Ethan Meaney — DUII Defense Attorney

Ethan Meaney is a DUII defense attorney licensed in Oregon and Minnesota, with a practice focused exclusively on defending people charged with drunk and drugged driving offenses.

Before moving to Oregon, Ethan co-founded Meaney & Patrin, PA — known as The DWI Guys — a criminal defense firm in Minneapolis where he defended thousands of DWI clients across Minnesota. His background includes time as a judicial law clerk for a Minnesota District Court judge, as well as experience as a criminal DWI prosecutor, giving him a firsthand understanding of how the other side builds its cases.

Ethan graduated magna cum laude from Northern State University and earned his law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2014.

Now based in Bend, Oregon, Ethan defends clients facing DUII charges at both the DMV and criminal court level — including implied consent hearings, diversion cases, and trial.

His approach is straightforward: drivers deserve an aggressive, knowledgeable defense from someone who understands the system from every angle.