Specialties
John S. Woodworth was born in Syracuse, New York, raised in a family of seven, graduated from Cottage Grove High School (1987), Iowa State University (1992), and the University of Oregon School of Law (1996), and is a single parent of a teenaged adult. Mr. Woodworth has been continuously practicing law in the State of Oregon since December 18, 1996, in multiple areas of law, including domestic relations, restraining orders, criminal defense, residential landlord and tenant, contract disputes, unlawful trade practices, employment disputes, and real property disputes. According to OECI (as of February 9, 2018), which provides information on Oregon Circuit Court cases only, Mr. Woodworth has been the attorney of record in approximately 856 cases (608 civil and 248 criminal). The career annual average of Circuit Court cases in which Mr. Woodworth appears as the attorney of record, as of the referenced date, is 40. In his career, Mr. Woodworth has had four Circuit Court cases with co-counsel. Mr. Woodworth has appeared as the attorney of record in well over a thousand municipal court cases. With a focus on attaining the best result for his clients, Mr. Woodworth offers practical guidance and legal advice to facilitate informed decisions regarding resolving disputes, whether to initiate litigation, negotiation and settlement, strategic trial preparation, trial presentation, and post trial needs.