Reviews

It is HARD for me to put words of praises and gratitude to Troy for his GREAT job, because it will not be enough to show his dedication and brilliant service. I have been fighting for over 4 months, with the rental agency RPM (please please stay away from this agency, they’re simply the WORST) and the house owner for my deposit, which they refused to give back, and wanted more money from me. They involved even a collection agency to terrorize me. LO and Behold, Troy comes in and almost all of my security deposit is in my bank account and no more collection agency contacts. Some people are evil by nature and I thank GOD there is still the Troy kind on earth to reclaim Justice. BIG THANK YOU TROY!!!!!!!!!!!

I was given Troy Pickards name as a referral. I found him to be wonderfully responsive to my calls and e-mails. He won the case for me and alleviated a great deal of undue stress. As a sixth generation Oregonian and a Notary Public I highly recommend him and his firm. Amanda Furre

My boyfriend and I were in a very bad car accident back in May, we contacted Troy’s office for consultation in June, we followed all his legal advice and steps (prior to leaving my first review) however after we completed our demand letters and reached out to him for representation he left us high and dry and has not responded or communicated back with us since 7/21. As if he changed his mind on representing us. We have no clue what happened to him and had to start all over on finding an attorney. Very unprofessional I only have one star because the review wouldn’t post if i didn’t give it any.

Very very very helpful. Thanks a lot Troy. If you need help on a situation he’s the one you need :)

Troy was fabulous! He consulted with me over the phone first to determine if I had a case. Then we met up within two hours of our conversation and let us know exactly how we should proceed. He helped me and 4 roommates who where in a terrible situation with a landlord who did not give us sufficient notice, tried to pass off a monthly lease as a week to week lease to avoid Relocation assistance payments and chose us because he didn’t think we would fight back and we are “nice”. He almost got away with it except I would not let it go. I researched the law to see exactly what it was and how it was enforced. Then I found Troy who not only told us things we found out but things we had not known. Within 24 hours of speaking to Troy a demand letter was sent out to our landlord for payment. Thank You so much Troy for your time and assistance today. You’re an awesome human being. If you have any issues, call Troy right away! He will let you know what to do. He’s extremely nice, forthright and honest, as well as reasonably priced.

Troy knocked it out of the park. We got out of a moldy house with refund of our security deposit. We provided him all the details and then he managed the process from there. Thanks!

I highly recommend Portland Defender. Troy provided me peace of mind, when working with him a couple of years ago. I had found myself in a very terrible, darn right awful, nightmare situation with a landlord. The law was clearly broken in this situation and Troy came to the rescue in providing me with a very clear action plan. I was able to remove myself from the situation and also win, in litigation.

I came to Troy after my ex-landlord attempted to keep my security deposit over damages that were done to the home when I moved in. I even had a contracter come out during my tenancy and give an estimate to repair said damages and the landlord never fixed these issues. Troy was very kind and supportive from my very first phone call to him. Troy worked very quickly and was able to not only obtain my security deposit, he achecived this without having to go to court, something I was very willing to do. I moved out of state from Oregon and was scared I would have to fly back up to testify or be present for part of this case but Troy handled everything smoothly and without my presence. I would greatly recommend Troy to anyone needing help to resolve a landlord dispute as he is the best in Oregon. Signed, Very happy client Teresa :)

Needed a piece of real estate advise. Troy was very kind and answered all of my questions over the phone no charge. He seemed to really want to help and did not expect or want any sort of payment. His advice was also very sound. If I ever need a real estate lawyer for real Troy will be our man!

This is the first time I've contacted a lawyer for personal reasons. It was a perfectly successful encounter. I was being drastically overcharged by my former property management company regarding mold damage (their fault). For $300 Troy communicated directly with the property management company and resolved the case in my favor. I wish that there wasn't a need to hold property management companies accountable, but in the current rental market there are so few protections afforded to renters and even less access to information regarding what protections there are. I really weighed if it was worth hiring a lawyer in my situation and it very much was. If you are a renter and want to consult or hire legal aid I would highly recommend giving Portland Defender's a call.