Kristin Winnie Eaton
Kristin Eaton is a rising star in Portland's family law community. Over the fifteen years of her practice, she has developed a reputation as a caring and zealous advocate for children and those parents who are committed to safeguarding the best interests of their children. She prides herself on building mutual understandings between parties with widely divergent perspectives, and in dealing with complex financial and tax issues.
Kristin earned her undergraduate degree from Lewis & Clark College in 1991 and her law degree from Lewis & Clark's Northwestern School of Law 1995. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Oregon, as well as Federal District Court and the United States Tax Court.
Over the course of her career, Kristin has worked as a Guardian Ad Litem, a Court Appointed Special Advocate and is currently serving on the Gladstone School Board. She is on the board of directors for Family Stepping Stones, the Clackamas County Relief Nursery, and is also the advisory board chair for the Multnomah County CourtCare program, a no-cost, drop-in child care center in the Multnomah County Courthouse which serves 80 to 100 children and their families each month.
Areas of Practice
- Appeals
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Divorce
- Domestic Partnerships and Dissolution
- Enforcement of Judgments
- Parenting Time
- Post Divorce Enforcement
- Post Divorce Modification
- Postnupital Agreements
- Premarital Agreements
- Separation Agreements
- Spousal Support
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1998
- U.S. District Court, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon
- U.S. Tax Court, 1998
- Tennessee, 1996
Education
- Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon
- J.D. - 1995
- Lewis & Clark College
- B.A. - 1991
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Multnomah Bar Association 2003 Pr Bono Honor Roll, 2003
- American Bar Association, Member
- Oregon State Bar, Member
- Multnomah Bar Association, Member
- Oregon Women Lawyers, Member
- Phi Delta Phi
Pro Bono Activities
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), Volunteer, 1996 - 1998
- Memphis Area Legal Services, Volunteer, 1996 - 1997
- Community Legal Center, Volunteer, 1996 - 1998
- Multnomah County Court Care, Advisory Board Member, 2001 - Present
- Multnomah County Court Care, Chair of the Advisory Board for Multnomah County Courts and Fundraising Task Force Co-Chair, 2009 - Present
- Lewis & Clark Law School, Mock Trial Judge, 2000 - 2010
- Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger, Volunteer, 2002 - Present
