Justin T. Rusk

Justin Rusk is a shareholder at Hoffman Law and a criminal defense attorney with a decade and a half’s experience in the legal profession. He is committed to providing exceptional legal representation to individuals and companies facing serious accusations and involved in complex legal matters. Justin brings his unique experience and insight as a former federal career clerk having managed complex multi-year criminal and civil cases to his handling of criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings in state and federal court, and before government agencies and professional licensing bodies.

Prior to joining Hoffman Law, Justin was a federal clerk in both Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. Justin represents individuals and companies in a broad range of white-collar criminal and regulatory matters, including serious federal crimes, securities fraud, False Claims Act violations, environmental investigations, and professional licensing matters.

Beginning in 2021, Justin was nominated for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the area of Criminal Defense, and in 2023 was nominated for the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 in Criminal Defense. Justin is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Nevada, Oregon and Washington as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the National and Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations, the Federal Bar Association, and the Multnomah Bar Association, and the Gus J. Solomon American Inn of Court.

In the past, Justin served as a member of the MBA Judicial Screening Committee and the Oregon State Bar’s Fee Dispute Arbitration Panel.