THOMAS C. PHELAN

Location: Vancouver, Washington

Phone:

360-989-2104
800-769-0466

Fax: 360-750-8776

Mr. Phelan was born in Butte, Montana and eventually settled in Portland at a young age. He attended Central Catholic High School in Portland and then attended the University of Oregon. He thereafter graduated from the University of Puget Sound Law School and settled in the Portland-Vancouver area after Law School. He originally worked for a small Vancouver law firm for 5 years before opening up a successful solo practice in 1986. He has recently added an associate, Christina Phelan who's primary practice and focus is juvenile and criminal law. Mr. Phelan has handled virtually every type of criminal and personal injury case over the last three decades and is highly respected by peers, former clients, judges and even adversaries for his skilled and effective representation of his clients. He has handled, and tried to a jury, many high profile cases over the years. He has lectured and taught at seminars for other attorneys and has appeared in courts in throughout Oregon and Washington. Mr. Phelan has been a mentor to and advised other lawyers throughout his career. He is well respected by his peers and is the one that other lawyers come to for advice about how to handle their difficult cases. His legal reputation is such that he has represented other attorneys and even police officers facing legal troubles.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Criminal Law
DUI/DWI

Bar Admissions

Washington, 1980
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
Oregon, 1989
U.S. District Court District of Oregon
U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
Supreme Court of the United States of America
U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education

University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1980
Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington
- J.D.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
- B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Political Science
- Major: History

Representative Cases

Professional Associations and Memberships

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1983 - Present
Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1987 - Present
Washington Association of Justice, 1987 - Present
Clark County Bar Association
George and Donald Simpson Chapter, Inns of Court