Elaine D Smith-Koop

Elaine D Smith-Koop

3.7
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 35 years

Family Lawyer at Salem, OR
Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Child Support

528 Cottage St. NE, Suite 204B, Salem, OR

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Family 34%

Attorney Smith-Koop is a premier family law attorney that can help you with your family legal needs. She has over 29 years of experience helping people in Oregon through their family issues. Give her a call now.

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Child Custody 33%

Your children are your most important asset. To make sure your parenting schedule is fair to both parents, call Attorney Smith-Koop today for a case evaluation.

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 35 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1990

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Elaine D. Smith-Koop, LLC

528 Cottage St. NE, Suite 204B, Salem, OR, 97301

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Elaine D Smith-Koop's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

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Posted by Heather | June 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Poor quality

I hired Elaine for custody/parenting plan. She called my daughter the wrong name twice. She failed to communicate in a timely manner, with me and the opposing attorney. She seemed to be unconcerned or forgetful about my daughter's safety and mine as well. Overall experience was very unsatisfactory.

Posted by Tony | April 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Uncontested Divorce

My Recommendation

After an emotional decision I offered to my wife am uncontested divorce. After an Internet research for a local attorney to facilitate this I discover Ms. Smith-Koop. Unfortunately my wife took her own action and filed. I kept my appointment with Ms. Smith-Koop. I will attest that I was completely d...istraught. Not only did she walk me throught all my options she kind and presented me the facts. My position was to be fair and reasonable to my wife. Ms. Smith-Koop provided all the resources necessary to accomplish this goal. During the process I discovered her knowledge of not only all the laws but also of the system, attorneys, judges and courts. I would highly recommend her to represent anyone for a fair and satisfactory result.

Posted by John | February 12, 2014 | Family

Experience and Knowledge Shows

Elaine represented me in a difficult paternity case. My case was challenging to say the least and I was fairly doubtful of my chances at winning. Most of the feedback/opinion I received from other attorneys in Elaine's area of expertise (paternity) wasn't too optimistic. Elaine was the only one who ...truly gave me hope and her feedback/opinion on my case was more knowledgeable of the law than some of the other attorney's feedback whose rates were much higher than Elaine's. Elaine is a skilled professional who is highly knowledgeable and very competent in the area of paternity and family law. Elaine and her legal staff helped me win a very difficult paternity case and both their experience and competence are admirable.  I am very happy with the outcome of my case and the services provided. Given my overall experience with Elaine, I would highly recommend Elaine and her staff to represent you if are looking for an attorney that truly knows and skillfully practices the law!!

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2020

Notable, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2002 - Present

Solo Practitioner, Oregon Family Law

1991 - 2001

General Practitioner, Brown, Tarlow, Smith & Bridges,

1991 - 1991

Deputy District Attorney, Yamhill County District Attorney's Office

1990 - 1991

Judicial Law Clerk, Yamhill County Circuit Court

1989 - 1990

Court-Certified Law Clerk, Marion County District Attorney's Office

Associations

2015 - 2018

Oregon State Bar State Professional Responsibility Board

Member

Education

1990

Willamette University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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