Kanoa S Ostrem

HistoryAs a litigator, Bruce has been awarded the highest rating by the national lawyer-rating service, Avvo.com. After graduating in 1994 from the UW School of Law near the top of his class and serving a judicial externship for a Supreme Court Justice, he has served 10 years as a Special Assistant Attorney General on child abuse cases, and litigated over one thousand cases in a wide variety of areas of the law, primarily family law. Bruce now serves on the Board of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Bruce is also a mediator, mediating since the late 1980's when he trained lawyers, judges, therapists and other professionals in domestic mediation skills with Pacific Family Mediation Institute. Bruce was Co-President of the Mediation Consortium of Washington State in 1989. A founding member of the Spokane County Collaborative Professionals, Bruce was certified in Collaborative Law in 2007.SpecialtiesFamily Law: Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Relocation disputes; Protection Orders; Modifications; Adoptions Mediation: Divorce; Parenting Plan disputes; Landlord/Tenant; etc. Collaborative Divorce: A new way to divorce without litigation using the collaborative process authorized by the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, RCW 7.77. Elder Law: Protecting Vulnerable Adults; Guardianships; Probate; and related issues Estate Planning for the 99%: Wills; Power of Attorney; Health Care Directives and Living Wills; etc. 98% of our clients surveyed (over a 2 year period) report they would recommend us to a friend or use the firm again. We have helped people in more than 1 thousand cases. We would like the opportunity to help you.