David and Brent are skilled problem solvers. Their ability to think critically and make informed decisions is crucial in providing effective legal representation.

Our Practice Areas

Family Law

Our family law team helps clients resolve divorce and custody-related legal matters in a personable, solutions-oriented manner. We know that going through the process of a divorce, dissolution of domestic partnership, or any family law-related matter can be one of the most emotional, trying, and difficult times of our clients’ lives. We always navigate this highly stressful time with competence and compassion for our clients, taking their needs into account while explaining the process and working with them in a step-by-step manner.

  • Divorce and Legal Separation

  • Custody and Parenting Time Disputes and Modification

  • Division of Assets and Debts

  • Spousal and Child Support

  • Right To Move Cases

  • Domestic Partnerships

  • Prenuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements

  • Paternity

  • Adoption

  • Third-Party (Grandparent’s) Rights

  • Guardianships and Conservatorships

  • Restraining Orders

  • Enforcement Actions and Contempt

  • Mediation, Alternate Dispute Resolution and Collaborative Law

Real Estate Law

Our real estate team helps clients achieve their goals by thoughtfully planning, negotiating, and documenting purchase and sale transactions, financing arrangements, leases, easements, and other real estate-related legal matters. Our team has the experience and expertise to cover issues with buyers and sellers of real estate, real estate investors to lenders and developers, landlords, tenants, and homeowner associations.

  • Real Estate Transactions

  • Entity Selection, Formation and Planning

  • Negotiating Transactions and Drafting Transaction Documents

  • Drafting, Easements, Well Agreement and other co-tenancy and Property Agreements

  • Commercial Leases and Commercial Real Estate Negotiations

  • Litigation

  • Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Business, Corporate Transactions, and Commercial Law

Our business team helps clients achieve their business goals by providing legal advice on each step of business formation, from planning, to drafting documents, maintaining corporate formalities, to growth, sales and dissolution. We assist our clients in finding the most advantageous structure for their entity and assist them in forming business entities, thoughtfully negotiating deal terms, drafting effective agreements, and identifying and mitigating legal and other business risks.

  • Entity Selection, Formation and Planning

  • Entity Reorganization

  • Business and Corporate Matters/ LLC Operating Agreements

  • Corporate Affairs

  • NDA and Confidentiality Agreements

  • Release and Indemnification Agreements

  • Independent Contractor Agreements

  • Severance Agreements

  • Agreements for the Sale and Purchase of Closely Held Businesses

  • Commercial Leases and Commercial Real Estate Negotiations

  • Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Civil, Business, and Commercial Litigation

Our litigation and appellate team helps businesses and individuals resolve disputes in a pragmatic, solutions-oriented manner. We routinely are involved in civil trials, appeals, and litigation and arbitration, and our firm handles various types of cases from family law, employment law, contract, construction and real estate matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as landlord-tenant disputes and collections. We have significant experience fighting for our clients’ rights and resolving disputes effectively, pragmatically, and efficiently while handling cases in state and federal courts of Oregon.

  • Litigation

  • Appeals

  • Contract Disputes

  • Business Disputes

  • Commercial and Real Estate Transactions and Disputes

  • Shareholder, LLC Membership, Partnership Disputes

  • Construction Disputes

  • Employment Disputes

  • Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Alternate Dispute Resolution

Some matters are best resolved through arbitration or mediation rather than litigation; sometimes, reaching collaborative solutions helps clients achieve their goals while mitigating the uncertainty of results at trial. We have mediated hundreds of cases, working with clients in a non-adversarial environment to reach efficient and amicable resolutions. A successful mediation strategy involves being willing and able to go to trial and achieve the best result; attorneys at Brown Wilkins have tried hundreds of cases across Oregon. We specialize in evaluating disputes early to determine the most economical and effective way to resolve each case.