Mediator and Attorney, Patrick G. Ward

I am a Mediator and Attorney committed to helping families in crisis and conflict find emotionally healthy and peaceful resolutions.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY AND EDUCATION

• Current Owner and Founder, Clarity Law LLC
• Former Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice
• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2002
• University of Portland, Bachelor of Arts

TRAININGS AND EXPERIENCE

I am committed to ongoing education and training to achieve the highest level of competence as a Mediator and Collaborative Attorney.

• Eleven Years of experience and consistent training addressing childhood and family trauma in the court system
• Co-Parenting Specialist Certification, Mosten-Guthrie Academy
• Domestic Relations Custody and Parenting Mediation Training, Multnomah County
• Family Mediation Training, Dispute Resolution Center of Kitsap County
• Divorce and Family Mediation Training, Mosten-Guthrie Academy
• Advanced Family Mediation Training, Mosten Guthrie Academy
• Conflict Coaching Training, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Mediation Program
• Facilitation Training, Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center
• Advanced Mediation Training, Tsipora Dimant, Dimant Resolutions
• Basic Mediation Training, Tsipora Dimant, Portland Community College
• International Association of Collaborative Professionals, Collaborative Training

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Academy of Professional Family Mediators
• Oregon Mediation Association, Standards and Practices Committee
• Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals, Board Treasurer
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Clackamas Collaborative Divorce
• American Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Portland Rescue Mission, Shepherd’s Door and The Harbor, Volunteer Mediator
• Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center, Volunteer Mediator
• Multnomah County Small Claims Program, Volunteer Mediator

Prior to starting a peaceful resolution practice, I litigated hundreds of cases involving parental custodial rights. I witnessed the trauma that children and parents suffered during and after litigation. I am now committed to helping families resolve conflict and minimize emotional trauma.

I am committed to ongoing education in the fields of Mediation and Collaborative Divorce. I spend hundreds of hours a year as an active participant in ongoing trainings and practice groups to ensure ongoing best practices to help find streamlined resolutions for clients and families.

I am the proud father of a daughter and the proud husband of his wife of 27 years. When not helping his clients, I enjoy time with my family, trail running, skiing, or bouldering.