Attorney profile
Veritas Business Law, LLC
The short version
Veritas Business Law is a Portland firm led by attorney Theodore (Ted) Roe, providing business law, litigation, and intellectual property representation - including trademarks and copyrights - to startups and established companies across Oregon.
Strengths
- Combines business law and intellectual property under one Portland practice, covering contracts, transactions, litigation, breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, employment matters, business dissolution, mediation and arbitration, plus trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trade secrets.
- Nearly 30 years of stated experience representing both startups and established companies, with website-cited recognition including Best Litigation Attorneys in Portland 2022, repeated ThreeBestRated Top 3 Business Lawyers placements from 2021 through 2026, and a 2025 Best of the Rose City win in business law.
- Reviews repeatedly credit fast response times, including the attorney answering calls directly and quick replies to the firm's online contact form, even during urgent deadlines.
- Clients describe clear, jargon-free explanations of options and risks, with several noting they were guided to decisions rather than pressured toward a particular course.
- Feedback highlights successful outcomes in litigation, contract and buy-out negotiations, trademark filings, LLC formation, and copyright protection.
Considerations
- Some callers describe hostile or poor phone communication; Veritas disputes several accounts and says it has no record of those interactions.
- One reviewer references disciplinary history without giving particulars. That allegation should not be treated as an established disciplinary finding from a review alone.
About Veritas Business Law, LLC
Veritas Business Law, LLC is a Portland-based legal practice at 5331 S Macadam Ave Ste 258-1108, serving businesses and individuals in Oregon and beyond. The firm’s stated focus spans business law and intellectual property, with services covering business contracts, transactions, breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, employment disputes and labor law, business dissolution, mediation and arbitration, trademarks, copyrights, registration, licensing, and trade secrets. According to its website, the practice has represented clients for nearly 30 years and works with both startups and mature companies.
The firm’s public profile centers on attorney Theodore (Ted) Roe, who is named throughout client feedback. Recognition cited on the website includes Best Litigation Attorneys in Portland in 2022, repeated placements among the Top 3 Business Lawyers by ThreeBestRated from 2021 through 2026, and a 2025 Best of the Rose City win in business law. The site also emphasizes supportive guidance, clear communication, affordable rates, and services tailored to each client’s needs.
Review patterns are consistent with that positioning. Clients frequently describe prompt callbacks and quick responses to online contact forms, thorough preparation, and clear explanations of complex legal concepts without heavy jargon. Several reviewers recount high-stakes situations - a federal lawsuit answered while a client was overseas, a contract dispute, a trademark application, an LLC formation, copyright work for a photography business - and credit the firm with favorable outcomes. Feedback also notes that advice was sometimes unwelcome but useful, with clients reporting they heard what they needed rather than what they wanted.
The caseload reflected in reviews is broader than the website’s business-and-IP framing. Reviewers mention landlord disputes, home-related matters, and other civil conflicts, suggesting the firm handles a range of legal issues for individuals as well as companies. A long-tenured client relationship with a clinic and repeat engagements from small business owners appear in the feedback.
The 4.6 rating across 46 reviews is not uniform. A small number of one-star entries describe poor or hostile phone communication, and the firm has publicly disputed those accounts, stating it has no record of some interactions and describing unprofessional conduct by callers. One negative review referenced the attorney’s disciplinary history with the state bar without detail and received no public reply. Prospective clients evaluating fit should weigh the strong volume of positive, detailed feedback against these isolated but notable complaints.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Responsiveness and accessibility: reviewers commonly note prompt callbacks, direct contact with the attorney, and quick replies to online inquiries, including during urgent deadlines.
- Plain-language guidance: clients frequently mention that complex legal concepts, options, and risks were explained in terms they could understand, without heavy jargon.
- Outcome-focused representation: many reviews describe favorable resolutions in litigation, contract disputes, negotiations, trademark filings, and business formation matters.
- Stress reduction during disputes: feedback often describes the firm as calming and steadying for clients facing lawsuits, threats of legal action, or other high-pressure situations.
- Mixed communication experiences in a minority of reviews: a few entries report negative or unprofessional phone interactions, which the firm has contested in its public responses.
All reviews
4.6 out of five stars based on 46 reviews.
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