Multnomah County
Joel Overlund, Executive Director
Joel has been working for SALC as a practicing attorney since 1990 and became
the Executive Director of the Clinic in 1995. Before working at SALC, Joel
worked at the law firm of Casteel & Carson and got his law degree from
Willamette University in 1987.
Shelly Matthys, Branch Manager
Shelly has been an attorney for SALC since 1998. She graduated from Seattle University
Law School in 1995 and then worked as a volunteer prosecutor at the Multnomah
County District Attorney's Office. Shelly is the Multnomah County Branch Manager.
Brittany A. Berkey
Brittany Berkey graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in
2002. She is admitted to practice in New York State as well as Oregon. While
in NYC she prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases in Bronx Family Court. Before
joining the SALC staff in the Fall of 2005, Brittany spent a year as an AmeriCorps
attorney doing domestic violence advocacy at Legal Aid Services of Oregon.
James F. LaSasso
James graduated from University of Oregon Law School in 1981. After law school
James worked throughout the 80's as a law clerk, paralegal, and in private practice
primarily in the area of family law. In 1990, James joined SALC and has been
working as a staff attorney ever since.
Kelly D. Lemarr
Kelly is a graduate of Willamette University College of Law and a practicing attorney in Oregon since 2003. Since then she has focused her practice on a wide range of family law issues. In addition to her work at SALC, Kelly accepts pro bono court appointments as the attorney for children in high conflict domestic relations cases.
Connie C. Lukes
After a career in telecommunications and acting as a union steward, Connie Lukes
decided to expand on her interest in conflict management and graduated from Marylhurst
University in 2002 with a degree in Communications, concentrating in mediation
and conflict resolution. She has acted as a volunteer mediator for several years.
While attending Lewis and Clark Law School, Connie worked as a law clerk at St.
Andrew while interning at Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and
Lewis and Clark Legal Clinic. After being admitted to practice law in the spring
of 2006, Connie worked as a contract attorney while working as a volunteer attorney
in St. Andrew night clinic. She was hired as a staff attorney in the fall of
2006.
Washington County
Antonio J. Gonzalez
Antonio J. Gonzalez graduated from Lewis & Clark School of Law in 2006 and
was admitted to practice in the state of Oregon the same year. Before joining
the SALC staff he worked to protect the rights of Oregon’s farm worker
community and volunteered at Common Grounds Collective in New Orleans to help
the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Marcus M. Shirzad
Marcus M. Shirzad received his B.A. from Washington State University and graduated from Lewis and Clark School of Law in 2006. Prior to joining SALC in October 2008, Marcus worked for a small law practice in Portland and for Bonneville Power Administration as a contract attorney.
Kaori Tanabe
Kaori started as a volunteer for SALC in September 2007 and was quickly hired
as a staff attorney. She is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Law School. Kaori worked
as a pro bono attorney for Catholic Charities Immigration Services and was a
corporate counsel intern for Mentor Graphics prior to joining SALC. She is fluent
in Spanish and proficiently speaks Japanese.
Michelle van Grunsven
Michelle joined the Washington County office in July of 2007. She attended college
at Cornell University and law school at the New York University School of Law.
Prior to joining St. Andrew Legal Clinic, She was the AmeriCorps attorney for
Legal Aid Services of Oregon in Multnomah County. Michelle was admitted to the
Oregon State Bar in 2005.
Lauren E. Walchli
Lauren has been with the Hillsboro office since October 2006. She received her
J.D. from William & Mary School of Law, and her B.A. in Spanish from the
University of Oregon.
Kerry Wheeler
Kerry Wheeler received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. She graduated from Lewis and Clark School of Law in 2007. She joined the Washington County office in September 2008.
Clackamas County
Elaine Hamm, Branch Manager
Elaine started working at SALC's Multnomah County office in April 2000. When
SALC opened its office in Clackamas County in December 2001, Elaine was hired
as its new Branch Manager. She graduated from University of San Diego School
of Law in 1985 and practiced at a number of California law firms before moving
to Oregon to work at SALC.
Rachel E. Diamond
Rachel joined the Clackamas County office as an attorney in June 2007 after being
admitted to the Oregon State Bar. She is a graduate of Portland State University,
where she majored in Social Science, and the Lewis and Clark School of Law. Prior
to joining the SALC staff, Rachel clerked for the Clackamas County office of
St. Andrew Legal Clinic and interned for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s
Office as well as Lewis and Clark’s practical skills clinic.
Chamber A. Dorheim
Chamber joined the Clackamas Office in 2008. Prior to working at SALC, Chamber practiced family law with a private firm and served as a judicial clerk in Multnomah County. She received her law degree from Lewis and Clark law school and her BA from St. Olaf College.
Multnomah County Office
503-281-1500 |
| Ahndrayah Andrews |
Bookkeeper |
ext. 14 |
| Maria I. Beauchaton |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 16 |
| Brittany A. Berkey |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Richard Dixon |
Clerical Assistant |
ext. 23 |
| Courtney R. Dunleavy |
Development Associate |
ext. 21 |
| Jessica Gorham |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 13 |
| Cynthia Gregory |
Vice President - Development |
ext. 24 |
| James F. LaSasso |
Attorney |
ext. 17 |
| Lois Lee |
Receptionist |
ext. 10 |
| Kelly D. Lemarr |
Attorney |
ext. 15 |
| Connie Lukes |
Attorney |
ext. 18 |
| Michael Mason |
Vice President - Finance & Operations |
ext. 20 |
| Shelly D. Matthys |
Attorney /Branch Manager |
ext. 12 |
| Joel K. Overlund |
Attorney/Executive Director |
ext. 19 |
Washington County Office
503-648-1600 |
| Sylvie Babia |
Law Clerk/Receptionist |
ext. 15 |
| Antonio J. Gonzalez |
Attorney |
ext. 25 |
| Mirna Hernandez de Ardiano |
Receptionist |
ext. 13 |
| Brenda A. Miller |
Legal Assistant |
ext. 22 |
| Rose L Moore |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 26 |
| Laurie Raines |
Legal Secretary/Bookkeeper |
ext. 10 |
| Marcus M. Shirzad |
Attorney |
ext. 17 |
| Kaori Tanabe |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Michelle M. van Grunsven |
Attorney |
ext. 23 |
| Lauren E. Walchli |
Attorney |
ext. 12 |
| Kerry Wheeler |
Attorney |
ext. 24 |
Clackamas County Office
503-557-9800 |
| Rachel Diamond |
Attorney |
ext. 15 |
| Chamber A. Dorheim |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Elaine N. Hamm |
Attorney/Branch Manager |
ext. 12 |
| Patti Hansen |
Legal Assistant |
ext. 10 |
