Our professional staff members work hand in hand with our attorneys on behalf of our clients. They are an important part of our team and contribute greatly to our ability to efficiently and cost-effectively accomplish our client’s objectives.
Paralegals
Sarah Bragg – General Business & Litigation
Email: sbragg@shermlaw.com
Education: A.A.S., Pioneer Pacific College
Professional Memberships: NALS of Mid-Willamette Valley
Bio: Sarah has over fifteen years experience in the legal field.
Sara Salgado – Estate Administration & Probate
Email: sara@shermlaw.com
Education: B.A., Occidental College; Paralegal Certificate, UCLA
Professional Memberships: Current President, NALS of Oregon; Current Director, Past President, and Treasurer, NALS of Mid-Willamette Valley
Bio: Sara has over twenty-six years of experience in working as a paralegal dealing with Estate Administration and Probate.
Michael Hoselton – Creditor’s Rights, Litigation, Real Property
Email: michael@shermlaw.com
Education: NALS Professional Paralegal Certification, attended Seattle Pacific University
Professional Memberships: Oregon Paralegal Association, Treasurer, NALS of Mid-Willamette Valley, Member
Bio: Michael has over nine years of experience as a paralegal and legal assistant specializing in bankruptcy and creditor’s rights.
Audra J. Daviston – Estate Planning, Probate, Litigation, General Business
Email: audra@shermlaw.com
Education: Associate degree from Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington; Bachelor’s degree in Law and Justice with a Sociology minor from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington
Bio: Audra has over 5 years of law firm experience working as a legal assistant and paralegal in Idaho and Oregon. Audra is specialized in litigation, and is currently focusing on general business, estate planning, probate, and real estate law.
Legal Assistants
Elisa Lewis – Estate Planning and Trust Administration
Email: elisa@shermlaw.com
Education: A.A.S., Paralegal Certificate, Portland Community College, 3 years undergraduate at Oregon State University
Bio: Elisa has over 5 years of experience in the legal field as a legal assistant and paralegal specializing in estate planning, probate, trust administration, and general business.
Allison Harbert- Estate Planning and Guardianships
Email: allison@shermlaw.com
Education: A.A.O.T., Clackamas Community College, 2 years undergraduate at Western Oregon University
Bio: Prior coming to Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie, & Hoyt Allison recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in psychology. With experience as both a legal assistant, and an intern at a debt collection and wrongful death and injury firm.
Administrative Staff
Taylor Douglass – Administrator
Email: taylor@shermlaw.com
Education: MBA, Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management and B.A., Willamette University
Bio: Taylor has served in administrative roles for both accounting and law firms since 2016.