Graves & Swanson LLC - Portland, OR

My experience with this firm was overall extremely positive. I was treated with kindness and respect, and my case was treated with professionalism and compassion. I couldn’t ask for more.

CJ Graves and Jacqueline Swanson are two of the most educated, professional, knowledgeable, and hardworking attorneys in town. Their dedication and compassion in helping people shows in every interaction. We are so thankful for everything they have done and continue to do. to help us navigate our situation. We will be forever grateful to them and would highly recommend their firm to anyone we know.

I never thought I’d ever find myself in a situation where I would need legal representation because of a life event that had turned my whole universe upside down. But when I did, CJ and Jackie were there for me. They not only exercised sheer legal brilliance, they also exhibited the utmost respect and professionalism. Without their counsel, their friendship, and their keen minds, I don’t know where I would be right now. I will never be able to adequately express the depths of my gratitude for what these amazing people and their tremendous law firm have done for me, but, for what it’s worth - thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We went to CJ regarding an employment matter with my husband's former employer. We found CJ to be very honest and straightforward regarding our concerns. He was very attentive and made certain he had the complete picture before offering his advice and suggestions. While he felt one part of our claim was valid and worth pursuing, he advised the second portion of our claim would likely not work out to our satisfaction. We greatly appreciated his honesty, as other attorneys might have been inclined to encourage us to pursue both, even knowing one would be a waste of our time and funds, so they could charge more. As of now, we intend to pursue legal action in the first half of 2017. We would strongly recommend CJ to anybody who has employment matters they need an attorney to resolve, and have recommended his firm to several friends and family to help resolve legal issues.

I had the pleasure of meeting CJ Graves back when I was going through my divorce in 2014 when I was with Govertz and Manash and I was the parent that was home with the kids who were 6, 9. & 11 with the other parent leaving the family, but since I was the male she automatically assumed that she would get the kids! Well we had most everything working in my favor and CJ Graves decided to leave the firm and branch out on his own!! Well it was all about the law firm right!! We I realized that it was all about who was on the case and soon with me getting full custody of all three of my kids, the house, my car and the van, we had to sale the 26ft Sea Ray Cabin cruiser and split it! She couldn't claim nery kid for taxes and couldn't sign nothing either and had to pay me child support! All this is thanks to CJ Graves cause when I had the option to stay with the firm, I decided to stay with the person that was already doing all the work and sure nough CJ Graves took care of business! Of my three kids I got custody of, the oldest was sponsored by Riedell Skates for jam skating, the middle one was accepted to OSU for Robotics technology and engineering and all this with NO college loans just all grants and scholarships! The youngest has an adult blue belt in Jujitsu at age 14 and she now is a coach for the little ninjas and is a National medal winner for Jr Roller Derby for the last two years running! Thank you CJ Graves for all the work you put in to help me keep my family and as you see I told you what I was about in being a good parent and now you can see for yourself! Thank you for fighting for me!!

This company will ignore your inquiries which in itself is very unprofessional and discriminatory.

Excellent work and detail. Also both are amazing in court!

I have been asking the team about business and copywriting laws pertaining to certain matters I uncovered recent and the professional care and personal support I received was 100% five stars I highly recommend this firm to actually care want to give you everything they have to win and help your case.

These two attorneys together are an amazing team. Their Knowledge of law makes me feel so confident about the firm.

I’ve worked with Graves & Swanson several times over the last 5 years and I have nothing but good things to say about them. They are honest, upfront and always professional, but most importantly, they care about their clients. You are not just a case file to them. You are a person. I’m truly grateful for them and I recommend them to others whenever I can.

Truly incredible people to work with. Highly recommend. I first met with Graves and Swanson in 2018 when I was at the end of my rope. I spent over a year looking for an attorney to represent my family in an uphill battle. From the beginning, they both validated our concerns, offered multiple options on how to proceed and fought tirelessly to bring to light the injustices of our case. In addition to this, they helped us seek legislative changes, supporting us and advising us how to make the most change with our tragic story, on my request. Our case threw many curveballs, which they handled honestly and with integrity, even when the reality was difficult for our family to hear. While our case is over, Graves and Swanson will always remain a trusted part of our family.

I called Graves Swanson for a consultation regarding representing me in a civil matter. They made it clear to me that they would not be able to adequately represent me in the civil matter, so I ended the consultation and hung up the phone. They then sent me a very formal letter explaining to me that they were "declining to represent me." It is I who chose not to hire Graves Swanson, not Graves Swanson who refused to represent me. The fact that they would take the time to send me a formal letter to make the situation seem different from objective reality is astounding to me. I would give this firm zero stars if I could.

CJ and Jacqueline handled my case with the utmost thoroughness and professionalism. They were patient as my emotions were high dealing with my case. I felt confident with the guidance they gave me to come out with a fair outcome. I’m happy with the end result and how my case was handled. I highly recommend CJ & Jacqueline.

C.J. Graves and Jaqueline Swanson-Graves are hands down the most thorough and highly educated team. They hold the bar of ethics extremely high and treated me with the upmost care and respect. I have 110% trust for the way they handled my case. C.J. Graves took my case on a Thursday, studied it over the weekend and won for me that next Tuesday. I described him as an angel with blazing swords. One could also call him a peaceful warrior, for every action, decision and advice he gave me was in the theme of being peaceful and winning without throwing mud. I am forever grateful that I had the honor of being represented by C.J. Graves.