Zachary Winston

Zach did a wonderful job representing me during a DHS investigation against me. I called probably 15 other lawyers before contacting Zach and he immediately instilled so much confidence in me and knew exactly how to handle my case. Zach responds very promptly to emails and is extremely professional.... There are good lawyers and then there are brilliant lawyers and Zach absolutely is a brilliant lawyer. Zach was able to accomplish exactly what I had hoped for and no charges were ever pressed against me. Zach is a fantastic, honest, hard working lawyer and I am forever grateful that he represented me.

It was a pleasure working with Zach. Zach defended our son. Our family was going through the hardest time of our lives and it gave us comfort knowing that he was fighting for us because he truly believed in what we were fighting for. Zach was very diligent and even though he has other cases he was al...ways up to date on our case. Every time I called, even when he was busy, he would make himself available. We had a huge win and Zach seemed as happy as we were. If for some reason we are ever in an unfortunate situation again I will definitely call Zach first.

Although in was not able to retain Mr. Winston I feel inclined to review him. His eagerness to help and his willingness to make sure that I can find an attorney was outstanding. He truly cares and is the kind of person you want fighting beside you. He did everything he said he would and is willing t...o do more to assist me. I recommend him because honesty and being genuine is so rare. I spoke with over 65 attorneys in the Portland area and was getting nowhere 1 day speaking with him and I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere. I can not appreciate his effort any more then I do. Lawyers like him will help change the world and people's lives.

About 3 weeks ago, my family and I needed the help of an attorney for settling a legal dispute with DHS. I called 7 or 8 different law offices; most of them either did not answer the phone at all or connected me to a receptionist who put me on hold and told me the attorney would call back. Most of th...e time, the attorney did not call back. The law office of Mark Cogan and partners was different. After briefly explaining our situation to David, their receptionist, I was immediately connected to Zach Winston. Zach and I spoke for about half an hour about our predicament, after which he invited us to come to the office in person for a free consultation, which we did a day later. In minute detail, both Zach and Mark patiently and attentively went over the ins and outs of our situation together in their office in downtown Portland, a meeting that lasted over an hour. At no point did the meeting feel rushed, and I was particularly impressed with both attorney's penchant for simply listening to what we had to say. It was very clear to me after this meeting that this is a group of attorneys that genuinely care about justice for Oregon families, that customer service really is the cornerstone of the business model for this office. In the weeks that followed, I contacted Zach numerous times by phone, and he was always available to take my call and offer his sound, informed opinion on our developing situation with DHS.