OTLA Trial Lawyer Summer 2024

Front Cover	1
Table of Contents	3
President’s Message: OTLA’s Education Powerhouse Delivers	5
Annual Partners	8
View from the Bench: Making a Difference	11
In Our Voices	15
Tools Lawyers Use to Shorten Family Law Trials	18
Breaking the Silence: Divorcing Women Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence in Civil Court	21
Expert Witnesses in Family Law Litigation	25
OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice	30
The Rewards of Working with Students with Disabilities and Their Families	32
Setting Yourself Up for Success on Appeal: Considerations for the Family Law Attorney	36
Family Law Mediation in Oregon — Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask	39
Protecting Vulnerable Children During the Legal Process	43
Practical ideas for working with clients who may have diminished capacity	46
Comp Corner: The “Worker” is Medically Stationary	51
Between the Sheets	52

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