local Boy Makes Good
I was held back in first grade and expelled from junior high.
Now I give back as a substitute public school teacher.
My Underdog Lawyer Scholarship gives grants to Oregon classrooms in need.
Forty Under 40
National Award Winner
My rate is $565 per hour. About 20% of my cases are pro bono at no cost.
My Portland Client
on The Today Show
Our Jury Verdict against Wells Fargo
My Consumer Protection
Class Action on Fox 12 News
My Civil Rights
Case on KATU 2 News
My Tenant Rights
Case on KOIN 6 News
My Wells Fargo Employee
Whistleblower on NBC News
Oregon Lawyer Michael Fuller
on KGW 8 News
My Wrongful Death
Case on KATU 2 News
My ‘Burger King for Life’
Lawsuit on KATU 2 News
Fox News: Burger King Settles Lawsuit
My Overcharge Class Action
on KGW 8 News
Our Google Sex Harassment
Case on Fox 12 News
Our Equifax Data Breach
Class Action on KOIN 6 News
Our Wrongful Death
Case on Fox 12 News
Our UTPA Class Action
on FOX 12 News
Order Approving Cash Settlement
Our Civil Rights Case
on KOIN 6 News
Judgment against City of Portland
Our Data Breach
Class Action on KOIN 6 News
$4.325 Million Cash Settlement
Our $40 Million Asbestos
Lawsuit on KOIN 6 News
Our Overcharge
Class Action on KATU 2 News
Our Mortgage Abuse Client
on KATU 2 News
Our Marylhurst Students
Class Action on Fox 12 News
Our Pro Bono Case on
The Lars Larson Show
Our Bank Whistleblower
Case on KOIN 6 News
Our Unlawful Practices
Class Action on KEZI 9 News
Our Transgender Discrimination
Class Action on TMZ
Our Bankruptcy Client
on C-SPAN
$32,500 Order on Motion for Contempt
Our $260 Million CenturyLink
Class Action on KGW 8 News
Our Civil Rights
Case on KGW 8 News
Our Verizon Privacy
Lawsuit on KOIN 6 News
Our Negligence
Client on Fox 12 News
Our Vancouver Marathon
Class Action on KGW 8 News
Our Defective Product
Class Action on KATU 2 News
My Court of Appeals
Pro Bono BAP Argument
My Bankruptcy Trial
Verdict Against Wells Fargo
In re Wells Fargo, 481 B.R. 650 (2012)
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My Escape from the
Trailer Park in Pursuit
of the American Dream
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a lawyer. Growing up poor in Hillsboro, we didn’t know any lawyers. My inspiration to practice law came from TV shows and movies. I watched street-smart attorneys fight for underdogs, regardless of their ability to pay. Read about my passion.
Nationally Known.
Locally Respected.
In 2019 I was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in America. I am ranked among the top 2.5% of my peers by Super Lawyers magazine. My Martindale-Hubbell AV rating is Preeminent. I’m the Oregon State Bar consumer section past chair, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association consumer section chair, and National Association of Consumer Advocates Oregon Chapter chair.
Pro Bono Oregon Lawyer
Me, my mom and my grandma. Spend five minutes around us together and it’s clear where I learned how to argue.
The day I passed the bar was the best day in my life. I was held back in the first grade and expelled from middle school. Read my old report card. I come from humble beginnings, was raised in a trailer park by a single mom, and am the first in my family to attend college. Now I dedicate about 20% of my practice to pro bono. Read about my pro bono cases.
Oregon Lawyer at
OlsenDaines
I’m honored to chair my firm’s consumer protection group. OlsenDaines is one of the largest consumer bankruptcy law firms in the Northwest. Our attorneys have helped over 35,000 consumers since 1978. Read about my career.
