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Clackamas Collaborative Divorce is a collaboration of committed professionals who can help you and your family through the divorce process. Please explore our professional lists who can discuss the collaborative process with you.
Angie Russo
Cafferky Russo LawAngie Russo’s approach to family law is centered on her concern for a strong community and maintaining a cohesive family structure through adversity.
Angie brings her caring, calm, and direct style to her Collaborative Law and Family Law Mediation practice. As as a child of divorce, Angie is passionate about providing amicable divorce resolution services that focus on minimizing conflict, maintaining important relationships, and preserving each party’s assets. Angie has seen first-hand the lingering impact of a contentious process and knows how an out-of-court resolution can positively impact a family for generations.
As a former public school teacher, she utilizes her years of teaching experience (and her Master’s Degree in Education) to help clients focus on the developmental needs of their children. As a former District Attorney specializing in Domestic Violence cases, she understands high conflict dynamics and is able to defuse volatile relationship situations. Angie can handle a wide range of cases and is committed to supporting clients through the most difficult transition of their lives.
Angie and her husband, Aaron, have two young daughters and spend most of their spare time chasing their toddlers around. When Angie gets a chance, she loves hiking, snow-skiing, kayaking, cycling, running, and yoga or simply sitting on her deck with a cup of coffee and a good book.
Email: angie@candr.law
Phone: 503-743-8155
Address: 7307 SW Beveland St Ste 200, Portland, OR 97223
Website: Cafferky Russo Law
Angela Laidlaw
Laidlaw & Laidlaw, PCAngela understands that once a family’s legal case is over, the family’s relationship doesn’t end. She works tirelessly to help the family learn better communication skills to navigate their next stage as a restructured, binuclear family.
Angela Laidlaw’s work helping families navigate legal trauma –while preserving important relationships– requires a different way of thinking. In the words of a former client, Angela “has the interpersonal skills that allow her to navigate through all sorts of challenges successfully. She’s an excellent listener, creative, intuitive, and has strong analytical skills that make for a great attorney.”
Angela understands that once a family’s legal case is over, the family’s relationship doesn’t end. She works tirelessly to help the family learn better communication skills to navigate their next stage as a restructured, binuclear family.
Personal Interests:
Mother of 4 kids.
Three-time marathoner, four-time half-marathoner, and frequent 10k runner
Likes reading anything by Stephen King and Malcolm Gladwell
Studied archaeology in Israel while in college
Achievements and Community Recognition:
Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star – 2018
Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer – 2019 & 2020
San Diego Law Review, Executive Comments Editor (2002 – 2003)
San Diego Law Review, Member (2001 – 2003)
Email: angela@LaidlawAndLaidlaw.com
Phone: 503-305-6894
Address: 1001 Molalla Ave #208, Oregon City, OR 97045
Website: Laidlaw & Laidlaw, PC
Adrienne H. Garcia
Law Office of Adrienne H. GarciaAdrienne started her family law practice with the goal of providing high-quality legal representation while positively impacting the lives of her clients by providing counsel that is both empathetic and pragmatic.
Adrienne works diligently for her clients to ensure their legal rights are protected while keeping the big picture in mind. Recognizing that keeping parties out of court is often a better solution in family law matters, especially when children are involved, Adrienne utilizes alternative dispute resolution to help families problem solve in a private, respectful, and productive manner.
In addition to Clackamas Collaborative Divorce, Adrienne is a member of the Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Family Law Section of the Oregon State Bar, and Oregon Women Lawyers. In her free time, Adrienne can likely be found cooking, gardening, or spending time with her family.
Email: adrienne@ahglawoffice.com
Phone: 503-344-4854
Address: 201 B Avenue Suite 290, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Website: Law Office of Adrienne H. Garcia
Kaori Tanabe Eder
Stephens Margolin LLPMs. Tanabe helps her clients overcome their challenges with candid advice and zealous representation. Ms. Tanabe is a compassionate attorney, but she also has the ability to give objective advice to her clients so that the best results can be reached.
Ms. Tanabe was born in Japan but reared in Colombia. She is fluent in English, Spanish and can speak Japanese proficiently. Ms. Tanabe came to the United States to play Tennis in 2000. She attended the University of Portland, graduating maxima cum laude (top 3%) where she majored in Political Science, and played tennis for the university’s team. After completing her bachelor degree, she went on to the Lewis and Clark Law School. Prior to joining Stephens & Margolin LLP, Ms. Tanabe practiced family law at St. Andrew Legal Clinic for three and a half years.
She attended the University of Portland, graduating maxima cum laude (top 3%) where she majored in Political Science, and played tennis for the university’s team. After completing her bachelor degree, she went on to the Lewis and Clark Law School. Prior to joining Stephens & Margolin LLP, Ms. Tanabe practiced family law at St. Andrew Legal Clinic for three and a half years.
Zealous representation is Ms. Tanabe’s motto. Every case is different, and each case has its own challenges. Ms. Tanabe helps her clients overcome their challenges with candid advice and zealous representation. Ms. Tanabe is a compassionate attorney, but she also has the ability to give objective advice to her clients so that the best results can be reached. Ms. Tanabe understands the impact that a divorce process has on the family and that it is important to minimize negative effects, particularly when there are children involved. At times, however, aggressive litigation is necessary and during the court proceeding, Ms. Tanabe uses this strategy to accomplish her clients’ goals. She works closely with her clients to jointly decide the most appropriate means to use to reach the best results for her clients.
Ms. Tanabe is spontaneous and enjoys doing new and different things. During her free time, she likes to travel, to spend time with friends, bake, play kickball, exercise and to try new restaurants.
Email: kaori@stephensmargolin.com
Phone: 503-546-6374
Address: 1000 SW Broadway #1250, Portland, OR 97205
Website: Stephens Margolin LLP
Patrick Ward
Clarity Law, LLCClarity Law is Patrick G. Ward, Attorney, who has been practicing law since 2002. Patrick knows how to guide people through the rigors and struggles that come with facing stressful legal challenges. He is a sincere, dedicated, and effective advocate who will help you choose the most appropriate legal path for you and your family. He will be with you for the journey and will be with you throughout the stress, emotions, and struggles that accompany fraught legal challenges.
Patrick has been involved in hundreds of hearings concerning parental custodial rights. He is aware of trauma to children and parents due to the impact that the legal system can have on a family. He is committed to ensuring that families involved in disputes are able to resolve their issues in a way that minimizes the emotional trauma to the client and the family.
Despite his experience as a successful litigator, Patrick knows that the best lawyers allow the client to self-determine their own futures. Usually, and unfortunately, litigation is not an effective way to resolve disputes. Alternative methods provide the client with the clearest path to self-determination – such as mediation or collaboration. Patrick fully understands that there are several ways to allow the client to control their legal outcome. And, he knows that he must provide the client with clear, consistent, and ongoing legal advice to ensure that the client has the tools to move beyond the current situation.
Patrick is the proud father of a daughter and the proud husband of his wife of 25 years. When not helping his clients, he can be found hanging out with his family, trail running, skiing, or bouldering.
Email: patrick.ward@claritylawllc.com
Phone: 503-957-7491
Address: 205 SE Spokane St # 300, Portland, OR 97202
Website: Clarity Law, LLC
Kate Hall
Kate Hall LawI believe that when families are able to work together to navigate transitions they can continue to relate to each other as their roles change. This is crucial to moving through and beyond the conflict that keeps others returning to court over and over again.
Email: kate@katehalllaw.com
Phone: 971-599-7217
Address: 960 Broadway St NE Suite 4, Salem, OR 97301
Website: Kate Hall Law
Tsipora Dimant
Beaverton Dispute Resolution CenterTsipora Dimant has been a mediator and trainer for 30 years. She started her mediation career at Small Claims Court, where she mediated hundreds of cases over 15 plus years. She also directed the Dispute Resolution Department at the Better Business Bureau where she oversaw mediations and arbitration services for businesses and consumers in dispute.
In the last 10 years Tsipora worked as a mediator and conflict coach at OHSU and the City of Beaverton. Recently She helped launch a peer mediation program for the Oregon Education Association, which serves 45,000 members. She is currently mediating divorce and post divorce conflicts.
Her work is focused on helping couples learn new communication skills as they navigate the physical and emotional separation.
Email: tsipora.dimant@gmail.com
Phone: 503-526-2523
Address: 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97005
Website: Beaverton Dispute Resolution
Peter Diamond
Schulte Anderson Downes Aronson & Bittner, PCPete is a people-oriented attorney who was naturally drawn to family law after an extensive and diverse practice in business, real estate, estate planning, and general litigation. Clients quickly come to rely on Pete for sound, practical, timely, and sensitive advice for their unique family law questions. Always thorough but keeping the big picture in mind, Pete believes cases are problems that need to be resolved efficiently, either through the collaborative process, negotiation, mediation, or through trial.
Originally from the Boston, Massachusetts area, Pete has been living in Oregon since 1989. His spouse of 28 years is a public school teacher, and his two daughters are honor students active in their communities. Pete enjoys travel, road trips, the outdoors, studying history and spending time with family and friends.
Email: pdiamond@schulte-law.com
Phone: (503) 223-4131
Address: 811 SW Naito Pkwy # 500, Portland, OR 97204
Website: Schulte Anderson Downes Aronson & Bittner, PC