Basham, Marshall

Mark Barzda graduated with Honors from Fairfield University in 1994 and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University in 1997. He later attended Lewis & Clark Law School and obtained a Master of Law (LLM) In Environmental Law and Natural Resources in 2005. Mark has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 2001.

He joined Aaby Family Law as an associate in 2006. He has practiced exclusively family law since then, with an emphasis on utilizing alternative dispute resolutions in his family law cases. He was certified as a practioner in Collorbative Law, a discipline that focuses on alternatives to litigated divorces. Mark is a strong believer in the success of negotiating family law issues between the parties and regularly utilizes mediation and settlement conferences to achieve the least costly emotional and financial result for his clients. Mark is planning on offering his services as a mediator in the near future.

In his personal life, Mark is a proud father and loves to spend time with his family. He is an avid collector of film and music and boasts a film collection of over 4000 movies. As a fan of the study of history and foreign culture, he previously undertook the academic pursuit of a degree in Art History and has traveled extensively throughout the world. In recent years he has visited Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. He has also traveled throughout Europe visiting the many museums and historic sites. This allowed Mark to his to put his academic pursuit of a degree in Art History to good use.

Most importantly, Mark enjoys interacting with his clients and trying to help them emerge from a time in their lives that can be quite traumatic. His goal is to help them not only traverse their legal issue but also transition successfully into their post married lives.