Types of Cases at CCOPD

Cases We Handle

• Felony criminal charges filed in Cowlitz County Superior Court.
• Misdemeanor criminal offenses that carry a possible jail sentence, which are filed in the District or Superior Courts of Cowlitz County.
• Probation violations in felony cases and "show cause" hearings in misdemeanor cases.
• Juvenile delinquency (criminal) cases filed in the Juvenile Division of Cowlitz County Superior Court.
• Civil commitment cases involving individuals who are placed against their will in locked treatment facilities because of mental health or substance us disorder allegations.
• Dependency cases in the Juvenile Division of Cowlitz County Superior Court. We represent children ages twelve and older who have been removed from their parents' home.
• Youth accused of contempt of court in truancy cases, involving failure to attend school.
• Children involved in "At Risk Youth" or "Children in Need of Services" petitions which are also held in the juvenile division.
• Contempt of court involving the failure to make child support payments.

Cases We Do Not Handle

• Federal cases.
• Traffic infraction that cannot result in jail time as a punishment, unless associated with a criminal charge.
• Clients charged with a crime in the municipal courts of Castle Rock, Kalama, Kelso, Longview, or Woodland.
• Appeals of any kind.
• Cases outside of Cowlitz County.
• Property forfeiture cases, even if the police took your cash or property in connection with a charge we are representing you on.
• Department of Licensing (DOL) hearings regarding your driver's license, even if we are representing you on the case the license revocation is based on.