Oregon Mediation Association
  



PO Box 40041
Portland, OR 97240
Phone: 503-872-9775

Linda Scher, J.D.
Family Mediator and Facilitator

3282 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (503) 232-8550
Fax: (503) 232-8494
Email: linda@schermediate.com
Other URL http://schermediate.com
Since 1990, private mediation practice specializing in family matters.

Locations Served

  • Clakamas County
  • Columbia County
  • Linn County
  • Multnomah County
  • Washington County

Practice Areas

  • Child Custody/Parenting Time
  • Domestic Relations: Cooperative/Adoption
  • Domestic Relations: Dissolution/Divorce
  • Domestic Relations: Financial Issues
  • Elder Mediation
  • Guardianship
  • Neighborhood/Community
  • Youth and Family

Additional Professional Services

  • Facilitation
  • Training

Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation

Joint mediation utilizing individual caucuses. Facilitation services offered as well.

Background

Professional Affiliations: > Member, Washington State Bar since 1986 (inactive) > Board of Directors/Officer, Oregon Mediation Association 1989-97 > Lifemember, Oregon Mediation Association > Advanced Family Practitioner, Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly AFM) since 1990 > Member, Statewide Family Law Advisory Committee (SFLAC)since 1998 > Chair, SFLAC Parenting Plan Outreach Workgroup since 2003

Education/Training

Training:
> University of Washington School of Law: J.D. earned 1986
> Pacific Family Mediation Institute: 40-hour Family Mediation Training, 1987
> Portland Neighborhood Mediation Center: 30-hour Facilitation Training, 1988
> Clackamas County Family Court Service: 12-month Internship Program, 1989-90
> Multnomah County Small Claims Court: 46-hour Mediator/Mediation Trainer Training, 1991
> Cooperative Adoption Mediation Project: 24-hour Open Adoption Mediation Training, 1993; Panel Mediator since 1993

Experience:
> Intern Mediator, Clackamas County Family Court Services, 1989-90
> Volunteer Mediator/Trainer, Resolutions Northwest (formerly Portland Neighborhood Mediation Center), 1988 to present
> Family Mediator, Johnston & Root, P.C., 1990-98
> Independent Family Mediation Practice since 1998

Fee Information

$180 per hour; Initial one hour session free.

Language

English


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