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Attorneys Practicing in a Variety of Legal Areas

Fiscus & Stoneman, LLP, located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, offers a wide range of legal services from estate planning to business law. A law firm led by two experienced attorneys, Fiscus & Stoneman offers our clients the confidence that comes with knowing your legal matters are in the hands of a knowledgeable, seasoned attorney.

Contact our office to schedule an appointment regarding any of the following areas:

Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts & Probate

At Fiscus & Stoneman, we have exhaustive experience preparing estate plans for individuals of both moderate and high incomes. We also serve as counselors at law and as attorneys to the personal representatives for estates. Our attorneys handle probate-related lawsuits as well, including will contests and heirship determinations. From the creation of a will or trust to estate administration, you can count on us to be your legal advocates and guides.

Our firm also represents the elderly and their families in elder law issues, including Medicare and Medicaid planning, as well as the developmentally disabled in the creation of special needs trusts. Our goal is to help these clients maintain control over their assets, decisions and finances as long as possible, and to ensure a smooth transition when it is necessary for a loved one to assist them.

Divorce and Family Law

Fiscus & Stoneman handles all types of divorce-related legal problems, with an emphasis on using negotiation and collaborative problem solving when appropriate to reach acceptable solutions. We handle many cases in which children are involved in the dispute — either directly or indirectly. In such cases, we practice child-centered advocacy to make sure the parties' eventual solution is in the best interests of the child(ren).

We work in all areas relating to family law: dissolution of marriage, divorce and post-divorce modifications, child custody, parenting time and child support disputes, private and public adoptions and legal actions to enforce provisions of an existing divorce decree, judgment or order.

Child Advocacy

Under the umbrella term "child advocacy," Fiscus & Stoneman represents children or their parents in all types of legal actions in which the child's rights, or the parent's rights regarding the child, are at stake:

Juvenile delinquency actions
Actions to terminate parental rights
Guardianship

Education Law

Fiscus & Stoneman serves as an advocate for children and their parents in all manners of school-related proceedings:

Representation of the child's interests at hearings for expulsion or suspension
Negotiation of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
Negotiation of special needs and special education (504) plans
Negotiation of non-punitive behavior plans

Business Law

We provide legal advice and representation to small and medium-sized businesses at all stages of a business' inception and growth. From the inception of a business and the creation of a Limited Liability Company, Corporation, Partnership, Limited Partnership or other business entity, through it's operations and employee relations, to the sale of the business or its assets, we offer the necessary legal advice to keep a business running smoothly. We also serve as advocates when business disputes arise, working to resolve such conflicts through negotiation or litigation if necessary. Contact us for any of your business law needs.

Real Estate Law

Fiscus & Stoneman provides legal representation to parties involved in residential real estate transactions. We draft purchase agreements, leases, easements and deeds, and review title searches and closing documents and deeds. Attorney Kathy Stoneman has 15 years past experience as a title agent for Lawyers' Title/Land America.

Other Areas of Practice

We are a local law firm with the resources to handle complex litigation as well as straightforward litigation. Attorney Tom Fiscus has decades of experience managing lawsuits in the areas of: