Michael S Evans is a family lawyer who has been licensed to practice in Oregon since 1985 and in Washington since 1986. Although Mr. Evans has always handled family law cases, the first fifteen years of his practice also included substantial business litigation which he finds invaluable in handling the financial aspects of family law cases. Michael S Evans graduated from University of Oregon in 1982 with a bachelors of science in speech, and he obtained his juris doctorate also from University of Oregon in 1985. He has spoken on numerous topics including child support, property division, tax issues relating to divorce, prenuptial agreements, and legal ethics. He has also appeared in the “Ask the Expert” column in the Oregonian concerning disposition of the family residence in a divorce case. Mr. Evans has also served as an arbitrator for cases referred to arbitration from Multnomah County. Mr. Evans has substantial experience handling interstate child custody jurisdictional disputes.