Pam Riise joined us as a legal assistant in January of 1996. She has a degree in Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University, and regularly attends paralegal educational seminars to improve her skills. Pam works closely with our clients while handling most of the discovery issues for the firm's family law, personal injury, and civil litigation cases.

Pam lives in The Dalles with her busy family and is actively involved in her church as well as various youth sport programs in the community.

Gwen Herman assists our clients as a legal secretary and assistant. Gwen has worked in the legal field for 15 years, and has been with our firm since 1999. She is primarily responsible for the clients of Jim Foster, and is exceptionally adroit at handling the myriad matters relating to probated estates.

Gwen lives in The Dalles where she attends to her active family. She has been involved with the local Junior Miss program and actively supports the youth programs in our community.

Gwen's expertise and demeanor provide exceptional service to our clients.

Patti Kuehnl has been with our firm since 1987. As office manager, she monitors staff performance and handles all payroll and billing accounts, as well as maintains all of the office systems, including our network and internet connections.

Patti came to us from Safeway where she was involved in inventory managment. Patti and her family live in The Dalles, and she is very active in the youth sport programs in the community.

Patti will more than likely be your first contact with our firm, and she will assure that you will become a treasured client