Lara Gardner
Payment plans and free consult. Years of experience.
Lara Gardner represents individuals who have been injured in automobile accidents, as well as consumer and small business debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.
She has been an attorney since 2003. Her goal as an attorney is to help people. She particularly likes fighting for individuals who have injuries due to automobile accidents, helping them to recover and get their lives back on track after the anguish and turmoil brought on by these collisions. Lara also helps people get their financial lives back on track through bankruptcy. Lara earned her B.A. in English with Honors from the University of Oregon, her J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, and a Master's in Teaching from the University of Portland. When she isn't working, she is a freelance writer, works as a behavior consultant for dogs, rides and trains sport horses, and devotes her time to her many animals and two lovely daughters.
As a law student, Lara published three law review articles. She also interned at the law school’s low-income legal clinic. Lara is admitted to the Oregon State Bar, the U.S. Court, District of Oregon, the Washington State Bar, and the U.S. Court, Western District of Washington.
Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington
Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon Circuit Courts
Washington Supreme Court
Washington Court of Appeals
Washington Superior Courts
Washington District Courts
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 13
- FaceTime
- Skype
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
Personal injury cases are on a contingency basis, meaning I do not collect fees if I do not get a settlement for you. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
For bankruptcy cases I do not require all fees to file and offer flexible payment plans.
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- Washington
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Columbia River Law
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- Pro Tem Professor
- University of Oregon
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- Attorney
- Todd Trierweiler & Associates
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- Lewis & Clark Law School
- J.D. (2003)
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- Washington State Bar # 42443
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- Oregon State Bar # 033206
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- A Dubious Designation: How one Simple Label Legitimizes Human Rights Abuse
- 14 International Legal Perspectives 16
- State Employers are not Sovereign: By Analogy, Transfer the Market Participant Exception to the Dormant Commerce Clause to States as Employers
- 79 Chicago-Kent Law Review 725
- A Step Towards True Equality in the Workplace: Requiring Employer Accommodation of Breastfeeding Women
- 17 Wisconsin Women’s Law Journal 259
- Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Portland, Oregon
- Q. My fiancé hired a bankruptcy attorney and filled chapter 13 2 years ago in Mar h 2020 he had to convert to a chapter 7
- A: If you were in a chapter 13 it is likely you were paying non-dischargeable taxes. It is one reason people file 13 rather than 7. If you converted, the non-dischargeable taxes would remain non-dischargeable and you would still owe them. This is definitely a situation where you should contact your prior attorney and ask for assistance (although from the answer the attorney gave you it sounds like they don’t know what they are doing and you may wish to contact the bar). You should also look at the final accounting provided by the chapter 13 trustee. It will show what was paid through your chapter 13. If you weren’t paying secured debt, the taxes would usually have been paid before other unsecured ... Read More
- Q. I filed chapter 13 December 3,2020. A creditor/credit union debited my account 7 days prior.How do I recover those fund
- A: It depends why the money was debited and also whether the trustee takes an interest in the funds. If the money was for a secured loan on a piece of collateral you own then the money is not recoverable. If it was not for secured collateral and the payments were over $600, the trustee has first right to claim the funds. If the trustee doesn’t, and you listed the payment and exempted it in your schedules, then you can usually demand they be refunded to you. Speak to your attorney about this. If you are acting pro se’ then you will want to contact the trustee and find out if he/she will be pursuing the transfer. If not make sure the transfer is listed and exempted in your schedules (you can make ... Read More
