Tim L. Eblen

Tim L. Eblen is an attorney at Eblen Freed PC in Portland, Oregon, where his practice includes bankruptcy, debt management, creditors rights, consumer protection, and related civil litigation. He approaches legal matters by learning the client’s needs and providing practical counsel through difficult financial or legal situations. His background includes both debtor-creditor work and broader civil litigation, giving him experience with disputes from several perspectives.

Eblen earned a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School and a B.A. in Sociology and Theater from Willamette University. While in law school, he worked for trial attorney Jeffrey S. Mutnick and gained experience with Oregon civil litigation. Earlier, he spent several years teaching English in Vietnam. His education and varied professional experience support a client-centered approach that combines legal analysis, communication, and practical problem solving.

After law school, Eblen worked in a general practice in Banks, Oregon, where he managed civil litigation and handled a broad range of legal matters. He later joined Smith & Greaves LLP and deepened his experience in creditor rights, collection litigation, and debtor-creditor law. In 2011, he left to establish his current practice with Michelle Freed. His work now draws on that litigation and financial-law background.

Tim L. Eblen is admitted in Oregon and Washington and has been admitted in Idaho on inactive status. His professional activities include service with Oregon State Bar consumer and debtor-creditor groups, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and Public Justice. His practice emphasizes meaningful counsel, careful attention to client circumstances, and practical solutions in bankruptcy, debt, creditor-rights, and consumer matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Eblen Freed PC
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Idaho State Bar
• Member of Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar Consumer Law Section
• Member of Legislative Committee, Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Law Section
• Member, Washington State Bar Creditor-Debtor Law Section
• Guardian Contributor, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Public Justice

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington
• Idaho

Education

• Lewis & Clark Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Willamette University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology and Theater

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