Reviews

I couldn't be happier with this firm, especially Michelle Freed. I was referred to her by a different attorney, and retained her to negotiate a settlement with an old credit card debt, which involved a judgment and lien on my house. She did it in an efficient and professional manner with a positive outcome. Due to their efficient no nonsense way of doing business, the matter didn't cost me an arm and a leg like I had expected. Would definitely use this firm again if needed for most any legal maters pertaining to debt and/or bankruptcy.

After some worrying about what to do about my student loan debt, which had gone to collection, I knew I didn't want to deal with them alone. After consulting with Chris he provided a plan to resolve default status and file an Income Based Repayment with a new loan. Chris clearly understands the ins and outs of Student Loans and he made this a stress free process. He was worth every (affordable) penny.

I paid for consult, they had all the information for this matter. I then paid the payment to move forward after THEY decided there was a good case. In the end they decided it was not, after collecting there money. There response time to ANY questions, or even what is going on in the matter, is TERRIBLE! Would never recommend them to anyone.

When I came to see Chris, I was terrified. I had spoken to many other attorneys, and was sure I had no options. He calmed me down, and explained worse case scenario and the best we could expect. He never promised things he couldn't deliver. I will be forever grateful to him. I'm sure some days he wished I had walked right past his office, but he didn't let me down. During these times in your life, you need someone who is right there with you and actually cares about the outcome.

I came to Mr. Mertens when I found out he was the ONLY attorney in the Portland metro who specializes in student loan debt management. He was very helpful and explained to me very clearly how to navigate through my student loan situation. As we worked through the case, Christopher did a great job assuring me that we were on the right track and kept me up to date to help me feel confident in how things were proceeding. He is a very calm and easy-going person and his demeanor is very complimentary to his specialty of law - considering how emotional and disheartening dealing with debt can be. Mr. Mertens was a pleasure to work with and I have already recommended him to friends and colleagues.

My Private and Federal Loan payments were starting to cause be a great deal of stress. After meeting with Christopher he gave me great advice, which I followed and now my financial situation is much better. I would recommend him to anyone, anytime.

Mr. Mertens is an extremely effective and consciousness attorney. He addressed my situation with great transparency and made recommendations that were not obvious to me and were well-matched to my goals. Absolutely would recommend.

I had a great experience with Chris. He was knowledgeable, and very helpful with my case. I had not paid my student loans in 8 years and he got me back in good standing and making my monthly payments like I should of. This is something I should of taken care of myself years ago but thankfully I had Chris to help me with my case and I truly don't know what I would of done without him

I have a large amount of federal student loans and they were getting unaffordable since I changed jobs recently. Christopher helped me go through all of my options for different repayment plans in a knowledgeable, thoughtful manner. In my new repayment plan, my monthly loan payment is significantly lower. I will certainly come back to Christopher in the future if my financial circumstances change again.