Kolego & Kraushaar
John J. Kolego
Professional Affiliations and Admissions:
Oregon State Bar, admitted 1985. Oregon State Bar No. 850570
United States District Court District of Oregon
Summary of Experience:
After graduating law school at the University of Oregon School of Law, Mr. Kolego began practicing law in Lane County in 1985 and has maintained his office there ever since. Prior to law school, Mr. Kolego was employed in diverse capacities, including jobs in the logging and service industry. He has a personal understanding of the challenges and difficulties working people face everyday.
His practice is focused primarily on criminal defense where he has spent over thirty-years representing clients charged with murder to speeding, and everything in between. Mr. Kolego has handled cases throughout the State of Oregon and has represented clients in nearly all of Oregon’s 36 counties. After handling thousands of cases, Mr. Kolego has developed valuable experience in analyzing strengths and weaknesses in a case and zealous trial skills. He always relishes holding the government accountable for its actions and has taken hundreds of cases to trial in the course of his career. Demonstrating his experience and keen trial skills, Mr. Kolego estimates he has received over one hundred acquittals over the course of his long career.
Mr. Kolego is fluent in Spanish and enjoys providing legal assistance to our state’s Latino population.
Education:
University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts – Political Science, Class of ‘82
University of Oregon School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Class of ‘84
Andrew L. Kraushaar
Professional Affiliations and Admissions:
Oregon State Bar, admitted October 7, 2010. Oregon State Bar No. 104285
United States District Court District of Oregon
Summary of Experience:
Andy began practicing law after serving as law clerk for the Honorable Lauren S. Holland at Lane County Circuit Court for one and a half years. As a clerk, he was exposed to a multitude of Circuit Court proceedings on a daily basis, from murder trials to multi-million dollar civil litigation. Through this experience he gained knowledge and an appreciation for the courtroom and an understanding of the professionalism and diligence that necessarily accompany such proceedings. This is the philosophy he strives to capture in his law practice.
Andy currently dedicates a majority of his practice to criminal defense cases, as well as some family law cases and estate planning. He makes regular appearances in Municipal, Circuit and Federal courts on such matters. In 2015, he partnered with John Kolego to form Kolego & Kraushaar, Attorneys at Law, Inc. Working alongside John, he benefits from having a seasoned trial attorney with over 30 years of experience at his side.
When not in the office or courtroom he enjoys donating his time and volunteering with Senior Legal Services of Lane County and the Veterans Legal Clinic to provide pro bono legal services to our community’s senior citizen and veteran population.
Education:
Andy is proud to call himself a “Double Duck”. After receiving Bachelors of Arts degrees in both Political Science and Spanish at the University of Oregon, he decided to return to the U of O for law school, where he earned his Doctorate in Jurisprudence. Go Ducks!
Biography:
Prior to embarking on a legal career, Andy spent time working as a journalist in Costa Rica and then teaching elementary school reading in Spanish to low-level readers. He continues to utilize his Spanish language skills on a daily basis, catering to the legal needs of the local Spanish-speaking community. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring Oregon’s beautiful outdoors and local culture in Eugene.
Scott James – Licensed Investigator
Scott James is a licensed private investigator in Oregon and Washington. He has extensive experience in criminal and civil investigations, witness location, interviewing and evidence gathering, accident investigation, workman’s comp and insurance fraud.
He has over 15 years of experience in law enforcement. As a police officer and detective, he gained broad investigative experience in criminal cases, interviewing, evidence gathering, and has over 250 hours of accident investigation training. He was a Field Training Officer and Department firearms instructor as well as SWAT Team member.
Scott’s experience and expertise is a valuable tool to Kolego and Kraushaar, as professional investigations are absolutely vital in many cases.