Oregon Timber Trespass Attorney

Unauthorized Tree Cutting & Removal

Trees cut down or removed without permission, including work performed by neighbors, tree services, contractors, or others acting beyond the authority they were given.

Damaging Pruning, Topping & Trunk Injuries

Excessive cutting, destructive topping, stripped bark, girdling, and other damage affecting a tree’s health, structure, appearance, or remaining life.

Root Damage & Construction Activity

Tree injuries associated with excavation, trenching, grading, severed roots, soil compaction, and construction activity near established trees.

Property-Line & Neighbor Disputes

Disputes involving trees near fences or boundaries, conflicting surveys, alleged permission to cut, and disagreements over the scope of authorized work.

Timber Theft & Unauthorized Logging

Timber removed from another person’s land, harvesting beyond an authorized boundary, and land clearing that extends onto neighboring property.

Damage to Landscaping, Hedges & Shrubs

Claims involving damaged ornamental trees, fruit trees, privacy hedges, shrubs, and established landscaping.

Chemical Damage & Related Property Claims

Tree and vegetation damage allegedly caused by herbicides or other chemicals, along with associated damage to the surrounding property. The available claims depend on how the damage occurred.

How We Build Your Case

Establish ownership and authority.
We review the relevant property records, surveys, agreements, communications, and scope of any permission or easement.

Preserve evidence of the damage.
Photographs, video, stumps, remaining trees, witness accounts, and contractor records can help establish what was damaged, who performed the work, and what they were told.

Assess the loss with appropriate expertise.
Depending on the case, an arborist, surveyor, real-estate appraiser, forestry expert, or restoration professional may help evaluate the damage and support the claim.

Pursue a practical resolution.
We assess negotiation, litigation, and appropriate court relief. If cutting is continuing or threatened, we evaluate whether prompt action is warranted.

What Compensation May Be Available?

Oregon law provides for triple damages in qualifying cases and double damages in certain other circumstances, subject to statutory exceptions. Courts may also award attorney fees, litigation expenses, and qualifying reforestation costs under the applicable rules. Oregon’s timber-trespass statutes, ORS 105.810 and 105.815.

The correct method of valuing the loss matters. For noncommercial ornamental trees, Oregon courts generally begin with the reduction in the property’s market value. Other evidence of loss may be available when that effect cannot be determined. Harshbarger v. Klamath County.

We evaluate the relationship between the tree damage, its effect on your property, and the evidence needed to support the appropriate measure of compensation.

What to Do After Your Trees Are Damaged

• Photograph the scene. Capture the affected trees, stumps, cut branches, surrounding landscape, and nearby fences or boundary markers.

• Save earlier photographs. Images showing the trees before the damage can be valuable.

• Keep communications and records. Preserve messages, estimates, invoices, permits, surveys, and information identifying the people or companies involved.

• Document necessary cleanup. When safe, photograph conditions before cleanup or stump grinding. Address immediate hazards and retain records of emergency work.

• Seek an assessment promptly. Evidence can disappear, and the full impact of damage may require professional evaluation.