TIMMONS LAW - Key Persons
Born and raised in Beaverton, Oregon, Brad Timmons founded Timmons Law PC in 2006. With more than 25 years of experience practicing law and a profound knowledge of civil law, he has grown Timmons Law into a firm that services businesses, individuals and families in a broad range of practice areas.
While some attorneys are successful by being able to think outside the box, Brad goes even further. "For Brad, there's no box at all," says one Timmons Law colleague. Whether solving a unique land-use dispute, tackling a complex real estate transaction, or preparing an appeal, he often takes a logical yet unconventional approach.
Brad is a skillful strategist with an intuitive sense. He's also a talented negotiator, in most cases leaving all parties feeling like they've achieved a positive outcome. An inspirational leader, he's committed to his colleagues, clients and community. More often than not, Brad gives people the benefit of the doubt. "Sometimes people just need someone to stand beside them and advocate for them," he says.
When he's not running his own business, Brad loves to golf, watch Oregon Ducks football games and spend time with his extended family. He currently serves on the board of the Gorge Community Foundation and The Rotary Club of The Dalles Foundation, Inc. He's a member and past-President of The Dalles Rotary, and is proud to be a Paul Harris Fellow. He has chaired the local Rotary scholarship committee for over 20 years, served as President of The Dalles High School booster club for four years. Raising his two children in The Dalles, he has coached soccer, wrestling, baseball and football, and continues to be a supporter of youth programs.
Brad is a member of the Oregon and Washington State Bars, and the Mid-Columbia Bar Association. Brad has served on the Local Professional Responsibility Board and OSB Client Security Fund Board. He served for three years as a member of the OSB Board of Bar Examiners, writing and grading bar exams and reviewing member applications.
Jeff Wallace is a Columbia River Gorge trial attorney with a dynamic background in criminal defense, municipal law, family law and civil litigation. Jeff joined Timmons Law in 2018 after a long career in both the public and private sectors.
During his 40-year legal career, Jeff served as a circuit court judge for Oregon's Sixth Judicial District (Umatilla and Morrow Counties), as the District Attorney of Morrow County, as County Counsel for two eastern Oregon counties, as a private practice attorney, and as a city administrator. He also served for more than 30 years in the Oregon Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve as a judge advocate, including a yearlong deployment to Iraq in 2008 - 2009, where he was a staff judge advocate for a combat sustainment brigade.
"To best serve a rural community, attorneys with a general law practice have to have a broad area of expertise, rather than specialize," he says. "That's what drew me to Timmons Law, along with the collaborative culture at the firm."
Jeff grew up on a family farm in Northeastern Oregon, near Milton-Freewater, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Journalism. He earned his law degree from Willamette University College of Law. Having served as a judge for 18 years, he feels most at home in a courtroom. He and his wife Ronda, a retired teacher, enjoy living in The Dalles. When he's not working, Jeff enjoys running, playing piano, reading history, and catching up with his five children and three grandchildren.
Wes was raised on a farm in Oregon's farming and ranching country. He paid his way through college by working in construction and as a farm hand. After graduating from college, Wes taught high school for seven years. He taught U.S. History, Geography and Law and Justice.
Wes then fulfilled his dream of becoming a lawyer by attending the University of Oregon Law School. Upon graduating from law school Wes moved to La Grande, Oregon and set up his law practice in 1996. He represented clients in civil litigation, property law, business law, and criminal defense. Wes went to the mat in court for people from all walks of life, including judges, police officers, small business owners, teachers, school administrators, nurses and many more. He has represented clients in both state and federal court. Wes has also successfully pursued his clients' causes before the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court.
Wes was elected as a Circuit Court Judge for Union and Wallowa Counties in 2018. Now that Wes has served his term as Judge he is returning to his true passion, helping people solve their legal problems both in and out of court. As a settlement judge, Wes successfully negotiated settlement of several cases from property disputes, will contests and domestic relations. His primary areas of practice will be mediation, arbitration, civil litigation, property law, business law, and criminal defense.