Our Attorneys

Andrew Kohlmetz has been involved with criminal defense for 13 years. Primarily practicing in the Portland metro area, he also has experience in Hood River, Wasco, Clackamas, Jefferson, Sherman, Gilliam, Washington, Wheeler and Yamhill counties. He has extensive experience defending DUII, drug, and major felony cases including homicides, sexual assaults and Ballot Measure 11 crimes. Since 2003 his practice has been primarily the defense of persons accused of serious weapon, drug and complex criminal cases in United States  Federal Court for the District of Oregon. He has also appeared before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

His professional memberships include The United States District Court for the District of Oregon, The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, The Oregon State Bar Association, the Oregon Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (OCDLA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL), and the Multnomah County Bar Association.

He has written a chapter on felony DUII for the OCDLA's 2001 DUII Trial Notebook, as well as a chapter on the defense of sex crimes in the OCDLA's 2004 Major Crimes Manual.

Mr. Kohlmetz is active in the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association having recently served a four year term on its Board of Directors. He received a Bachelor's of Arts Degree cum laude from Hobart College, Geneva N.Y., in 1990. He graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1995.