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.
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.
Georgina Miltenberger
Georgina graduated from Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2003. After moving to Oregon, she served as an Americorps Legal Advocate at Legal Aid Services of Oregon. Before joining SALC, Georgina worked in private practice handling family law cases exclusively.
Washington County
Jordan Bates
Jordan Bates received her B.A. in Political Studies and Spanish at Pitzer College in 2005. She graduated from University of Oregon School of Law in May, 2009 and began working at the Washington County SALC office in October, 2009. Before joining SALC, Jordan clerked for the Federal Public Defender and the Youth Law Center.
Kathryn Gapinski
Kathryn Gapinski received her BA from the University of Michigan and her JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Prior to joining St. Andrew Legal Clinic in May 2009, Kathryn worked as an advocate at a rape crisis center and as a supervising attorney for a family law clinic in Madison, Wisconsin.
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.
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.
April L. Kusters
April joined SALC’s Hillsboro office in 2010. Prior to joining SALC, April clerked for the Oregon Department of Justice, focusing on child abuse and child neglect cases. After passing the Oregon Bar in 2008, she practiced family law with a private firm and served as a judicial clerk for a Multnomah County family law judge. She graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2008 and received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 2005.
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.
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.
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.
Multnomah County Office
503-281-1500 |
| Ahndrayah Andrews |
Bookkeeper |
ext. 14 |
| Brittany A. Berkey |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Richard Dixon |
Clerical Assistant |
ext. 23 |
| Courtney R. Dunleavy |
Development Associate |
ext. 21 |
| Cynthia Gregory |
Vice President - Development |
ext. 24 |
| James F. LaSasso |
Attorney |
ext. 17 |
| Lois Lee |
Receptionist |
ext. 10 |
| Connie Lukes |
Attorney |
ext. 18 |
| Michael Mason |
Vice President - Finance & Operations |
ext. 20 |
| Shelly D. Matthys |
Attorney /Branch Manager |
ext. 12 |
| Georgina Miltenberger |
Attorney |
ext. 13 |
| Joel K. Overlund |
Attorney/Executive Director |
ext. 19 |
| Lillie Saldana |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 16 |
| Ly Sam |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 15 |
Washington County Office
503-648-1600 |
| Jordan Bates |
Attorney |
ext. 17 |
| Kathryn Gapinski |
Attorney |
ext. 12 |
| April L Kusters |
Attorney |
ext. 23 |
| Kelly D. Lemarr |
Attorney |
ext. 15 |
| Viviana Mendoza |
Receptionist |
ext. 13 |
| Laurie Raines |
Legal Secretary/Bookkeeper |
ext. 10 |
| Kaori Tanabe |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Bobbie J Wallace |
Legal Secretary |
ext. 25 |
Clackamas County Office
503-557-9800 |
| Chamber A. Dorheim |
Attorney |
ext. 11 |
| Elaine N. Hamm |
Attorney/Branch Manager |
ext. 12 |
| Patti Hansen |
Legal Assistant |
ext. 10 |
| Antonio Gonzalez |
Attorney |
ext. 15 |
