Yates, Matthews & Eaton, P.c

David Cross 

on Google

2 years ago

I've only ever met a handful of people in life like Michael Yates. He is completely trustworthy and I never had to think about whether his recommendations were in my best interest or would lead to the best outcome. My case could have been simple but became complex and acrimonious, and Michael navigated the entire case brilliantly. I was able to arrive at a resolution, with some compromises, and that resolved the case at the 11th hour without trial. He is a compassionate attorney but definitely has the clout when necessary to... read more

Calista Steele 

on Google

2 years ago

This man was hired by my former abusive spouse who is law enforcement. I agree he is in bed with the judges and this would make sense as judges are just attorneys not regulated by the state. The state bar in Oregon is not regulated by the state, it’s owned and operated by private attorneys. Mr. Yates tried to badger me and even went to tell the court that I ‘needed to be put in my place’ I was there on a false report and received sanctions not related to the original filing. Clackamas County. 

Keifer Graves 

on Google

3 years ago

I see somehow Michel had my review taken down. I will try to make this brief. I’m using a moniker to be protected, as I believe Michael Yates is criminally in bed with the Washington County courts, and others most likely. I used Michael Yates for a very simple matter where I had provided all of the documentation needed to win the case. He ended up charging me $9000 instead of the $3000 quoted. He also had asked me to pay a transcriber, when I called to pay the transcriber they told me that Michael needed to pay them. Essenti... read more

Michael Pfost 

on Google

3 years ago

My experience was very similar with that of another review regarding Michael Yates. I hired Michael Yates on an international custody case that involved a non-Hague member country, Vietnam. I spent a lot of money (which was expected I guess) -- over $60,000. I will agree with the other reviewer that Mr. Yates has a very bad bedside manner. His emails to me and phone calls were abusive in his language use, as if I was not his client. He made me very nervous in our interactions. In my case, he did not have the experience to cr... read more

Michael Pfost 

on Google

3 years ago

My experience was very similar with that of another review regarding Michael Yates. I hired Michael Yates on an international custody case that involved a non-Hague member country, Vietnam. I spent a lot of money (which was expected I guess) -- over $60,000. I will agree with the other reviewer that Mr. Yates has a very bad bedside manner. His emails to me and phone calls were abusive in his language use, as if I was not his client. An attorney should not tell his client that maybe [he should of spent more time in a mental h... read more