Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  In the mid-1980’s, Dean Gibbons returned to the CONUS and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland (he finished up at the U of O and thus stakes a proud claim to being a Duck). He worked in the burgeoning tech industry after that and eventually graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1991. Notably, Dean’s Jessup Moot Court team was the first ever to participate in the world championship competition at Washington DC. After graduation, he hung up his shingle, began a general practice and has been assisting members of his community in their legal battles ever since. Sole practice has afforded Mr. Gibbons exposure to many areas of law including landlord-tenant, criminal defense, immigration, family law, etc. After twenty plus years, his current practice has distillated into mostly cases involving insurance disputes, personal injury, wills, trusts and probate. However, the varied and broad experience from working in several other areas is often very helpful when legal issues overlap discretely different areas of practice.  For example, a personal injury case can involve insurance law, family law, debtor-creditor law, probate, etc.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Personal Injury Protection or PIP is a required feature of auto insurance in Oregon. When you are injured in a motor vehicle accident your insurance will pay for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to the accident for one year, up to your coverage limit. Everyone has at least $15,000 of PIP coverage under the law, and this coverage does not depend on fault. That means even if you caused the accident you are still entitled to medical treatment under your PIP policy.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Alisa joined the Law Offices of Dean Gibbons in 2018. Her practice focuses on personal injury and estate planning. She strives to obtain the best possible outcome for her clients, focusing on their concerns related to their claims.
• Wills
  If a family member passes without a will and probate is required, the process falls under “intestate law.” When this happens, spouses and children have priority, and then property passes to other surviving family members. If there is no surviving family, then property could pass to the Oregon Department of Lands, a commonly undesired result.
• Trusts
  A Living Trust is trust that is created while you are alive, instead of being created upon your death. A trust is an agreement where a person, the trustee, holds legal title to property for a beneficiary. The creator of the living trust can act as the trustee. There are several benefits to a living trust including ease of amendment, avoidance of probate (if properly funded), privacy, timely distribution, and importantly, the power to delegate or transfer the management of assets when the trustor (creator of the trust) no longer wants the job or is incapable of doing so. There are generally no tax advantages to creating a Living Trust.
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  A will should be updated regularly. Generally, every ten years is a good time to review your estate documents. Specific situations that typically trigger updating include, marriage, divorce, childbirth, adoption, the death of a spouse or child, moving to a new state, a change in dependents, a change in tax law, a change in your personal wealth, a change in your health, or a change in personal circumstances.