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I have been practicing law in Eastern Oregon since 1993.  Prior to beginning my legal carreer, I worked as a police officer with the Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Department, I attended the University of Tulsa Law School while working in the department's Special Investigations Unit.  I moved my family from Oklahoma  to Eastern Oregon when I graduated from law school.  My first job was as an assistant district attorney with the Union County DA's Office.  I gained valuable trial experience, trying cases to juries in everything from sexual abuse to attempted aggravated murder.. In 1997 I began working in private practice;  first with Mautz Baum & O'Hanlon, and then as a sole practitioner.  In 2000 Gene Hallman and I formed the partnership of Hallman & Dretke.  Ours firm's practice is exclusively in litigation.  In the past few years I have developed a practice that focuses on nursing home abuse.  I find that taking on the corporations that own nursing homes and too often put profits before people is a rewarding experience.  Our firm has also litigated against some of the most powerful corporations around:  Ford Motor Company, Wal-Mart, and UPRR to name a few.. My wife, Khuelien ("Lien"), is a family nurse practitioner with the Grande Ronde Internal Medicine Clinic in La Grande.  We have been married for 29 years.  Together we have raised two children, Rachael - who is soon to obtain her Masters degree and follow in her mother's footsteps as a nurse practitioner, and Tyler - who will graduate from Oregon State University in Fall 2010 with a degree in geology.. Lien and I both stay physically active.  She runs consistently and has completed full and half-marathons.  I compete in Iron-distance triathlons.  When we are not training or working, we dote on our grandson, Ethan.

Clooten Law, LLC, is a practice specilizing in divorce, custody, parental rights, estate planning and personal injury.. Learn the Divorce rules for men and women and the custody statutes in Oregon for men and women. Our firm specializes in Divorces and Custody, including complex cases with difficult questions. We are Family Law attorneys who understand property disbursement in dissolution of marriage (divorce) proceedings. We research, draft, review, and execute dissolution (divorce) paperwork, on our client's behalf.. We provide divorce advice and custody advice through both initial consultation and throughout the pendency (duration) of our client's case. We explain all the technicalities of a pending or completed general judgment (previously referred to as a divorce decree).. A divorce is almost always a total dissolving of a marriage. At Clooten Law, we have seen many custody battles and the related custody paperwork, and through this experience, we can make recommendations to our clients on potential and likely outcomes in their child custody cases(s).. Often times in divorce, couples will have amassed debts throughout the marriage. We can help you develop a plan to cope with or eliminate this debt, in advance of divorce, or after the divorce is complete. We combine our bankruptcy expertise in divorce consultations to provide maximum value to clients, and to best explain the pitfalls that surround the divorce proceeding from a money standpoint.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Pendleton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Pendleton and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Pendleton and surrounding areas.