BUCKLEY LAW - Key Persons
Amber White is Buckley Law's Marketing Manager. She is responsible for developing and managing a wide range of marketing activities. This includes advertising, attorney professional development, branding, client development, special events, internal and external marketing communications, managing the firm's website, and media relations. Prior to Buckley Law, Amber handled marketing for several companies in the business services and health care industries.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Shareholder With Buckley Law 's Business
Amy J. Cross is a shareholder with Buckley Law's Business and Estate Planning practice group. She is a dynamic and collaborative attorney who provides in-depth experience in complex estate planning, probates, trust administration, and general business matters. She also has experience with special needs planning and protective proceedings, as well as beneficiary representation.
Amy connects with clients to develop a long-standing relationship built on trust, open communication, and mutual respect. Understanding that each client has a unique family history, she works to craft estate plans that match client goals and plan for the future to safeguard family wealth and relationships.
Amy enjoys attending concerts, taking West Coast road trips, and spending time with her family.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Shareholder in the Business Law
Arash Afshar is a shareholder in the Business Law practice group and focuses his practice on helping individuals and closely-held companies achieve their goals and protect their business interests.
Arash advises clients in the areas of: corporate law, entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and tax law. He utilizies his MBA and tax LL.M. to advise clients on the practical effects of their decisions, while focusing on both short- and long-term sustainability.
Prior to joining Buckley Law, Arash worked for Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie & Hoyt LLP in Salem. He has also worked as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Judith Matarazzo at the Multnomah County Circuit Court and as a law clerk at Mentor Graphics.
In his spare time, Arash enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife Amanda, who is also an attorney, and his daughter Mila. They have a dog named Wallace (named after former Portland Trail Blazers player Rasheed Wallace). He is an avid sports fan (University of Oregon Ducks, Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Timbers, San Francisco 49ers) and is very active in multiple local sports leagues.
Gina Chiotti-Hovey is Buckley Law's Chief Operating Officer, facilitating the strategic and executing the tactical. She is responsible for the business and financial operations of the Firm, including general operations, administration, accounting and finance, human resources, marketing, and technology. Gina joined the Firm in 2015. She has a B.S. in Business from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Management Accountant.
Prior to her role at Buckley, Gina held COO, CFO, and other key positions in professional service, consumer product, and management consulting firms, serving both business clients and direct consumers.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Shareholder, past President
Jaye Wickham Taylor focuses her practice on family law litigation. She also has extensive experience in tax and financial planning, qualified plan design and administration, and insurance and securities portfolio design. Jaye's financial and pension background make her particularly well suited to assist clients in high-asset divorce litigation and post divorce estate planning. Jaye also understands the challenges business-owning clients face, having built, successfully operated, and then sold her own small business (a pension consulting and investment company) to a publicly traded and widely recognized financial conglomerate.
Jaye Wickham Taylor has successfully litigated some of the most challenging and emotionally charged family law cases in the state, involving custody of children to fathers, severe parental alienation and abduction, allegations of domestic violence and international move-away cases. She has also litigated challenges to wills and trusts and elder financial abuse cases in increasing numbers.
Jaye Wickham Taylor and her husband, Lon, have three sons; Mike is a graduate of Harvard University, Rand is a U of O grad and USC Law School Alum, and Nico, their youngest, is a serious foodie and indie-band guru. He is living and working in Portland. Jaye and Lon have been foster parents to seven children over the years. She is an avid cook & gardener.
Jillian Pollock is a shareholder in the firm's employment and business practice groups. Her practice includes representing employers in federal and state court proceedings and in administrative proceedings. Her practice also includes employment counseling.
Jillian Pollock graduated summa cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law and was an associate editor for the Gonzaga Law Review. She was also a member of the William O. Douglas Lecture Series Committee, which brought nationally recognized experts on the First Amendment to Gonzaga to speak on freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly.
Prior to joining Buckley Law, Jillian Pollock practiced labor and employment law in Washington state.
Joe Carlisle is a shareholder in the firm's litigation practice group and regularly represents clients in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate level. He has also appeared before a variety of administrative agencies and arbitration tribunals.
Joe's practice is focused primarily on business disputes, although he also represents clients in real estate matters, employment litigation, healthcare matters, breach of contract and fraud claims, and anti-trust and RICO litigation.
In addition to individuals and closely-held family businesses, Joe has represented local, regional, national and international businesses and associations. Joe's background exemplifies his commitment to his clients, having successfully defeated anti-trust, securities fraud, Stark law, Medicare fraud and Qui-Tam claims. He has also been successful in a wide variety of unique matters ranging from challenging the passage of legislation and administrative rules detrimental to his clients' businesses, to obtaining a refund of nearly one million dollars in improperly assessed excise taxes, to prosecuting computer fraud and abuse claims.
Job Titles:
- President
- Shareholder
- Adviser
- Elected President of Buckley Law P.C. for 2022
- Shareholder & Firm President
Josh Stump has served as President of the firm since 2019. He was elected as President again in 2022. Josh is an adviser, advocate, and trial lawyer for his business and government clients. He provides creative, cost-effective, and practical solutions to legal challenges in the areas of business and commercial litigation, real estate litigation, intellectual property, employment litigation, shareholder disputes, product liability, mass-tort, and sports law. Find out more about Josh on his attorney profile page.
Josh Stump is an adviser, advocate and trial lawyer for his business and government clients. For more than 20 years, he has represented and advocated for some of America's largest corporations as well as local businesses and individuals who find themselves facing a legal dispute. He provides creative, cost-effective and practical solutions to legal challenges in the areas of: business and commercial litigation, real estate litigation, intellectual property, employment litigation, shareholder disputes, product liability, mass-tort and sports law. Josh routinely works for clients in state and federal court, private arbitration and mediation, and before state and federal agencies.
Josh Stump has represented businesses as small as sole proprietorships to some of the largest companies in the United States. Josh's expertise in all facets of litigation has made him a trusted adviser both before and after a lawsuit has been filed. Josh Stump has also followed his passion for sports to representations of sports related businesses and athletes.
Josh's practice focuses on:
General litigation counsel for all types and sizes of business in contract disputes, shareholder disputes, employment litigation, intellectual property, product liability and municipal law;
Representation of equipment manufacturers and distributors in product liability, product recall and warning and mass-tort litigation;
Public employment law providing employment advice to local municipalities and other government bodies;
Advising clients on trademark, copyright and trade secret protection;
Advising sports related businesses and athletes; and
Advising companies on avoiding and prevailing in real estate related disputes
Lake Oswego, OR - Buckley Law P.C., a full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors have elected Joshua P. Stump as President for 2019. Stump served as co-president of the firm for the fourth quarter of 2018 with Stan Rotenberg.
Katrina Seipel is an associate on the firm's Family Law practice group. She is part of Katelyn D. Skinner's family law team.
Katrina represents clients in all types of family law cases. She joins a team well versed in complex family law matters including divorce, custody disputes, modification issues, international disputes, and restraining and protective orders.
Prior to joining Buckley Law, Katrina worked as an attorney with Metropolitan Public Defender, a non-profit law firm that provides criminal defense services for indigent clients. While at the public defender's office, she tried more than 80 cases to a jury, earning great respect from the local bench. Katrina is a compassionate and meticulous attorney, as well as a fierce advocate for her clients.
Katrina earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has degrees in Psychology and Dietetics from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Outside of work, you will most likely find Katrina spending time with her husband and their 2-year-old daughter. Katrina and her family frequent the Oregon Coast. Katrina also enjoys reading, going for long walks, and DIYing her home.
Laura Mancuso is an associate in the firm's probate practice group.
Laura is part of Katelyn D. Skinner's team. She practices a broad range of law in Probate, Probate Litigation, and Guardianships/Conservatorships. She has 20 years of trial experience, including family law and misdemeanor criminal defense, and is licensed to practice law in Oregon and Washington.
Laura has a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Oregon in Political Science and Psychology. She was previously at McKean Smith where her practice focused on family law and estate planning.
She grew up in rural Oregon and joined the Air Force Reserve while still in high school. Years later, Laura became a commissioned officer. In 2003 she joined the JAG Corps. She retired from the Reserve in 2012. Laura has enjoyed volunteering with her children's schools, including high school mock trials, and watching their various sports activities. She enjoys reading, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her family.
Molly Becker is an associate on the firm's Probate and Litigation practice group.
She is part of Katelyn D. Skinner's team. She practices a broad range of law in Probate, Probate Litigation, and Guardianships/Conservatorships.
Molly also specializes in representing clients with Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) involvement, from the start of a Child Protective Services assessment to the Founded review process. Having Child Welfare involvement in your family's life is stressful enough, so it is critical to have representation by someone who understands their complex rules and procedures and has a proven track record of success. The review process for a Founded disposition is a time-sensitive and complex matter, so if you need assistance, please contact our office as soon as possible.
Prior to joining Buckley Law, Molly worked for Oregon Department of Human Services in Child Protective Services investigating child abuse and neglect allegations for almost 8 years - it was during her time there she decided to go to law school. She also did an externship with the Portland City Attorney's office, worked as a Certified Law Student for the Multnomah County DA's office, and was a student intern with the Lewis and Clark Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
Molly has a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, where she was an Associate Editor on Environmental Law Review and was recipient of the awards Best Oral Advocate and Best Trial Team. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Portland State University. In her spare time, Molly can be found keeping up with her amazing children, as well as her Pug and rescue Chihuahua. She is a classically trained cellist, enjoys reading history and true crime books, and is an advocate for the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Counsel for the Oregon State Bar
Randall Duncan is a multi-state attorney with 35 years of experience navigating a range of legal matters for multi-disciplinary business clients. He is an outside general counsel to many of his clients, advising them on a broad range of day-to-day operational, legal, and compliance issues.
He assists clients in understanding and prioritizing the business and legal issues facing their companies, so they can make well-informed and sound decisions.
Randall's practice focuses on business, real estate, corporate, LLC, and estate planning matters for closely-held businesses and their owners, together with commercial and business entity dispute resolution. Whether you are negotiating a merger, acquisition, or sale of a closely held business, dealing with shareholder or employee planning matters, or in need of advice on contract drafting and negotiations, business entity formation, or intellectual property protection, Randall's practical approach to help clients "get the deal done" make him a valuable business partner.
As a shareholder at Buckley Law, Randall can leverage the experience and knowledge of core practice groups and attorneys at the firm to provide legal advice on a wide range of matters, including business, real estate, family law, estate planning, employment law, health care, and business litigation.
He is involved with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum. Randall is also active in a variety of marine interests, and formerly has served as Judge Advocate to Portland Yacht Club.
Randall has served as voluntary counsel for the Oregon State Bar in OSB disciplinary proceedings, as a director of the Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, and was a Master of the Gus J. Solomon Chapter of the American Inns of Court.
Richard Mario joined Buckley Law in 1989 and his practice includes business, estate planning, and real estate litigation. Richard is admitted to both the Arizona & Oregon State Bars. Richard's practice has a particular focus on representing companies in all aspects of real estate related disputes. Richard handles all cases from simple to complex litigation with the focus on the clients' needs. He employs all the tools, from mediation to litigation, to achieves his clients success. Richard has been the lead counsel on several multi-million dollar construction and development disputes and he engages in frequent land use, road right of way, and title dispute litigation. Richard Mario is also very experienced in the filing of construction liens and the collection of monies owed for improvements, as well as trust litigation involving parties and property in several states. Richard's successes include litigation over the sale of the Lincoln Center Office complex at Washington Square, a 600 acre residential development in Lincoln City, and a 500 acre mixed use development in Klamath County. Richard also co-founded the firm's Wine Law Practice Group and volunteers his expertise to the Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
Richard has a wide range of knowledge of the particular challenges faced by buyers, sellers, and brokers in the residential real estate industry. He represents these clients before governmental agencies, in land use disputes, and real estate licensing.
Richard Mario enjoys teaching more than 60 classes a year to real estate agents, title insurance representatives, and other esteemed professionals.
Richard is a certified ski instructor. He and his family enjoy skiing, mountain bike riding, and camping.
Job Titles:
- Senior Counsel
- Shareholder
Rob Le Chevallier practices business law, business formation, estate planning, trust administration, real estate law, and corporate financing. Rob serves as corporate counsel for a variety of manufacturing and service companies. He has been described by the Oregonian as "the legal profession's equivalent of a midwife" to hundreds of businesses in the Portland area. Rob particularly focuses on the estate planning needs of business owners, who are often so preoccupied with their business that they neglect their own succession issues. Rob prepares estate plans for business owners and other high net-worth individuals and their families with an emphasis on succession planning.
In his free time Rob Le Chevallier enjoys spending time with his wife, Denise, their five children and seven grandchildren.
Ryan Richardson is a Shareholder in the firm focused on Business Law and Estate Planning & Administration.
His practice focuses on business transactions, entity formation, and drafting and negotiating complex contracts. Ryan represents clients in the preparation of wills and trusts, estate tax planning, and business succession planning. He also helps draft estate plans which are tailored to his client's objectives, and reviews existing estate plans to ensure they are up-to-date with applicable state laws.
His practice also focuses on advising clients on a range of intellectual property issues, including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
A native of Temecula, California, Ryan obtained a dual Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2012 he graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School, where he served as a member of the Lewis & Clark Law Review and was awarded Lewis & Clark's certificate in intellectual property law. Ryan enjoys playing chess and music.