Family Law. Complex Financial Disentanglement. Domestic and Sexual Violence. Child-Focused Parenting Plans. Name and Gender Marker Changes. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Lorena graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a degree in Philosophy. After graduation she worked at Legal Aid Services of Oregon, where she specialized in representing survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
In addition to being a mediator and arbitrator, she has litigated hundreds of cases, handled many appeals, and worked on policy and legislation at the state and local levels. She is a frequent speaker on a variety of legal topics and is an adjunct professor at Oregon State University. Lorena has served on many boards, commissions, and committees in many capacities.
She is an avid gardener, loves to travel, and is passionate about making her community a safer, more just place for everyone. In Re: Hollister. The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed that all Oregonians have the right to a legally recognized non-binary gender marker. Justice and Crum. In this review of a case handled at trial by another attorney, the Court of Appeals ruled that language should have been included in the judgment prohibiting the husband who had been convicted of a felony against the wife from possessing the firearms awarded to him and remanding the case to address transitional spousal support.
Foster v. The case was ultimately overturned at the Oregon Supreme Court and remanded for a new trial. Clapp and Clapp. The husband, who had been the major household earner, had abandoned the wife and children, did not contribute to their support after separation, and did not make payments on the joint debts during the separation.
The Court of Appeals found that wife was entitled to half of the assets and to reimbursement for payments she had made on joint debts. Hanson-Parmer and Parmer. Baker v.
