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meet the team
Kim Sherman, Founding Attorney
Education, Environmental, & Estate Law Group was formed in 2017 to provide legal counsel on educational, environmental, and estate planning concerns. In 2023, we changed our name to Education, Environmental, & Estate Law, LLC ("E3 Law").
Kim specializes in special education and disability rights for students as well as in developing estate plans, special needs trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships. Kim also works with landowners to protect their wild or natural property with conservation easements or in legal action when a property owner's trees are illegally cut or damaged.
Kim has been involved in local environmental issues since the early 2000’s when she received a Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) grant and restored 20 acres of oak forest in Polk County.
Kim has a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech & Communications from CalState Northridge, a Master’s in Education from the University of Hawai’i Manoa, a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Oregon, and aJ.D. from Willamette University with a certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Energy, and Resources.
Prior to being admitted to the bar, Kim served as an elementary and middle school special education teacher, faculty at both Western Oregon University and the University of Oregon, education specialist at the Oregon Department of Education, and project lead in the statewide assessment for students with significant disabilities in Alaska. Additionally, Kim served as the Director of Student Services (Special Education) for Central School District 13J and as the assistant director for the University of Oregon's school administrator licensure program.
Kim is licensed to practice law in Oregon and Washington.
Emily Robins, Attorney
Emily has been a natural born advocate for people with disabilities for as early as she can remember. She has thousands of hours of experience working with children and adults ranging in unique abilities.
Emily obtained her Bachelor's degree in Special Education from Michigan State University in 2020, and her Juris Doctor degree from Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2023.
Emily successfully advocated for a wheelchair-accessible swing as a third grader, served as Vice President (2018-2019) and President (2019-2020) of Michigan State University's Student Council for Exceptional Children, co-founded the Mental Health Association at Detroit Mercy Law, and had first-hand experience with school accommodations. She is passionate about this field and is eager and excited to work with clients.
Emily is licensed to practice law in Oregon.
Vince Bernardo, Provisionally Licensed Attorney
Vince began working with E3 Law at the end of June, 2025. Vince graduated from the University of Massachusetts School of Law in 2023 and earned an MBA from Babson College in 2011.
Vince is a provisionally licensed attorney under the Oregon State Bar Supervised Portfolio Practicum Exam. He comes to E3 Law following five years of experience in elder law, estate planning, and immigration law experience as a legal assistant and paralegal.
In addition to expertise in estate planning, Vince is passionate about assisting families seeking guardianships for their children with disabilities, including 17-year-old students with disabilities so that parents may continue to advocate for their children after the child's 18th birthday.
Vince speaks Portugese and Spanish.
Sara Hope, Paralegal
Sara Hope joined us on December 1, 2020 as a full time Executive Administrator. On January 01, 2023, Sara Hope was promoted to Paralegal. Sara earned an Associate of Science degree in Paralegal Studies from Umpqua Community College.
Sara manages all phases of client document management, billing, and office systems development. Sara is a notary public in Oregon and Washington. Sara also performs duties related to her paralegal skills, including document review, issue coding, document drafting, and pleadings production.
Offices
Please use the Post Office Box for United States Mail:
PO Box 728
Eugene, OR 97440
Office visits are available by appointment:
541 Willamette Street, Suite 307
Eugene, OR 97401