Attorney James Dowell of Portland, OR; thieving loser

The state of Oregon presented James R. Dowell with a law license in 2004 after he graduated from Baylor University School of Law.

The Disciplinary Counsel found Jimmy guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• By asserting a lien against his former client’s recovery, in an amount clearly in excess of the amount he was entitled to recover, he charged a clearly excessive fee (thief)
• Violated his duty to the profession to refrain from charging improper fees (cheater)
• Negligent in that he failed to heed the risk that his client had settled for substantially less than he estimated the case was worth, and that his filing a lien against the case would delay his client’s settlement and cost the client time and money
• Misconduct involved a selfish motive
• Client injured by Jimmy’s attempt to assert his fee because it delayed the client’s settlement and cost the client $6,000 in additional attorney fees

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Florida Supreme Court punished Jimmy by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. September 2020), Jimmy practices his brand of law with the Law Firm of James R. Dowell LLC at 2416 SW 5^th Avenue in Portland, Oregon.