Goldberg Jones – Divorce For Men

I used this firm serval years ago and shake my head in disgusted
every time I hear their add. perfectly put by another reviewer, they said
«They just seem in to billing hours, turn clients, and don’t seem invested in the outcome of the case» i agree
They are about billable hours and not in anyones best interest but theirs.
A divorce is one of the worst things you can go through and you need a lawyer you can trust and will give you the best bang for your dollar.
Good luck to you

Look — divorce sucks. And as anybody will tell you, it’s expensive. I initially wanted to represent myself, but my ex’s attorney’s alimony proposal was so aggressive that I had to hire an attorney. I hired Jason Heym, and he was awesome.
He helped me uncover a $ 50,000 asset that wasn’t disclosed by my ex or her attorney. Jason’s thorough, aggressive, no-​nonsense approach led to an efficient, fair conclusion to the otherwise unpleasant experience of divorce.
I found Jason to be flexible and willing to do things my way. At the same time, he never hesitated to tell me when he thought I was wrong, which I appreciated. Jason consistently provided advice and counsel when I needed it, and was always prompt to respond to my questions. Jason also took the time to break down complicated legal topics in plain English, which I appreciated.
I would recommend him without hesitation to my closest friends and family. If you want an aggressive, but reasonable, down-​to-​earth attorney who delivers results, hire Jason Heym.

Not a good experience… I wouldn’t hire them again.

As a former client of Goldberg Jones I am astounded by the disparity between the plan of action that I was «sold» and the actual result this firm produced in my divorce. I would recommend getting second, third and even fourth consultation ELSEWHERE before you decide who can best represent your needs.
I felt the initial consult was hype and a sales pitch to choose them because they understand divorce law as it applies to men’s specifically. This was definitely played up but guess what? It’s just a pitch and the law does not work that way. As soon as you retain them most of the «making the law work for you» effort is done and in reality you are now in an expensive contract with the firm. Generally Oregon law is not very «fair» to men in a divorce. As for this firm well my $ 6000 retainer fee was almost immediately used up after it was paid. Then I was paying thousands after to get to other and responses before any proceedings or even the first scheduled meetings or hearing. After some time had passed there was little progress toward agreements. I decided to appeal to my spouses sensibility, get her money quickly from selling the house and start talking about the parenting plan for our children. On my initiative we agreed to most of what transpired at the hearing in regard to parenting time and structure and who got what in the divorce. Still her lawyer pressed the one sided Oregon law which I thought I was paying to combat in alimony awards and other minor concessions they sought. Lawyers could not agree all the way until court which my X did not even show up to. Even with this seemingly being in our favor in front of the judge, her lawyer she still got half of everything. My lawyer did not advise me any requests or changes on anything they proposed. In court I should have been making my best case for my interests not agreeing to a proposal they mostly drafted and influenced. Unfortunately because of that despite having an attorney with this firm, I had a very common divorce ruling: Outrageous alimony award, child support (the only monetary part I am fine with) an unfavorable & lopsided parenting plan and the award to her for basically half of my income, my retirement account and half the proceeds of our home sale which was also not advised as being negotiable earlier on. Of course they don’t mention to me that for men the above is the usual ruling and outcome without trying to mediate and outline beforehand with the other party. Another issue I had with this firm is that I had to continually re-​brief my lawyer on basic details in my case. Even though I was being charged for the time to meet and discuss progress on my case. It seemed that just about any payment in full led to yet another new bill being generated, this happened until the court date and the ruling.
Over a year has gone by now. I truly realize after talking to other divorced men and women I met at a divorce care program, very little of the things that went well in my case were actually a result of the expensive legal guidance from this firm. Some were because I worked it out often while paying a lawyer for what again? After the parenting agreement was being breached by my X I had a question about specific issues and if it could modify our divorce agreement– they set me up with the sales pitch guy again but upon realizing I had already been a client and been lured in by the sales pitch and closed my bill with them told me «I normally charge for a consultation but it sounds like we already resolved your case». — Basically I felt that by this they meant they already got my money and now I am on my own.

My husband and I have had continual consultation with Goldberg Jones over the past few years and have always had an extremely consistent and good experience. They have always offered very clear and straight forward advice and guidance. Our goal is to keep as much peace between ourself and my husbands ex-​wife as possible and Goldberg Jones have always respected that and given us very fair advice and they have been amazing with giving us accurate information that has never left us mislead or confused. Everytime we have called whether it is just with a question or to schedule a consultation there is someone either available immediately or we get a call back within the hour. Another thing we love is that if we do have a question we can call in and have it answered over the phone. Yes there are times a sit down consult is required but as their client their main goal is to help you and not sucker $$ from you. We would definitely recommend them.

I’m very pleased with the work performed Goldberg and Jones. My divorce was pretty complicated. I was pretty overwhelmed and had plenty of questions. Brad did a great job of explaining the process and where we were in that process. Most importantly, when I left Brad’s office I felt like I could relax and focus on taking care of myself instead of stressing about the unknown. Circumstances changed a few times over the course of my divorce. Brad remained flexible and suggested adjustments to our original plan. I’m confident Goldberg and Jones helped me get the best possible settlement.

This is a review for Liam McGill, the attorney who handled my divorce.
I have known Liam for many years through our association with the Portland City Squash League. When you play sports with someone, you have a unique opportunity to get to know them — observing them during times of jubilation and defeat, and every situation in between. As such, I know Liam to be a good sport and a gentleman, as well as a person of fairness and integrity.
When I found myself in the unhappy situation of becoming separated from my husband, Liam offered his services to help me. I wasn’t ready at that time — in fact, it took six months before I could even think about filing for divorce. Liam just said, «If and when you want to talk, I’m here for you.» So when I was ready, I called him. I never even thought of contacting anyone else. (Even though I am a woman and the firm specializes in «Divorce for Men.»)
The day before I was scheduled to meet with Liam at his office, I injured my shoulder, and could not drive into the city. He came to my house instead. He walked me through the paperwork and explained everything to me — focusing on my needs and protecting my assets. He was sensitive to my emotional state, and very kind. Even though I did not ask for alimony or a share of my husband’s retirement monies, Liam advocated for me to approach the situation as logically as possible to make sure that I was not selling myself short. When I persisted that I wanted only to make a clean cut of the marriage, he respected my wishes and proceeded accordingly.
Divorce is not a process I enjoyed (or one I had expected to occur in my lifetime, for that matter). But having gone through it, I am grateful to have had Liam on my team and by my side. The news media and stories you hear from friends and family about «cutthroat» lawyers and terrible processes certainly can make one apprehensive and even fearful. Yes, it was painful — but only from the emotional aspect of dissolving the marriage I had expected to last forever. From a legal standpoint, I can’t imagine it going any smoother. Liam kept me informed, was calm, did not incite negative feelings toward my husband, or make it in any way more unpleasant than it had to be.
If I have a family member or friend approaching divorce — and statistically I know that I probably will — I will certainly recommend Liam McGill to help guide them through the process. I know he will advocate for them and take care of the situation with the least amount of stress possible.

I’ve consulted with Colin Amos now twice and he’s been extremely effective and helpful with navigating my custody and child support challenges. I highly encourage anyone going through a divorce, or anticipating challenges to reach out to him.

Many months after I spoke with Colin, I called back about a situation we had discussed and he quickly reviewed my options. I have referred others to Colin due to his helpful nature. Highly recommended.

We were consulted by Colin who was spot on… wonderful. So we plopped our retainer down and we were assigned Liam as our attorney. The experience was a complete waste of money and time. We had a very easy straight forward case for filing a divorce and asking for standard Custody starting off greatly in our favor. Liam was lethargic in his work at best hardly advising us at all, and when he did he steered us towards a parenting evaluation that upon retaining a different attorney apparently wasn’t even necessary. Ultimately it only wasted time and money. Thankfully about ¹⁄₃ of the way in his lack of efficiency became apparent and we dismissed Goldberg Jones and retained different counsel… who managed to get us excellent results for about a 4^th of the retainer we burned through dealing with this firm. I wouldn’t recommend them to any one.

I would highly caution retaining this firm.
We first spoke with Colin Amos and were transferred to one of the other lawyers. The attorney we utilized, Doug Miltenberger, did not seem to be much of a go-​getter. The paperwork drafted often contained spelling errors and other flaws. During our initial consult, we communicated the idea of wanting a simple reality check in ironing out some of the grey area in the visitation agreement. Instead, we got a lawyer who never put forth any creative thought, any options, nor did much to manage the situation.
Did he do exactly what we asked, each time? Yes. Did I go to law school? Do I know the ins and outs of Oregon Family Law? No. That’s why we hired someone, on a high retainer, to help us negotiate the mess.
We weren’t robbed. They aren’t crooked. They just seem in it bill hours, turn clients, and don’t seem invested in the outcome of the case.
**Edited after response from Goldberg Jones —
You practice law in Portland, where jurisdiction was due to the fact that the children lived there. We’re military and move all over. Your firm represented us in 2012 — and it was with Doug Miltenberger. This is a fair review.

Brett Bender was assigned to my case to do a fairly simple adjustment to income and child support payments. Brett promised the paperwork to be filed on a certain date which kept being pushed back due to his «court schedule». Not my case and not my problem after paying a large retainer fee.
Brett has been unresponsive to emails and phone messages for over a week. Very poor service once the retainer fee is collected.
I am very disappointed because I did my research about this firm and read every attorney profile and felt Brett was a good one. He is proving to be unreliable and I’m losing money each week he fails to file my paperwork.
Not worth the big money to work with them.

Needing a lawyer to help settle an alimony case, I was directed to Jason Heym. After having an initial consultation, from which I described my case to him, I immediately knew that he was the professional I needed for my case. He listened attentively to my concerns, what I wanted to achieve in my case, and why I was requiring his services. He discussed the pros and cons of my concerns, offered alternatives, suggested paths that he believed I should go down… and essentially collaborated with me in a manner that I am used to in my field of work. He also wasn’t afraid to tell me some hard truths… and because of that, it actually brought me more confidence that he was fully vested in tackling my case.
During the course of this case, Jason was fast, efficient, and thorough. He didn’t stretch out phone conversations, waste time, or stray from our course of action. All of my emails were answered fast and were direct and to the point.
Last week, I was able to sit down and feel stress-​free after an arduous three months of patience, strategy, and timely communication… for we were victorious in our endeavor. His services were affordable by means that I would have lost more if we weren’t successful and I finally feel like I own my life, once again. He never over-​charged me, allowed me to cut some costs by down things myself, and overall was completely supportive.
I couldn’t recommend Jason any more highly and if you’re looking for a wise and intelligent professional to handle your alimony case, then give Goldberg Jones a call and ask for Jason.

I had the pleasure of working alongside Jason Heym on a case involving alimony. He spent quality time putting together an efficient case that ultimately turned out better than I expected. The most notable part of working with him was his attention to the new child support guidelines. Knowing about these changes saved us time and money and really kept the flow of the case going in a positive direction.
Jason’s patience, coupled with an intelligent outlook on how he predicted the outcome of the case, really showed me that he knew how to navigate the proceedings — which was proven in the end by the judge awarding me everything we asked, plus more.
All of Jason’s work and advice was clear, concise, and to the point… and I would highly recommend using him.

I used Jason Heym at Goldberg as my divorce attorney. He was professional, billed me properly and didn’t nickel and dime. He also was one of the few honest lawyers I met — when I first met him, he told me straight up what I could expect. The other three lawyers I interviewed flat out lied about how they could hide this and that.
For me the defining point was when he flat out told me not to do something which if I did, would have made him much more money. That showed me that he was interested in my well being and not just trying to bill as much as possible.
I strongly recommend Jason. He is a no BS lawyer that wants to help you get on with your life quickly. Divorce is not fun, but the sooner it is done and with the least amount of complications, the better it is.

Total and utter failure! Only cost thousands and thousands of dollars to get a dog that don’t hunt! Specializing in looking out for mens interests??? That’s just a marketing ploy to lure emotionally vulnerable males finding themselves in an unfamiliar legal world, the law is the law and the system works the same regardless of your sex. As if to suggest theres a different angle to play for men and they have a corner on the best ideas?! Or, maybe this firm is especially concerned that men are treated differently and paid more or special attention to, you’ll figure out real quick that is a big steamy pile! A good attorney should/​would represent you the same male or female. FYI: my case was divorce with custody dispute, I was awarded sole custody in the end but getting there I was treated more like a revenue source than a person. The details of the judgment in the end were messy, complicated, inaccurate & sloppy. My case was given just enough attention to exploit my checking account. Lesson learned, attorneys for the most part are NOT your friend nor do they give two squirts about you. They need to meet billing quotas much the same a car sales man will promise you everything and smile at you while they ponder their portfolio. Attorney jokes are not funny anymore as they land too close to home. From the look of other reviews perhaps this firm has competent, genuine ethical professionals. Mine was like a boat with no paddles. Retain at own risk!

They have now billed us for services on dates that we were no longer their customer. Secretary states that it is correct and that the dates are wrong. What a load of crock! The boss man called us back and advised that it’s our fault that we didn’t notify them… umm we got the paper work sent to us stating that they were notified and the court. So why is there a problem?!

Having previously been involved in a very high-​conflict divorce and complicated /​difficult child custody, I was looking for a competent, detail-​oriented attorney who would be able to finally resolve a number of ongoing issues.
Jason Heym from the Portland office was recommended as being the best fit for my case. Jason proved to consistently be far more than capable and competent. Jason was exactly the lawyer I needed — aggressive, helpful, straightforward, communicative, sincere, knowledgeable and doggedly persistent. Jason quickly observed that my not standing up for myself with my ex was not helping me.
Jason immediately worked to understand the fundamentals of my case, was quickly able to gauge when a response or action was necessary during the negotiation and when it would have been a waste of both his time and my money. He was very quick to understand I had limited financial resources, both encouraging and supporting me to keep my legal fees down by doing some of my own negotiation or documentation.
Jason achieved a better outcome than I could have hoped for.
As far as other commenter’s reviews that the firm is not responsive or communicative, there were only a few rare incidents I did not receive a quick response to my calls. In general, Jason was always quick to get back to me.
I could not recommended Jason Heym and Goldberg Jones Portland more enthusiastically or give them a higher rating.

I called for the first time today. I was energetically greeted and then transferred to an attorney that had expertise in Washington County — Colin Amos.
I’ve spoken with several attorneys over the years for mainly corporate matters — I’ve seen my fair share of incompetence. Not this time. I called regarding divorce /​child support issues. Colin demonstrated a very high level of knowledge and experience, and I genuinely felt like Colin had my best interest at heart.
When all was said and done, Colin gained my trust and I will use him and only him if it becomes necessary. Thank you Colin.

Do not use Goldberg and Jones.
I used them and they did absolutely nothing but take my money and do nothing but make promises. Maurice Cassidy was the attorney assign as my case and he was never up to date on any of the specifics of the case. And refused to set up a court date per my request stating he we were close to a settlement. then he would back off.
After a year of struggle and stating I wanted someone else on my case from the firm. After all they had already had my money for nothing. Colin Amos ignored my calls.
In the end, I was told I needed to agree to the terms requested. or be sued. So much for a Add it up divide it by two state.
I now owe for the attorneys fees through my credit card they so happy accepted. And the IRS for the taxes owed on the liquidation of my 401 account they suggested I should liquidate to pay off the credit cards that were owed pre divorce. So much for their sound advice.
My advice, do not use this firm…