The lawyers.

Three people. You will meet one of them. Their direct line is the office number.

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  Miriam Hale

  Partner

  Estates and family

  Miriam handles wills, trusts, and estate administration, and she takes family matters that involve a business or a house.

  “A plan is a letter to the people who will be sorting things out. I write it so they can act without calling a lawyer for every step.”

  How Miriam works

  • First drafts come in plain language, and we walk through them page by page.
  • The fee range is named at the first meeting, not after the work is done.
  • Meetings with the people named in the plan are part of the work, not an extra bill.

  Admitted in Oregon since 2004.

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  Andre Prior

  Partner

  Business and real estate

  Andre works with closely held companies and the property those companies and families buy and sell.

  “Documents should be readable by the people who sign them, not only by the next lawyer.”

  How Andre works

  • We start with ownership: who holds what, and what happens when one of you wants out.
  • I read the title before the first meeting, so the conversation starts from the deed.
  • If a term needs a footnote to explain, I rewrite the term.

  Admitted in Oregon since 2006.

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  Lena Cho

  Associate

  Family

  Lena takes divorce and parenting matters and assists on estate administration.

  “A parenting plan is a schedule the kids can live with. The court signs it once; the family lives in it every week.”

  How Lena works

  • The calendar leads: school dates, work travel, the days that matter to your family.
  • Every draft I send lists what changed and why.
  • I would rather settle a schedule you can keep than score a point you cannot.

  Admitted in Oregon since 2019.

Miriam Hale, Andre Prior, and Lena Cho are admitted in Oregon.