Kent Hickam
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Oregon attorney Kent Hickam is the founder and principal lawyer at Kent Hickam, P.C., practicing civil and criminal trial law, family law and estate planning from his Albany law office.
With over four decades of legal experience, Mr. Hickam has tried hundreds of cases in the Oregon trial courts and has appeared before the Oregon Supreme Court. His civil trial experience includes personal injury lawsuits, evictions, foreclosures, and estate disputes. As a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Hickam handles felonies and misdemeanors, as well as probation violations and other post-adjudication matters.
Mr. Hickam maintains strong ties to Oregon and the Albany community where he was born and raised. He earned his Juris Doctorate law degree from Willamette University in Salem and is a former member of the Albany City Council. He served as Chairman of the Linn County Commission on Children and Families and is a current member of the Linn County Public Safety Coordinating Council.
He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Oregon and is a member of the Oregon State Bar Association and the Linn-Benton Bar Association.
The record, on the shelf
Trial work rarely leaves a public trace; appeals do. Below is a selection of published Oregon appellate opinions, from 1983 to 2011, that list Mr. Hickam as counsel.
On the record, 1980 to 2011
His bar admission, then a selection of published opinions of the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court that list him as counsel.
1980Court of Appeals in tan · Supreme Court in red2011
- Hilliard v. Lane County Commissioners, 66 Or App 221 (1983)
- State v. Harris, 70 Or App 353 (1984)
- Merrill v. Board of Architect Examiners, 71 Or App 636 (1985)
- Merrill v. Board of Architect Examiners, 300 Or 34 (1985) — Oregon Supreme Court
- State v. Trauth, 80 Or App 393 (1986)
- State v. Cuffee, 87 Or App 293 (1987)
- State v. Allison, 104 Or App 149 (1990)
- State ex rel. Juv. Dept. v. Anzaldua, 109 Or App 617 (1991)
- State v. Whitmire, 151 Or App 192 (1997)
- In re Marriage of Parks, 171 Or App 724 (2000)
- Garcia v. Oregon DMV, 195 Or App 604 (2004)
- State v. Keller, 246 Or App 105 (2011)
Albany, first
He was born and raised here, and has served the community outside the courtroom too.
- Albany City Councilformer member
- Linn County Commission on Children and Familiesserved as Chairman
- Linn County Public Safety Coordinating Councilcurrent member
- Linn-Benton Bar Associationmember
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250 Broadalbin Street S.W., Suite 210Albany, OR 97321
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