Mike Arnold is experienced in jury trials and
complex criminal litigation involving multiple
parties and witnesses, voluminous discovery,
expert witnesses, and high stakes.
Attorney Practice Philosophy
Mike's practice philosophy is simple: know
more about the facts and law than the prosecutor,
detectives, and court. Hard work wins cases. Mike
does not just ferry offers from the prosecuting
attorney to his clients. He prepares every case
for settlement as if it were going to trial.
Education and Background
Mike grew up in Parkville, Missouri, a small
Midwestern suburb along the Missouri River, north
of Kansas City. His father was a pipefitter and
his mother a screen printer. He attended college
at Truman State University in Kirksville,
Missouri, where he started all four years on
Truman's nationally-ranked rugby team and
ultimately graduated summa cum laude.
After graduating from Truman State in December
of 1997, he and Jacy Arnold moved to Eugene to
attend law school at the University of Oregon
where Mike was honored with a prestigious Wayne
Morse Fellowship.
For two years during law school, he worked two
jobs at once, one at a small personal injury firm
and the other at the Lane County District
Attorney's Office. At the DA's Office, he
conducted grand jury, allowing him to see the
inner workings of this secret body. He prosecuted
many jury trials, including a felony Marijuana
grow, DUIIs, assaults, driving crimes, etc.
Employment History
After graduating from law school in 2001, he
continued working at the litigation firm
representing clients in personal injury jury
trials and defending clients accused of crimes.
In 2002, he joined his wife Jacy at Arnold Law
Office, where he focused on personal injury
litigation and prosecution for the city of
Eugene.
During his first few years of practice he was
averaging more civil jury trials per year than
most seasoned plaintiff's lawyers and more than
all attorneys his age. He was averaging a little
over one criminal jury trial a month as well.
While preparing for and trying cases by day,
at night he would sharpen his skills by reading
and re-reading the Oregon evidence treatise,
books on depositions, and books on trial skills.
It is not called the practice of law
nothing. Mike realized early on that if you are
not regularly trying cases and increasing your
knowledge-base, your trial tools do not stay
sharp.
Professional Organizations &
Activities
Oregon State Bar
Federal Bar (United
States District Court for the District of
Oregon & United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)
Oregon Criminal Defense
Lawyers Association
Oregon Trial Lawyers
Association
Lane County Bar
Association
Roland K. Rodman American
Inn of Court
Trial Practice
Instructor, University of Oregon School
of Law (2003, 2005, & 2006)
Alumni Member, Eugene
Rugby Football Club
Gun Owners Caucus of the
Democratic Party of Oregon
Hobbies and
Interests
Mike works hard and plays hard. After work, by
the light of his headlamp, he enjoys tending to
his herd of rare American Guinea Hogs, raising
poultry (chickens, turkeys, and quail), and
fixing fence on their small farm outside of town.
He and Jacy also have a large garden and small
orchard.
They can their garden produce and often turn
their grapes, apples and pears into wine, hard
cider and hard perry. They also have a
moderate-sized beekeeping operation which assists
in higher-than-average yields in the garden and
orchard due to having hundreds of thousands of
pollinators in their backyard. That also allows
him and Jacy to enjoy a spoonful of honey in
their coffee and gives them plenty of raw
materials for their homemade mead. At the Lane
County Fair, Mike earned a blue ribbon for his
winemaking.
After retiring a second time from Eugene Rugby
Club in 2008, he began devoting his scarce free
time to whitewater. When not relaxing on the
farm, Mike now enjoys spending his time rafting
class IV and V rivers in the Pacific Northwest. A
photograph of him and his rafting parner dropping
off of 30-ft. Big Brother Falls on the Upper
White Salmon was featured in Canoe and Kayak
Magazine's Whitewater Annual in 2011.
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:
541-338-9111 
Hobbies and
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