Attorney Linda Friedman Ramirez has emphasized the representation of foreign nationals in criminal matters since opening her practice in 1981.

In more than 30 years of experience, Ms. Ramirez developed her professional practice in the areas of federal and state criminal defense, appeals, post-conviction, wrongful death, and civil rights.

Her trial experience includes over 100 jury trials in federal and state court, as well as hundreds of pretrial hearings, motions, bench trials, administrative hearings, and state and federal appeals.

She is peer review rated on Martindale.com, and is rated as Superb on Avvo.com.

In 2002 the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association honored her with the President’s Award for her advocacy on behalf of the Hispanics in Oregon.

She has represented clients from countries throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Ms. Ramirez speaks Spanish, and is on the Roster of Fulbright Senior Specialists. She routinely works with attorneys abroad.

Linda Friedman Ramirez is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a member of the European Criminal Bar Association.

She is admitted to practice in federal court in Florida, the federal 3rd, 4th, 9th and 11th Circuits Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court. She has been a Consulting Attorney to the Consulates in Portland, Oregon and Orlando, Florida.

She has been invited to present at a number of state and national conferences for attorneys, and has written extensively on international criminal law issues. She is the Editor of Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense Second and Third Editions. (See Publications.)

In the summer of 1998, Ms. Ramirez partnered with the Mexican Consulate in Portland in creating "Advice Regarding the Federal Crime of Illegal Reentry," a video in Spanish concerning immigration consequences for non-citizens pending state criminal court proceedings.

This video, which was shown on a repeated basis by the Multnomah County Sheriff's office, was used to help educate defendants from Mexico and Central America on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and the law of the federal criminal of illegal reentry.

Panel Member, Virgin Islands Bar Association Annual Meeting, St. Thomas December 10, 2010.

Panel Member, NACDL White Collar Crime, Fordham Law School New York City October 1, 2010.

Moderator, Cultural Issues in Sentencing, Plenary Session, NACDL/ Federal Bar Association National Program on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Tampa, Florida May 2010

Moderator: Panel on Immigration Consequences, State Public Defender Conference, Tampa, Florida December 2008

Panel, Co-moderator, at White Collar Institute, Tampa, Florida May 2008

Presenter," The Plaintiff's Perspective, Police Misconduct Litigation ", Georgetown University College of Law, April 18, 2007

Presenter, Interpreters/Representing Foreign Nationals, Life in the Balance, Dallas, Texas, March 11-12, 2007

Presenter, "Conquering Collateral Consequences", Greenwood, South Carolina, July 14, 2005

Presenter, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity: Criminal Defense Attorney's Perspective, Central Florida AILA, October 18, 2003

Presenter, Immigration Consequences and Xenophobia, NORML Key West Criminal Defense Seminar, 2002

Presenter, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Washington County Bar Association, February 13, 2002

Presenter, CLE Presentation on Immigration Issues, Multnomah County Inn of Court, January 8, 2002

Co-Presenter, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Section Annual Meeting, April 21, 2002

Presenter, "How Immigration Status Affects Your Client's Case & Related Ethical Traps", Immigrants in the Courts, Newport Oregon, November 17, 2000

Panelist, Nuts and Bolts of Handling Immigration Issues, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2000

Panelist, Immigration Policy at the Millennium, Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute Conference, 1999

Panelist, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct, San Francisco, National Lawyers Guild National Immigration Project, 1999

Speaker, "Immigration Law", Metropolitan Public Defender, Portland Oregon, 1999

Speaker, "Immigration Consequences of Crime", Federal Defenders Office, Portland, Oregon, 1997

Speaker,” The Non-English Speaking Client", "Celebrating a Decade of Defense", Washington Defender Association, Port Ludlow, Washington, April 23, 1994

Speaker “Representing the Non-English Speaking Client", Kona 2, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Kona, Hawaii, 1993

Luncheon Speaker, Interface OAC Institute, Portland, Oregon, May 4, 1993

Presenter, "Understanding Issues of Civil Rights in Your Community", Oregon Chicano Concilio on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Conference, Salem, Oregon, 1993

Speaker, "Representing the Non-English Speaking Client", Law Education Institute/BNA 2nd Annual Criminal Law Update, Vail Colorado, 1993

Speaker, "Representing the Non-English Speaking Client", Law Education Institute/BNA 2nd Annual Criminal Law Update, Palm Springs, California, 1993

Speaker, "Effective Use of Interpreters", Judicial Education Program, Oregon State Bar, 1992

Speaker, "Striving for More Perfect Union: A Conference on Diversity in the Law", 1992

Speaker, "Differences in the Courtroom", District Court Judges Association, 1989