Landon Poppleton, PhD, JD 814 Northeast 87th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98664

"Dr Poppleton worked on my child custody case in 2014-2015 and I found him to be very professional, respectful, completed things in a timely manner and gave me the oversight my case needed at the time to keep my children safe (severe substance abuse by other parent). I often think of him and wanted to come to write a review to thank him for helping keep my children safe."

"Like many who end up in family court I have little understanding of legal proceedings and processes. I have done the best within my ability to advocate for my son. Protecting our children is typically seen as a beautiful thing and highly regarded by society, but once you walk through the doors of the family court, those natural instincts are weaponized against us. It is only in family court a child having a voice means they have been coached. The outcome I’d hoped for was declared lacking by Dr. Poppleton. Simply put my sons own voice was not “credible”. In my optimistic naïvety, a severe character flaw I assure you, I hoped NW Family Psych would be the dolphins to my Elián González. I now have a better understanding of the confines on family court professionals. What you get in Poppleton is an intellectual giant versed in family law and psychology acting as a diplomat on behalf of your child/children. I am sure he saw the truth of the situation. I believe he did his best within the parameters he has to abide in to create an “environment conducive to healthy development”. I found him to be thorough and a conversationalist. I appreciate his objectiveness and the “cathartic process” he provides his clients. My evaluation lasted just shy of two years. My divorce proceeding are just shy of three years. The time used in this evaluation was painfully necessary. Reading reviews by others my thoughts are this. How long did it take for you to realize your partner was a lying/cheating etcetera etcetera? The same can be said for Poppleton. It takes time to see the reality of any situation. Especially when persons are on their best behaviors to “make a good show for court”, my ex’s words. There were two scheduling issues, one in which I’d taken work off, loaded up the family and driven an hour only to find out he’d been double booked. I find fault in the secretarial skills, not Poppleton. My family and I enjoyed this rescheduled “appointment time” to visit OMSI’s Dinosaur exhibit and creating lasting memories. The other time his office accommodated their error. The narrative fabricated against me was “laughable”. A lot of good people were attacked and took it personally. It is not Poppleton’s place to put this right. Throughout this ordeal I’ve learned the most effective way to deal with someone’s “dark psychology” is to treat it as dinner theatre. Those will illness in their heart will reap what they sow. Laughing, even during inappropriate times, was unavoidable and I did not take it personally but I could see how some would. I’ve spent a considerable sum on legal fees. Every day I go to work realizing a huge percent of my earnings go directly to “my legal team”. I found Poppleton to be the best spent money in the entirety of my case. With his skill set and dedication he is a bargain. All in all I’m thankful for Poppleton. He is very real human and “likable”. I wish there were more people like him in family court. He is a valuable resource for the children he serves. I hope he continues providing excellent service to all who come washed up to his shore from the traumatic hurricane that is family court."

"If I could give him a zero I would. For the amount that was paid to him, it was ridiculous how unprofessional he was. The evaluation was late. There were several calls made to his office and when he finally turned it in, I found out that he did not call all the references. He actually called one of the references after the report was finalized. Did not verify all the backup/evidence. There was a restraining order placed against the other party in the past and that was not included in the evaluation. I was under the impression when I first met him that he would be doing the entire evaluation. Instead, it was his associate. I only saw Dr. Poppleton twice, beginning and end. If you’re a person of color or a woman. Be aware. He made a very rude remark about my beliefs in the BLM movement. I knew right there and then. I wish I could have done more research, I was in a vulnerable space at that time and I just went with him out of desperation. The biggest mistake I ever made. I’m in the process of suing him for malpractice. It’s been over a year now since and I’m finally able to confront this, it was a traumatizing experience."

"Though 12 years has past, I will never forget Poppleton informing me that I was trying to Manipulate him and that I was lying. However, I was telling him the truth and thank goodness his report had no affect on our custody outcome. Just as I informed him, I had an agreement with my ex and she gave me custodial custody. In my opinion, Poppleton is grossly incompetent, or at least he was in my case. He failed to recognize that I was the care giver in the family. He mistook my love and passion for my daughters as detrimental. Poppleton failed, but I lucky for my daughters, I would not give up. I raise my daughters on my own as the custodial parent. I was a positive role molded for my daughters as I attained my Bachelors in Accounting and then my MBA. I coached my daughters in sports. My older daughter was the school president, varsity starter in three HS sports with a 3.96 GPA and now off to Oregon State for engineering . My younger daughter Is also a three sport varsity starter and she has a 4.0GPA. Just shocking to that Poppleton made this error in judgment with me. Maybe he like to call me a liar again. If so, I would hope he would do his research this time or at least check out my social media post so that he will know that I am telling facts just as I did 12 years ago."

"I believe it's fair to share your experience if you plan to leave a 1 star. Very unprofessional. My first two appointments they had me go to their Vancouver location and he wasn't there. My second visit I arrived and he was out sick and never called me. Once I finally met Dr. Poppleton he spent about an hour with me discussing legal paperwork and took my $10,000. He told me I would meet with him over the next several months on and off and never saw him again until my last session. The entire 3-4 month evaluation I met with a young intern student. The last session I show up and I meet with Dr. Poppleton that I had not seen for months. He tells me everything I want to hear, states he would be willing to go to court on my behalf if he needed to. Next thing I know he sends out a report siding with my ex wife. I was shocked. My attorney attempted to reach out to him several times and no response. I have no idea how someone can make one of the most important decisions in my life regarding my daughter based off spending 20 mins with me telling me what I want to hear. I was very thankful the final outcome was far from what his report suggested. He should have actually spent time with me and understood who I am as a father. Having a intern feed him notes on a computer isn't how you should conclude someone's most important decisions in their life when it comes to their kids. I have had custody of my son for 12 years and he is an honor roll student and now I get to make sure my daughter follows in his foot steps thanks to my attorney. I would have loved the opportunity to spend that time with a Doctor like I signed up for, but that never happened."