Attorneys
Angela T. Lee-Mandlin, Attorney at Law
Angela Lee, or “Angi” as everyone calls her, is a dedicated, compassionate, and aggressive attorney for the people. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at Davis and her Law degree from the University of Oregon, where she finished in only 2 ½ years, a remarkable accomplishment.
Angi has significant legal experience and has been practicing law for over 28 years in Central Oregon. Angi moved to Bend in 1997 and worked the next 8 ½ years for Crabtree & Rahmsdorff, specializing as a Criminal Defense Attorney. Angi then joined the team at the Albertazzi Law Firm, where she expanded her practice in the areas of family law, bankruptcy, and estate planning, until January of 2010 when she decided to venture out on her own to start The Law Office of Angela Lee.
Community service and volunteerism are very important to Angi. Since moving to Bend, Angi spent six years on the Board of Directors for Grandma’s House, a local nonprofit that provides housing for pregnant teen girls. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Bend Community Center, as a volunteer for St. Vincent De Paul, and spent over 15 years as acting regional coordinator for the annual Oregon High School Mock Trial Competition. In past years, Angi earned praise from both the public and city government when she served on the City of Bend’s Planning Commission, the Bend Police Chief’s Advisory Committee, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Advisory Board with former Sheriff Shane Nelson.
Angi is a football fanatic (Go Ducks) and enjoys the outdoors. Fishing is her favorite pastime, and she is very compassionate toward the worms while putting them on the hook, actually apologizing to them. Angi is a wonderful cook and enjoys spending time with her husband, Kevin, of 14 years, family, and friends.
Amy McCoy, Paralegal
Amy has lived her entire life in Oregon. She has been an integral part of the Law Office of Angela Lee for many years, moving into a Legal Assistant position in 2020. Amy assists Angela with criminal and dependency cases.
Automne Glasow, Receptionist
Automne was born in Oregon growing up in Central Mexico. She returned to the US to graduate from The University of Oregon earning a double major in Environmental Studies and Romance Languages.
Post college Automne came to Bend to explore mountain life before spending some time traveling abroad.
Eventually settling in Portland Automne spent over a decade working towards Social Justice as a Latina Family Advocate to Families experiencing domestic violence and as an Interpreter in Immigrant and Refugee Communities.
Returning to Bend in 2016 Automne enjoys family life and loves Organic Gardening, Exploring World Cultures, Seeing Music and Caring for her Rescue Pets among many interests.
Debra Lerten,
Finance Specialist
Debra Lerten was born in Juneau, Alaska and moved to the lower 48 in 1978 where she lived and worked in Portland, Oregon. She relocated to Bend in 1991. She has had a wide variety of jobs, including Telecom, in the medical field, Real Estate, County government and now Law. Her previous experience also includes working for an independent Bankruptcy attorney doing preparation and filing for three years.
Debbie went back to school and received a Master of Business Administration in Operations from AIU online in 2006 and an associate in paralegal Studies in September of 2012 from Colorado Technical University.
Debbie had previously worked for The Law Office of Angela Lee in 2013 and returned to the firm as a Finance Specialist in March of 2014.
Kevin Mandlin,
Office Manager
Kevin was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington and has been a Bend resident since 1996. Kevin brings a vast amount of management experience with him and oversees the office personnel as well as taking care of all client accounts. Kevin serves as the problem solver at the office and can be depended upon to get the job done, no matter what.
