Top Family Lawyers in ZIP 97035 | 9 available

Practical Solutions Law provides peace of mind on legal issues, protects client assets, and gives solutions when disputes arise.  Our trusted firm is here to assist businesses, property owners, professionals and their families with general business and real estate advice, contract matters, assistance with employment and professional licensing matters, estate planning, as well as representation in legal disputes and litigation.  We serve the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area and the Columbia Gorge region.  With over 20 years' experience in law and litigation in state and federal courts, including dozens of trials and appeals, our firm has the knowledge and experience to advise and protect you, your business and your assets.

Our firm attorneys gained experience working for non-profit legal service organizations and law firms. The attorneys are actively involved in community organizations and local, state, and national bar organizations. Learn more about who we are.. We represent individuals, families, and businesses in a variety of immigration law, family law, and litigation matters. We combine our experience, knowledge, and never give up attitude to provide clients with strong legal representation. We work hard to achieve the best outcome possible.

Mike has been with Vial Fotheringham since 2002. In that time, he's worked with other members of the firm on a number of complex litigation matters, including several of the largest residential construction defect cases in Oregon history. Mike has also had significant experience in helping homeowner associations draft, amend, and enforce their governing documents.

I handle a relatively smaller number of cases and provide very individualized attention to each of my clients. I never lose my professional objectivity in analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of a case. I will listen carefully to a client, then lay out, in plain English, the various options available to them. I will weigh many factors when rendering an opinion as to the best way to proceed, including which judge has been assigned to your case, the county in which the case has been filed, the reasonableness of the lawyer representing your spouse/partner, the financial resources available to each side, recent appellate caselaw which pertains to your case and the likelihood of success. My practice is limited to the tri-county area (Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas County). I have been practicing law for 41 years, almost exclusively in the area of family law.  I have won custody cases in which almost everything seemed to go against my client. I am adept at articulating the winning argument, but am also careful to advise my client of the risks involved before proceeding. I usually try to work out a settlement to save my client the expense and emotional turmoil of trial, but if I believe the other side is not willing to negotiate in good faith, or is making unreasonable demands, I will fight tooth and nail for my client in court. In turn, I will tell my client if I believe he or she is being unrealistic or unreasonable or is at risk of having the judge order them to pay the other side's attorney fees. I have a relatively low hourly rate, given my many years of experience. I can afford to do this because I do not have the kind of overhead many downtown lawyers do. If you or a loved one is in need of a knowledgeable, caring and affordable family law attorney, please call my office for an appointment today.. DISCLAIMER: Users of Avvo recommendations should note that any result that an endorsed lawyer may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily mean that similar results can be obtained for other clients

A long time family law professional, Dona now resides in Portland, Oregon where she helps families transition their personal and financial lives as a collaborative attorney, mediator and certified divorce financial analyst.  Dona is a founder and current president of Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals and is part of a 7 person practice group with other lawyers, mediators and mental health professionals.  She also mentors newer professionals to become peacemakers.  This is her passion.

A Lake Oswego, Oregon family law litigator.