Name: Deep Dive: Preparing for Divorce
Start: 2025-11-07T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-07T19:00:00-08:00

Oregon divorce lawyer and mediator Steven Leskin will discuss some things to think about when you are starting to think about divorce. The webinar will cover how to prepare, how to talk with your spouse, how to pick a lawyer, how to think about some of the alternatives to divorce litigation.

The Deep Dive series is a deeper look into issues in Oregon divorce law. Divorce will impact your life for years to come. The more information you have the better your decision making before, during and after. Whether you are contemplating filing your divorce yourself or hiring a lawyer, the Deep Dive series will give you practical, no nonsense information to help you get through the process and into a better situation.

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Oregon Divorce Mediation Meetup Group

Leskin Law & Mediation Meetup Group

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Newly Divorced

Marital Separation Support

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Mediation

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Mental Health Support

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I have spent more than twenty-five years as a trial attorney in Oregon specializing in family law, tort and professional malpractice litigation, and federal administrative law. I am an experienced trial attorney with hundreds of mediations, arbitrations, and administrative hearings under my belt. Long-time municipal judge and two-term Assistant Disciplinary Counsel.

## Legal Career

**Attorney at Law** / One Day Divorce Mediation (March 2022 to present)
Specializing in hybrid divorce mediation and binding arbitration. Average divorce time is 48 days. Average cost per couple is $7,000.
**Attorney at Law** / Law Firm (October 2020 – December, 2021)

* Litigated all aspects of divorce and custody cases from drafting petition through post judgment matters • Mentor young attorneys, publish firm advance sheet reviews, develop internal custody and discovery process for firm, review and edit pleading and correspondence templates for firm use; conduct internal CLE’s

**Attorney at Law** / Steven Leskin, P.C., Portland Oregon (1992-2015)

* Founded and managed personal injury and civil litigation law firm in Oregon.
* Litigated tort, family law and criminal cases in state court, appeared before federal agencies. • Verdicts include $10,000,000 verdict against husband and Portland Police Officer for shooting wife, wrongful death claims and multiple verdicts in mid -$100,000, with hundreds of settlements negotiated. • Social security disability representative handling hundreds of claims from initial filing to appeals process. • Dozens of court trials in domestic relations cases, including multiple claims where my clients received “the long half” of marital estate.
* Successfully litigated commercial and contract disputes for small and mid-sized corporations. • Very experienced in alternative dispute forums, including arbitrations and mediations.

**Municipal Judge** / Cities of North Plains and Banks, Oregon (2003-2008)

* Conducted arraignments, trials and sentencing of municipal and state code violations. • Implemented new sentencing procedures, made court procedures efficient.
* Created program to allow defendants to pay judgment through community service.

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