Josephine C Townsend

Josie was referred to me by a co-worker for a family law/divorce proceeding. Through out the process she was available via email or text when something came to mind that I needed answers on. If she was busy in court she would always respond promptly letting me know she'd follow up as soon as possib...le, which she always did. I was very anxious and concerned through the entire process as you can imagine it's a life altering event. I can say that she kept things calm and in control from the very beginning. I was often able to get advice in real time when needed as well. I hope I don't need any type of representation going forward but if I do I will ONLY go to Josie Townsend. All of my expectations were surpassed by her, Kevin and the team at her firm.

Pay attention. Be respectful, be assertive. This attorney may just *give* you some knowledge. Josie was the last of three attorneys I had appointments with regarding my PI case. A fairly straight forward, perhaps even routine case. I went to the other two much higher priced, highly recom...mended attorneys with the exact same info I went to Josie with. I had higher expectations at the higher priced, nice office, downtown PDX attorneys. Guess what. All the high priced, highly recommended attorneys wanted was for me to sign their 33.33% PI contracts before I left the initial "consultations". Like I said, my case was pretty straight forward. I thought so anyway, but wanted professional reassurance, and I had questions. I was injured, in a lot of pain. I was lucky to have survived, but with life long injuries. I had questions. Questions the other higher priced attorneys didn't want to answer without a signed contract. I felt like a dollar sign to them. I was kind of discouraged. I considered signing with one of them. I just wanted some answers! I had reasons for wanting representation. What if there wasn't enough insurance to cover my medical bills, etc. Perhaps simple answers cost money these days. Nope. I decided to keep my appointment with Josie, even though [internet] research revealed some less than favorable results about Ms. Townsend. All attorneys are sleazy, right? No. Do not [pre] judge. Everything you read on the Internet is not always indicative of an outcome, or even true, duh! I took the same documents, same set of questions to Josie as the other two highly regarded attorneys. Guessing it could be another high pressure, low info waste of time. Nope. Opposite. Josie went right in to helpful, educator mode. She helped me understand just how much I was on the right track, showing me how what I thought I already knew was in the official documents I had. How strong my case was. This info was not immediately obvious, because it was encoded in my documents. Impressively, she printed out the key and showed me how to use the key to decode my documents. She was honest. Basically told me I didn't need an attorney's help, but would do all she could for me if I chose to hire her. I had to ask her for her contract! She told me to take the contract home with me and return a signed copy if I decided I wanted her to help me further. She did not want me to sign it during that first meeting. WTF? Yep. I hired her. Her fee, lower than most every other attorney, was worth it (to me) just for the education. Money is money. Knowledge... is power. Thank you Josie. For giving me knowledge. Before I ever committed to giving you a penny. I will forever be grateful for that. Money comes. Money goes. Knowledge is forever. It may be routine for you. My injuries will never fully heal. Nobody can ever take away the knowledge I have gained by being patient enough to meet with you. I hired you mostly for that reason (and, also a little because I think you challenge the establishment). Doing the right thing. Not just the most lucrative things. No regrets. I will recommend your services to anyone I know. Don't ever change. Your life experience and willingness to challenge the establishment is refreshing. All of these things are why I chose to work with you. High 5! Thank you!

We sued the defendants, a collection agency, over 6 years ago for breach of contract and unpaid bills. Our first two attorneys allowed things to happen that diminished the value of our claim. Thankfully, Josie agreed to step in before we had no case left. She immediately painted a picture of realist...ic expectations, based on what was left of our case. Josie continually gave me homework to do in order to refute the lies of the defendants. She absolutely got some very important cornerstones of our case. As she soon found out, opposing counsel was not inclined to play fair or nice. He, like his clients, tried to spin things, stall, cheat and actually lie. All the while though, Josie kept her integrity in check and refused to engage in such behavior...nor would she put up with their ridiculousness. Josie was appalled to learn that the defendant's and their attorney wanted my personal & private medical records in order to agree to a continuance for interrogatories when I was diagnosed with a tumor in my pancreas. She didn't let that type of behavior interfere with her desire to bring resolution to our case. She sill maintained an extremely high level of professionalism. Our case finally went to trial beginning March 23, 2015. Josie was well armed with statues to fend off 11th hour attempts by the defendant's and their attorney, to have the case dismissed. She was able to present our case in the manner I wanted, by being truthful and providing documentation. The defendant's blatantly lied, played stupid and responded deceptively. She was patient with opposing counsel as he continually interrupted her with unnecessary objections, averaging over 20 objections per witness. She was professional enough to show opposing counsel how to use electronic equipment to aid with his presentations. She also pointed out where he should look when she was presenting exhibits to witnesses. Josie didn't ridicule or talk down to the defendants while they were testifying, which would have been easy to do since they were playing coy or flat our lying...which she was able to prove. Josie asked for me to write an opening and closing and questions for her to ask witnesses. This was huge because as I pay great attention to testimony and little details, I was able to regularly pass her notes for follow-up questions. I worked for the defendants so I know a lot about their procedures and practices, which was key to our success in this case. I suggested that we subpoena the officers of the defendant company, their employee wives and their attorney. Josie asked Connie and I to participate in everything as we are a team. Josie required us to show respect in the court at all times, including standing for the jury upon entry and exit. Her courtroom etiquette is exemplary. One of the key elements to our case was that the defendant's were engaging in breach by serving legal documents in cases they were a party to, which is clearly against state law. Josie was able to get them to admit and acknowledge this, on the record...and implicate their attorney as well. The defendants tried to claim they were allowed to breach because we breached first. They tried to claim we overcharged them in their counterclaim. Josie, because of her thoroughness, proved that these claims and allegations were false. She backed the defendants into the corner wherein they admitted they were wrong. After 6 yrs and 2 months, after a 4 day jury trial, the verdict came in...Verdict on both allegations for the Plaintiffs. Verdict on the counterclaim by the defendants denied. The juror's said they didn't find defendant's and their attorney credible or likeable. On the other hand, they found us likeable and credible. They also said they absolutely loved Josie and found her credible.

Ms.townsend is handling my divorce and child custody case. She has been an amazing resource to my family and has always gone above and beyond what my expectations are. She works hard, 7 days a week and is available to me most nights until late evenings. She has ALWAYS returned my calls and emails pro...mptly and has never disappointed me with her communication skills. She is a wonderful person, compassionate, and caring and will fight for what is right for all her clients. There were times I was not being realistic in my pursuits and Ms. Townsend was very clear always giving me advice even if it was not what I wanted to hear it was what I NEEDED to hear. She is fair, honest and forthright and will always look out for everyone's best interests that she represents. Josie has helped me out of one of the darkest periods of my life and helped me back on my feet. I will recommend her services to anyone needing legal advice. She is a true professional that restored my faith in the law profession.

I've had many lawyers in the past as I spent a lot of time in the judicial system as a juvenile. I had an unfortunate incident this last year that left me facing possible tens of years in a state penitentiary. Josephine was an excellent defense attorney and from the beginning she was proactive at cre...ating the most reasonable and allowable sentence for my situation. The end result of all of her hard work warranted a 6 month work release incarceration. She is caring, thoughtful, intelligent and very resourceful. I will continue to recommend her to all of my relatives and close friends.