I first met Laurel after a year of battling through a divorce and not seeing my children. She immediately made me feel better about my situation and went to war for me. I can't put into words how amazing she was from start to finish. Her per hour billable rate was slightly higher than my first attorn...ey I had, but she got the job done so much more efficiently and with purpose that it was a tremendous savings on my part. She is the most caring and professional person I have ever dealt with from any industry. I highly suggest you take the time to meet with her before trusting some of the most important details of your life with anyone else. She is the best!

I used this firm (specifically Laurel Hook) to help me with a parenting time issue. They ended up "inappropriately billing" me to the tune of thousands of dollars. I've seen other clients of the firms billing statements and the same thing happened to them. In 2011 a judge ruled that they "inappropria...tely billed" me and they were ordered to pay me back. I filed a complaint with the Oregon State Bar. Almost four years later, the Bar found that Laurel Hook, a named partner in the firm had indeed "inappropriately billed" me. She was punished by the Bar, but the Bar basically let her off the hook (no pun intended) by NOT putting this on her record. How did Ms. Hook "inappropriately bill" me? She had a clerk write a two sentence letter to me and send it. She billed it to her (Hook) at her rate of (around) $300 per hour. This turned out to be a (about) $90 charge. Ms. Hook did this 18 times, and attorney Brad Miller did it 18 times, according to the Multnomah County Court. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The entire complaint can be seen by making a request through the Oregon State Bar. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.