Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Portland, OR

With over three decades of experience in both state and federal courts, Ivan M. Karmel focuses his practice for residents of Oregon and southeast Washington on family law matters such as child custody, divorce and post-divorce motions. At his firm based in downtown Portland, Ivan M. Karmel, Attorney at Law, he also takes on cases involving environmental law, business services, personal injury, consumer law, probate and criminal law with vigor and dedication.

While he recognizes that some cases can be resolved through settlements, Mr. Karmel is also an energetic and capable litigator as well, having tried more than 125 cases involving defamation, construction defects, toxic torts and medical malpractice for diverse clients such as Capitol Properties L.L.C., the Western Conference of Teamsters, DMI Investments Corporation and the Portland Music Company. As a testament to his experience, he secured the largest verdict in state history for a non-public person in a defamation case.

After completing his undergraduate studies at State University of New York at Binghamton, Mr. Karmel went on to obtain his law degree from the Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Oregon and the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in 1980, followed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Western Washington in 2002.

Mr. Karmel is a member of the American Association for Justice and of both the Oregon and Washington State Trial Lawyers Associations. He also belongs to the Oregon Academy of Family Law Practitioners and has served for 17 years as a panel attorney for the Western Conference of Teamsters. Recognized in the legal community for his insight and experience, he has been a featured speaker at the Oregon State Bar Family Law Conference and serves on the Multnomah County arbitration panel in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of Transactive.