This place is a wonderful resource for those who want a more collaborative approach too difficult life changes

Exceptional Prompt Service! A very genuine and kind person. Super pleasant and virtually stress-free working with Jim. I highly recommend Jim without reservations.

Jim is a thoughtful, caring attorney and mediator who dedicates his practice to the constructive and respectful resolution of family law issues. Jim combines many years of experience with an interest-based approach to help clients achieve an outcome that meets their interests and works well for the entire family. I highly recommend Jim for both mediation and Collaborative law cases.

Jim is a dedicated and compassionate attorney who thrives on helping people with their problems. He is professional, knowledgeable and kind. He seeks to make a difficult time in people's lives understandable and workable by sharing his authentic care, beyond what is anticipated of an attorney.

I’m a fellow lawyer who knows Jim. He has been a mentor to me, who has provided exceptional strategic and practical suggestions regarding how best to handle mediation and collaborative divorce. Jim is unquestionably a leading "out-of-court" divorce professional! His skills and knowledge are among the best you are going to find.

Jim O'Connor has a heart of gold. This makes him a caring and empathetic family mediator. He's also attentive, organized, and very experienced in family law with many years of devotion to the field. I can't recommend him highly enough!

I just mediated a divorce case and referred my client to Jim for legal advice. So I will say publicly what I told her privately. I have no higher regard for any lawyer or mediator in the Portland community than Jim O'Connor. It is not his considerable legal intelligence that distinguishes him, for there are lots of smart lawyers in this community. It is rather that he has the ability to see the big picture -- what a client and his or her family needs as a whole -- way beyond a merely legal perspective. It is also his huge kindness and compassion, coupled with strong judgment and integrity. He possesses superb interpersonal skills that enable him to work with all sorts of personalities to create agreements. He has my complete confidence and earns my highest endorsement.