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Katrina Seipel

Associate

T 503.620.8900

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Experience

Katrina Seipel is an associate on the firm’s Family Law practice group. She is part of Katelyn D. Skinner’s family law team.

Katrina represents clients in all types of family law cases. She joins a team well versed in complex family law matters including divorce, custody disputes, modification issues, international disputes, and restraining and protective orders.

Katrina also represent clients in matters involving civil child abduction, child kidnapping, international and interstate child custody disputes, and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Prior to joining Buckley Law, Katrina worked as an attorney with Metropolitan Public Defender, a non-profit law firm that provides criminal defense services for indigent clients. While at the public defender’s office, she tried more than 80 cases to a jury, earning great respect from the local bench. Katrina is a compassionate and meticulous attorney, as well as a fierce advocate for her clients.

Katrina earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has degrees in Psychology and Dietetics from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Outside of work, you will most likely find Katrina spending time with her husband and their daughter and son. Katrina and her family frequent the Oregon Coast. Katrina also enjoys reading, going for long walks, and DIYing her home.

Areas of Focus

  • Family Law
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Custody and Parenting Time
  • Child and Spousal Support
  • International & Interstate Family Law
  • International & Interstate Child Custody
  • International & Interstate Child Kidnapping and/or Abduction
  • Adoptions
  • Paternity Matters
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Modifications of Judgments
  • Domestic Partnerships

Professional & Community Activities

  • Member, Oregon State Bar
  • Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Member, Hague Convention Attorney Network (HCAN) in association with the U.S. Department of State
  • Member, International Bar Association

Presentations and CLEs

  • Presenter, Procedural Considerations in Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Cases, Oregon State Bar International Law Section discussion, June 2024

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon State Courts
  • United States District Court, District of Oregon
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of the U.S.

Education

  • Marquette University Law School
    • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Concordia College
    • Degrees in Psychology and Dietetics

International & Interstate Family Law Case Results

Katelyn Skinner and Katrina Seipel have extensive experience and expertise helping clients with international family law issues. The following are recent cases:

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  South Korea

Prevailed in Hague child abduction trial in Western Virginia US District Court where the court ruled the child was wrongfully taken from their habitual residence and defeating two defenses asserted by the taking parent

Travel with Child Outside Country  /  Japan

Acted on behalf of a client in a multi-day hearing resulting in a court ruling in our client’s favor allowing them to travel with child to Japan over objection of the other parent

Child Successfully Returned to Oregon

Represented a client, without Hague involvement, to have child successfully returned to Oregon after the child was removed from the country without clients’ knowledge or consent

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  United Kingdom

Prevailed in a Hague child abduction trial upon finding of no habitual residence and grave risk of harm defense

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  France

Secured dismissal of a Hague child abduction case in client’s favor upon court application of fugitive disentitlement doctrine

International Spousal Support  /  Ireland

Negotiated international jurisdictional issues between Oregon and Ireland, saving client from having to pay thousands each month in spousal support

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  France

Won a multi-day trial on a Hague child abduction case for a client with the court finding no wrongful removal of children

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  Serbia

Won a bench trial with mature child defense on a Hague child abduction matter

Hague Child Abduction Case  /  Mexico

Successfully had a client’s child returned after a multi-day Hague child abduction trial where the court ruled the child was wrongfully withheld from their habitual residence

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