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My focus is on providing quality, individualized representation for my clients and obtaining the best result for each client's needs. I am committed to making sure my clients know what is happening every step of the way.
My areas of expertise include divorce, dissolutions of domestic partnerships, modifications, adoptions, custody, enforcement and protective orders. My background in criminal defense helps me advocate aggressively on behalf of my clients.
I have been practicing family law since 2007. I obtained his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and my bachelor's degree in history from the University of Michigan.
I enjoy mountain climbing, hiking, backpacking, reading literature and Shakespeare.
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Acquired: 2006
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1140 SW 11th Avenue, Suite 500, Portland, OR, 97205
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Posted by Gail | April 21, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Sam is professional, efficient, and has helped me achieve the desired outcome in my divorce case. I respect Sam both as a person with the utmost integrity, and as an attorney with tremendous experience in family law. If I ever need a family law attorney in the future, Sam is the attorney I will use. ...
Posted by Chris | February 6, 2025 | Hired Attorney
In my humble opinion, Sam is either not qualified or too busy to take on anything but the most of simple of divorce cases. He would take days or weeks to respond (If he even DID respond) to requests and email. In the roughly 7 months we worked together, he was incapable of providing any useful counse...
Posted by anonymous | September 28, 2024 | Hired Attorney
I appreciated Sam J. Kuzma’s highly skilled abilities in navigating Oregon Family Law, in patiently listening to my complex case details, in showing compassion with professionalism, and in prioritizing the imperatives to develop a powerful, truthful, trial action plan! Sam is a kind, humble, powerfu...
Posted by MG | September 4, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Sam Kuzma did a masterful job navigating the minefield that was my divorce. Since I was the Petitioner, he wrote the Stipulated Judgment. He did a fantastic job of preparing me for what was to happen down the road. I certainly wasn't the best client, but he persevered and did not stint on effort. I h...
Posted by Annie | March 4, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Sam is a rockstar and went above and beyond for our family when faced with an unexpected divorce and custody dispute. He helped streamline the process and simplified things, he helped me understand what my rights were and what I could and couldn’t expect out of the process and really supported our ki...
"Sam Kuzma is an intelligent and passionate lawyer. He has the ability to tackle the most complex and contentious of legal issues with grace and aplomb. He is an effective communicator that cares very deeply for his clients. I believe Sam to be an asset to his clients and the legal community."
"I have had the opportunity to work with Sam on a variety of legal issues. Sam has the ability to conquer complex legal issues and communicate the law in an effective and intelligent manner. Not only is Sam an excellent attorney, he is a outstanding member and contributor to his community."
"As a classmate of Sam's, I know his work ethic to be admirable and his commitment to professionalism and the well-being of his clients to be excpetionally high. I would be pleased for my family members and friends to be his clients, and I would be confident in his counsel to them."
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2023 - Present
Attorney, McKean Smith, LLC
2018 - 2023
Owner, Kuzma Law, LLC
2012 - 2018
Associate, Gevurtz Menashe Larson Howe, PC
2007 - 2012
Associate Attorney, John H. Tuthill & Associates
2007 - 2007
Associate Attorney, The Law Firm of Gary Carlson and Associates
2005 - 2005
Summer Clerk, Legal Aid Services of Oregon
2007 - Present
Oregon State Bar, Family Law Section
2006 - Present
Oregon State BarMember
2002 - Present
University of Michigan Alumni AssociationMember
2008 - 2012
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
2008 - 2010
Oregon State Bar, House of DelegatesDelegate
2007 - 2012
Oregon State Bar, Criminal Law Section
2007 - 2012
Tillamook County Bar AssociationSecretary
2007 - 2011
Oregon State Bar, Legal Heritage Interest Group CommitteeMember
2006 - 2012
Oregon State Bar, Real Estate and Land Use Section
2006 - 2012
Oregon State Bar, Estate Planning and Administration Section
2006 - 2012
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
2006 - 2012
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
2006 - 2012
American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
2006 - 2012
American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division
2006 - 2011
Oregon State Bar, New Lawyers Division
2004 - 2012
American Bar AssociationMember
Not Guilty jury verdict on all five counts.
2006
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2009
Planned giving, charitable giving, estate planning
2010
English
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
I an MIP will my license get sus? Can I get some type of diversion instead of being convicted of this violation?
21 Mar 2011
How long does it take for the DA to file charges on domestic violence in Oregon?
19 Oct 2010
Do we still have to pay child support for a child attending school if he goes to job core, not college?
10 Jun 2010