Michael Dwyer

Michael Dwyer


Dwyer Mediation Center

Recognized since 2009

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Family Law Mediation

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Michael Dwyer has been named Lawyer of the Year 2019 for Family Mediation in Portland by Best Lawyers of America. This is the third time he has been so honored, as Michael was previously honored as Lawyer of the Year in 2017 and 2015.

He has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for Family Law Mediation since 2009 and in Oregon SuperLawyers for Alternative Dispute Resolution since 2007.

Michael taught family and divorce mediation in 2018 as an adjunct professor at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine College of Law.

Before specializing in mediation, he had a long career as a trial attorney – as a federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney; as a plaintiff’s and defense lawyer in civil tort cases; and as a family lawyer.

Michael served as the 2008-09 President of the Multnomah Bar Association.

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Location
  • 2338 Northeast 26th Avenue
    Portland, OR 97212
Education
  • Loyola Marymount University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • University of California - Los Angeles, BA, graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
Affiliations
  • Multnomah Bar Association - President 2008-09

Dwyer Mediation Center

Headquarters: Portland, Oregon

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Family Law Mediation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Family Law Mediation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Family Law Mediation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law Mediation, Portland, OR (2019)
  • Family Law Mediation, Portland, OR (2017)
  • Family Law Mediation, Portland, OR (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Family Law Mediation

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