Kerry Chipman Attorney At LAW

We had a very good experience with Kerry, but we can see why some people do not. Based on our experience we see the difference is whether you are prepared to have an intelligent conversation with a lawyer or if you bring more drama than facts to a conversation. Kerry was referred to us by the Oregon State Bar referral service which provides a 30 minute initial meeting for $35. The call to set up an appointment was rough because Kerry was very blunt. We assumed he was trying to quickly determine if we were looking to file a frivolous suit or if we had a legitimate claim. We quickly showed that we had a legitimate claim. We were fine with his bluntness because we would rather a lawyer get to the point quickly instead of trying to build a superficial relationship with a client that leads to a lot of wasted time and billable hours. That quick conversation led to the actual 30 minute phone call. We explained the issue and he talked us through scenarios. He clearly explained what we should do next and that we did not need to hire him to do it for us. It was a huge sign of his professionalism that he gave his experienced opinion without insisting that we needed to hire him. When any professional will legitimately help a client and walk away from money on the table because it is the right thing to do then you should know that the person has integrity. Our advice to you is be clear on what happened to lead to you wanting to hire a lawyer and what you want before you call Kerry. Be ok with any initial bluntness as a sign that he is trying to not waste your time and his. That ‘getting to the point’ approach is what saves you a lot of money.

Kerry Chipman was referred by my union assistance program to represent my partner in a case. Worst experience possible dealing with an attorney. The man was misleading, dis honest and the perfect example of bait and switch. Not only will we be reporting him to the state bar but we will be going to small claims court filing a petition with documentation proving he did not do his job ethically and creating bills and charges that he made to get extra money after the case was over, even though my partner has a signed contract agreeing to a flat rate for services. Walking into the court house with no attorney & no representing being at the mercy of the court, she would have received 90% of the exact same deal she got by hiring Mr. Chipman for $2000. Oh did I forget to mention that he showed up on to court date late & missed an opportunity to negotiate a deal with the DA because the DA was in court already due to scheduled times. I could go on and on but I will leave the rest of the information for the small claims court & the Oregon State bar to deal with this travesty of an attorney being biased & not forthcoming to their own client. We also have an email that Mr. Chipman sent of possible retaliation due to the fact that my partner reached out to my union for assistance in regards to her feeling as though she was being misrepresented as a client. Kenny Wilson

He was unprofessional and lost my case. He lied to me regarding the results of the suit. He took 5k from me, a disabled woman. When I sent him a detailed letter of his shortcomings, he wrote back that he was helping me pro bono and that I was surely not going to pay him 3k more that he now wanted BECAUSE I WAS DISABLED, and this is how disabled people behaved, i.e. dishonorably. He finished his letter by firing me as his client. This was peculiar to me because I thought our business had been done for some time. Don't hire him. If you've already done so, try to get a refund and run as far away as you can from this man. I wish I could give him zero stars.

Would put NO STAR IF I COULD! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE! Walked in sat down with my wife. Made sure he had his money first. I Handed him legal docs. He looked them over and made a rude/ bias statement about our President of the United States. Should had ask for my money back and walked out right then . But didn't let him know my wife and I were not happy. But didn't expect much less we were in Portland. I Ask some ?? He Did a LOT OF JOKING ABOUT THE CASE .I WANTED HELP. INSTEAD HE SAID WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CASE AND DIDN'T. ACT LIKE HE WANTED TO HELP EVEN AFTER I POINTED SOME OTHER THINGS OUT THAT WE WOULD LIKE SOME LEGAL HELP WITH. JUST KEPT LAUGHING THINGS OFF. AND THEN WE HAD A QUESTION TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING AND HIS RESPONSE WAS (OUT OF TIME NO MORE QUESTIONS. WE WOULD HAD BEEN MORE THEN HAPPY TO PAY FOR MORE TIME TO LET HIM KNOW ABOUT HOW WE HAD BEEN DONE WRONG. BUT HE DID SEEM TO CARE. CARED MORE ABOUT LOOKING AT HIS PHONE TO SEE IF HIS WIFE WAS CALLING .WE ONLY WERE ABLE TO ASK ABOUT HALF THE QUESTIONS we need to .BUT AGAIN DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. BEWARE!!!

Straight up lied about how much my case was worth. The losers at OSB referred this piece of human trash to me. I made a video about him. He is basically a thief protected by the OSB. What a pathetic organization. Time to end lawyers as a thing.