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Ivan is licensed to practice in the States of Oregon and Washington. He has tried numerous jury and court trials throughout his 27-year career in state and federal courts throughout the States of Oregon and Washington, with his primary practice within the tri-county Portland community and Clark County, Washington.
Ivan Karmel maintains a litigation-oriented practice with a focus on family law matters. He has extensive experience representing men, women, and sexual minorities in the litigation of complex family law matters involving custody, divorce and post-divorce modifications. He is counsel for a number of local businesses and professionals in the community. He has been a panel attorney for the Western Conference of Teamsters for the last 17 years.
- Admitted to the Oregon Bar: 1980
- Admitted to the Washington Bar: 2002
- Admitted to the US District Courts for the Districts of Oregon and Western Washington: 1980 and 2002
Professional Organizations:
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
- Oregon Academy of Family Law Practicioners
- Western Conference of Teamsters Panel Attorney
Representative Cases:
- City of Portland v. Johnson, 651 P.2d 1384 (Or.App. 1982)
- Hay v. Motor Vehicles Div., 713 P.2d 641 (Or.App. 1986)
- Hetfeld and Boswick, 136 Or App 305, 901 P2d 986 (Or App 1995)
- Rossi and Rossi, 128 Or App 536, 876 P2d 820 (Or App 1994)
- Muresan v. Philadelphia Romanian Pentecostal Church, 154 Or App 465, 962 P2d 11 (Or App 1994)
- Mcinnis and Mcinnis, 338 OR 681, 115 P3d 246 (2005)
Representative Clients:
- Western Conference of Teamsters (panel attorney)
- Esther Condo LLC
- Tucker Enterprises
- 38 Family lnvestments, LLC
- DMI lnvestments Corporation
- Portland Music Company
- MRP Services, lnc.
- Fettig Concrete, lnc.
- Paragon Tile
- Astor Venture, LLC
- Capitol Properties, LLC
- Alberta Body & Paint, lnc.
- Ellsen, lnc.
- Red Dog Enterprises, LLC
