We're a small, successful, community-based law firm, and we've got you covered.
Many of our clients are navigating complicated and emotional circumstances. Significant injury, or the loss of a family member due to another's negligence, is devastating, and finding the right support is crucial. As personal injury lawyers, we aim to provide top-tier advocacy in each and every case we take.
Our firm has particular success in seeking civil justice for clients who have experienced traffic-related injuries, medical negligence, elder and child abuse and more. Forum Law Group employs lawyers and staff with a broad range of professional skills to help resolve your case; we're comfortable gathering evidence, preparing demand packages, resolving medical liens, negotiating with insurance companies, and going to court for clients when necessary. Our attorneys are well-qualified to handle complex cases. We have the resources to handle just about anything. If a case calls for extra help in a particular sub-specialty or jurisdiction, we team up with other firms (and split the fee, so it doesn't cost the client any extra).
We encourage you to click through our list of practice areas and consider contacting us if you believe that you may have a claim. We’re also eager to provide you with a referral if necessary.
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“Working with the Forum Law Group was a great experience. They are kind, helpful, respectful, and helped me to understand the process and what to expect.” – Client Hayley
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Meet the Team
Scott F. Kocher,
Attorney
Pedestrian, Bicycle and Vehicle Injuries
Child Abuse & Neglect
Medical Negligence
General Personal Injury
Scott Kocher is a native Oregonian and graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D. 2001) and Harvard College (A.B. 1997 magna cum laude). He worked for Oregon’s largest law firm for four years before establishing his personal injury law practice with Vangelisti Kocher LLP and then Forum Law Group LLC.
Scott represents individuals and families in tort cases, consisting of personal injury, wrongful death, and in appropriate situations, class actions. He has specialties in pedestrian and bicycle injury cases, and cases involving sexual or physical abuse of children. He has obtained seven-figure results on behalf of clients in each of these areas. He has distinguished his work by obtaining Oregon's largest jury verdict against an elder care facility, and Oregon's first result of more than $1 million for claims against Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) relating to abuse of a foster child. We believe DHS must be accountable, and we take every opportunity to spur elected officials to lead change.
Scott is a past member of the City of Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee, past Chair of the Products Liability Section of the Oregon State Bar, and has twice co-presented the Oregon State Bar's Continuing Legal Education seminar on bicycle law. He has provided pro bono services through the Domestic Violence Project of Legal Aid. Scott serves on the board of directors of Oregon Walks, Oregon's pedestrian advocacy organization. He has also served on the board of directors of Chamber Music Northwest, the Oregon Bicycle Advisory Committee and the policy committee for Oregon's Transportation Safety Action Plan (2016). Scott is a longtime bicycle commuter, enjoys group rides and races road Category 2. He lives with his family in Northwest Portland.
Stephen J. Voorhees,
Attorney
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle & Bicycle Injuries
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Insurance Bad Faith
Stephen has practiced exclusively in the discipline of personal injury law for over 12 years. He is licensed in Oregon, Washington and Missouri. Stephen was awarded the Judge Glenn Evans Scholarship to study at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, where he obtained his law degree in 2008. In his final year of study, Stephen received the prestigious CALI Award in the area of Trial Practice. He then served a one-year term as a clerk for Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Harold Lowenstein, then the longest serving appellate court judge in Missouri history.
Thereafter, Stephen found his passion working as a trial attorney. Of the cases Stephen tried to a jury in the past year, all verdicts were rendered for his clients, with each verdict ranging from 5-10 times the amount of the insurance company’s pre-trial settlement offer. Stephen believes that our jury system is oftentimes the only way to obtain civil justice in a personal injury matter when an insurance company disregards the devastating impact of an injury on someone’s life and family.
Over the past several years, Stephen has lectured on the subject of jury selection and trial advocacy for the Multnomah Bar Association and Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Nationally, Stephen is an active member of the American Association for Justice and Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group (MNIEG). He has been recognized by the Super Lawyers publication as a “Rising Star” and The National Trial Lawyers organization as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer.”
Outside of work, Stephen enjoys rock climbing, jiu-jitsu, hiking and spending time outdoors.
Liz Page,
Paralegal
Liz was raised in Hillsboro, Oregon and loves living and working in Portland. She graduated with an Associate’s degree in paralegal studies from Portland Community College in 2016. Prior to her career in the legal field, Liz obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and taught third grade in Springville, Utah. Liz enjoys hiking, cycling and singing with the Aurora Women’s Chorus.
Liz manages cases, helps clients with a wide range of questions, and is an expert in everything related to medical records, liens and billing.
John Steinkamp,
Paralegal
John joined Forum Law Group as a paralegal in June 2019. Before beginning his career in law, John was a freelance editor for a wide variety of professional medical journals for many years. From that, he gained familiarity with medical concepts and terminology, which set him up well for a transition to personal injury law. John has a BA in English from Indiana University and is a graduate of Portland Community College’s Paralegal Certificate Program. John lives with his family in Portland and enjoys gardening and playing the violin.
Giving to Our Community
When we are successful in our work, the firm focuses its charitable giving and sponsorships on community groups working in two areas in which we can contribute financially as well as professionally: for safe streets, and on behalf of child abuse victims.
Forum Law Group’s Scott Kocher, speaking at the 2019 Weston Awards, the annual gala for Oregon Walks. (Photo credit Supreme Optics Photography)
We are a Titanium supporter of Community Cycling Center, a Gold Level Supporter of Oregon Walks, a Premier Business Member of The Street Trust, and a substantial ongoing supporter of Families for Safe Streets and BikePortland.org.
For children, we strongly support Youth Rights & Justice and the Oregon Crime Victims Law Center.
With each of these groups, our dollars go a long way to making a difference. We encourage you to learn more, or ask us about them.
