JODY STAHANCYK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Managing Shareholder / Recruitment
- Top Attorney Divorce
Anna Friedhoff first joined Stahancyk, Kent & Hook as a law clerk in the summer of 2012. Before working at Stahancyk, Anna interned at the Multnomah County District Attorney's office in the Neighborhood Unit. She spent time in each neighborhood sector working with DAs on issues ranging from gang violence to TriMet violations. While at Oregon Law, Anna served on the leadership for the Moot Court Board and held the position of Senior Editor on the Oregon Review of International Law. She spent her last semester in law school as a client advocate in the Domestic Violence Clinic where she represented victims of abuse and made court appearances in Lane County Circuit Court. Prior to law school, Anna interned in the public sector and for local non-profit organizations. She spent a semester working for Senator Ron Wyden in Washington, DC, a summer at the Democratic Party of Oregon, and another summer with Focus the Nation. Anna became a shareholder at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in 2019.
Education
University of Oregon School of Law
Eugene, OR · J.D. - 2013
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA · B.A. Political Science & Public Relations, Magna Cum Laude - 2010
St. Mary's Academy
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Managing Shareholder / Estate Planning
- Member of the Washington State Bar Association
Anne is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, The Clark County Bar Association, Clark County Bar Family Law Section,Clark County Bar Guardianship, Probate and Elder Law Section, and Phi Alpha Delta.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Shareholder
- Managing Shareholder / Astoria
manages our Astoria office. He has practiced law in Oregon for twenty years. Before joining Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, Arthur worked at a private law firm in Hillsboro, Oregon, and then for St. Andrew Legal Clinic's Washington County branch office, where he provided legal representation in the areas of domestic relations, adoption, and estate planning.
Education
Willamette University College of Law
Arthur is a former Director and Secretary for the Washington County Bar Association.
Job Titles:
- Divorce Attorney
- Managing Shareholder / Eugene
Bradford F. Miller began working for Stahancyk, Kent & Hook as a law clerk. While in law school, Brad also worked for a law firm specializing in taxation, estate planning, and business transactions and clerked for the Honorable Dennis Hubel, a federal magistrate judge in Portland. Realizing that his passion lay in family law, Brad returned to Stahancyk, Kent & Hook and continued to work part-time during the school year, through his bar passage. Having learned the value of good planning, Brad was the primary associate for Senior Shareholder Jody Stahancyk, dealing with all matters related to family law and complex asset divorces. In March 2012, Brad was elected as a Shareholder of the firm. Brad travels statewide to accommodate client needs.
Education
University of Oregon School of Law
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Managing Shareholder / Estate Planning
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
Jamie joined Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in June of 2021. A Midwesterner at heart Jamie grew up in Michigan just north of Detroit. She moved across the country from Indiana, where she was a clerk at a general practice firm, working in family law, estate planning, business law, school law, and sports law. She also worked at the Monroe County Public Defender's Office in Indiana and spent a summer interning at Argentina's largest law firm, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, working in pharmaceutical law. During law school, Jamie was the Senior Managing Editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. She previously worked in employment immigration.
Job Titles:
- Managing Shareholder
- Member of the Family Law Section of the Oregon State Bar
Joel Kent founded the Stahancyk, Kent & Hook Central Oregon office in Bend in 1998 and has worked for the firm since 1994. He was elected a shareholder in 1999. Joel is a leading litigator in complex dissolution cases throughout the state of Oregon and successfully represents numerous clients in divorces involving complex financial disputes, business valuation disputes, custody disputes, support modifications, stock disputes, agricultural matters, prenuptial agreements, and post-marital agreements. He has years of experience litigating, mediating, and settling divorces involving business interests and issues of business valuation. Joel travels statewide to accommodate client needs.
Education
Seattle University School of Law
Joel is a member of the Family Law Section of the Oregon State Bar. He has been a member of the Central Oregon Matrimonial Attorneys for the last twelve years and the Inns of Court since 1999. He has served on the Deschutes County Family Law Advisory Committee since 2007.
In addition to his love of volleyball, Joel Kent is an ardent golfer and road biker.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Estate Planning
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Family Law
- Managing Shareholder / Recruitment
- Member of the Advisory Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Oregon
- Member of the Deschutes County Bar Association
Kyle Piro, who became a shareholder at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in 2019, has extensive experience advising clients in all aspects of matrimonial and family law. Kyle is a tireless advocate for his clients, guiding them through some of the most challenging transitions in their lives. Known for his straightforward and responsive approach to representing his clients, Kyle is as successful in litigation as in settlement negotiations. Kyle concentrates his practice in family law, particularly complex and high conflict divorces and custody cases that require creative solutions and fierce advocacy.
Kyle is an active member of the Deschutes County Bar Association. He has served as chair of Central Oregon Matrimonial Attorneys, a group of family law attorneys that meets monthly to discuss issues of family law. He also participates in numerous economic and business development forums aimed at increasing Central Oregon's business climate.
Kyle is a member of the Advisory Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Oregon and he previously held the title of vice chair. Prior to joining Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, Kyle volunteered at the St. Andrew's Legal Clinic in Portland where he counseled and advised low-income clients on family law concerns.
Job Titles:
- Managing Shareholder
- Managing Shareholder / Portland
- Managing Shareholder NW Oregon & SW Washington
- Member of the Portland Business Alliance
Laurel joined Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in 1999 and was elected a shareholder in 2004. Laurel is a leading litigator in complex custody issues involving lifestyle and mental health issues. She practices dissolution cases throughout the states of Oregon and Washington, successfully representing clients in all matters relating to family law, which can include: divorce, legal separation, domestic partnership in Oregon, modification of spousal support and child support, prenuptial, postnuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements.
Laurel has been a member of the Portland Business Alliance for two decades, and was selected as a member of the Leadership Portland Class of 2004. One of her most rewarding projects during her tenure with Leadership Portland was being selected as a "principal for a day" at Laurelhurst Elementary school.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the California State Bar
Lindsey joined Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in March of 2021 as a Law Clerk while waiting for the results of the February 2021 Oregon Bar Exam and joined as an attorney in June of 2021.In California Lindsey externed for the Honorable Nita L. Stormes at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and, after law school, clerked for the Honorable Katherine Lucero, the Presiding Judge for the Juvenile Division of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Lindsey is an active member of the California State Bar and the Oregon State Bar. After passing the California Bar Exam, Lindsey relocated to Astoria, Oregon, to be closer to family.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Washington State Bar
Marisa is a member of the Washington State Bar, Oregon State Bar, and the Clark County Bar Association, Former member of the Ohio State Bar association and Akron Bar association (during Law school) .
Job Titles:
- Student Public Interest Awards, 2019 Student Honoree
Interests
Hannah loves to attend concerts, cheer on Philadelphia sports teams, play volleyball, and spend time with her cat Luigi and dog Toad.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
- Managing Shareholder / Vancouver
- Member of the Washington State Bar
Michelle is an active member of the Washington State Bar, the Washington State Bar Family Law Section, the Clark County Bar Association, the Oregon State Bar and the Oregon State Bar Family Law Section.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Western Oregon Legal Team
Yadira attended law school at the University of Oregon School of Law. While in law school, Yadira was a Frohnmayer Leadership Fellow and Student Bar Association Secretary. In her second year of law school, Yadira volunteered with the Domestic Violence Clinic where she provided legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence. She also clerked for the Public Defender Services of Lane County and the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Eugene. In her last year of law school, Yadira externed for the Honorable Mustafa T. Kasubhai at the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.