John P Bowles

John P Bowles

4.4
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 28 years

Foreclosure Lawyer at Lake Oswego, OR
Practice Areas: Foreclosure, Landlord & Tenant, Lawsuits & Disputes

5200 SW Meadows Rd., Lake Oswego, OR

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2005
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About John

Biography

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 28 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1997

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2005

Location

Bowles Fernandez Law

5200 SW Meadows Rd., Lake Oswego, OR, 97035

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John P Bowles's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.4 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 13 reviews | 5 stars

Posted by Les and Sharon | February 24, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

HONEST AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON EVICTIONS

We came into contact with John Bowles and his firm, when we were facing a wrongful eviction. We consulted and hire him. John and his partner traveled hrs to our hometown to defend us. We have seen him in action and he knows the law and your rights as tenants. John and his partner truly care and make ...you feel like you have known them forever. One of the most genuine people (attorney) we have ever met! They are still fighting for our rights in this very difficult situation. We will absolutely recommend John to everyone we know! Thank you, you guys do awesome work! Thanks for caring!

Posted by Krystal | August 09, 2018 | Landlord & Tenant

John Bowles Amazing Lawyer

John Bowles is The Best, John came through on short notice and Represented my mom and I through our Eviction Situation He did such Amazing Job handling our case In amateur matter, John Bowles Won our case In Our Favor, A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO YOU JOHN BOWLES, YOUR THE BEST , YOU DIDN'T JUST R...EPRESENT US, YOU SAVED US ! THANK YOU SO MUCH, MOST DIFFENTLY WE WILL RECOMMEND YOU TO EVERYBODY WE KNOW! A BIG THANK YOU SHOUT OUT TO JOHN BOWLES! YOU ROCK!

Posted by anonymous | May 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Someone who cared

My husband and I were being wrongfully evicted and the landlords were just showing up anytime they wanted to, even forcefully entered our premisis. Mr. Bowels took good care of our family and won our case we would recommend him to anyone.

Posted by Ivan | March 02, 2014 | Foreclosure

Foreclosure issue? I absolutely recommend John, Jeff and Rick at Bowles/Fernandez Law Firm

After struggling for two years in modification hell I sought help and had my loan and note reviewed by an examiner. Several issues (some severe) were found so he recommended John Bowles at Bowles/Fernandez Law Firm. Throughout my process with the banks, I kept notes, paperwork and records of calls (s...ome recorded) so things were up to speed pretty quickly. I even knew when I had been turned over to the "Foreclosure Imminent Team" and that forced my hand to seek legal council due to their unscrupulous tactics. Though I felt overwhelmed by now, John was able to put together a game plan and start the process of fighting back. He knew I was VERY upset with the banks and their processes, but he was able to show a way forward. Even through some rough spots, John and his team were able to push through. After a year of back and forth, an offer was made that allowed me to keep my home that is a part of my family and my livelihood. As I write and post this positive review (and recommended them to others), I am making my payments and current on my home. Thank you John, Jeff and Rick!

Posted by Robert | December 03, 2013 | Foreclosure

John Bowles won't give up fighting for you.

My wife and I highly recommend John Bowles and the rest of the team at Bowles Fernandez Law firm. We had gotten ourselves in, for lack of a better phrase, a complete financial nightmare based on very poor legal advice from a Bankruptcy Attorney. One of the problems that arose from that bad advice w...as the recommendation that my wife file a quit claim deed turning her property ownership back to what she assumed was the primary lender since that is the company that all statements, correspondence and payments over the years had been going to. It turned out that another institution actually owned the loan which complicated our situation even more. So after over a year when we finally got before a bankruptcy trustee we found out that we could have never qualified for a chapter 7 judgment and a chapter 13 Bankruptcy would end up costing us more than if we just handled our financial debt through a debt consolidation company. Shortly after we backed out of the bankruptcy and had it dismissed the lawsuits from the first and second position lending institutions on my wife’s property started showing up. The primary lender was willing to allow up three months to try and sell the property to settle the debts against it. We quickly learned that that wasn’t going to be an option since now my wife had given up all ownership rights through the quit claim deed. At this point we had absolutely no idea what to do. We were already accepting of the fact that we would lose the property and at this point we really didn’t care, we just wanted to be done with the whole mess. Luckily, the Realtor that we were going to use to try to sell the property had other clients in similar bad situations like the one we found ourselves in and recommended Mr. Bowles based on very favorable results that other clients they worked with had once they retained Bowles Fernandez. Right from the start Mr. Bowles tried to put our minds at ease by explaining all the mostly negative aspects of the situation we had gotten ourselves into and even began brainstorming ideas that would help as much as possible, and we hadn’t even sent him a retainer yet. We could tell that he was pretty upset about situation the bankruptcy attorney had put us through and the unwillingness of the lending institutions to even consider working with us on a solution. At this point my wife and I just wanted this nightmare to end and were willing to just turn the property over to the banks. So Mr. Bowles changed his game plan from trying to help us retain our property to a position of getting us through this mess with no or at least as little further financial hit due to the foreclosure process. They made two excellent attempts at solutions with the second lending firm that, had it not been for the no win situation we put ourselves in due to the issues I described above, I’m confident would have worked. Even after this Mr. Bowles still didn’t give up on us and started the process of trying to protect us from any further financial burden due to a deficiency resulting from the foreclosure judgments. We found Mr. Bowles and his staff to be extremely knowledgeable, diligent and responsive throughout this process and regardless of the final outcome, we will always be thankful that we found him during this crisis because of the peace of mind it gave us knowing that we had someone capable, willing and able to fight for us. His willingness to be flexible on fee arrangements allowed up to continue fighting organizations with much deeper pockets than we had. I highly recommend John Bowles to anyone that finds themselves in a property foreclosure nightmare.

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John P Bowles's Lawyer Endorsements

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Diane Grover

Foreclosure lawyer | Oct 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"John is the kind of lawyer you want to hire to be your lawyer. He is personable and truly cares about his clients and diligently works to get the best results possible for them. John is extremely knowledgeable about foreclosure defense and his other areas of practice and he is not afraid to take on the tough challenging cases. I wholeheartedly endorse John Bowles."

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Diane Grover

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Dean Gibbons

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2005.

Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2005

updated on 02/04/2016

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

John’s comment:

“This was a year long suspension that began in 2005 due in large part to my failure to file income tax returns. It was in the midst of a contentious divorce. I have since resolved this matter, raised my children successfully, and I am happily remarried.”

Honors

1984

Good Conduct Medal, United States Marine Corps

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Attorney at Law, Bowles Fernandez Law

2007 - 2008

Vice President of Special Assets, PNC Multi-Family Capital

2005 - 2007

Relationship Manager Originations, Homestead Capital

1997 - 2005

Attorney at Law, Law Office of John P. Bowles

1997 - 1997

Attorney at Law, Law Office of David K. Link

Associations

2012 - 2012

DOJ Foreclosure Prevention Project

Foreclosure Defense Contributor

2008 - 2010

Lake Oswego Hunt Club

Volunteer

2007 - 2008

Waluga Neighborhood Association

Board Member

2005 - 2006

One With Creation

Board Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Hucke v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, et al. Or. App. A153582

Reversed and remanded.

Brandrup v. ReconTrust, United States District Court 311CV1390HZ

Prevailed. Oregon Supreme Court held that MERS is not a beneficiary under the Oregon Trust Deed Act. Furthermore, a non-judicial foreclosure Notice of Sale must identify the beneficiary and the use of MERS as the beneficiary is insufficient.

Digregorio v. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, et al. Or. App. A157399

Decision pending.

Urban Housing Development, LLC. v. Gurcharan Singh Or. App. A156459

Decision Affirmed on Appeal Without Opinion by Oregon Supreme Court

Graham v. ReconTrust Company, N.A. et al United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 12-35327

Settled

Federal National Mortgage Association v. Robert Bellamy, et al. Or. App. A152173

Reversed.

Federal National Mortgage Association v. Moon et al. Or. App. A153374

Settled

Bank of America, N.A. et al. v. Woods et al. Or. App. A156999

Reversed.

Randy Liu et al. v. Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 14-35202

Arguments Pending

Hoa Tran v. BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, et al. Or. App. A155976

Settled

Romani v Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 14-35018

Arguments Pending

Isidro Oropeza Juarez v. The Bank of New York Mellon, et al. Or. App. A154455

Settled

Woods et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association et al. United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 13-36037

Arguments Pending

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Education

1995

Lewis & Clark Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

University of Oregon

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1988

Fujian Teacher's College

1987

Beijing Foreign Languages Institute

1981

Jesuit High School

High School Diploma

Speaking Engagements

2013

Contested Foreclosure Litigation

Foreclosure

2012

HANDLING A FORECLOSURE CASE

Foreclosure Defense

Languages

Chinese, Min Nan

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