I hired this attorney to help my disabled son, who was incarnated with abusive staff. She was able to resolve permanently, having staff reassigned, and our son placed in a progressive situation that led to his release, after much additional work. She was compassionate, and diligent, as well as person...able. I am grateful.

I hired Ms. Townsend for a child custody case. In the beginning I was going to court without a lawyer, just me and my Mom. It felt like no one was listening to me and thought I would lose my son. My Mom was able to find a lawyer for me that didn't ask for $1000 of dollars before talking to me. She li...stened to me and I knew I hired the right lawyer. She stuck with me to the end making going to court so much easier. I could always talk to her. I won the custody case because of Josephine Townsend. Ms. Townsend is dedicated to her clients. She kicks injustice in the butt.

Josie was the best, definitely made the right choice to hire her for my mom!!!! We were highly recommended to do a consultation with her by another lawyer and it was the best decision made. We talked to plenty of other lawyers and seemed like they didn’t want to help and just take our money but when ...we went to see Josie she actually took the time to listen to what we had to say and was very patience with us. Josie was very straight forward and was very honest. Josie was actually wanting to help us and told us exactly what it was and what we could expect out of our case. She responds quickly to emails and text messages and even when she was in court she would let me know she would get back to me as soon as she was done so it made everything easier. Our case wasn’t the easiest but Josie definitely “won” and the outcome was great. I would highly recommend Josie she is the absolute best and she cares which makes a huge difference in her clients. If you or anyone is looking for an awesome lawyer Josie is the go to lady very knowledgeable and a very smart women!!!!!!

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!