Who we are.
Patricia Louise Nelson, Attorney and Owner
Patricia Louise Nelson (formerly Patricia L. Heatherman) founded her solo law practice in October, 2006.
Before that, she was with the Merrill O’Sullivan, LLP law firm for nearly 12 years, including 7 years as a partner in that firm.
Before moving to Bend, Oregon, in 1995, Patricia graduated from Willamette University College of Law magna cum laude in 1993. She then clerked for the Honorable Judge Edward Leavy of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Portland, Oregon. Since graduating from law school she has served as a board member and the president of Oregon Women Lawyers, a founding board member and president of Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation, a board member and the president of Growing Tree Children Center, a founding member of Cascade Women Lawyers, president of the Deschutes County Bar Association, as a board member and president of ConnectW (formerly the Network of Entrepreneurial Women), a board member of the Spiritual Awareness Community of the Cascades. She is a graduate of Leadership Bend.
In the spring of 2014, she completed a ministerial training course and was ordained as a Minister of Walking Prayer. In 2015 she completed a course to be certified to teach Radical Collaboration. She brings her spiritual walk actively into her law practice.
Hanah Mirahmadi, Attorney
Hanah graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2023. While in law school, she was awarded Best Oral Argument and Runner Up Best Brief in Moot Court. She also was a founding member and president of Hastings Surf, Climb and Bike club. Before attending Hastings, Hanah graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego.
Hanah moved to Bend in 2022 to be close to family and to take advantage of the area’s abundant nature. She loves to fill her free time with activities, including rock climbing, mountain biking, running, reading, and water coloring.
Hannah S. Durighello, Paralegal
After graduating in 2009 from the University of Oregon with her bachelor’s degree in business administration and minor in psychology, Hannah stayed in Eugene and began her career in the legal field. She started as an administrative assistant in a small law office and eventually worked her way up to legal assistant and then paralegal. Hannah is a Bend native and moved back in 2013 to be closer to family. In 2018, Hannah earned her Professional Paralegal certificate from the National Association for Legal Support Professionals.
Outside of work, Hannah is the president of Central Oregon Legal Professionals (the local chapter of NALS). She also volunteers with the Bend Food Project as a neighborhood coordinator and enjoys being able to give back to her community through that role. In her free time she enjoys vacations to Mexico, going to concerts, lake days, game nights, yoga, cooking, watching Duck football, and spending time with her husband, two children, and her sheepadoodle dog named Rooster.
Samantha L. Payton, Paralegal
Sam received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She relocated to Bend in 2018 to enjoy all the activities that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Sam earned her Professional Paralegal certificate from the National Association for Legal Support Professionals. She is the chapter director of Central Oregon Legal Professionals and volunteers with the Deschutes Land Trust doing both IT and field work. Depending on the season, you may find her foraging, rockhounding, silversmithing, or paddle boarding.
Ronna L. Jones,
Legal Assistant
Ronna graduated from ITT Technical Institute’s Legal Secretary Program in 1990. She started her career as an Administrative Assistant at an independent insurance claim adjusting company, helping customers to resolve their issues. In 2001, Ronna entered the legal field as a legal secretary. She worked the next 22 years with the same firm in Meridian, Idaho helping clients with their questions, and lessening their worries.
She is an Idaho native, who fell in love with the Oregon Coast as a young girl, while visiting her uncle, a commercial fisherman. She loved it so much, she worked at Mo’s original restaurant in Newport, one summer during high school. Every chance she gets, she takes time to get back to the ocean.
Ronna joined Two Spruce Law in late 2023, after relocating to Central Oregon to be with the love of her life, Ike, and to be closer to her uncle. When not helping out family and friends, she can be found sitting at her sewing machine creating beautiful quilts.
Jordan Petzoldt,
Legal Assistant
Jordan Petzoldt has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Arizona. She worked initially in business administration and later, education. She most recently worked as a paralegal for a local family law firm in Redmond, OR and also as an administrator and digital marketer for the Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals. Through this experience she has become very familiar with the divorce community in Central Oregon and of legal processes.
She is excited to expand her knowledge beyond divorce into probate and estate planning. Her compassionate nature makes it easy to navigate the many different emotions that come with the challenging situations that often come with probate and estate planning.
Jordan is a mom of two boys, ages 9 and 5, and of one fur baby—a Boston Terrier named Eggar Allen Poe-Tater (or Tater for short). Her three boys take up most of her free time with soccer, social events, and other miscellaneous school activities—Tater, luckily, isn’t as high maintenance as the other two. Jordan feels so lucky to have found a law firm like Two Spruce with such a strong team of wonderful people willing to work with a busy mom’s schedule, and she is so excited to get rooted and grow with it.
Kerry Duncan, Bookkeeper
Kerry Duncan was born in Bend, OR and graduated from Mountain View Senior High School. She moved to Oak Harbor, WA for 3 ½ years, attending Skagit Valley Community College, before returning to Bend. She continued a career in Retail Management until 2002 when she purchased a business of her own, which she still operates. Kerry joined Two Spruce Law (Heatherman Law) in June, 2016 as a Secretary, now mostly Accounts Payable and Bookkeeping, but assists the office with various needs.
She loves being a part of the Central OR Community, being involved with business groups and Assistant Coaching for grade school through Junior High School Volleyball programs. Kerry’s true love is being a Mom to her adult daughter. When she is not working, you see Kerry smiling as she drives her Jeep, playing volleyball, paddleboarding, running and any time outdoors, probably holding a coffee or Hydroflask.
Kerry enjoys being a part of a team that is honest, takes pride in doing the right thing, works hard, and strives for success through daily challenges. Kerry loves positivity and humor.