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I specialize in Family Law, handling cases, including custody, spousal maintenance, child support, and property division.. Family law issues are as personal as law gets, and I use a personal approach with my clients. I want to make sure they feel as knowledgeable and prepared as possible for their case so there is a sense of ownership.

For the last 14 years, she has dedicated her career to serving the underrepresented in family law matters.  Prior to founding Wassenberg Law Group, she was the Executive Director of Hilary's House, a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the legal needs of the underrepresented.  Jessica is skilled at handling divorce and custody cases that involve domestic violence and other complicating issues.  She will also competently handle your child protection matter or assist you in obtaining protective orders in domestic abuse cases.  Jessica understands the complexities of family law and knows that everyone is deserving of quality legal representation.. Jessica has dedicated over a thousand hours to the pro-bono practice, advocating for her clients through Volunteer Lawyers Network, the Domestic Abuse Project, and Asian Women United.. She has been practicing for over fourteen years and is licensed to practice in Minnesota as well as in Federal Court.

I came to Louisville after graduating from Berea College in Eastern Kentucky. Though I came here to study at the University of Brandies School of Law, I quickly fell in love with the city and its people. I’ve long since graduated law school and made Louisville my home with my husband, Taylor, and our two dogs, Theo and Frida.. One core principle has guided my career: through hard work and public service, I can leverage my skills to make a difference in the lives of my community and across the Commonwealth. In service of this principle, my experience spans: a state-wide law firm, where I represented both plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes and personal injury claims; The Legal Aid Society, where I represented more than four hundred clients in family law matters; and The Kentucky Supreme Court, where I was the staff attorney to Justice Debra H. Lambert handling family law, criminal, contract, and other appeals cases.. My professional and personal passions translate directly from that core principle. I volunteer my time and money to Kentucky-based non-profits, including Ban Conversion Therapy Kentucky, Neighbors Immigration Clinic, and The Mary Byron Project. I’m also a member of the National LGBT+ Bar Association, and the Family Law Institute, where I collaborate with attorneys across the nation on issues of: family creation through assisted reproductive technology, child custody and adoption, interstate and international parentage issues, transgender rights issues, dissolution of relationships, and domestic violence.

Family law is at the heart of what matters most to all of us. Over the course of nearly two decades of practice, attorney Rebecca Simpson has come to understand that the issues addressed in the practice of family law are deeply important to everyone. “Family law impacts the security and well-being of our children, the stability of our family relationships, the protection of our homes, and, ultimately, the insurance of our legacies,” Rebecca says. “Still, every case is as unique and as complex as the people involved.”. Rebecca is a Bowling Green native. She graduated from Western Kentucky University with highest honors and earned a full academic scholarship to Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. After graduating with honors from Brandeis law school, Rebecca began her legal career in Louisville, Kentucky where she focused her practice on family law and enjoyed a thriving private practice.. After starting a family of her own, Rebecca returned to Bowling Green where she has continued her dedication to the practice of family law. For eight years, Rebecca served as the Warren County family law litigator for Kentucky Legal Aid. In 2016, she brought her dedication to family law and her commitment to public service to ELPO. She was named partner at the firm in January 2018. “Family law encompasses all facets of the law and has a profound and fundamental impact on our clients and on our community,” Rebecca says. “My family is what matters most to me. When representing a client in a family law case, I recognize and respect that I have been entrusted with what matters most to our client.”. Many times, the family law case represents an extremely difficult time in a person’s life. “I view my relationship with our clients as one of collaboration as we navigate the challenges and triumphs of their case,” Rebecca says. What has continually drawn Rebecca to family law is that, “you learn your client’s stories and the stories of their family. You discover how things began, where they may have gone wrong, and how to guide people forward to a promising future.”. Rebecca understands the impact of divorce actions on all aspects of a client’s life, not the least of which are the repercussions that divorce can have on a client’s assets and estate. The impact of divorce on a client’s holdings and how those holdings may ultimately be distributed must be carefully considered and appropriately addressed within family law proceedings. Rebecca’s understanding of potential pitfalls that may be encountered during divorce is vital to ensuring the protection of our clients’ interests and those of their intended beneficiaries as they move forward in life.. Rebecca is quick to point out that family law isn’t just about divorce. “It is multi-faceted,” she notes. For example, Rebecca also commits her professional efforts to adoption, mediation and appeals.. “Few experiences are as joyful as helping people expand their family,” says Rebecca says when discussing adoption. However, joyful as it is, adoption is a complicated process requiring strict compliance with statutory mandates. Rebecca provides a steady and assuring hand through the complexities of adoption.. Additionally, Rebecca is a trained mediator who has been recognized and approved by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts and by the Warren County Family Courts. Mediation is a process in which a neutral mediator encourages and helps disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement outside of court. Rebecca identifies the value of mediation as, “giving people the power to solve their own problems. The fact that people, through mediation, are able to fashion their own solutions to their problems helps ensure a resolution that is more likely to last.”. Rebecca also has extensive appellate experience and has successfully represented numerous clients at the appellate level. Most recently, in 2014, Rebecca helped establish Kentucky law regarding child custody jurisdiction in the published opinion of Danaher v. Hopkins, 449 S.W.3d 765 (Ky. App. 2014). Rebecca’s successful appeal in that matter is illustrative of her commitment to the interests of her clients and of her understanding of the nuances of family law.. Throughout her career, Rebecca has been committed to professional excellence and to the improvement of the practice of law. To that end, Rebecca is the Chair of the Altnernative Dispute Resolution Committee for the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, a Fellow of the Kentucky Bar Foundation, and is a member of the IOLTA Board of Trustees. Also, in 2016, Rebecca was appointed by Chief Justice John Minton, Jr. to serve as a Kentucky Trial Commissioner. As a Trial Commissioner, Rebecca presides over disciplinary actions brought by the Kentucky Bar Association against individuals accused of professional misconduct.

“Tricia is about the most tenacious litigator I have had the pleasure of working with”, lauds Managing Attorney Colin Amos. “Her significant criminal defense background and litigation experience gives clients comfort when settlement discussions fail. She is what we would call a “bulldog” for her clients. Men especially like the fact she is a very strong advocate in custody and spousal support cases.” Her very effective philosophy of preparing every case as if it were going to trial leads to better outcomes in settlement for her clients.. “The overwhelming majority of my family law clients are men”, Tricia acknowledges. “My first job as an attorney was working for Legal Aid representing women in Divorce, Custody and Restraining Order cases, which greatly helped me in understanding the mentality of the typical opponent here at Goldberg Jones.”. In her nearly non-existent free time, Tricia enjoys Portland nightlife, music, swimming, microbrews, books, dogs and candy.

Deciding to get divorced or even contemplatingdivorce is understandably difficult.  No matter whether you are certainor unsure of the decision, it is often emotionally stressful.  Chrisbelieves it is important to consider the interplay of emotions and theclient’s overall goals during the divorce process. With this in mind,Chris listens carefully when meeting potential clients for the firsttime to understand what is most important to them. Once he understandswhat the client values most, he can talk openly and honestly about theprocess and realistic outcomes. With over 9 years of divorce and familylaw experience, Chris knows how important it is to take the time tohelp clients work through their emotions so that they can makedecisions consistent with their ultimate goals.. Once appropriate goals of a client are confirmed,Chris works vigorously to reach those goals.  Often this meansnegotiating to try to resolve the case without going to trial, savingclients money, time and heartache. Of course, if a settlement can’t bereached, Chris fervently protects his client’s interests at trial withskill, professionalism and an even voice.  That’s how Chris has earnedcredibility and trust with judges and other attorneys, but mostimportantly with clients.

Briana graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in May 2017 and is currently a practicing attorney in family, criminal law, and appellate law in Washington State.