The Bridge Law Firm recognizes that the relationship between a client and their attorney should be one of communication and trust. Navigating any legal issue, whether divorce, landlord and tenant issues, or estate planning, can be confusing and overwhelming to even the most prepared individuals. We will work hard to help you achieve the best possible result in your situation. How? We believe that by knowing our client’s and their goals in depth, that we are better at defining, presenting and prevailing on the issues at hand.
Our Team
Lewis Farmer, Managing Attorney
Lewis has moved around the country, living in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, California and Oregon. After graduating from Pitzer College in Claremont, California, Lewis got his first job at a law firm as an Office Assistant. It was working there that he decided to go to law school and enrolled at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. After graduating there, he took some time as a Paralegal before sitting for the bar exam and passing on his first attempt, years out of law school, while working full time and planning his wedding.
Lewis is most experienced in family law matters, landlord/tenant matters, estate administration, and real estate transactions and disputes.
Erica Martinez, Legal Assistant and Paralegal
Erica has only lived in two states–Oregon and South Dakota. While she hasn’t seen much of this country (has only been to California once if you don’t count layovers) she has seen the world. Erica has been to Ireland 4x (but who is counting?), England, Wales, France, Germany, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, and Jordan, and of course Mexico. There is nothing not fun about traveling.
Erica knew she wanted to be a lawyer ever since she watched Matlock as a child. Her passion is immigration law, mainly due to her parents arriving in this country without papers.
Erica has earned her B.S. in Economics at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR and her J.D. at University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Practice Areas
Landlord/Tenant Law
Tenant rights and eviction defense, Landlord rights and eviction, Prosecution and defense of habitability claims, lockout claims, unlawful rent increase, relocation assistance, and other violations of both the Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act and Portland City Code. Commercial or residential.
Family Law
Divorce, Dissolution of Domestic Partnership, Custody and Parenting Time, Child Support, Filiation, Modification, Enforcement of property awards and support awards, Enforcement of custody, parenting time and parenting plans, International issues in family law, Prenuptial agreements
Restraining orders, Stalking Orders, FAPA Litigation
Estate Administration
Drafting estate planning, wills, trusts for tax-exempt estates, Drafting Advance Healthcare Directives, Guardian/Conservator nomination, powers of attorney, Estate administration and litigation,
Property/Land Use
Title Transfer, Lot line disputes, City code compliance, Land use laws
Legal Malpractice
Seeking redress for negligent practice by other attorneys on matters in our Practice Areas