Melissa Lyn Garrison

Melissa Lyn Garrison

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Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 32 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Clackamas, OR
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business

13100 SE Sunnyside Rd Ste B, Clackamas, OR

About Melissa

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Business 50%

Personally advised over 300 businesses regarding corporate entities, LLPs, and LLCs on formation and general business issues. Business law and contract law instructor.

34 years | 350 cases

50%
Estate Planning 50%

Personally advised and represented more than 400 individuals, couples, and families regarding small and large estates, drafted wills and complex trusts including life estate and special needs trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives.

34 years | 450 cases

50%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 225-245 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 20 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2005

Suspended - Non-Disciplinary

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

Not Eligible to Practice Law (Not Entitled)

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Melissa Lyn Garrison

13100 SE Sunnyside Rd Ste B, Clackamas, OR, 97015

Law Offices of Melissa Lyn Garrison

12901 Se 97th Ave Ste 360, Clackamas, OR, 97015

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Posted by Alex | February 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Does not care about all her clients equally

I am a single case, so I can't speak to her broader treatment of clients, but I feel discarded and ignored. We went to her to get a revocable living trust. We initially waited 2 months to see her, due to her workload. I should have taken this as a sign. It's now been about 9 months since we finall...y signed our papers and we still don't have copies of them. She virtually never answers the phone, and never returns calls when I leave messages. I've sent 9-10 emails since May of 2018, and she has answered exactly 2 of them, both saying that she was sorry for being busy. The last one said she'd get back to us in a week... that was more than a month ago, and she's back to ignoring us. We gave up and are moving on to a new attorney. I'd really love to get copies of the paperwork we already paid for (in time, tears and cash), but I'm no longer holding my breath. In terms of the quality of the work in creating the paperwork, I have every faith that she did diligent work. She asked lots of good questions and helped us think through many contingencies that we hadn't previously considered. In the 2 actual meetings we had with her, she displayed the kind of care I had hoped for, and was in fact why we chose her. Unfortunately, after all of that... we have nothing to show for it. Since that last meeting in May of last year, we were so casually and so thoroughly discarded, you'd think she had retired. Because of this, I not only cannot recommend her, personally, but I must actively caution you against choosing her. It's not worth the frustration.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Associations

2007 - Present

Sandy Chamber of Commerce

Board Member

2007 - Present

North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce

Public Policy Team Member

2007 - Present

Oregon Women Lawyers

Member

Education

N/A

U of San Francisco SOL

law

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Univ of California Santa Cruz

undergraduate

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