Rob Baron graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and History in 1984. Mr. Baron attended law school and graduated from DePaul University with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1988. He joined HWBM in 1997. His primary practice area is Social Security Disability.

Areas of Practice

Social Security Disability

Education

J.D., DePaul University, 1988
University of Wisconsin, 1984

Admitted to Practice

Oregon (1997)

William Critchlow graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Television Production in 1986. Mr. Critchlow received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1991. He joined the firm in 2012. His practice area is Bankruptcy.

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy

Education

J.D., University of Oregon Law School, 1991
Montana State University, 1986

Rick Harder graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Phi Beta Kappa in 1981. Mr. Harder received his Juris Doctorate Degree from University of Oregon Law School in 1984. He joined the firm in 1985. His practice area is Bankruptcy.

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy

Education

J.D., University of Oregon Law School, 1984
B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Oregon, 1984

Admitted to Practice

Oregon (1985)

Sam Knudsen was in the Honors College and graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in Psychology in 1966.  He served as an officer and pilot in the Navy from 1966 through 1972. Mr. Knudsen received his MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon in 1975 and a Juris Doctorate in 1985. He was in private practice in real estate, estate planning and bankruptcy law for 20 years.  He joined the firm in 2007, practicing bankruptcy law.

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy

Education

J.D., University of Oregon Law School, 1985
University of Oregon, 1966

Admitted to Practice

Oregon (2007)

Mark A. Manning graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1993. Mark is a 2000 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law. His previous experience includes being a judicial law clerk to Judge Karsten Rasmussen at Lane County Circuit Court and a Social Security judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court of Oregon. His primary practice area is Social Security Disability. Mark joined HWBM in 2003.

Areas of Practice

Social Security Disability

Education

J.D., University of Oregon Law School, 2000
Colorado State, 1993

Admitted to Practice

Oregon (2003)

Kathryn Tassinari graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with Honors, in 1974. Ms. Tassinari attended law school and graduated from Willamette University with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1979. Ms. Tassinari’s primary area of practice is appeals in Social Security disability matters and civil appeals.

Areas of Practice

Appellate Work/Social Security Disability

Education

J.D., Willamette University, 1979
University of California at Berkeley , 1974

Brent Wells graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 1982. Mr. Wells graduated from the University of Oregon Law School with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1985. He joined the firm in 1992. His primary practice areas are Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation.

Areas of Practice

Social Security Disability
Workers’ Compensation

Education

J.D., University of Oregon Law School, 1985
University of North Dakota, 1982

Admitted to Practice

Oregon (1992)