County Counsel Staff

Stephen has practiced law since 1994 and has served as County Counsel since 2011. He is the primary advisor to the Board of County Commissioners and County Administrator and oversees all staff work.

• Johnson State College, B.A.
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D.

Nate has practiced law since 2007 and has worked for the county since 2013. He advises the Department of Transportation and Development on transactional matters and represents the county in land use cases.

• Cascade College, B.S.
• Willamette University, J.D.

Scott has practiced law since 2004 and has worked for the county since 2008. He advises the Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney. He also handles litigation and transactional matters county-wide.

• University of Colorado, B.A.
• Willamette University, J.D.

Sarah has practiced law since 2004 and has worked for the county since 2018. She serves as a trial attorney in diverse Risk Management litigation county-wide. 

• Oregon State University, B.S.
• Willamette University, J.D.

Amanda has practiced law since 2010 and has worked for the county since 2013.. As part of our transactional team, she is the lead advisor to Water Environment Services.

• University of Oregon, B.A.
• Willamette University, MBA and J.D.

Shawn has practiced law since 2003 and has worked for the county since 2016. He serves as a trial attorney in diverse Risk Management litigation county-wide.

• Pacific University, B.A.
• University of the Pacific, J.D.

Jeff has practiced law since 1998 and has worked for the county since 2016. He advises C-Com, Juvenile, NCPRD, Community Corrections and handles transactional and litigation matters county-wide.

• University of Minnesota-Duluth, B.A.
• Lewis & Clark College, J.D.

Andrew has practiced law since 2013 and has worked for the county since 2018. He advises Human Resources and handles labor and employment matters county-wide. 

• Southern Oregon University, B.A.
• University of Oregon, J.D.

Andrew has practiced law since 2007 and has worked for the county since 2018. He advises Finance, Community Development, the Housing Authority and Technical Services. He also handles transactional matters county-wide.

• University of Massachusetts, B.A.
• Willamette University, J.D.

Kathleen has practiced law since 1990 and has worked for the county since 2004. She advises Assessment & Taxation, H3S, Business and Community Services, Disaster Management and the Treasurer. She also handles litigation and transactional matters county-wide.

• Purdue University, B.S.
• Rutgers University, J.D.

Anja has worked for the county since 2001. She supports our attorneys in both transactional and litigation matters, including civil forfeiture, code enforcement and land use.

• University of Oregon, B.A.

Kate has worked in the legal field since 2016 and has worked for the county since 2021. She supports our attorneys in litigation matters.

• Boise State University, BSW
• Portland Community College, AAS Paralegal Studies

Tori has worked for the county since 2015. From 2015–2021 she worked with the DTD Administration team as a Management Analyst. At County Counsel, she manages all office administrative tasks and serves as backup to our paralegals.