John Gear Law Office & Salem Consumer Law    503-569-7777
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"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.
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Logo for POGO: Project on Government Oversight (all text)
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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"
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logo - large letters NWJP in crimson on field of orange with smaller black text reading Northwest Workers' Justice Project" connecting the large initials NWJP
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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"
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Blue outline of Oregon with large OADP in white lettering, with smaller white letters below reading Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
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C inside C logo for "Compassion and Choices" organization with mission text: Choice and Care at the End of Life"
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logo: Blue Text PUBLIC JUSTICE with smaller orange text "Righting Wrongs"
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logo: Star next to text COMMON CAUSE with smaller italic text Holding Power Accountable
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Circular National Lawyers Guild logo with name in text

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Logo for National Association of Consumer Advocates Military Consumer Justice Project (NACA scales logo with American flag)
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Logo for The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

JohnGearLaw.com/SalemConsumerLaw.com

To set up a phone or Zoom consult appointment :

            503-569-7777   
 

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

  • Founder of the Nonprofit Organizations Law Section of the Oregon State Bar
  • Offers free nonprofit resources lending library for nonprofit execs/board members.

  • Affiliate, Nonprofit Association of Oregon

  • 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


  • 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


  • Participating attorney, Military Consumer Justice Project

  • Author of chapter in Consumer Law in Oregon, attorney practice manual and in
    Rights of Veterans and Military Servicemembers (award-winning book)
 
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Salem Harvest logo - words Salem Harvest separated by bright green apple graphic
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Salem Progressive Film Series logo - text of name with row of squares running alongside to suggest movie film
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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
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logo for Cornell's Legal Information Institute with graphic LII in brackets; smaller text "Open Access to Law Since 1992"
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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."
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Bright orange "Firefox" curved around a blue planet on a field of blue (Mozilla.org)
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Logo for Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (Text OTLA and spelled-out) and "In the Service of Justice" below
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logo: Dark grey square field with TAKE JUSTICE BACK text - program of American Association of Justice
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logo for National Association of Consumer Advocates (ConsumerAdvocates.org) - NACA with scales of justice
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Image of sign at "Isaac's Garden" community garden showing logos of sponsors, including John Gear Law Office
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LAWYERLY FINE PRINT:

John Gear Law Office LLC and Salem Consumer Law.  John Gear Law Office is in Suite 208B of the Security Building in downtown Salem at 161 High St. SE, across from the Elsinore Theater, a half-block south of Marion County Courthouse, just south of State Street. There is abundant, free 3-hour on-street parking throughout downtown Salem, and three multi-story parking ramps that offer free customer parking in downtown Salem too.

Our attorneys are only licensed to practice law in Oregon. This site may be considered advertising under Oregon State Bar rules. There is no legal advice on this site so you should not interpret anything you read here as intended for your particular situation. Besides, we are not representing you and we are not your attorneys unless you have hired us by entering into a representation agreement with me. While we do want you to consider us when you seek an attorney, you should not hire any attorney based on brochures, websites, advertising, or other promotional materials.  All original content on this site is Copyright John Gear, 2010-2022.