Practice Areas
White Collar Defense
Marc Blackman and John Ransom both served as Assistant United States Attorneys in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. This experience has proven invaluable in the thirty years that they have been representing individuals being investigated by that office, as well as other state and federal agencies in Oregon and across the country. Kendra Matthews has worked closely with them on these cases for the past ten years. Ransom Blackman LLP attorneys enjoy a stellar reputation with both federal prosecutors and the courts; they are known as attorneys who act with integrity and as attorneys who will zealously and vigorously defend their clients. This reputation enhances the attorneys’ abilities to resolve governmental investigations with the least impact possible on our clients’ lives.
Criminal Defense
Ransom Blackman LLP represents individuals charged with the full array of state and federal criminal offenses, including “traditional” crimes like:
- Assault
- Computer Crimes
- Drug Offenses
- Environmental Law Violations
- Expungements
- Mail and Wire Fraud
- Measure 11 Offenses
- Murder / Homicide / Manslaughter
- RICO / ORICO
- Sex Offenses
- Theft
- Traffic Crimes
Ransom Blackman LLP also represents individuals charged with offenses arising out of our changing world, including those charged with Terrorism and Eco-Terrorism.
Ransom Blackman LLP also represents individuals facing extradition to other states or countries, as well as individuals from other countries charged with offenses in the United States.
Collateral Representation
Ransom Blackman LLP routinely represents individuals and businesses who have been subpoenaed to either testify or produce records before a grand jury.
Civil Litigation
Ransom Blackman LLP also represents individuals who are challenging the imposition of a Family Abuse Protective Act Order (FAPA Order) or a Stalking Protective Order (SPO), particularly when the allegations underlying such an order could lead to the filing of criminal charges.
Likewise, Ransom Blackman LLP routinely represents individuals in odd ball civil litigation.
Finally, Ransom Blackman LLP has an active post-conviction practice, assisting individuals bring challenges to their criminal convictions in both state and federal court.
Appellate Litigation
Ransom Blackman LLP has an active appellate practice. We have represented individuals before the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, including its en banc court. In addition, Ms. Matthews participated in Georgetown University Law Center’s Appellate Litigation Clinic before serving as a judicial clerk for Hon. Rex Armstrong on the Oregon Court of Appeals. Marc Blackman likewise served as a judicial clerk for Oregon Supreme Court Justice Kenneth O’Connell.
Ransom Blackman LLP handles direct criminal appeals, as well as appeals of post-conviction and administrative rulings. Often times, we have represented our clients before the trial court or administrative board before handling the appeal. We also commonly conduct “transcript reviews,” reviewing the trial transcripts of a matter to help our client determine whether a direct appeal is the logical next step.
Administrative Law
Ransom Blackman LLP has extensive experience representing licensed individuals before the Boards that license them.
We have represented individuals before the Oregon Board of Dentistry, Oregon Board of Pharmacy, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, Oregon Board of Geologist Examiners, Oregon Board of Accountancy, Oregon Construction Contractors Board and the Oregon Real Estate Agency among others.
Mr. Blackman is particularly well-known amongst his peers for his representation of lawyers who are being investigated by the Oregon State Bar.
