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Shelly Kay Perkins
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Biography
Shelly K. Perkins is the owner and primary lead attorney at Perkins Law, LLC, a thriving General Law Practice specializing in family law, criminal law, mediation services, employment law, business contract law, and estate planning. Shelly’s specialty in family law has seen her through the filing of hundreds of domestic relations cases and thousands of hours in the courtroom. Due to this experience, alongside her prior experience as a deputy district attorney, Shelly is able to provide a solid footing for her clients that face the unfortunate, yet inevitable, chaos that surrounds divorce, custody, parenting time, and support issues. Shelly’s business acumen, acquired during her dual undergraduate degrees in Business Management and Information Systems Analysis and applied during her multiple decade ownership of a small manufacturing business, lends itself well into complex divorces, business litigation, and contract formation.
She is an Oregon native, graduate of Portland State University, further graduate of Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, and member of the Oregon State Bar since 1997. As an avid tennis player, she is happy to apply her tenacious, aggressive, and confident nature to another court. She also enjoys reading and running.
When settling is not possible, you want an advocate who will step in and battle hard to preserve your rights and protect your family, Perkins Law will do just that. Under our watch, no one will take advantage of you!
When settling is not possible, you want an advocate who will step in and battle hard to preserve your rights and protect your family, Perkins Law will do just that. Under our watch, no one will take advantage of you!
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Child Custody
35%
Divorce and Separation
35%
Mediation
15%
Estate Planning
10%
Fees and Rates
Awards
2024 2022 2021
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Licenses
Licensed in Oregon for 28 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 1997
No misconduct found
Location
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Shelly Kay Perkins's Reviews
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Recommendation (58)
General Knowledge (39)
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Character & Conduct (29)
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Posted by Carolyn | December 25, 2013 | Child Custody
She is fantastic!
Shelly is fantastic ~ we used her to get custody of my son's newborn daughter. Her expertise helped us to get 50/50% custody of the baby. She works a lot at night and frequently I would email her a question at night, and I would get an answer within a few minutes!
Posted by anonymous | June 07, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Didn’t even stand up
In our most desperate time, fighting for the safety of our children the Perkins law firm, specifically Shelly Perkins and Jesse Morris, took my case. Jesse showed up in court and when they called our case Jesse didn’t even stand up so I essentially represented myself while paying a lawyer to be pres...
Posted by Nathan | March 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Family
If you want your own lawyer to screw you, just hire Shelly Perkins.
Shelly was hired to help me fight a restraining order and help extend parenting time with my daughter. Not only did she have me spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to do so, she got all my parenting time removed. She continuously undermined my case and babbled in front of the judge to the poin...
Posted by anonymous | February 28, 2014 | Divorce & Separation
KEEP LOOKING. THIS IS NOT AN ATTORNEY YOU WANT FOR FAMILY MATTERS
I had Ms. Perkins for my divorce case. She comes across as a tough and knowledgeable attorney. But in reality she is a good sales person. When it came to handling my case, she has done some very serious mistakes that ultimately cost me a lot more money and I lost on those issues. I had to fire Ms. P...
Shelly Kay Perkins's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I practice as a domestic relations attorney as opposing counsel against Shelly in the Tri-County area. I have handled several cases where Shelly represented the opposing party. In my experience she's a professional and tenacious advocate for her clients. I believe a more important skill she possesses is the ability to work with her clients and opposing counsel to help her clients avoid the substantial cost and risk associated with fully contested divorce and custody cases when the parties would be better off working toward a cooperative resolution. I endorse Shelly's skills and professionalism."
"Ms. Perkins is a highly skilled family law attorney based in Clackamas, Oregon."
"I endorse this lawyer. She is very experienced, well versed in the law and committed to resolving cases with her clients' best interests at heart. She is well thought of by the bench, and an accomplished litigator."
"I endorse this lawyer. Shelly is a skilled advocate and fights hard for her clients. She is a true professional."
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"I have worked with Ms. Perkins on several cases and found her to be knolwedgeable and experienced. She works hard for her clients and acts professionally at all times."
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"I endorse Shelly due to her experience, integrity and knowledge in family law. She is highly regarded by her peers for good reason. She does an excellent job of advocating for her clients while maintaining professionalism in the legal community."
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Experience
Honors
2020
Best Divorce Lawyers in Gresham, Expertise
2018
Client's Choice Award 2018, Avvo
Work Experience
2020 - Present
Attorney, Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee
2010 - Present
Managing Attorney & Owner, Perkins Law, LLC
2010 - 2010
Associate, Garrison Law Group, LLC
1997 - 2000
Deputy District Attorney, Clackamas County District Attorney
Associations
2016 - Present
Oregon Women LawyersAttorney Member
2011 - Present
Clackamas County Bar AssociationAttorney Member
2011 - Present
Multnomah Bar AssociationAttorney Member
1997 - Present
Oregon State BarAttorney Member
Education
1996
Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2020
Oregon Family Law Practice for Paralegals
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Languages
English