For nearly 30 years, I have dedicated my law practice and professional career to issues affecting the rights and treatment of children and teens. I am proud to say that I am a children’s rights advocate.

I work as a trial attorney on a whole host of civil and criminal matters related to youth–from representing adults who were sexually victimized as children to defending teens who kill an abusive parent. Because I have worked on both criminal and civil issues effecting children, I bring a unique wealth of insight, experience and knowledge to each case I undertake.

Civil Actions
The primary focus of my civil work concerns representing children, teens and adult survivors of sexual abuse in litigation against youth-serving organizations, religious institutions and schools. This work has included law suits against the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America, various Christian churches as well as public and private schools. By vigorously advocating for survivors today, I am trying to prevent other children from becoming victims tomorrow.

Criminal Defense
The primary focus of my criminal work concerns teens who have killed their parent or guardian. I am aware of no other attorney in the nation who has this focus on patricide and matricide cases. In addition, I also represent people on other types of family and abuse based homicides.

Expert Consultant
In addition to my courtroom work, I also work as an expert consultant to other attorneys throughout the nation on parricides, other family violence-based homicides, custody cases and domestic violence matters.

Explore this Website
Please take time to read about the types of cases I handle and my writing and lectures on sexual abuse and teen homicide. To discover more details about my advocacy for abuse victims, read the selected magazine and newspaper interviews or view my television interviews.

Choosing an attorney to assist you with a serious problem is often a difficult, daunting and complicated undertaking so it is important to proceed carefully.

If you have any questions regarding my services, have a specific case involving a child or teenager that’s been abused, or if you have a question about anything you have read on this site please, send me an email by clicking here or call me at (503) 225-1054.

Thank you,
Paul Mones

Paul Mones serves clients in Oregon and California where he is admitted to practice law. He also has cooperative relationships with other attorneys who possess specialized knowledge and experience in children’s rights and sexual abuse, and through pro hac vice admissions, can provide assistance to victims and accused persons in other states. For more information, please contact Paul using his online contact form.

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