Craig Cowley
Portland, OR
Licensed for 36 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Divorce and Family
Language
English
About
Success in handling a family law dispute involves more than gettinga good result. Success includes achieving a good result, but not atall costs. Success can best be measured by the value of what is leftafter your legal action is over. Craig seeks to solve family law problems not with a “no holdsbarred” approach, not following the notion that “might makes right,”but rather in a way that allows a client to maintain his or herintegrity; in a way that restores spirit, protects relationships andpromotes hope for the best possible future. Craig personally values justice over force, wisdom over justice andmercy over wisdom. He seeks to help his clients make their choicesintelligently, mindful of the consequences for themselves and forothers involved; and to guide each situation toward a just outcome.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Divorce and separation
Family
Language
English
Contact
Gevurtz, Menashe, Larson & Howe PC115 NW 1st AveSuite 400Portland, OR, 97209
Office: N/A
Website: N/AReviews
Craig sorted out what was a difficult mixed-property dissolution and obtained a favorable result in a settlement. Craig was my first and only attorney in this dissolution. Craig was consistent during the transitions. He explained the law to me and at critical times during settlement provided good, sound, conservative advise. I was confident after being educated by Craig that I could stand firm on certain issues, while giving on others.
We hired this attorney for my son's divorce and found him to be passive and quiet. He let everyone walk over him in court and didn't represent my son's best interests. We felt he was siding with my son's wife and he didn't get us a court date after asking him frequently for one. We feel he was just stringing us along to bring in money for the firm. As we hadn't dealt with a divorce in our family before, we didn't realize how bad things were until my son was about 30 thousand dollars in debt and he still didn't get a divorce after over 2 years. My son fired him and hired another attorney. The divorce wasn't a difficult one so there wasn't any reason why it wasn't finalized much sooner. We don't recommend this attorney for anyone.
Craig sorted out what was a difficult mixed-property dissolution and obtained a favorable result in a settlement. Craig was my first and only attorney in this dissolution. Craig was consistent during the transitions. He explained the law to me and at critical times during settlement provided good, sound, conservative advise. I was confident after being educated by Craig that I could stand firm on certain issues, while giving on others.
We hired this attorney for my son's divorce and found him to be passive and quiet. He let everyone walk over him in court and didn't represent my son's best interests. We felt he was siding with my son's wife and he didn't get us a court date after asking him frequently for one. We feel he was just stringing us along to bring in money for the firm. As we hadn't dealt with a divorce in our family before, we didn't realize how bad things were until my son was about 30 thousand dollars in debt and he still didn't get a divorce after over 2 years. My son fired him and hired another attorney. The divorce wasn't a difficult one so there wasn't any reason why it wasn't finalized much sooner. We don't recommend this attorney for anyone.