Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Family Law
• Juvenile Dependency

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1996
• Oregon, 1998

Education

• Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon, May, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's Fellowship, 1991 - 1994
  Honors: Vice President, Native American Student's Association (NALSA), 1994 - 1995
  Honors: Member, Native American Student's Association (NALSA), 1992 - 1995
  
  
• Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, June, 1990
  B.S.
  Honors: GPA: 3.56 (Maximum 4.0)
  Honors: Dean's List, 1988 -1990
  Honors: Scholastic Achievement Award, 1990
  Major: Geography
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Part-Time College Instructor, Wenatchee Valley Office, Omak, Washington, September 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997
• Continuing legal education on various Family Law matters

Honors and Awards

• Semi-Finalist, National Nalsa Moot Court Competition, 1993
• Best Brief and Third Place in Oral Arguments, National Nalsa Moot Court Competition, 1994
• Best Brief, National Nalsa Moot Court Competition, 1995
• Recipient, MBA Volunteer Lawyers Project Michael E. Haglund Award Pro Bono Award, Multnomah County Bar Association, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Washington Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Oregon Bar Association, 1998 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Trial Bar, 1995 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Warm Spring Tribal Bar Association, 2002 - Present
  
  
• Multnomah Bar Association, 2000 - Present
  Member, MBA/YLS CLE Committee
  
  
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), 2001 - Present
  
  
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), 2003 - 2004
  Chair, Family Law
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  
  
• Part-Time Associate Tribal Judge
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Yates Matthews & Morasch, PC, July 1, 2002 - October 31, 2004
• Solo Practitioner
• Stichman Hoke Fels, PC, Vancouver, Washington, Associate, April 1, 1999 - September 30, 2000
• McKeown & Brindle, Portland, Oregon, Associate, October 1, 1998 - April 30, 1999
• Native American Program Oregon Legal Services, Portland, Oregon, Staff Attorney, September 1, 1997 - October 31, 1998
• Colville Confederated Tribes Legal Office, Nespelem, Washington, Staff Attorney, May 1, 1995 - September 30, 1997
• Native American Program Oregon Legal Services, Portland, Oregon, Law Clerk, May 1, 1993 - September 30, 1993
• Native American Program Oregon Legal Services, Portland, Oregon, Law Clerk, May 1, 1994 - September 30, 1994
• Tooze Shenker Holloway & Duden, Portland, Oregon, First Year Law Clerk, September 1, 1992 - February 28, 1993

Birth Information

• 1965, Portland, Oregon, United States of America