Practice :
Laura Schantz has been in practice since 1994.
Professional Experience :
Laura worked for the first six months out of law school for Palmer Feltz Smith and McDonald in Portland. Her next position, at Martin, Elliott, and Snell in Tualatin was the beginning of her work in family law cases, although she also specialized in employment work for plaintiffs discriminated against in the workplace. In 1997 she joined Gevurtz Menashe Larson & Howe, P.C., the largest family law firm in the state of Oregon, where she began her exclusive concentration on family law cases. In October, 1999, Laura started her own family law practice in Hillsboro where she is currently located.
Education:
Aloha High School, Aloha, Oregon, 1980; Portland State University, Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, 1987; Northwestern School of Law Lewis and Clark College, Juris Doctor Degree 1994. Laura was a member of the Law Review, Environmental Law from 1991-1993.
Professional Activities :
Laura was President of the Washington County Bar Association for 2002/2003. She
is a member of the Oregon State Bar, Family Law Section. She
is on the Board of the Washington County Conciliation Service
Department. She is a member of the Pro Bono Committee both for
Washington County and for the Oregon State Bar.
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