Michael Arnold- A Former Prosecutor Now Fighting For You

Michael Arnold aspires to be a top lawyer committed to bringing a win-win situation in various types of criminal defense cases. As an experienced criminal defense lawyer, C Michael Arnold in Eugene handles all kinds of misdemeanor and felony charges including DUII offenses, drug offenses, firearm charges, vehicle manslaughter offenses, homicides and many more.

Michael is a top-rated Eugene attorney and he has been listed amongst top 100 trial lawyers by the team of Oregon’s elite trial attorneys, as well a top DUI lawyer by the Eugene Weekly’s “Best of Eugene” 2014 edition. With a simple yet effective philosophy of aspiring to know things better than anyone else in the court, Michael has emerged victorious in several high profile and complicated courtroom battles.

Michael was raised in Parkville, Missouri, a small Midwestern suburb located at the northwest of Kansas City. He was a proud member of Truman’s nationally ranked rugby team, where he graduated after 3 1/2years of education at Truman State University. In 1998, Michael and his wife moved to Eugene in order to attend law school at the Oregon University. It was at this time when he was honored with a Wayne Morse Fellowship.

Michael practiced his trail advocacy skills while working at a trial firm and being the lead attorney in several jury trials, DUIIs and driving offense related cases.

When not at work, Michael utilizes his spare time in tending to his hobbies and poultry activities. The Arnold family owns a large garden, a small orchard and a fenced poultry farm where they feed their rare American Guinea Hogs. When in their garden, they practice wine making from grapes, apples and pears, and other fruits. Mike and his family have earned prestigious blue ribbon awards at the Lane County Fair for his successful efforts in wine making and their canning. Mike loves to enjoy thrills offered by adventurous nature activities. He likes to go for river rafting in the white waters of class IV and class V Rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

C Michael Arnold in Eugene enjoys a reputation among prosecutors, judges and defense attorneys as an effective trial attorney. Being a former prosecutor, he knows firsthand how cops and district attorneys put together their case as he has been in their shoes. Michael attempts to use this insider knowledge to client’s advantage in fighting criminal charges aggressively.