team-member

William Macke

Portland, OR

Licensed for 12 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Criminal Defense

Language

Spanish

About

William was born and raised on the western slopes of the Wallowa mountains in eastern Oregon.  From there, he criss-crossed the nation, attending film school in New York City, remodeling houses in Seattle and landscaping in the San Juan Islands, before settling in Portland in 2008. His diverse background informs his litigation style, combining an agressive hands-on approach with eye towards narrative detail.  This approach allows you to present your case as a compelling struggle of right against wrong with proven results in winning the support of judges and juries, alike.   

Practices Areas

Criminal Defense

Personal Injury

Divorce and separation

Employment and labor

Language

Spanish

Contact

William J. Macke & Associates4411 Ne Tillamook StPortland, OR, 97213-13174411 Ne Tillamook StPortland, OR, 97213-1317

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
February 9, 2018

My minor child was attacked by a group of tweeked out druggies in our yard. My child was forced to defend himself. The cops then arrested my child on the grounds of defending himself with what he had in his hand at the time being in their terms "a deadly weapon". Not a single bad guy was charged with a crime that night. My son had never been in trouble with the law, was a volunteer in the community, was very active in his school, and was an upstanding citizen... things were not looking too good for him since the cops wanted to charge him with attempt murder. It was a sickening time in our lives. We felt betrayed, alone, and paranoid of revenge from the bad guys and no protection from the police. Will Macke stepped in and took up my son's cause. He was steadfast, honest, and didn't waver. He knew his laws, supported my son's decisions, explained things on a level that we all understood, and even came to our home when he came to our town for court. Ultimately we won. All charges were dismissed. Will's knowledge of the laws, and his unwavering fight for my son was incredible. That was in 2011, and there is not one single day that goes by that I do not think of Will. Infact, I send him a Christmas card every year. He touched us on more than just a professional level. He defended my son as a friend would. I highly recommend him!! He's got your back!

Andres T
January 27, 2012

Will Macke has worked with me on two different cases simultaneously, a criminal case and a child support case. My experience working with him was excellent. I would describe Will as a human being, that actually cares about helping you. He kept in contact with me at all times, getting back to me promptly; if he does not know something, he will find out the answer and get back to you. I have a high level of respect for Mr. Macke for being genuine and caring. I have highly recommended him to other people and will continue to highly recommend him to anyone. If I ever need legal representation, he will be the first person I call. He is very reasonably priced.

Teresa
October 26, 2011

Will has done an outstanding job for me ! I had another attorney which cost me alot of money and got me no where. and then i tried to handle my situation by myself and couldn't. I needed legal advice. I was very scared to hire another attorney, but when i found will he was very honest and has worked very hard on my case, And always makes me feel like everything will work out and be ok ! And it always does, Will really cares about his work and his clients and it shows. He is just a great attorney, and a great, great person and i will always recomend him.

anonymous
May 24, 2010

Okay. I have been working with this guy for a while now. He is impeccable. He is young (so may not know EVERYTHING right off the bat) but he quickly does his thorough research and has the right info. He is VERY reasonably priced, has impeccable morals, and is truly concerned for his clients. I'm really glad I started working with him. I consider him a friend. I have worked with other attorneys before and felt like another check-writer. With him, he genuinely shows concern for his clients and works incredibly hard. Plus, he is a loyal family man and friend... which might not seem directly related but help to paint the total picture. So... if you are looking for an honest, dependable, affordable (and worth it!), knowledgeable, attorney, I would definitely recommend him.

jaqui417
May 19, 2015

I was a client of William Macke. My case was a straight forward, uncontested, adoption case. The initial consultation went well, there were a few basic questions that he was unable to answer off hand, but that didn’t really bother me, too much, since he noted the questions and let me know that he would do research and get back to me right away. I was very patient and waited for his call back, to answer the open questions, as he said he would do. I waited almost 3 months without getting a call back. I finally called him back, and he was not available so I left a message. I waited another week without receiving a call back. I called again, and again had to leave a message, and was told he would call me back. I waited another week without hearing from him. I called back, again, and the person answering the phone apologized profusely and explained that she was not sure why he hasn’t called me back yet and would talk to him and have him call me back. I mentioned during the call, that, at this point, I really need to get things going, so if he is too busy with other things, please just let me know and I will go elsewhere. She assured me that he was not too busy to be able to take my case, and that I would hear from him in the next day or so. Well, a week later, I still didn’t hear from him. I finally had to give up on using William Macke as my attorney for this case. I was courteous enough to call his office again to let them know that I would have to use a different attorney, even though, he was not professional enough to return any of my calls or follow through with his promises. I would not recommend using William Macke as your attorney.

anonymous
February 9, 2018

My minor child was attacked by a group of tweeked out druggies in our yard. My child was forced to defend himself. The cops then arrested my child on the grounds of defending himself with what he had in his hand at the time being in their terms "a deadly weapon". Not a single bad guy was charged with a crime that night. My son had never been in trouble with the law, was a volunteer in the community, was very active in his school, and was an upstanding citizen... things were not looking too good for him since the cops wanted to charge him with attempt murder. It was a sickening time in our lives. We felt betrayed, alone, and paranoid of revenge from the bad guys and no protection from the police. Will Macke stepped in and took up my son's cause. He was steadfast, honest, and didn't waver. He knew his laws, supported my son's decisions, explained things on a level that we all understood, and even came to our home when he came to our town for court. Ultimately we won. All charges were dismissed. Will's knowledge of the laws, and his unwavering fight for my son was incredible. That was in 2011, and there is not one single day that goes by that I do not think of Will. Infact, I send him a Christmas card every year. He touched us on more than just a professional level. He defended my son as a friend would. I highly recommend him!! He's got your back!

Andres T
January 27, 2012

Will Macke has worked with me on two different cases simultaneously, a criminal case and a child support case. My experience working with him was excellent. I would describe Will as a human being, that actually cares about helping you. He kept in contact with me at all times, getting back to me promptly; if he does not know something, he will find out the answer and get back to you. I have a high level of respect for Mr. Macke for being genuine and caring. I have highly recommended him to other people and will continue to highly recommend him to anyone. If I ever need legal representation, he will be the first person I call. He is very reasonably priced.

Teresa
October 26, 2011

Will has done an outstanding job for me ! I had another attorney which cost me alot of money and got me no where. and then i tried to handle my situation by myself and couldn't. I needed legal advice. I was very scared to hire another attorney, but when i found will he was very honest and has worked very hard on my case, And always makes me feel like everything will work out and be ok ! And it always does, Will really cares about his work and his clients and it shows. He is just a great attorney, and a great, great person and i will always recomend him.

anonymous
May 24, 2010

Okay. I have been working with this guy for a while now. He is impeccable. He is young (so may not know EVERYTHING right off the bat) but he quickly does his thorough research and has the right info. He is VERY reasonably priced, has impeccable morals, and is truly concerned for his clients. I'm really glad I started working with him. I consider him a friend. I have worked with other attorneys before and felt like another check-writer. With him, he genuinely shows concern for his clients and works incredibly hard. Plus, he is a loyal family man and friend... which might not seem directly related but help to paint the total picture. So... if you are looking for an honest, dependable, affordable (and worth it!), knowledgeable, attorney, I would definitely recommend him.

jaqui417
May 19, 2015

I was a client of William Macke. My case was a straight forward, uncontested, adoption case. The initial consultation went well, there were a few basic questions that he was unable to answer off hand, but that didn’t really bother me, too much, since he noted the questions and let me know that he would do research and get back to me right away. I was very patient and waited for his call back, to answer the open questions, as he said he would do. I waited almost 3 months without getting a call back. I finally called him back, and he was not available so I left a message. I waited another week without receiving a call back. I called again, and again had to leave a message, and was told he would call me back. I waited another week without hearing from him. I called back, again, and the person answering the phone apologized profusely and explained that she was not sure why he hasn’t called me back yet and would talk to him and have him call me back. I mentioned during the call, that, at this point, I really need to get things going, so if he is too busy with other things, please just let me know and I will go elsewhere. She assured me that he was not too busy to be able to take my case, and that I would hear from him in the next day or so. Well, a week later, I still didn’t hear from him. I finally had to give up on using William Macke as my attorney for this case. I was courteous enough to call his office again to let them know that I would have to use a different attorney, even though, he was not professional enough to return any of my calls or follow through with his promises. I would not recommend using William Macke as your attorney.

anonymous
February 9, 2018

My minor child was attacked by a group of tweeked out druggies in our yard. My child was forced to defend himself. The cops then arrested my child on the grounds of defending himself with what he had in his hand at the time being in their terms "a deadly weapon". Not a single bad guy was charged with a crime that night. My son had never been in trouble with the law, was a volunteer in the community, was very active in his school, and was an upstanding citizen... things were not looking too good for him since the cops wanted to charge him with attempt murder. It was a sickening time in our lives. We felt betrayed, alone, and paranoid of revenge from the bad guys and no protection from the police. Will Macke stepped in and took up my son's cause. He was steadfast, honest, and didn't waver. He knew his laws, supported my son's decisions, explained things on a level that we all understood, and even came to our home when he came to our town for court. Ultimately we won. All charges were dismissed. Will's knowledge of the laws, and his unwavering fight for my son was incredible. That was in 2011, and there is not one single day that goes by that I do not think of Will. Infact, I send him a Christmas card every year. He touched us on more than just a professional level. He defended my son as a friend would. I highly recommend him!! He's got your back!

Andres T
January 27, 2012

Will Macke has worked with me on two different cases simultaneously, a criminal case and a child support case. My experience working with him was excellent. I would describe Will as a human being, that actually cares about helping you. He kept in contact with me at all times, getting back to me promptly; if he does not know something, he will find out the answer and get back to you. I have a high level of respect for Mr. Macke for being genuine and caring. I have highly recommended him to other people and will continue to highly recommend him to anyone. If I ever need legal representation, he will be the first person I call. He is very reasonably priced.

Teresa
October 26, 2011

Will has done an outstanding job for me ! I had another attorney which cost me alot of money and got me no where. and then i tried to handle my situation by myself and couldn't. I needed legal advice. I was very scared to hire another attorney, but when i found will he was very honest and has worked very hard on my case, And always makes me feel like everything will work out and be ok ! And it always does, Will really cares about his work and his clients and it shows. He is just a great attorney, and a great, great person and i will always recomend him.

anonymous
May 24, 2010

Okay. I have been working with this guy for a while now. He is impeccable. He is young (so may not know EVERYTHING right off the bat) but he quickly does his thorough research and has the right info. He is VERY reasonably priced, has impeccable morals, and is truly concerned for his clients. I'm really glad I started working with him. I consider him a friend. I have worked with other attorneys before and felt like another check-writer. With him, he genuinely shows concern for his clients and works incredibly hard. Plus, he is a loyal family man and friend... which might not seem directly related but help to paint the total picture. So... if you are looking for an honest, dependable, affordable (and worth it!), knowledgeable, attorney, I would definitely recommend him.

jaqui417
May 19, 2015

I was a client of William Macke. My case was a straight forward, uncontested, adoption case. The initial consultation went well, there were a few basic questions that he was unable to answer off hand, but that didn’t really bother me, too much, since he noted the questions and let me know that he would do research and get back to me right away. I was very patient and waited for his call back, to answer the open questions, as he said he would do. I waited almost 3 months without getting a call back. I finally called him back, and he was not available so I left a message. I waited another week without receiving a call back. I called again, and again had to leave a message, and was told he would call me back. I waited another week without hearing from him. I called back, again, and the person answering the phone apologized profusely and explained that she was not sure why he hasn’t called me back yet and would talk to him and have him call me back. I mentioned during the call, that, at this point, I really need to get things going, so if he is too busy with other things, please just let me know and I will go elsewhere. She assured me that he was not too busy to be able to take my case, and that I would hear from him in the next day or so. Well, a week later, I still didn’t hear from him. I finally had to give up on using William Macke as my attorney for this case. I was courteous enough to call his office again to let them know that I would have to use a different attorney, even though, he was not professional enough to return any of my calls or follow through with his promises. I would not recommend using William Macke as your attorney.