team-member

Kirk Strohman

Eugene, OR

Licensed for 12 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Estate Planning

Language

English

About

I was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon. As a native Oregonian I have many ties to the local community. After graduating from Sheldon High, I went on to receive my Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon. Upon graduation, I moved to San Diego, California to work at a school for children with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Determined to return to the Pacific Northwest, I received my Juris Doctorate degree from Willamette University College of Law. Upon graduation, I clerked for the Hon. Charles D. Carlson at the Lane County Circuit Court. I began my law practice with local attorney Lee Kersten focusing almost exclusively on estate planning and administration, business transactions and real estate matters. In 2018, attorney Kirk Strohman and I combined our practices to form Strohman Ford, LLC. By limiting our practice areas to estate planning and administration, business transactions and real estate matters, we are able to provide our clients with focused, knowledgeable and cost-effective advice. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Oregon and a member of the Lane County Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, and the American Bar Association.

Practices Areas

Estate Planning

Business

Real Estate

Probate

Language

English

Contact

STROHMAN FORD, LLC1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300Eugene, OR, 97401 Office (541) 345-4312 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300Eugene, OR, 97401 Office (541) 345-4312(541) 345-4312

Office: (541) 359-1435

Website: N/A

Reviews

Jon and Kathy
August 22, 2021

Joel met with us several times about an estate plan. He is an excellent teacher and extremely patient. He appeared to be very experienced in estate planning and developed a good estate plan for our situation. HIs staff was also very helpful.

Marshall
July 29, 2021

I have had an exceptionally positive experience with Joel Ford and the team at his law office. He worked with my wife, daughter and me to create wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives for each of us. He has an easy going, focused manner and is quite thorough with extensive experience in the area. He asked us important questions that we hadn't considered prior to our meeting. Ultimately, the documents that were prepared for us perfectly and explicitly reflected our wishes. The fees for the services we received were very reasonable and I have since referred close friends to Mr. Ford with absolute confidence that their experience will be every bit as positive as ours was. I enthusiastically recommend Mr. Ford for estate planning and the preparation of related documents.

Jenni
May 24, 2021

I needed an attorney’s help with several legal matters during a very difficult season in my life. I’m very thankful that I came across the reviews for Joel (all 5 stars) on this Avvo website and I’m so happy to add my review to them. I cannot say enough how much I appreciate Joel, Janet (paralegal), and Erin (legal assistant). They have all been so helpful, incredibly patient, professional, and friendly. Erin was so welcoming and set my mind at ease right from my first interaction with her. Joel is very knowledgeable and has done a wonderful job of explaining difficult legal terminology and processes with clarity. He and Janet helped me to understand my options and answered my many questions in a caring manner. I’ve been amazed at how quickly and thoroughly they’ve responded to my emails and prepared documents. This is a fine group of people. Joel is truly a five star attorney. I highly recommend Joel and his legal team to anyone-such a breath of fresh air!

anonymous
May 7, 2021

My husband and I wanted to update our wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives. When Erin, in the office made our appt, she asked for our previous documents. I could already tell that Joel would be prepared to meet with us. He was very friendly and relaxed and took notes about the changes we wanted to make. We received the updated documents in the mail in plenty of time to review them before our follow-up with the final documents and signing. During this review time, Janet, the professional paralegal in his office, answered some questions we had. She was very knowledgeable and helped us to be prepared for our final review on the signing appointment. Joel went over the highlights of our final documents and provided a folder with tabs, which is very useful. As the office copies were being made of our originals, we were offered extra copies could be made for us at the same time. That was so nice.

Sandy
October 9, 2020

I was searching for a new attorney in Oregon for my mother and called Joel’s office. It was later in the day on a Friday and Janet spent a considerable amount of time listening to the issues. She was generous with her time, extremely kind, and immediately followed up via email with a number of helpful resources. I wish I lived in Oregon so that I could use their services for my own legal needs!

Jan
July 25, 2020

Needing an attorney for any situation can be stressful. Unfortunately I have been in need several times of late: our wills, power of attorney for health care, estate planning, death of my dear husband, activating trust, probate, establishing new guardianship. Joel Ford is an expert in estate law and planning, financial considerations of money management, trusts, wills, etc. Joel is also an expert in sharing information, application, choices and implications of setting up a complicated trust. Joel took time to make sure we understood our options and how they would effect us and our family today, at death and beyond. Sarah Fudge was able to guide me through the complicated and emotionally taxing process of establishing a guardianship. She is a clear communicator and was able to explain complex terms and the implications easily. When called or emailed, Sarah’s responsiveness was surprisingly fast. The entire process from start to finish was much quicker than I anticipated. The costs of services were very reasonable and highly competitive with other law firms. Yet, there is no comparison for the personal, individualized service every person in their office provided us during difficult times in our lives. The professionalism, caring attitude, ability to make complex law understandable, responsiveness and expertise provided by this team of attorneys is priceless.

Mari
June 4, 2020

Ordinarily I don't write reviews, but after working on our estate plan with Joel, I'm making an exception. Taking over from our longtime attorney, he had enormous shoes to fill! After reviewing all our current estate plan documents, working with our family, and answering an extraordinary number of questions, all our estate documents were updated so that we felt assured and comfortable. Competent, thorough, and precise, as you'd expect from good lawyer, Joel adds a bonus of being genuine, caring, and honest. Surrounded with a crackerjack professional team, especially his assistant Janet, our estate plan was designed with attention to detail. We have absolute trust in Joel and I would highly recommend him to anyone!

Anne
June 4, 2020

Joel listened very carefully and supplied specific, useful information.He is very knowledgeable and kind. My experience was a good one, leaving me feeling confident that my affairs were in good hands.

Grant
June 2, 2020

I was very pleased with my estate planning and trust preparation. Mr Ford was bright, thoughtful, prompt, and helpful. He returned my call promptly about a separate question. His staff is friendly and was able to help me immediately. I highly recommend this office.

Jon
April 10, 2020

I was referred to Joel for help with estate planning for my elderly in-laws. From my very first contact with his office, I was blown away by the professionalism, courtesy, and friendliness of the entire staff (Erin is a rockstar!). Our questions and concerns were answered in ways that were easy for a lay-person to understand. Joel was patient with us and clearly outlined the pros and cons of each type of estate planning that he offered. We were then able to make the correct decision for each of them, in line with their individual needs. I could not have asked for a more professional and compassionate team. Thank you!

Jon and Kathy
August 22, 2021

Joel met with us several times about an estate plan. He is an excellent teacher and extremely patient. He appeared to be very experienced in estate planning and developed a good estate plan for our situation. HIs staff was also very helpful.

Marshall
July 29, 2021

I have had an exceptionally positive experience with Joel Ford and the team at his law office. He worked with my wife, daughter and me to create wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives for each of us. He has an easy going, focused manner and is quite thorough with extensive experience in the area. He asked us important questions that we hadn't considered prior to our meeting. Ultimately, the documents that were prepared for us perfectly and explicitly reflected our wishes. The fees for the services we received were very reasonable and I have since referred close friends to Mr. Ford with absolute confidence that their experience will be every bit as positive as ours was. I enthusiastically recommend Mr. Ford for estate planning and the preparation of related documents.

Jenni
May 24, 2021

I needed an attorney’s help with several legal matters during a very difficult season in my life. I’m very thankful that I came across the reviews for Joel (all 5 stars) on this Avvo website and I’m so happy to add my review to them. I cannot say enough how much I appreciate Joel, Janet (paralegal), and Erin (legal assistant). They have all been so helpful, incredibly patient, professional, and friendly. Erin was so welcoming and set my mind at ease right from my first interaction with her. Joel is very knowledgeable and has done a wonderful job of explaining difficult legal terminology and processes with clarity. He and Janet helped me to understand my options and answered my many questions in a caring manner. I’ve been amazed at how quickly and thoroughly they’ve responded to my emails and prepared documents. This is a fine group of people. Joel is truly a five star attorney. I highly recommend Joel and his legal team to anyone-such a breath of fresh air!

anonymous
May 7, 2021

My husband and I wanted to update our wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives. When Erin, in the office made our appt, she asked for our previous documents. I could already tell that Joel would be prepared to meet with us. He was very friendly and relaxed and took notes about the changes we wanted to make. We received the updated documents in the mail in plenty of time to review them before our follow-up with the final documents and signing. During this review time, Janet, the professional paralegal in his office, answered some questions we had. She was very knowledgeable and helped us to be prepared for our final review on the signing appointment. Joel went over the highlights of our final documents and provided a folder with tabs, which is very useful. As the office copies were being made of our originals, we were offered extra copies could be made for us at the same time. That was so nice.

Sandy
October 9, 2020

I was searching for a new attorney in Oregon for my mother and called Joel’s office. It was later in the day on a Friday and Janet spent a considerable amount of time listening to the issues. She was generous with her time, extremely kind, and immediately followed up via email with a number of helpful resources. I wish I lived in Oregon so that I could use their services for my own legal needs!

Jan
July 25, 2020

Needing an attorney for any situation can be stressful. Unfortunately I have been in need several times of late: our wills, power of attorney for health care, estate planning, death of my dear husband, activating trust, probate, establishing new guardianship. Joel Ford is an expert in estate law and planning, financial considerations of money management, trusts, wills, etc. Joel is also an expert in sharing information, application, choices and implications of setting up a complicated trust. Joel took time to make sure we understood our options and how they would effect us and our family today, at death and beyond. Sarah Fudge was able to guide me through the complicated and emotionally taxing process of establishing a guardianship. She is a clear communicator and was able to explain complex terms and the implications easily. When called or emailed, Sarah’s responsiveness was surprisingly fast. The entire process from start to finish was much quicker than I anticipated. The costs of services were very reasonable and highly competitive with other law firms. Yet, there is no comparison for the personal, individualized service every person in their office provided us during difficult times in our lives. The professionalism, caring attitude, ability to make complex law understandable, responsiveness and expertise provided by this team of attorneys is priceless.

Mari
June 4, 2020

Ordinarily I don't write reviews, but after working on our estate plan with Joel, I'm making an exception. Taking over from our longtime attorney, he had enormous shoes to fill! After reviewing all our current estate plan documents, working with our family, and answering an extraordinary number of questions, all our estate documents were updated so that we felt assured and comfortable. Competent, thorough, and precise, as you'd expect from good lawyer, Joel adds a bonus of being genuine, caring, and honest. Surrounded with a crackerjack professional team, especially his assistant Janet, our estate plan was designed with attention to detail. We have absolute trust in Joel and I would highly recommend him to anyone!

Anne
June 4, 2020

Joel listened very carefully and supplied specific, useful information.He is very knowledgeable and kind. My experience was a good one, leaving me feeling confident that my affairs were in good hands.

Grant
June 2, 2020

I was very pleased with my estate planning and trust preparation. Mr Ford was bright, thoughtful, prompt, and helpful. He returned my call promptly about a separate question. His staff is friendly and was able to help me immediately. I highly recommend this office.

Jon
April 10, 2020

I was referred to Joel for help with estate planning for my elderly in-laws. From my very first contact with his office, I was blown away by the professionalism, courtesy, and friendliness of the entire staff (Erin is a rockstar!). Our questions and concerns were answered in ways that were easy for a lay-person to understand. Joel was patient with us and clearly outlined the pros and cons of each type of estate planning that he offered. We were then able to make the correct decision for each of them, in line with their individual needs. I could not have asked for a more professional and compassionate team. Thank you!

Jon and Kathy
August 22, 2021

Joel met with us several times about an estate plan. He is an excellent teacher and extremely patient. He appeared to be very experienced in estate planning and developed a good estate plan for our situation. HIs staff was also very helpful.

Marshall
July 29, 2021

I have had an exceptionally positive experience with Joel Ford and the team at his law office. He worked with my wife, daughter and me to create wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives for each of us. He has an easy going, focused manner and is quite thorough with extensive experience in the area. He asked us important questions that we hadn't considered prior to our meeting. Ultimately, the documents that were prepared for us perfectly and explicitly reflected our wishes. The fees for the services we received were very reasonable and I have since referred close friends to Mr. Ford with absolute confidence that their experience will be every bit as positive as ours was. I enthusiastically recommend Mr. Ford for estate planning and the preparation of related documents.

Jenni
May 24, 2021

I needed an attorney’s help with several legal matters during a very difficult season in my life. I’m very thankful that I came across the reviews for Joel (all 5 stars) on this Avvo website and I’m so happy to add my review to them. I cannot say enough how much I appreciate Joel, Janet (paralegal), and Erin (legal assistant). They have all been so helpful, incredibly patient, professional, and friendly. Erin was so welcoming and set my mind at ease right from my first interaction with her. Joel is very knowledgeable and has done a wonderful job of explaining difficult legal terminology and processes with clarity. He and Janet helped me to understand my options and answered my many questions in a caring manner. I’ve been amazed at how quickly and thoroughly they’ve responded to my emails and prepared documents. This is a fine group of people. Joel is truly a five star attorney. I highly recommend Joel and his legal team to anyone-such a breath of fresh air!

anonymous
May 7, 2021

My husband and I wanted to update our wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced directives. When Erin, in the office made our appt, she asked for our previous documents. I could already tell that Joel would be prepared to meet with us. He was very friendly and relaxed and took notes about the changes we wanted to make. We received the updated documents in the mail in plenty of time to review them before our follow-up with the final documents and signing. During this review time, Janet, the professional paralegal in his office, answered some questions we had. She was very knowledgeable and helped us to be prepared for our final review on the signing appointment. Joel went over the highlights of our final documents and provided a folder with tabs, which is very useful. As the office copies were being made of our originals, we were offered extra copies could be made for us at the same time. That was so nice.

Sandy
October 9, 2020

I was searching for a new attorney in Oregon for my mother and called Joel’s office. It was later in the day on a Friday and Janet spent a considerable amount of time listening to the issues. She was generous with her time, extremely kind, and immediately followed up via email with a number of helpful resources. I wish I lived in Oregon so that I could use their services for my own legal needs!

Jan
July 25, 2020

Needing an attorney for any situation can be stressful. Unfortunately I have been in need several times of late: our wills, power of attorney for health care, estate planning, death of my dear husband, activating trust, probate, establishing new guardianship. Joel Ford is an expert in estate law and planning, financial considerations of money management, trusts, wills, etc. Joel is also an expert in sharing information, application, choices and implications of setting up a complicated trust. Joel took time to make sure we understood our options and how they would effect us and our family today, at death and beyond. Sarah Fudge was able to guide me through the complicated and emotionally taxing process of establishing a guardianship. She is a clear communicator and was able to explain complex terms and the implications easily. When called or emailed, Sarah’s responsiveness was surprisingly fast. The entire process from start to finish was much quicker than I anticipated. The costs of services were very reasonable and highly competitive with other law firms. Yet, there is no comparison for the personal, individualized service every person in their office provided us during difficult times in our lives. The professionalism, caring attitude, ability to make complex law understandable, responsiveness and expertise provided by this team of attorneys is priceless.

Mari
June 4, 2020

Ordinarily I don't write reviews, but after working on our estate plan with Joel, I'm making an exception. Taking over from our longtime attorney, he had enormous shoes to fill! After reviewing all our current estate plan documents, working with our family, and answering an extraordinary number of questions, all our estate documents were updated so that we felt assured and comfortable. Competent, thorough, and precise, as you'd expect from good lawyer, Joel adds a bonus of being genuine, caring, and honest. Surrounded with a crackerjack professional team, especially his assistant Janet, our estate plan was designed with attention to detail. We have absolute trust in Joel and I would highly recommend him to anyone!

Anne
June 4, 2020

Joel listened very carefully and supplied specific, useful information.He is very knowledgeable and kind. My experience was a good one, leaving me feeling confident that my affairs were in good hands.

Grant
June 2, 2020

I was very pleased with my estate planning and trust preparation. Mr Ford was bright, thoughtful, prompt, and helpful. He returned my call promptly about a separate question. His staff is friendly and was able to help me immediately. I highly recommend this office.

Jon
April 10, 2020

I was referred to Joel for help with estate planning for my elderly in-laws. From my very first contact with his office, I was blown away by the professionalism, courtesy, and friendliness of the entire staff (Erin is a rockstar!). Our questions and concerns were answered in ways that were easy for a lay-person to understand. Joel was patient with us and clearly outlined the pros and cons of each type of estate planning that he offered. We were then able to make the correct decision for each of them, in line with their individual needs. I could not have asked for a more professional and compassionate team. Thank you!