Non Hostile Family Law

General information

Lillian, originally from Helena, Montana, graduated from the University of Montana with a BA in English and Theater. She graduated from Northwestern School of Law/Lewis and Clark, in Portland, OR in 1992. She immediately passed the bar and has been certified to practice law by the State of Oregon since 1992.

Lillian practiced traditional family law in Portland, Oregon and saw firsthand the devastation of litigation on families and individuals. She felt that there had to be a better way.

When she moved to Bend and opened up her practice in the spring of 2003, she was determined to offer people the chance to avoid litigation. Lillian started Non Hostile Family Law with the intention of providing a low cost civil way to go through the divorce process. She empowers people with legal knowledge so that they can make their own decisions.

She is a skilled negotiator and mediator. Lillian’s clients are able to make informed decisions as opposed to having a Judge make those same decisions. Clients tend to have a positive experience in a trying time in their life.

Lillian strongly feels that Divorce is not an end to the family; it is the reorganization of the family. Studies have shown that children thrive when there is a non-hostile approach used by parents during the divorce process. People without children will benefit by going through the process in a non-hostile manner. People who want an economical savings and emotional well-being can benefit from the limited legal services she provides. Normally, the divorce process takes two to three months.