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Change. Life is full of it. Big changes, little changes, and a lot of changes somewhere in the middle. Some changes you want, some changes you don’t, and some you have no idea how you feel about it. Family law is about change. Maybe it is the "D" word and you've been saying it for years. Or maybe you've been thinking it for days. Or maybe this is the very first time you've thought it or admitted to yourself that the voice in the back of your head has been whispering it to you for some time. Or maybe your custody and parenting time agreement isn’t working. It might be a natural change that everyone knows is coming. It might also be something that is going to seriously rock the boat and you have to have a strategy and plan. Either way, you know something has to change. Whatever the case is, that’s what I’m here for.  

Navigating the logistics of a family law matter is not easy, and working with an attorney shouldn't make it harder. I take my job seriously, and that is to work with you through the divorce or modification process with your goals in mind, while providing you reasonable feedback so you aren’t throwing your money and emotional energy away.

My office is a judgment-free zone. By the time people find themselves sitting down for a consultation with me, there’s usually a few saints, sinners, and humans in their story. I’m here to untangle whatever web has been woven and get you to the other side of it.

If you’re about to head down the divorce route, you might be feeling a lot of heavy things. I might not fully understand your story, but trust me, I get it.  I don't want my clients to feel any embarrassment or hesitation with me. I'm proud to be a divorce attorney. I'm proud to work with someone through what might be one of the most challenging and emotionally exhausting chapters of that person's life. 

I can't promise this process will be easy. But I can promise to give you personalized, hands-on legal counsel. The kind of counsel that personally reads every email and personally listens to every voicemail. The kind that cares. The kind that knows her clients by name and knows everything about their story. No secretary. No associates to hand pieces of the puzzle out to.  No paralegal. Just me doing what I love. 

I have worked to create a family law practice with low overhead, which means I can provide my clients a reasonable hourly rate and retainer agreement. The majority of my practice is in Washington County, Multnomah County, and Clackamas County. My office is located in NE Portland. I have handled cases in various other counties around Oregon as well and am happy to do so when they pop up. Nowadays so many counties are handling parts of cases remotely that it has made other counties even more accessible.

If you're looking for an attorney to work with you, whether it is simply to review forms you've already filled out or to handle every aspect of your divorce, please contact me personally. Let's sit down and see what we can do. 

I look forward to meeting you,

Krista