Attorneys

Eric W. Olsen (email me) graduated from University of Oregon School of Law with a JD in 1978 and from Brigham Young University in 1974 with a BA. Mr. Olsen is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Western District of Washington, Eastern District of Washington, and the State Courts of Oregon and Washington.

Mr. Olsen is the founder of the firm. Mr. Olsen has been married for 34 years and has 8 children and 8 grandchildren. His wife is an RN and works for Hospice. Mr. Olsen concentrates on personal injury cases. Mr. Olsen has been a pilot for many years and often flies to meet clients in different cities. He enjoys fishing and flowers.

Lars H. Olsen (email me) graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 2001 with a JD and from Willamette University with a BS. Mr. Olsen is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Oregon and Oregon State Courts.

Lars Olsen has been an assistant high school football coach now for over 20 years. He has practiced with the firm exclusively in bankruptcy now for over 15 years. Married with four children, Lars enjoys hunting and fishing when he is not instructing football players.

Rex K. Daines (email me) graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1995 with a JD and from Utah State University in 1992 with a BA. Mr. Daines is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Districts of Oregon and the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington and the State Courts of Oregon and Washington.

Rex Daines has practiced in bankruptcy with the firm for over 15 years. He is also an accountant. Married with four children Rex says, "I enjoy helping families solve difficult problems and helping them with a fresh start."

Keith D. Karnes (email me) graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 2003 with a JD and from Brigham Young University in 2000 with a BA. Mr. Karnes is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington and the State Courts of Oregon and Washington.

Keith is a native of Ohio and worked during law school with Olsen Olsen and Daines. He practices primarily in protecting clients from unfair debt collection, mortgage abuse and improper credit reporting. As part of the firm Mr. Karnes offers our clients an avenue for redress not available in almost any other law firm. He represents the firm in one of the few cases progressing to the US Supreme Court challenging provisions of the 2005 bankruptcy act.

Kevin D. Swartz (email me) graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1998 with a JD and from Washington State University in 1995 with a BA. Mr. Swartz is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of Washington and the State Courts of Oregon and Washington.

Kevin Swartz a partner in Olsen Olsen and Daines and has practiced in bankruptcy exclusively with the firm now for well over 15 years. He has been happily married for 15 years with a girl and a boy and a springer spaniel. Kevin's wife teaches 4th grade. Kevin is a Seattle native, enjoys golf, and spending time with his kids.

Dwayne Murray (email me) of counsel to the firm and specializes in social security law. He has been assisting people in obtaining benefits for disability now for over thirty years. Few have the depth and breadth of his experience in this area.

Dwayne R. Murray graduated from Northwest School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in 1974 with a JD and the University of Oregon in 1969 with a BA. Mr. Murray is admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

D. Neal Peton (email me) received a JD in 2007 from Willamette University College of Law, and a BA in Philosophy from Brigham Young University in 2004. He also holds a degree in Business Administration. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, as well as the State Courts of Oregon. Mr. Peton focuses on personal injury and bankruptcy cases.

Married for 12 years, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. Areas of interest include hiking, backpacking, camping, snowboarding and other outdoor activities.

Matthew A. Casper(email me) received a JD from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2006 and a BA in Philosophy from Brigham Young University in 2001. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Oregon and the State Courts of Oregon. Mr. Casper focuses his practice on bankruptcy and brings his experience to the firm to head up the Portland offices.

Matt has been married for 8 years and has three beautiful children. When he is not at work, Matt likes to spend time with his family, especially while working in the garden and camping. On any given weekend you will find his family sitting around a campfire.

Michael Fuller(email me) Michael R. Fuller earned his JD from Willamette University College of Law (Order of Barristers) in 2009 and his BS in Philosophy from Oregon State University in 2005. He clerked with the firm throughout law school and focuses primarily on consumer rights litigation and bankruptcy law.

Michael is single and lives in NW Portland. He enjoys running with his dog, boxing, and is a mentor to at-risk youth at Rosemary Anderson High School.

Aaron Rabiroff(email me) Aaron Rabiroff earned his JD from Lewis and Clark University in 2007 and his BA from Reed College in 2004. He was previously employed in the Oregon Senate. Mr. Rabiroff enjoys politics, is an American History buff and loves basketball.