Actual unretouched photo (or actual crayon drawing by a niece)

Associate attorney Therese J. Holmstrom

"My thesis is that the truly successful lawyer finds a good heart more useful than sharp fangs"                                   -- Matthew A. Hodel

You only live once. But if you work it right, once is enough.
                                                                                                   -- unknown

  FREE WILL FRIDAYS:  As part of my commitment to pro bono service, I offer a limited number of appointments on Fridays to draft free simple wills (wills without living trusts) for active military and low-income veterans, law enforcement, and firefighters.  To schedule a consultation or appointment, call Anna at 503-569-7777.

  I belong to those professional organizations shown below; the many others shown are those I help support through contributions.

Logo for POGO: Project on Government Oversight (all text)

Chess for Success logo - outline of knight chesspiece wearing a scholar's cap facing towards text "CHESS FOR SUCCESS" and mission of "helping children succeed, one move at a time"

logo - large letters NWJP in crimson on field of orange with smaller black text reading Northwest Workers' Justice Project" connecting the large initials NWJP

logo: Text Health Care for ALL Oregon with word ALL appearing in red outline map of Oregon

Civil Liberties Defense Center logo - a round graphic logo of a Douglas Fir center mast with scales of justice suspended on branches to left and right sides, surrounded by text "Assert Your Rights We've Got Your Back"

Blue outline of Oregon with large OADP in white lettering, with smaller white letters below reading Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Logo of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon, "a big vision for small business" with graphic image suggesting a street sign

Lighthouse logo and text "Center for Nonprofit Stewardship," with smaller text "Guiding the Future of Nonprofits"

C inside C logo for "Compassion and Choices" organization with mission text: Choice and Care at the End of Life"

logo: Blue Text PUBLIC JUSTICE with smaller orange text "Righting Wrongs"

logo: Star next to text COMMON CAUSE with smaller italic text Holding Power Accountable

Logo: Text letters ACS with smaller text: American Constitution Society for Law and Public Policy

Circular National Lawyers Guild logo with name in text

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Logo for Willamette Art Center, a clay urn with WAC in colors on the urn; WAC hosts the "Empty Bowls" fundraiser to fight hunger each year, weekend before Thanksgiving

Logo: Yellow-gold text "Northwest UU Justice Network" where the T in Network is a graphic suggesting a chalice shape with a flame

Logo for National Association of Consumer Advocates Military Consumer Justice Project (NACA scales logo with American flag)

JohnGearLaw.com/SalemConsumerLaw.com
To find out how to hire John Gear to help you with your legal issues, call

                        503-569-7777    

A values-based Oregon law practice serving consumers, elders, employees, and nonprofits since 2010.

• Participating attorney, Military Consumer Justice Project
  
  
• Offering free nonprofit resources lending library for nonprofit executives and board members.
  
  
• Affiliate, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
  
  
• Founder, OregonAdminRules.org (Oregon Administrative Rules, but Readable) project
  
  
• Volunteer Supervising Attorney for the
  DeMuniz Resource Center Legal Clinic, a free program to help people released from jail or prison resolve civil legal issues so they can reintegrate into the community successfully
  
  
• Chapter author in Consumer Law in Oregon, attorney practice manual
  
  
• Chapter co-author in Barbooks attorney practice manual, Rights of Veterans and Military Servicemembers (award-winning book)
  
  
• Founder, Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (Oregon State Bar)
  
  
• Presenter, "Tax Exempt Organizations from Start to Finish," legal education seminar
  
  
• Lawyer of the Year award winner, 2009, Marion-Polk Volunteer Lawyer Project.
  
  
• Participating Attorney, Oregon State Bar
  Military Assistance Panel.
  

 

Salem Harvest logo - words Salem Harvest separated by bright green apple graphic

Salem Progressive Film Series logo - text of name with row of squares running alongside to suggest movie film

Photo image of art depicting the Northwest Hub logo with group name and motto "Bicycles for All" made from wrenches, gears, and bicycle cranks and pedals

logo for Cornell's Legal Information Institute with graphic LII in brackets; smaller text "Open Access to Law Since 1992"

Wikipedia logo, an earth being made from jigsaw puzzle pieces being fit together, each piece with a letter in a different script (English, Cyrilic, Arabic, etc) and text: "Our shared knowledge, our shared treasure."

Bright orange "Firefox" curved around a blue planet on a field of blue (Mozilla.org)

Logo for Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (Text OTLA and spelled-out) and "In the Service of Justice" below

logo: Dark grey square field with TAKE JUSTICE BACK text - program of American Association of Justice

Scales of Justice Logo with text: American Association of Justice

logo for National Association of Consumer Advocates (ConsumerAdvocates.org) - NACA with scales of justice

Image of sign at "Isaac's Garden" community garden showing logos of sponsors, including John Gear Law Office

Court Care logo, hands around a heart with text "A Safe Place to Play, Learn, and Grow"

Logo for The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program