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Mark Johnson Roberts

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Mark's been at the forefront of the struggle to bring equality to Oregon's gay and lesbian citizens since 1991. As a family law attorney, he helps clients transition to post-divorce life as safely and smoothly as possible. Caring and analytical, he enjoys helping people improve their lives. Among many other accomplishments, he is former president of the Oregon State Bar and former president of the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association. He recently returned to Gevurtz Menashe after many years in sole and small-firm practice followed by time earning a Master of Laws degree in Transnational Law from Willamette University. He focuses part of his practice on the rapidly growing area of international family law.

When he's not practicing law, Mark enjoys spending time with his family and going to the theater. He loves traveling overseas and then coming home to Portland.

Mark Johnson Roberts

Of Counsel

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Practice Areas
Adoption, Alternate Dispute, Civil Unions, Custody/Parenting Time, Divorce, Domestic Partnerships, Grandparent Rights, High Asset Divorce, Interstate/International, Modification, Name Change, Paternity, Relationship Agreements, Same-Sex Marriage Issues, Step-parent/Co-parent

Professional Activities
* President, Oregon State Bar, 1998-99
* President, National LGBT Bar Association, 1994-95
* Chair, Oregon State Professional Responsibility Board, 2004
* House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2000-04, 2006-present
* House of Delegates, Oregon State Bar, 1999-2007
* Diversity Commission (Lamm Commission), American Bar Association, 2009-10
* Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, American Bar Association, 2007-10
* Tribal Courts Council, American Bar Association, 2005-07
* Commission on Immigration, American Bar Association, 2003-07
* Legal Advisory Team, Basic Rights Oregon, 1999-present
* Task Force on Family Law, State of Oregon, 1993-97

Education
* Bachelor of Arts, Reed College, 1982
* Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), 1987
* Program in Chinese Law and Legal Institutions, East China University of Politics and Law, 2011
* Master of Laws (Transnational Law), Willamette University College of Law, 2011

Civic Activities
* Circuit Court Judge pro tempore and Reference Judge, State of Oregon, 1994-96, 2008-11
* City of Portland, Citizen Review Committee, Independent Police Review Division, Office of the City Auditor, 2007-09
* Associate Justice, Court of Appeals for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2003-07
* Vice-Chair, Multnomah County Charter Review Committee, 1991-92

Professional Honors
* American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, admitted 2003
* Oregon Super Lawyers, 2012-2007
* Basic Rights Oregon, Superhero Award, 2004
* Award of Merit, Oregon Gay & Lesbian Law Association, 2003

Mark Johnson Roberts

Of Counsel

Portland: (503) 227-1515
SW Washington: (360) 823-0410

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