C.J. Graves

A partner at Graves & Swanson LLC, C.J. Graves focuses his practice on civil litigation, handling cases involving a wide variety of matters. From the firm's office in Portland, Oregon, he provides astute representation to clients throughout the greater metropolitan region. The types of cases that C.J. has handled have included personal injury claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents, sexual abuse and premises liability. C.J. also has experience in advocating in court for people who are going through a divorce and who are unable to reach an accord on their own on related issues such as custody and visitation, the division of retirement accounts and other complex assets, and alimony and child support. His employment law background has encompassed the representation of both companies and employees in claims involving wage and hour violation, discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge, and he often assists employers in the preparation of employment and noncompete agreements as well as in the development of policies designed to prevent unlawful hiring and workplace practices. Majoring in English and psychology, C.J. attended the University of Portland, where he was the editor of the school's Writers Magazine before receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 2010. His legal education came at Lewis & Clark Law School, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2013. While he was there, C.J. served as the associate editor of the Animal Law Review and was the president of the school's Business Law Society as well as the secretary of its Family Law Society. After graduation, C.J. was an associate at a Portland-area law firm and then spent two years in his own practice before co-founding his current firm in February 2017. He is admitted to practice in Oregon, and his professional memberships include the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, and the Multnomah Bar Association.