J Hank Pailet

Hank made something as sensitive and difficult as a divorce an easy and straight forward process. He listened to me, gave me honest and fair advice, and advocated for me throughout the whole process. Hank had my best interest at heart and this was evident from the beginning. I wholeheartedly trust Ha...nk, and would recommend him to anyone in need of a lawyer. Hank constantly provided updates, and answered any questions I had happily. He was very easy to contact and hear back from promptly. Hank fights for his clients and handles your case efficiently. If I had to do my divorce process over again; the only thing I would change is reaching out to Hank sooner.

I would suggest looking elsewhere! There are plenty of other GOOD attorneys out there. This is not one of them. Hired his services, and did nothing but put me in a hole of 5 mo. Couldn't remember my file, then charges you to re-review and consult. Never requested the Discovery from opposing counse...l in 5mo time. Never special set our hearing, since most if not all divorces take 5hrs to litigate. So left this as an assigned trial which could and would be a continued roller-coaster of delays even getting a judge scheduled for 5 hrs in Multnomah County. Never relayed any information that should have been given to opposing counsel, asked if I was seeking retribution for being upset based on the opposing counsel parenting plan (very limited access to kids for no reason) which any judge would deny (verified this with another attorney) and then up and quit the firm at Goldberg Jones. Asking if I want to retain and asked for an addition $10K retainer. Ha! If you want to be dug into a hole than what is already a bad situation, then Hank is for you.

Hank represented me in my tumultuous divorce this year. My wife absconded with our son to Arizona when she found out I was going to divorce her, right at the start of COVID lockdowns. I switched attorneys and Hank began representing me after a couple months of dealing with another attorney who was no...t invested in my case. Foremost, Hank effectively got my son back to Oregon and helped me get parenting time immediately upon his return. We were faced with a plethora of lies and deceit from my ex and Hank helped me stay focused on my top priority throughout the process; time with my son. Hank was honest, compassionate, and thorough throughout my divorce. I never once felt like he wasn’t dedicated to my case. He was prompt in responding to text, emails, and phone calls. I won’t go into all the details, but I had a lot of chips stacked against me in my case and Hank was still able to help me walk away with nearly 50/50 parenting time. As far as his waking hours, my son gets to spend more time with me than he does with anyone else. Hank was honest with me during our mediation and during every step of the way about the likely outcome of my case was. While I didn’t walk away with everything I wanted (no fault of Hank), we reached our top priority of making sure I got ample time with my son. If you want an attorney that is going to meet you where you are with compassion, respect, integrity, and dedication then Hank Pailet is your guy. I would highly recommend Hank to any Dad that is fighting for their children because Hank will be right there alongside you fighting like hell for you and your kids.

I hired Hank to step in after being unrepresented at my divorce trial. He quickly on-boarded and kept the opposing council from overstepping during the completion of the Judgement. Moreso, he helped formulate a plan to recover from the punitive support payments that were due to opposing council mis...representing my income and silencing my attempt to portray the truth in the trial. Not only is he easy to work with, but I feel his guidance and approach saved me hundreds of thousands in support payments through negotiating a successful modification.

I hired Hank after interviewing three other attorneys. I'm so glad I did and I would recommend you do the same. This guy was on point and very strategic throughout the entire process. He was upfront and honest with me all along the way always explaining the upside and downside of all situations... and that is critical for divorce. I also admire how prepared and tenacious he is in court. The guy will not be out witted or prepared and hes super aggressive when needed. The guy is a total winner and I could not recommend him any higher. Please do yourself a favor and hire this guy.....you will not be disappointed!