I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon but have worked in Vancouver, Washington for the past 25 years. I attended Franklin High School in Portland. As an undergraduate, I attended the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington and Portland State University. As a graduate student in sociology, I attended the University of Washington. I received my juris doctor from Lewis and Clark School of Law in Portland, Oregon in 1981 and was admitted to practice in the State of Washington that year.

The emphasis in my practice is in areas of law serving individuals and families. My primary fields of practice include family law and divorce, adoption, guardianship, bankruptcy and criminal defense.

During my early years of practice, I worked for another sole practitioner and later for a law firm. In 1987, I started my own practice.

My goals are to seek to practical solutions for people with their legal problems. I offer vigorous representation in both court hearings and in settlement negotiations and seek to keep my clients well informed. If the client’s best interests are served by settlement, I will seek the best settlement for them that I can. If their best interests are served by litigation, I will vigorously represent them in litigation.

My organizational memberships include: Clark County and State of Washington Family Law Sections, Debtor-Creditor Section of the Washington State Bar, Elder Law Section of the Bar, Washington Defenders Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.