Clayton Lee Spencer

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Clayton Lee Spencer

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31 reviews
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Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 32 years

Family Lawyer at Vancouver, WA
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody ... +2 more

303 East 16th Street, Vancouver, WA

Virtual Consultation Available

About Clayton

Biography

Your Personal Family Law Attorney!

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 35%

35%
Divorce and Separation 30%

30%
Child Custody 20%

20%
Child Support 10%

10%
Criminal Defense 5%

Restraining orders, no-contact orders, pertaining to Family Law

5%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 32 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Oregon for 27 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1998

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

SPENCER LAW PLLC

303 East 16th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98663

spencerlawpllc.com/

Clayton Lee Spencer's Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by Krista | July 01, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Recommend

Clayton has done a fantastic job finalizing my parenting plan! He talks fast (admittedly) because he has so much energy and passion for what he does and doesn’t want to waste your time. He’ very knowledgeable in family law and sets reasonable expectations whether it was what I wanted to hear or not.... He looks out for his clients best interest and the child in my case.. what I was most impressed by was after about 8 months, he returned my voicemail right away to answer my questions and spent about 15 minutes of his time giving me advice with expecting nothing in return. He is top notch!

Posted by Heather | July 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child Custody Lawyer

Mr. Spencer is a honest and thorough lawyer. I hired him to represent me in a child custody case. He took me through a variety of outcomes that may occur and asked me questions so we could create the most beneficial case. When me and the other party came to an agreement on our own time, Mr. Spencer a...nd his secretary Jill helped complete the parenting plan and Jill filed the paperwork quickly. Jill was able to assist me and answer any questions I had. I will hire them again if I ever need legal help in the future.

Posted by Dani | August 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Absolute confidence and respect for this amazing attorney!

My ex blindsided me by changing our parenting plan (without serving me) as I discovered on the eve prior to a two week international vacation. I sent an email to four different attorneys offices and Clayton was the only one who called me immediately that Friday morning. He reassured me of my right...s and encouraged me to enjoy my vacation and we would team up to handle the legal situation upon my return. The other three attorneys replied to my email with vague information and request for retainer to get started. Clayton never even mentioned money on that first phone call! I liked him from that first conversation and he never disappointed throughout the process. Clayton is clear and concise with his words and extremely knowledgeable about the law. I found him to be very honest and he communicated with me every step of the process. He gave his honest assessment of things along the way and gave me the information I needed to make informed decisions in regards to my legal situation. I had worked with a local “legal assistant” on a previous matter and while she was a bit cheaper in price, so was her service. I was afraid to hire an attorney, based on a previous experience of an attorney working to seemingly create billable hours rather than come to a resolution with the case. Clayton was not this guy! In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to find his charges were very reasonable! I still have money left to go back to college and for that I am very grateful. I can’t thank him and his assistant Jill enough for handling my legal issue with such efficiency and professionalism. I felt proud and empowered to have such a strong legal representative in my corner. I hope I never need to hire an attorney again but if I do, Clayton will be the one!

Posted by Tony | February 28, 2019 | Child Custody

Great discussion - he was full of knowledge!

I called Clayton to discuss getting custody of my children from a different state. I even set an appointment. He called me the same day and we chatted for about 20 mins. He was VERY knowledgeable and explained in great detail what my options were. in the end, he suggested there was no reason to meet ...as i had just had a free consultation! I was very impressed with his professionalism and clear, detailed explanations of my situation. when i need a lawyer again, for anything divorce related, this is my guy!

Posted by Laura | January 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Client

Clayton Spencer is the best attorney! He took on my child custody case which was a mess prior to hiring Clayton. I am so blessed I had Clayton he put out all the fires in my case that kept dragging on. Clayton really cares about his clients and really is there for his clients.

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Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2026

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2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2014

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Judge Pro Tem, Clark County Superior Court

1998 - Present

Partner, Spencer and Sundstrom, PLLC

2007 - 2012

City Attorney, City of Ridgefield

1998 - 2008

Prosecuting Attorney, Battle Ground Municipal Court

Associations

Clark County Bar Association

Member

Education

1993

Northwestern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Western Washington University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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