Gloria Trainor (she/her)

ATTORNEY

Gloria is an accomplished trial attorney and mediator who learned to practice law at Oregon’s premier civil litigation firm. Her legal training and experience combined with a background in social work make her a tenacious yet sensitive attorney with a breadth of practice experience, from mediation to trial work. Gloria’s practice areas include civil mediation, domestic relations case consultation and contract work, focusing on LGBTQ+ families and unmarried couples and parents; personal injury litigation, focusing on injuries to cyclists and pedestrians, motor vehicle collisions, and dog attacks; and employment discrimination litigation.

Gloria’s clients can expect her to explain the legal or mediation process thoroughly and help them make sound case-related decisions. Further, Gloria’s excellent legal research and writing skills make her a sharp advocate for her clients’ rights. Gloria’s mediation clients routinely thank her for her efficiency, practicality, and creative problem-solving skills during the twists and turns of divorce and dissolution, custody modifications, parenting time disagreements, and child support matters. Gloria also helps parents-to-be navigate the excitement of creating a family by assisting with the legal protections of prenuptial and donor agreements. Gloria’s personal injury and employment law clients consistently express appreciation for her ability to fight tirelessly for their right to compensation for their injuries, including reimbursement of medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Prior to settling in Oregon, Gloria developed and managed a program that provided legal and special education advocacy to teenagers in Austin, Texas. As a law student at the University of Oregon, she was a Duncan Campbell Fellow and co-director of the Women’s Law Forum. Gloria was also a full-time extern for the Honorable Ann Aiken, US District Court Judge, during her last semester of law school. She is admitted to practice in all Oregon State Courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Gloria is in her third year of services on the Multnomah County Bar Association Board of Directors. She served on the Board of Directors for Oregon Women Lawyers for nine years, and writes for the OWLS statewide publication, the AdvanceSheet. Gloria is also the past chair of the Multnomah Bar Association Judicial Selection Committee and a current member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association, and the Portland City Club.