Shawn Menashe

Practice Areas

Attorney for A Child

Child Support

Child Custody & Parenting Time

Divorce

High Asset Divorce

Modifications

Legal Name Change

Paternity

Relationship Agreements

Career

Board of Directors Member, The Portland Art Museum, 2018 - Present

Board Member, Classic Wines Auctions, Inc., 2012 - Present (Auction Co-chair, 2017)

Board of Directors Member, Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oregon, 2013 - 2019

Board Member, Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oregon, Junior Board, 2005 - 2013

Board Member, American Red Cross of Oregon, 2008 - 2015

Board Member, The Greater Portland/Vancouver Connector Project, 2008

Black Parent Initiative, Ambassador, 2009

Green Light Greater Portland, Junior Board Member, 2009

Co-Chair, Jewish Federation of Oregon, Young Lawyers Section, 2006 - 2016

Committee Member, Self-Enhancement Inc, "Here+Now" Event, 2006 - 2013

Committee Member, Jewish Federation of Oregon, Men's Night Out, 2008

Board Member, Portland Opera, Bel canto Club, 2005 - 2007

Volunteer Reader, SMART Reading Program, 2000 - 2003

Charity Event Organizer, Children's Miracle Network, 1999 - 2003

Professional Memberships

Member, Oregon State Bar, Family Law Section, 2003 - Present

Member, OFLAP, 2003 - Present

Firm Representative, Court Care, 2008 to 2012

Pro Bono Volunteer, Court-Appointed Child Advocate, 2004 to 2012

Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Young Lawyers Section, Multnomah Bar Association, 2006 to 2007

Member, Pro Bono Committee, Young Lawyers Section, Multnomah Bar Association, 2004 to 2007

Chair, Family Law Section, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2005 to 2006

Vice-Chair, Family Law Section, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2004 to 2005

Member, Gus Solomon Inns of the Court, 2005-2007

Mid-size Firm Liaison, Campaign for Equal Justice, 2004 to 2007

Volunteer Staff Attorney, St. Andrews Legal Clinic, 2005

Publications

‘Federal Tax Reform: The Impact on Prenuptial Agreements’. The Oregon Society of CPA Magazine, Fall 2019

‘Top Divorce Law Firms—Faces of the List’, Q&A with the Portland Business Journal, July 17, 2015

‘The separation of mom’s and pop’s shop’, The Portland Daily Journal of Commerce, 2013

A frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars on family law issues for the Multnomah Bar Association, the Oregon State Bar family law section, and the University of Oregon School of Law

Education