The Bridge Law Firm recognizes that the relationship between a client and their attorney should be one of communication and trust. Navigating any legal issue, whether divorce, landlord and tenant issues, or estate planning, can be confusing and overwhelming to even the most prepared individuals. We will work hard to help you achieve the best possible result in your situation. How? We believe that by knowing our client’s and their goals in depth, that we are better at defining, presenting and prevailing on the issues at hand.
Our Team
Lewis Farmer, Managing Attorney
Lewis has moved around the country, living in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, California and Oregon. After graduating from Pitzer College in Claremont, California, Lewis got his first job at a law firm as an Office Assistant. It was working there that he decided to go to law school and enrolled at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. After graduating there, he took some time as a Paralegal before sitting for the bar exam and passing on his first attempt, years out of law school, while working full time and planning his wedding.
Lewis is most experienced in family law matters, landlord/tenant matters, estate administration, and real estate transactions and disputes.
Kelsyn Lyons Bevins, Managing Attorney
Kelsyn hails from Missoula, Montana. She attended Pomona College in Claremont, California where she earned a degree in Economics, Philosophy and Politics. She spent the year after graduating Pomona living and working in South Korea on a Fulbright Scholarship. Upon arriving in Portland, she attended Lewis and Clark Law School, where she received a Certificate in Criminal Law along with her J.D.
Kelsyn began her career as a Public Defender where she took numerous misdemeanor and felony cases to trial, and represented hundreds of Oregonians charged with crimes in Washington and Multnomah Counties. Her experience brings first-hand knowledge of Oregon’s courthouses and juries to The Bridge Law Firm.
Kelsyn brings that same tenacity to litigation for her clients in Landlord and Tenant law. Kelsyn also practices Tenant Eviction Defense for the Portland Community College’s CLEAR Clinic, advocating for Portlanders who are facing eviction.
Kelsyn also works in Criminal Defense, Probate, Basic Estate Planning, and other areas of Civil Litigation practice.
As a (retired) athlete who loves Rugby and Soccer, Kelsyn knows the value of teamwork and has the drive to fiercely represent your interests in and out of the courtroom.
Practice Areas
Landlord/Tenant Law
Tenant rights and eviction defense, Landlord rights and eviction, Prosecution and defense of habitability claims, lockout claims, unlawful rent increase, relocation assistance, and other violations of both the Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act and Portland City Code. Commercial or residential.
Family Law
Divorce, Dissolution of Domestic Partnership, Custody and Parenting Time, Child Support, Filiation, Modification, Enforcement of property awards and support awards, Enforcement of custody, parenting time and parenting plans, International issues in family law, Prenuptial agreements
Restraining orders, Stalking Orders, FAPA Litigation
Estate Administration
Drafting estate planning, wills, trusts for tax-exempt estates, Drafting Advance Healthcare Directives, Guardian/Conservator nomination, powers of attorney, Estate administration and litigation,
Property/Land Use
Title Transfer, Lot line disputes, City code compliance, Land use laws
Legal Malpractice
Seeking redress for negligent practice by other attorneys on matters in our Practice Areas
Criminal Defense- Felony
Drug Offenses, Property and Person Crimes, including Ballot Measure 57 and Ballot Measure 11 Offenses
Criminal Defense — Misdemeanor
Criminal Defense – DUII, Diversion, Plea, Trial; Property and Person Crimes, Traffic Crimes