1) Multnomah 2021 21CV20905 tort-malpractice looks like Mr Paul Frederick Sherman will be paying…read morefor 10 years. 2) https://www.osbar.org/_docs/dbreport/2019/SHERMANPaulF18-94.pdf reprimand 2019. 3) May 2026 30-day suspension found on OSB.org site under his license. Should be posted via Internet soon. You'll be hoping you are not the one he makes mistakes with. DR05120336 Clackamas. Mr Sherman was hired after June 2006 for the property dispute which is appended to the divorce case. He was an hour late to the courtroom 2006 Aug. See my previous review.

Professional and Affordable! I highly recommend the Law Offices of Paul F. Sherman. Paul is…read moreextremely professional and has an excellent understanding of our legal system. He charged me a fraction of what my previous attorney had wanted and got me the result my family needed. Paul does the legal profession proud.

When it came time to call around for divorce attorneys, they all had a relatively common refrain:…read moreessentially, "abandon all hope and resign yourself to eternal suffering--you're ****ed." With the notable exception of Jessy from Hotley Law! When Jessy returned my call, she came PREPARED. Wanted all the details, listened extremely attentively, and laid out what the legal strategy, costs, benefits, etc were in proceeding. I can't thank Jessy and Solveig from Hotley Law enough. They handled all my questions, took care of the paperwork and any potential loose ends, and turned, well, let's be honest, a not-so-great experience into a 5-star one! For reals, thank you to Jessy, Solveig, and the team at Hotley Law from me and my kid for helping us get past this chapter and onto to the rest of our lives.

Prior to retaining the services of Holtey Law, my wife and I had been involved in a painful,…read moretwo-year long custodial struggle, with a lawyer who was...less than helpful. Eventually, we were forced to change strategies, and attorneys. We had sought a second opinion on our case from Nathan Holtey, who came recommended to us, and that one hour conversation was enough to convince us that he and his team were up to the task. When the aforementioned change of representation occurred, Nathan was personally unavailable for our case, but recommended the absolutely stellar, professional and personable Allison Kamilos. Allison immediately picked up the slack, leaping in to the middle of the previous attorney's clusterf**k, managing to turn everything around and help us navigate the final steps of our custody battle, despite an absurdly tight schedule before the final deadline. Allison communicated clearly, openly and honestly, listening to our concerns, offering feedback and advice (something our previous attorney failed to do), and making one of the most stressful and frustrating times in our lives navigable, bearable, and affordable. I cannot recommend the services of Holtey Law, and Allison in particular, any higher. If ever the situation arises again, where we are in need of an attorney (and I pray that day never comes), I will look nowhere else for legal representation. Case closed.

I would leave zero stars if I could! Listened to my entire issue on the phone, then told me to come…read morein for a PAID consult, so he could look at confirming documents, then kept the three-inch binder I brought to "look through with detail" then never heard from him, I then asked for my binder back and his opinion, his answer was that he could not help me, he knew that before the consult, he wasted my time and money!

Stay away from them. George McCoy waited until 7 days before the statute of limitations expired to…read moredrop the case, after he did nothing for six months. He failed to negotiate a settlement or file a complaint. He wasn't even familiar with the facts of the case. But he sure pretended to be empathetic at the intake appointment when he convinced me to retain the firm and promised he'd get justice for me. Now I can't recover my money from the doctor and the hospital, can't recover compensation for my pain and suffering and permanent injuries and trauma, and can't recover money to pay for future surgeries to correct what was done. Unethical. Incompetent. Dishonest. Negligent.

I cannot begin to express my gratitude for Joseph Beck for his immediate, effective legal…read moreassistance that resulted in swift resolution. I hired Mr. Beck to navigate the process of a very serious legal issue that came up very suddenly. I was given his name from a top attorney in criminal law in the Portland area. I appreciated the free consultation with Mr. Beck before my decision to hire him. It was clear that his expertise in explaining the legal process, the team approach at Harris Velazquez Gibbons, and providing a strategy greatly reduced my anxiety. It then allowed me to focus my energies to help with the strategy. I highly recommend Mr. Beck for his exemplary professionalism, expertise, and efficiency as an attorney.

First, when I called to get a quote for cost for help with my case the receptionist talked down to…read moreme and had an attitude. Pretty sure people that are calling in for an attorney are already feeling overwhelmed and desperate for help and to then have attitude is absolutely unacceptable. The last straw for me with this firm was being told I'd hear from one of the attorneys shortly and they just never called me at all. I would recommend giving your finances to any other firm besides this one. I expect way better for people that are taking so much of my money.

WORST ATTORNEY EVER!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME…read more.... Let me start out by saying that i am 34 years old & this is only my SECOND review...ever. I'm not some nagging bitch who complains and writes reviews because something didn't go her way or because she feels as if she is being treated unfair. ( No offense if i just described you.) I'm just saying that for me to be sitting here writing this review...there were problems. Ill start from the beginning...My best friend found herself in some legal trouble and in need of a top notch criminal attorney. I wont sugar coat it...her record is extensive and her charges complex, eventually spanning out over multiple counties, and states. I went looking for THE BEST. The best criminal defense attorney in multnomah county. That led me to Mr. Stephen Doyle. when i googled best criminal defense attorney in multnomah county Stephen Doyle is at the top of the results. ( I now know that if he pays for ad space w/google his name can be at the top of that list regardless of his skill set or ability.) However at the time i did NOT know this. I read the google reviews on Mr. Doyle and they were OUTSTANDING. They said everything i needed to hear, everything that i was looking for in an attorney for my friend. So i gave Mr. Doyle a call. I spoke with a very helpful receptionist who put Mr. Doyle right through...i explained a summery of the case and he jumped right in..looking up some info i didnt have and overall eager to get started on the case. the next day i took Mr. Doyle $ 7,500 retainer and he took the case. The issues started right away him not knowing information he should know (court dates, pending charges) by now her case had become quite complex as more charges were popping up in multiple counties and also in another state. I had never been in this situation so i wasn't sure how to navigate the legal road blocks we were encountering. his website advertises he is able to work in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washinton County, yet when charges popped up in clackamas county Mr. Doyle refused to represent her on her new charges. That made zero sense to me. If your clinet has PREPAID you almost $8,000 ( & you've only spoke a couple times on phone met with her once which techniqually was free because he advertises a free consult) i would think you'd want to make it at least look like your earning the money. but NOT r. Doyle, he didn't even pretend to do a damn thing once he was paid. I mean can you blame him? if someone pays you in advance to do a job..hell, any job...you're gonna be less inclined to do it if you've already been paid. and it was apparent almost instantly. Honestly it was like as soon as he got paid and was hired, he completely changed...that eager, optimistic always available attorney became a quiet, pesimestic, hard to get ahold of passive aggressive jerk. He was hard to get ahold of & even when you got through he rarley knew what was going on with her case. god forbid you have a question about the other cases. we had nobody to navigate the legal end of all the other charges which was frustrating to say the least. He actually MISSED HER COURT. we sat in the courtroom shocked & angry that this man could keep $8,000 and not do a fucking thing to earn it. At least two times i called Mr. Doyle to pass along information (both times he was unaware and asked how i knew that information) i told him... I called the jail and asked. he only ever seemed concerned with money. Hiring Mr. Doyle was hands down one of the BIGGEST MISTAKES I've made to date. i wish someone would have told me all these things when i was researching best criminal defense attorney because MR. DOYLE IS NOT IT! HE'S A DUMP TRUCK, A WASTE OF MONEY, AND A COMPLETE WASTE OF YOUR FUCKING TIME. You will regret it. I Promise you. Your better off taking your chances with a public defender.

Steve is an excellent defense attorney who genuinely cares about his clients. His reputation for…read morebeing compassionate and representing ME instead of my case really held true. He was aggressive when he needed to be, mind you, because I needed a strong communicator to get the point across. He agreed that my case warranted a firm representative, but also was able to convey to the contrition that I actually felt about the situation (without me ending up in the clink). My association with him also helped my attitude on a personal level as well, the guy gives tough, fair advice, and I needed it. So thank you Steve, you made it a Christmas to be thankful for!!! The family sends their love as well.

When I started my divorce a grace family law Things seem to be OK but then things got worse and…read morethe worse my main attorney Matt disappeared and the billing went wild and my calls were not returned and several attorneys were very rude to me I went down to talk to Grace and Kyle lockedme out of the office I was extremely upset her fees are exorbitant I did my research and found out finally in the and grace dropped me I should've done more research on divorce attorneys before hiring grace a whole year went by and many many thousands of dollars and I'm still not divorced and I have no children and it was a simple process I feel extremely cheated proceed with extreme caution

This review is solely based of off the experience with follow up and initial conversation with…read moreintake to pursue a consultation with an attorney at this firm. After speaking with Kyle the office coordinator so called "Office Manager" KYLE last week about scheduling a consultation with one of the attorneys on a time sensitive issue I was told I would be contacted via email later that day with some dates and times available. With no response still as of today and several attempts to call in to try and schedule with no return calls back I can see why prior reviews with the same experience are apparent. More so I continued to try to make a consultation appointment yet again this morning and spoke with the receptionist who let me know KYLE was the only one who could schedule the consultation and he was unavailable. It wasn't until informed the receptionist of my frustration and experience with no follow up from KYLE and I wanted to speak with his higher up that he was instantly available. He reassured me he had emailed me yesterday from our first initial conversation a week a go and deemed himself that should have sufficed in lieu of not returning any calls prior that week with my time sensitive issue. After I let him know of his poorly conducted attempt to contact me back he then let me know non of the attorney's were available or could take my case. His exact words were "no one is available until after the new year". I understand completely that the firm has many cases as they came highly recommended but as a smaller firm it should not take over a week to get a response from a schedule coordinator to let a possible future client that all the attorney's are unavailable until after New Years. Really?? After calling KYLE on his lack there of his demeanor completely changed and I asked to be re routed to the front desk. Instead of being professional he asked why and why did I need to talk to the receptionist. I let him know that I wasn't going to continue the conversation with him and would like to speak with the front desk. This is when he informed me that he was the Office Manager and anything that needed to be left with the front desk he could be made aware of. Interesting how if you a not even a client but a prospective and that's how you are treated then how actual clients are treated. All in all I believe this was a way letting me know to dodge this firm like a bullet.

Mark was a great attorney? Except when it got got done done? He left me with a Restitution payment…read morethat I could never repay? I paid him 5k to resolve a case? He did alright in his pocket!! My Restitution was 25k no reason. But in Portland who else will take the case ? Walking bones wont flight for you? Bad lame super dump truck! Still paying Restitution to this day Had cancer and all .Love you Marky

DO NOT HIRE THIS FIRM!!!!! I only gave one star because I…read moredidn't know how to give zero. I am currently facing criminal charges and for the simple fact that my previous attorney committed suicide earlier this year I chose to go with this firm. Unknowingly that they are hourly. I literally got into an argument with Mark Cogan on the phone as to why is his quote 10,000 dollars and not 7,500 like all the other firms that I have called. He said this is his business he is the boss and he and he only sets the price. At no time during that conversation did he tell me that this firm is not flat rate as is 90% of all other Attorneys in the area. If I was upset about 2500 dollars then at that point it should have been explained to me that they are not flat rate and that a case like mine would be a lot more than 10,000 anyway. What he said (Mark) was that " if you have a problem with that price then maybe we're not the firm you should go with" never once did he say we are not flat rate. Otherwise why would anyone who is upset about the difference between 7500 and 10,000. Continue to go with this firm knowing it will be a lot more? I am not mentally insane and I work very hard for my income as a small business owner. That 10,000 set my family budget back and now not only did I explain this to Mark he knew that I didn't know it. He sent a request for funds and in the email he said that " some individuals who are in a financial bind can turn to friends and family members, here is a link for them" in the email. Obviously he knew that. He never sat down with me to even meet me before depositing my check into his account. Matter of fact I never met him at all! He claimed to be sick in the office when I came to meet him. Though he still had me sign the paperwork to hire him and accepted me check without explaining how their firm charges. I was set to go to trial in a couple weeks before I signed up with his firm. I can admit that I didn't read the fine print. And I do mean fine. Almost 1000 words on a sheet of paper, in front of a person who is facing charges is a lot to understand. I should have had someone go over the fee agreement with me. Anyone in his office could have easily explained that they are not a flat rate form like most others are and that they could be a lot more than 10 grand so think about that before you make your decision to commit to this firm for representation. DID THAT HAPPEN? NO! He might have a good courtroom reputation, but do not go with this firm. Mark Cogan does not care about people at all. He knew that I would it be able to afford his firm yet failed to properly go over the fee agreement with me. As I was arguing with him over 2500 dollars. Yet still he let me sign that fee agreement without him nor anyone else in the office explaining it to me. He may very well have been sick that day we were supposed to have our initial meeting. I don't know. What I do know is that I had hired a previous Attorney to represent me and she committed suicide. I hired his firm unknowingly of the fees that it would be. And I explained that to Mark. It was a honest mistake. I asked could he please help me. Maybe a sliding scale or limited scope of work. Knowing that I didn't understand his feelings agreement because no one in his office went over it with me. He didn't even reply to my email, just had his paralegal send me a letter of withdrawal from my case. He might be a great attorney but he is a terrible man. His morals are in line with money hungry politicians that tell you one thing but mean something different. He knows the situation I am in and took advantage of me. Pure evil, with no intent on serving the people he works for just his bank account.

John Bowles was extremely attentive to our situation. He was in a hurry to get to court that day,…read morebut he spent an extensive amount of time listening to our entire issue and even gave us a fair amount of advice. Thanks, John.

We hired John in February 2025 and he gave us hopes and dreams that we have a great case but he…read moreended being absent and disappeared. He is not professional at all and not recommended.