I’ve been fortunate to have a practice that fulfills that vision and more. For nineteen years, I had my own firm, practicing labor, employment and family law. Over the years, I added a unique expertise in election law, advising unions and other progressive organizations like Basic Rights Oregon, Planned Parenthood and Our Oregon on a variety of issues arising out of Oregon’s initiative process. In 2009-2010, I left private practice to serve as Special Counsel to Attorney General John Kroger where I advised the Attorney General on election and administrative law issues and oversaw the Department of Justice’s work in the areas of child support and child welfare.
Child Custody and Visitation
Premarital Agreement
Spousal Support
Both persons commit in writing to resolve dissolution issues (parenting time, residence, child support, property division, and spousal support) without going to court. Each agrees to openly exchange information and to freely provide all necessary documentation on time.
While in law school at The University of Oregon, I focused my education on business law with a concentration on corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, and forensic accounting. After school, I clerked for two years in a personal injury law firm. There, I gained experience in civil litigation, mostly working on motor vehicle accidents and medical malpractice cases. I was involved in civil pleadings practice, trial work, and appellate briefing for the Oregon Court of Appeals. From there, I went on to process workers’ compensation claims for The Hartford Insurance Group.
I believe everyone should have the right to work and earn their living free from discrimination and exploitation. I focus my practice on labor and employment litigation, with a special interest in employment discrimination.
Employment Litigation
Severance Agreement
We’re passionate about employment law and aggressively represent our clients. We have a long record of successful litigation against large corporations and state bureaucracies. And we have the resources and expertise to pursue class action lawsuits and other complex litigation.
Please call us for a consultation if you or a loved one has suffered a personal injury. We’ll listen carefully, explain the complex issues in a clear manner, and advise you of your best way forward.
Medical Malpractice
My work as a lawyer began in Portland in 1985, with my first jury trial in Federal court just weeks after becoming a new lawyer. My practice has always focused on representing individuals in personal injury cases and employment related claims. I write and argue cases in Oregon courts. I am a trial lawyer. I have represented hundreds of clients with workers’ compensation claims, cases involving injuries on the job caused by the negligence of third parties, vehicle accidents, medical malpractice lawsuits, “slip-and-fall” cases, and disability claims. These cases include serious permanent injury and death. I represent firefighters all across Oregon and take great pride in having drafted legislation that provides professional firefighters with a legal presumption that certain cancers are covered as work related claims. I work with doctors and specialists every day. Whether it is educating myself about a particular cancer or the forces applied to the human spine in a motor vehicle collision, I am motivated by the opportunities to learn. Getting to know my clients as individuals, educating them so they understand what is being done and why, and bringing them some degree of peace of mind – and, of course, justice – is why I do what I do every day.
Auto Accidents
Disability Discrimination
Vasquez v. Blubird World, LLC, Mult. Co. Circuit Court, Case No. 18CV41572 (jury verdict in favor of employee on claims of hostile work environment, disability discrimination, and constructive discharge)
After years of working in a variety of legal fields – I am limiting my practice to Mediation, serving as a Parent Coordinator, estate planning and probate practice, and oversight of the boutique practice of Multi-employer Trust Fund and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) collections work.
Wills
Trusts
Our team will always listen to your needs to help create a plan that works for you and your loved ones.