Second Chances Network of Support Helps Former Inmates Re-Enter Society

JULY 2020 Second Chances Network of Support Helps Former Inmates Re-Enter Society Also Inside: Finding Hope New Legal Clinic Offers Resources for Women Behind Bars Ivory Tower Interventions Responding to Professionalism Dilemmas with Judges OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN JULY 2020 VOLUME 80 • NUMBER 9 Finding homes and jobs for formerly incarcerated men and women is the primary mission of dozens of private and public agencies and organizations. But it’s important, state and local officials say, to understand that those efforts to create “Second Chances” and clear paths for re-entry into society are the direct result of changes to how we view the role of incarceration. Writers Janay Haas and Jillian Daley take a closer look in a two-story special report that begins on Page 18. iStock.com/Motortion FEATURES 18 Second Chances Network of Support Helps Former Inmates Re-Enter Society By Janay Haas 26 Finding Hope New Legal Clinic Offers Resources for Women Behind Bars By Jillian Daley 30 Ivory Tower Interventions Responding to Professionalism Dilemmas with Judges By Judge Susie L. Norby COLUMNS 5 From the Editor 38 Profiles in the Law Inform, Entertain, Inspire Oregon’s Italian Connection: By Gary M. Stein Honorary Consul Andrea Bartoloni Builds Economic, 11 Bar Counsel Cultural Bridges Coronavirus & Legal Ethics: By Phil Favorite Part Two: Navigating Pandemic-Related Changes 42 Legal Practice Tips from Your Home Office Lessons Learned: Practice By Nik Chourey Guidance for the Appellate Advocate 15 The Legal Writer By Jas. Jeffrey Adams Tips from a Master Storyteller: Good Writing 62 Parting Thoughts Comes From Hard Work Fighting for LGBT Rights By Elizabeth Ruiz Frost By Timothy MB Farrell 36 President’s Message A Different Kind of Grief: COVID-19 Pandemic Reshapes The Oregon State Bar Bulletin (ISSN 0030-4816) How We Deal With Loss is the official publication of the Oregon State Bar. By Liani JH Reeves The Bulletin is published 10 times a year (monthly except bimonthly in February/March and August/ September) by the Oregon State Bar, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard, OR 97224. The DEPARTMENTS Bulletin is mailed to all members of the Oregon State Bar, a portion of the dues for which is allocated 7 Letters Moves In Memoriam for the purpose of a subscription. 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Crawford Wills/Trusts/Estates: Meredith Lee Williamson You’ll find more information and links to the videos and articles written by our volunteers on the public home page. www.osbar.org/public FROM THE EDITOR Inform, Entertain, Inspire By Gary M. Stein But sometimes, we’ve learned, it’s bet- says. “But maybe someone that reads the ter just to get out of the way and let Oregon article will.” judges and lawyers share their passion and Like Farrell, Judge Norby also saw expertise in stories they pitch to us ― sto- a Bulletin article as the best way to edu- ries like Clackamas County Circuit Court cate and inform. As the only state trial Judge Susie Norby’s explanation of what judge member of the Oregon Bench and can or should be done if a lawyer encoun- Bar Commission on Professionalism, she ters a judge who falters (“Ivory Tower Inter- learned that lawyers who attend profession- ventions,” Page 30). Or attorney Jas. Jeffrey alism CLEs frequently ask presenters what Adams’ tips for appellate advocates (“Les- to do if their concern is not with a lawyer, sons Learned,” Page 42). but with a judge. CLE presenters reported Or Farrell’s Parting Thoughts column being surprised at the questions, she says, (“Fighting for LGBT Rights,” Page 62), and not knowing how to respond. which explores the efforts of Andrew Ka- “I realized that the bulk of lawyer-judge mya and his non-governmental agency Pro- interactions are in state trial courts. The bono Publica to improve the lives of LGBT other judge members of the commission are people in Africa. appeals judges and federal judges, whose “Unlike my privileged existence in this positions I felt may insulate them and give country, Andrew has to deal with bugged them less exposure to the issue than I have,” Bulletin File Photo Bulletin File Judge Norby says. “So I offered to create Gary M. Stein phones, snooping government agents and dear friends who are persecuted ― some of bullet-point answers to help future CLE whom have been killed,” says Farrell, who presenters field such questions.” imothy Farrell always wanted to be lived in Africa for three years and has vis- Creating concise bullet points proved to a published writer. ited often as an adult. “He wants to change be difficult, Judge Norby says, because the T But with more than 20 stories an entire culture and society. I can’t even complexity of the problem required more to his credit, it’s no longer the thrill of see- imagine the frustration, but I know from elaboration than she anticipated. “I wrote ing his byline in print or the desire to pad experience that implementing any idea he the article still intending that it be used as a his resume that drives the Hood River law- has will be filled with challenges.” CLE handout,” she says, “but the commis- yer, who moved to Washington, D.C., a few By telling the world about those chal- sion felt a broader distribution may benefit years ago. lenges, Farrell says, he can still be “an bar members.” “I still like to write to educate others on engine of change” even if he isn’t on the Which brought her to the Bulletin. what I have come across in my life,” he says. ground in Uganda. “So that was my feeling “The Professionalism Commission “And from what I can tell, my life has been when I asked Andrew if he would help me members identified theBulletin as the most quite unusual.” to write the article about what he is doing as widely distributed publication with the That’s key to a good story, of course ― chairman of Probono Publico. If we could broadest readership of lawyers who may be the ability to translate unique experiences tell others about his good work, maybe interested in the topic,” Judge Norby says. into words that inform, entertain and in- readers can contribute in some small way. “It is also the professional publication that spire. Usually, the Bulletin relies on profes- Maybe someone will understand his chal- I read most often of all the ones I receive. It sional writers to do that; we develop story lenges and have an answer for him. seemed the best place to begin exploring ideas, ask freelancers to seek out interesting “I wish that I could be on some interna- the potential to publish the piece.” sources and then piece together much of the tional panel to move the needle and allow Adams also turned to the Bulletin when work you see in the pages of the magazine. me to serve and make a difference,” Farrell he sought a broader audience for tips he HOW TO REACH US: Call (800) 452-8260, or in the Portland area call (503) 620-0222. Email addresses and voicemail extension numbers for Bulletin staff are: Gary M. Stein, editor, [email protected] (ext. 391); Mike Austin, associate editor, [email protected] (ext. 340); Kay Pulju, communications director, kpulju@ osbar.org (ext. 402); and Spencer Glantz, classified ads and lawyer announcement ad rates and details, [email protected] (ext. 356), fax: (503) 684-1366. Display advertising: Contact LLM Publications at (503) 445-2240, [email protected]. JULY 2020 • OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN 5 developed as part of a CLE panel on the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Court of Appeals, where he had clerked and then worked as a staff attorney from 1979-82. “I learned some valuable lessons there that helped me in my subsequent appellate career in private practice and at the Appel- late Division at DOJ,” Adams says. “So I in- cluded a selection of those tips in my CLE presentation. But I hoped to be able to share my insights more widely with folks who had or wanted an appellate career.” As part of the editing process, Adams actually split his proposed article in two: One story, focusing on his experience working for the Court of Appeals, will run in the Willamette Law Review; the ap- proach he developed while working over the years as an appellate advocate is ex- plored in the pages of the magazine you hold in your hands. “It occurred to me,” he says, “that the OSB Bulletin was a great venue for reaching every practicing lawyer in Oregon.” Have a Story for the Bulletin? We’re always on the lookout for qual- ity manuscripts on topics that range from access to justice, legal funding and judicial independence to diversity in the profession, professionalism and future trends.

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