Joseph M. Harder Partner

Our co-founder is committed to protecting the rights of our clients. His extensive experience in business, real estate, and domestic relations enables him to guide our clients through the complexities of those areas, helping them obtain the most favorable outcome possible. Joseph is an avid fan and participant in team sports, such as baseball, basketball, and football. He is also passionate about the outdoors, and enjoys activities including camping, hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding Read More

Erica Strader Attorney

Prior to joining Baxter Harder, Erica was an associate attorney at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook in Bend and Prineville. During her time there, Erica handled a variety of family law cases, including high-conflict custody and parenting time disputes, divorces, and restraining orders. Erica has also worked in the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office. During that time, she appeared in court on behalf of the State for a number of criminal matters. While in law school, Erica worked as a judicial extern for the Lane County Circuit Court, where she gained additional valuable courtroom experience. Before moving to Oregon, Erica worked as a U.S. Senate staffer and later as director of government affairs for an aviation association in Washington, D.C. Read More

Mary Jo Mongan Attorney

Mary Jo Mongan enjoys representing clients at Baxter and Harder on a wide variety of matters, with her primary focus on family law. Prior to joining Baxter and Harder LLC, Ms. Mongan was a solo practitioner of Mongan Law LLC, and represented clients primarily in family law, and estate planning/litigation matters. Ms. Mongan assisted clients with divorce, child custody, parenting plans, mediations, modifications of judgments, restraining orders, contempt of court charges, enforcement of parenting time matters, and trial. Ms. Mongan recognizes the unique nature of family law matters, and that finding the appropriate resolution is different for each family and case. Ms. Mongan advocates strongly for her clients, and works to assist them in finding the appropriate resolution for their matter. Read More

David Haskett Attorney at Law

Prior to joining the Baxter Harder team, David worked as an associate attorney at the Bend office of Stahancyk, Kent & Hook. While at Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, David gained substantial experience representing clients from all walks of life in a variety of domestic relations cases, including high asset dissolution proceedings, high-conflict custodial and parenting time disputes, interstate move cases, custody, support, and parenting time modification proceedings, amongst others. Read More

Ryan Mulkins Of Counsel

Ryan graduated from Portland State University in 2002 with a B.S, in Finance. Shortly after in 2005, he graduated from Willamette University College of Law. Ryan spent approximately one year in private civil practice before joining the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office in February 2007. For 7 years, Ryan focused on prosecuting crimes involving child physical and sexual abuse and adult sexual assault. In 2011, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training named Ryan the Child Abuse Prosecutor of the Year. Ryan was appointed as Josephine County District Attorney in March 2015 and was elected to that position in May 2016. Ryan has tried approximately 100 cases (jury and bench trials), including murder, kidnapping, child physical and sexual abuse, assault, narcotics offenses, DUI, and theft. Read More