Our People

Admitted to the Bar

• 1995, Oregon

Education

• University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1995)
• University of Oregon (B.A., 1992)
• Universidad Technologies De Monterey, Queretaro, Mexico (1990)

Concentration

• Business Law
• Corporate Law
• Limited Liability Company Law
• Estate Planning
• Real Property and Land Use

Professional Memberships

• Jackson County Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
  • Estate Planning & Administration Section
  • Real Estate & Land Use Section
• Southern Oregon Estate Planning Council

Community

• Medford Water Commission
  • Chair (2012-2015)
  • Board Member (2009-Present)
• Medford City Council
  •  Council Member (2003-2009)
  •  President (2007)
• Medford Planning Commission, Planning Commissioner (1999-2003)
• Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, For Jackson County, Pro Tempore Judge (1999-2001)
• Medford Urban Renewal Agency, Board of Directors (2004-2009)
• Medford Rogue Rotary (1999-Present)
• Hospital Facilities Authority of the City of Medford, Oregon, Board of Directors (2004-2009)
• Oregon Club of Southern Oregon
  • Board of Directors (2000-Present)
  • President (2003)
• Rogue Valley Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Board of Directors (2001-2003)
  • President (2003)
• Rogue Valley Family YMCA, Board of Directors (2000–2005)
• Britt Festivals Association, Board of Directors (2000–2005; 2011-Present)
• Mediation Works, Mediator (1996-1999)
• South Medford High School, AAU Basketball Coach (1996–1998)
• Oregon State Bar Association, Executive Committee of Business Law Section (2001-2005)

Admitted to the Bar

• 2002, Oregon, Washington
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

• University of Oregon (B.A.,1997)
• University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2001)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation
• University of Washington (LL.M. Taxation, 2002)

Concentration

• Taxation
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Business Law
• Corporate Law
• Partnerships
• Limited Liability Companies
• Estate and Trusts

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Jackson County Bar Association, President (2010), Vice President (2009), Secretary (2008)
• Oregon State Bar
  • Taxation Section
  • Business Law Section
  • Estate Planning & Administration Section
  • Real Estate & Land Use Section
• Oregon State Bar Board of Governors (2017-2020), Chair, Public Affairs Committee (2019-2020)
• Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund Committee (2008-2010)
• Oregon State Bar Estate Planning & Administration Section Executive Committee (2011-2019)
• Oregon State Bar Joint CPA Committee (2005-2007)
• Washington State Bar

Community

• ACCESS, Inc., Board of Directors (2013–2020)
• Oregon Community Foundation, Reed and Carolee Walker Fund Advisory Committee (2016-Present), Chair (2017-Present)
• Oregon Community Foundation, Southern Oregon Leadership Council (2010-2016)
• Southern Oregon Head Start, Board of Directors (2002-2008; 2010-2014), Vice Chair (2003–2004; 2011–2013), Chair (2004-2006, 2013), Treasurer (2007–2008)
• Medford Rogue Rotary
• Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, Transportation Action Team (2004-2010)
• Rogue Valley Medical Center Bioethics Committee (2009-Present)
• Jackson County Cultural Coalition (2011-2019)
• American Red Cross, Southern Oregon Chapter (2011-2014)

Admitted to the Bar

• 1967, Oregon

Education

• University of Oregon (B.S.,1964)
• Willamette University (J.D., 1967)

Concentration

• Corporate Law
• Partnerships
• Limited Liability Companies
• Business Acquisitions, Mergers and Transactions
• Real Property
• Land Use Planning
• Condemnation
• Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration

Professional Memberships

• Jackson County Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar
  • President (1989-1990)
  • Board of Governors (1987-1990)
  • Oregon State Professional Liability Fund, Director (1991-1996), Chair (1995-1996)
  • Chair of task force that wrote Oregon’s Revised Corporation Act (1985-1987)
  • Affirmative Action Program Task Force, Chair (1991)
  • Legislative Task Force on Indigent Defense Cost and Caseloads, Chair (1990)
  • Chair, Business Law Section (1985-1986)
  • Estate Planning & Administration Section
• Editor – 1987 Oregon Business Corporation Act
• Fellow – American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Community

• Oregon Transportation Commission Member (1995-2007) Chair (2003-2007)
• Medford 549C School Board (1984-1987)
• Governor’s Commission on School Funding Reform (1987-1988)
• Medford Rogue Rotary Board of Directors (1988-1995), President (1993-1994)
• Greater Medford Chamber of Commerce, President (1978-1979)

Admitted to the Bar

• 1998, Oregon
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

• Linfield College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992)
• University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1998)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation

Concentration

• Business Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law
• Real Property
• Land Use Planning
• Business Litigation
• Estate Planning and Litigation

Professional Memberships

• State Professional Responsibility Board (2010 – 2013)
• Jackson County Bar Association
  • President (2005)
  • Executive Committee Member (2003 – 2006)
• Southern Oregon Estate Planning Council
• Oregon State Bar
  • House of Delegates (2002 – 2008)
  • Business Law Section Executive Committee
  • Real Estate & Land Use Section
  • Estate Planning & Administration Section

Community

• City of Medford City Council (2013 – 2018)
• City of Medford Planning Commission
  • Member (2004 – 2013)
  • Vice-Chairman (2005 – 2011)
  • Chairman (2012 – 2013)
• Southern Oregon Public Television, Inc.
  • Member of Board of Directors (2003 – 2008)
• Rogue Valley Foundation
  • Member of Board of Directors (2000 – 2012)
  • Chairman (2011)
• American Red Cross, Southern Oregon Chapter
  • Member of Board of Directors (2001 – 2007)
  • Chair (2005)
• Medford Rotary Club

Admitted to the Bar

• 2024, Oregon

Education

• University of Houston (B.S., Magna Cum Laude, 2018)
  • Pre-Law Pipeline Program Scholar
  • Intern for Harris County District Attorney, Kim Ogg
• University of Swansea, Wales UK (2018)
  • Intern for Member of Parliament, Geraint Davies
• University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2023)
  • Trusts and Estates Fellow
  • Child and Family Law Association Director
  • Wills for the Under-Served
    • Managing Co-director (2022-2023) and Participant (2022)
  • Domestic Violence Clinic Student Advocate
  • Pro Bono Honors Recipient

Professional Memberships

• Oregon State Bar

Education

• College of San Mateo (A.A. 1987)

Experience

• Twenty-Seven Years Working in the Legal Field
• Twenty-Two Years in the Areas of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Administration

Professional Memberships

• Women In Business Connect
  • Member (2010–Present)

Community

• Boy Scouts of America
  • Volunteer in local Pack (2012–Present)

Education

• Southern Oregon University (Business Administration, 2007)

Experience

• Five Years of Public Accounting Experience
• Seven Years of Estate, Probate and Trust Accounting Experience