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Fitzwater Law

Special Needs Attorneys
  • Location Address: 6400 SE Lake Rd. Suite 440 | Portland, OR 97222
  • reviews Rating: 4.78 (95 reviews)
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About Fitzwater Law

One of Oregon’s largest elder law and estate planning firms, Fitzwater Law provides friendly, responsive, and high-quality legal counsel for estate planning, special needs, probate, guardianship, and Medicaid eligibility. In addition, the attorneys at Fitzwater Law are active in community service and routinely volunteer to give presentations to the public and other professional organizations. Our attorneys are committed to excellence and have been successfully representing clients in the Pacific Northwest since 1931.

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6400 SE Lake Rd. Suite 440, OR, 97222

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4.78
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When I asked our financial advisors for lawyers who create Special Needs Trusts they gave me three names. All three of them referred me to Melanie Marmion. Melanie helped us understand how this kind of trust works and what we need to do to assure it meets the needs of our child. We worked remotely for the most part which was efficient and helpful. Melanie is responsive proactive and understanding even when we made changes after the trust was signed. I know we can follow up with questions or changes as time passes. We appreciate her expertise and the work she has done for us and our family.

Susan Gray
17 March 2024
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I would highly recommend Fitzwater Law. We worked with Melanie Marmion. She is extremely knowledgable efficient and through. She was able to help us navigate and understand how best to handle some complex issue with our trust. She is also very personable and explained things clearly so that we felt comfortable with our estate plan. We feel fortunate to have worked with her.

Colin B
17 March 2024
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As many of us realize the Circle of Life comes upon us all.Our family circle is now becoming a concern as members are starting to question the integrity of my wife as she continues to manage all financial matters for her 92 year old mother.In reaching out for help I contacted our personal long time attorney who highly recommended Mr. Fitzwater as the most qualified attorney he knows in the Elder Law arena.The good news is within a very short period of time Wes reviewed the negative family issues raised and brought comfort to us that we are on the correct path of providing the best care we can for mom.I strongly recommend Wes Fitzwater to other families as well.Thank you Wes

Harold Hartfeil
17 March 2024
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Emily Hogan helped set up my trust about five years ago and recently helped me update the trust since I had some changes that needed to be documented. The entire process went smoothly and Emily was helpful in navigating through my requests. Fitzwater Law also assisted with my mothers estate a couple years ago and guided me through the probate process. I would not hesitate to recommend Fitzwater Law to anyone with their estate planning five stars from beginning to end.

Gloria Foon
17 March 2024
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i hghly recomment Andrea Bachhuber. Sheis a great listener and clearly explained everything I needed for my complex situation. She provided exactly what I wanted.

Beth Wilmot
25 February 2024
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Emily Hogan was great. She is very efficient and gave us clear advice on how to set up our estate planning. Highly recommend.

Karen Lane
17 January 2024
google review

Weve been working with Melanie Marmion and cant say enough good things about her Shes competent intelligent patient thank you Melanie for putting up with us and good at what she does. So glad we found her and her team to help us with estate planning. No one likes to do this but shes helped us every step of the way.

Rosemary DeSiervo
17 November 2023
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The costliest mistake Ive ever made was signing with this firm. Disclosure after signing. Dishonest underhanded and disrespectful.

Space M.
16 November 2023
google review

I have worked with this law firm for over 25 years I initially worked with one of the senior Fitzwaters as a conservator for my grandmother. Following that we worked with Theressa Hollis for many years. Theressa has helped us with our own estate planning and most recently our trust. I have always found this firm to be knowledgeable ethical and easy to work with. I highly recommend them.

Janice Pszczolkowski
17 October 2023
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Fitzwater Law was referred to us by a friend. We are looking into how to best help our father who has been diagnosed with mildmoderate dementia. This was our first step and in reality we just want to understand Elder Law in terms of our father. The assistant to the lawyer we were referred to really didnt help even as I was having a hard time explaining that we needed counsel with next steps for his life assisted living medicaid power of attorney his rights as an elder in his household. She told me they didnt deal with Elder Law its on their website and when I asked if she knew of another firm that does she just said no. I dont need to relate how that felt. Maybe I asked the wrong questions.

Denisia Wash
17 September 2023
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This firm was recommended by a friend and I am very pleased with their work. My attorney Emily Hogan was knowledgeable organized and a great communicator. She updated my complete estate package including special needs trusts living trusts and all associated documents to switch my house car investments etc. To the new trust. The to do list was especially helpful.The firms employees were wonderful. I accidentally arrived for my appointment on the wrong day and they graciously made it work without causing me any embarrassment.This is the best firm I have dealt with and I highly recommend them.

j ease
17 July 2023
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This firm was recommended by a friend and I am very pleased with their work. My attorney Emily Hogan was knowledgeable organized and a great...

Oregon M.
05 July 2023
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I used Teressa Hollis about seven years ago when I needed to help a neighbor who is being abused by his family. My friend received great advice and stop...

Don G.
13 February 2019

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