Kristin Gaston

Attorney

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Kristin was born near Detroit, Michigan and grew up a true Midwestern girl with deep Scandinavian roots. Leaving Michigan for college, she attended a small liberal arts school in Minnesota, St. Olaf College. After half a year in Boston and a few years in south Texas, Kristin came to Oregon to attend law school at Lewis & Clark.

Although she hated to leave the Pacific Northwest after law school, Kristin’s first job was with a small plaintiffs’ firm with a focus on environmental law in south Texas where she represented individuals and small business owners with contaminated property. She participated in a case that went to trial in Hidalgo County, Texas that returned a $100 million dollar verdict against multiple oil and natural gas companies.

Kristin returned to Portland in 2008 and shifted her focus to estate planning. Like in her environmental work, Kristin’s focus is on helping people. In estate planning, Kristin helps clients navigate complicated family dynamics and design creative and protective solutions for preserving wealth for future generations.

Rachel Oh

Attorney

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Rachel embraces a holistic approach to her law practice, starting with her belief that estate planning is much more than making provisions for the legal transfer of assets after a death.  Rachel helps her clients navigate a wide range of issues relating to wills and trusts, including guardianship for young children, family protection strategies and value-based estate planning.  Her extensive experience representing and advocating for her clients ensures that their final wishes are legally protected, and their last requests are granted.

 Rachel believes in a team approach for any estate planning process.  Working beside her clients trusted advisors, Rachel gives her utmost deference and respect to client’s goals, concerns, values and wishes. Rachel's approach makes each step of the planning process transparent, thoughtful, and productive to ensure her clients’ needs are being met. 

 Rachel received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Brandeis University, graduating with Honors, and returned to her home state of Oregon to earn her Law Degree from Willamette University. Rachel spends her time outside of work exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her two daughters, volunteering in her community and spending time with her extended family and friends. 

Alyson Provax

Paralegal

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Alyson was born in California and moved to Portland in 2005 to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking. In 2007 she began working in the legal field, developing an interest in probate and trust matters, a knack for document management and a passion for organization. Since her career as a paralegal has developed simultaneously with her career as an artist she has enjoyed bringing a comprehensive project-based view to her work as a paralegal, and an interest in the importance of the specificity of language to her art practice. When she is not in the office, she can be found in her studio making text-based art on her 100-year-old letterpress or spending time with her husband and cats.

Emma Barrow

Legal Assistant

Emma grew up in Northeast Portland, across the street from Rachel Oh. During Covid she and her husband moved back to Portland with their two cats, Egg and Lil Sir. Emma was thrilled to assist Rachel as she merged her practice with Kristin and Generations Estate Law.

Emma is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She comes from a family of artists and has a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. She is an award winning writer and filmmaker and her work often centers complex intergenerational family dynamics. Her goal is to amplify Indigenous stories. At Generations she enjoys supporting clients as they move through their estate planning journey.

Molly

Legal Assistant

Molly is a native Portlander who started a new career in the legal field in 2021 after working for several years as a graphic designer. She has her Bachelor's of Fine Art in photography and art history from Oregon State University, as well as a paralegal certificate from Portland Community College. Molly decided to pursue a career in estate planning because she enjoys building relationships with clients and being a dependable presence during times of grief or difficulty.

Outside of work, Molly enjoys movies, travel, cats, and live music.

Abbe Schilperoort

Legal Assistant

Abbe is originally from Texas, but moved with her husband to Oregon 20 years ago to be nearer his family in Portland. Their love of the tall green trees, boundless outdoor opportunities, three children in school and their gaggle of cousins have rooted them here ever since. Abbe has a BA in Intercultural Studies and has enjoyed using her degree as she travels the globe. She feels honored to be an administrative part of Generations Estate Law and joining a force of women dedicated to assisting their clients in compassionate and comprehensive ways.

Lauren Stahl

Legal Assistant

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Lauren is originally from Colorado but currently resides in Indiana. Lauren received a Bachelor’s in communications from Depauw University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis. Lauren enjoys reading, watching movies, and traveling with her family.