James David Lutes

James David Lutes

4.2
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 12 years

Family Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Support, Child Custody

115 NW 1st Ave, Suite 400, Portland, OR

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 12 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2013

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Location

Gevurtz Menashe Larson Howe, PC

115 NW 1st Ave, Suite 400, Portland, OR, 97209

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James David Lutes's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by Mike | October 24, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Expert handling of multifaceted and complex family divorce case

James was the ultimate professional with a superior knowledge base of handling multiple issues including military disability compensation, and exploring historical divorce cases, bringing the greatest offense to prove all of my rights and desires relating to my extensive divorce case. I was medically... retired from the military, which James researched extensively, and was able to handle with finding matching cases to prove the correct way to proceed to the presiding judge. I had my retirement, current wages and a Social Security case to handle all at once to come up with the correct child support payment and James handled it perfectly!! He also was able to handle my parenting plan at the same time because of a move out of State while trying to handle everything. Timely response and a very good value lawyer for the experience he brings to the table!! Well respected by his piers and the law community at large, especially the local judges. I can't say enough about how happy I was with James's work on my case. I was able to get everything I wanted in the case because of his expert handling and information gathering with regards to my complex case!!

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Joel Geelan

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 22

Relationship: Co-worker

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Anna Friedhoff

Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 18

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Deanna Rusch

Unknown lawyer | Aug 01

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer as one of the up and coming family law attorneys in Southwest Washington. James has already commanded a skilled and confident courtroom demeanor and has garnered the respect of judicial officers and fellow lawyers in the community."

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Associate, Gevurtz Menashe Larson Howe, PC

2013 - 2014

Associate Attorney, Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, PC

2011 - 2013

Legal Assistant, Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, PC

Associations

2013 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

Clark County Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

Clark County Volunteer Lawyer’s Program

Volunteer Attorney

Education

N/A

University of Oregon

BS - Bachelor of Science

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Willamette University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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Languages

English

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