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Member Directory
- Details for Individual Member
Name and/or Company:
Linda Scher
Website:
http://partingwatersmediation.com
Contact Information:
Phone: (503) 232-8550
Email: Linda@partingwatersmediation.com
Website: partingwatersmediation.com
3282 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Practice Description:
Since 1990, private mediation practice specializing in family matters.
Approach to Practice / Form of Mediation:
Facilitative, generally. High level of client education and referrals to resources in order to insure fully informed decision-making and self-determination.
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)1998-2013 * Chair, SFLAC Parenting Plan Outreach Workgroup 2003-2013
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 1993-2005
Experience:
* Intern Mediator, Clackamas County Family Court Services, 1989-90
* Volunteer Mediator/Trainer, Resolutions Northwest, 1988 to present
* Mediation Trainer, Confluence Center, 1996 to present
* Family Mediation Practice since 1990
Fee Information:
$240 per hour; Initial one hour session free.
Practice Specialties:
Child Custody/Parenting Time | Domestic Relations: Cooperative/Adoption | Domestic Relations: Dissolution/Divorce | Domestic Relations: Financial Issues | Elder Mediation | Youth and Family | LGBTQ
Locations Served:
Clackamas County | Linn County | Multnomah County | Washington County
Language(s) Spoken:
English
Additional Professional Services:
Facilitation | Training
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