e Campaign for e Committee on the Status of Women in the A Century of Service Equal Justice Profession policies were adopted unanimously Historic Pullout: By Sandra A. Hansberger, CEJ Executive by the Board. Law Organizations Director. By Judy A. C. Edwards, Executive Director. July 5, 1989 MBA Board Minutes e Campaign e December, for Equal and our last, Justice (CEJ) Schubert & Barer became the first to Multnomah works to achieve contributions of $200 per attorney. Lawyer historic support at same year, the Meyer Memorial Trust pullout focuses statewide legal awarded the Campaign Board a three- on law-related aid programs year challenge grant. As a result of the organizations. that serve first annual fund drive, legal aid was able You will find ’s most needy and vulnerable to expand outreach in rural areas and to a wide range populations. e largest number of other hard-to-reach populations. of groups cases is in the area of family law - the featured, from majority involving domestic violence. e the Oregon campaign’s mission is to champion access Women to justice for low-income Oregonians Lawyers which grew out of the MBA through public education and by working Committee on the Status of Women in to increase funding for legal aid by means the Profession, to the Campaign for Equal of grants, state and federal support, direct Justice, Association of Oregon Black Lawyers, fundraising from private lawyers and by Legal Marketing Association, Oregon building an endowment. e Oregon legal Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, community has responded generously, Oregon Advocacy Center, Oregon helping the campaign to raise more than Attendees at the 2004 Open House in the Association of Defense Counsel, Oregon $12,000,000 since 1991. Federal Courthouse Minority Lawyers, Oregon Trial Lawyers and Ed Harnden, Carla Mikkelson and Sid the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association. We Lezak ready for their skit at the Access to Henry Hewitt, Stoel Rives, a founder From the start, Multnomah County also included a short history of the juvenile Justice Conference in 2002 and Chair of the Campaign’s board for lawyers and firms formed the backbone court in Multnomah County to round out 15 years says, “e Campaign for Equal of the CEJ. e Advisory Committee and our historic stories. Justice is every lawyer’s campaign. What’s Sandy Hansberger, Hon. Robert Wollheim the volunteer structure represented by and Hon. Ellen Rosenblum. remarkable about this campaign is that members of Portland’s law firms, corporate We thank all who contributed to this issue and all previous ten historic pullout issues. We counsels, trial lawyers and women lawyers e 1999 Annual Campaign featured a hope our readers have enjoyed reading them. has been key to its success. roast in celebration of Sid Lezak’s 75th birthday, 50th wedding anniversary and If you would like to write an article for the In 1995 Congress once again made deep 50th year as a lawyer. Attendees donned Multnomah Lawyer, please contact me at cuts to federal funding for legal aid. Across Martian antennae and played kazoos in [email protected]. Our readers especially the country, state legal aid programs the Governor Hotel’s grand ballroom. Sid enjoy reading profiles of colleagues, and tips searched for ways to preserve legal services announced, on points of law, analysis of trends in law and to the poor. e CEJ emerged as a national “I am willing essays on issues in the profession. leader because of its success in uniting the to have my private bar to support legal aid. humility Henry Hewitt, Roberta Cooper Ramos tested in the A Brief History of 100 (ABA President) and Katherine O’Neil in e next year, the CEJ became an interest of my Years of Juvenile Court In 1996 independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. at profession’s year the MBA, along with the OSB, hosted greatest Multnomah County it brings lawyers together – it unites us open houses all across Oregon, inviting unmet around principles we all believe in.” June 10, 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary communities into legal aid offices. e obligation of Juvenile Court in Oregon. One hundred tradition continues. In October 2006, Chief - to provide e campaign began in 1991. Lou years before, on June 10, 1905, 12 year old Justice Paul De Muniz spoke in Portland competent Savage (then the Director of Multnomah Oliver B. became the first child to appear and joined leaders throughout the state legal County Legal Aid) and Ira Zarov (then before a juvenile court judge in Oregon. He in talking about the importance of access assistance to Director of Oregon Legal Services) hired was found to be a “bad boy and a truant” to justice. “When those who are most those who are Linda Clingan, a development expert, to Emily Simon, dubbed the by Judge Arthur Frazier and placed on vulnerable have access to the legal system,” priced out of investigate raising money from private “Queen of Comedy” at probation. DeMuniz said, the market for lawyers. ey approached Henry Hewitt LAFF-OFF, 2005 “there is hope our services.” with the idea of asking the private bar to Oliver B.’s appearance in juvenile court for justice.” e fun continued in 2004 and 2005, when help and he agreed. was the culmination of years of work by FIOS, Inc. and other businesses sponsored charitable and community organizations, Lawyers’ LAF-OFF, a fundraiser for legal aid where e Campaign leadership was charged social workers, judges and police. ese obligation lawyers competed as standup comics. with making a case to the Oregon legal to serve the Oregonians wanted Oregon to join the community that it was a time-honored growing movement to establish specialized poor is serious In 2000, the Legal Needs Study duty of lawyers to serve the poor. A courts to address the needs of children. eir business, but conducted by the OSB, the Oregon number of campaign leaders had begun belief was that it “wiser and less expensive to the campaign’s Judicial Department and the Office of their law careers working in the civil save a child than punish a criminal.” Support aim is to the Governor yielded sobering results: rights movement. Don Marmaduke, for creation of a juvenile court came from have fun Oregon’s legal aid programs were meeting Stephen Walters and others brought to the recognition of the “need for increased social while uniting Sid Lezak celebrates his less than 20% of the legal needs of campaign a deep belief in the importance control of these children affiliated with lawyers to 75th birthday in 1999 Oregon’s low-income population. Lawyers of civil legal services to the lives of the malfunctioning families and neighborhoods pursue the understood that there was work to be most vulnerable including poor families, …. e social behavior of these children was cause. In 1999, when lawyers gathered at done. At the Campaign’s Annual Awards people with disabilities and the elderly. held to evidence the disorganization of many the first Access to Justice Conference to Luncheon that year Senator Gordon Smith Oregon families, through social change or a discuss how to increase legal services to said, in part, “…my commitment to … Campaign leaders in 1991 included Ernest decline in the rules of behavior.” the poor, they launched a series of legal [legal aid] is to have an open door, an open Bonyhadi, Vernon Gleaves, Justice Arno aid musical sketches. e first, “Leave mind and a big heart and to work with you Denecke, Joseph Penna, Allan Leedy, it to the Beaver State,” featured attorney In 1905, Oregon became the thirteenth state Dori Schnitzer, Lindsay Stewart and Ed Harnden as ‘the Beav’ with a cast (Continues on next page) (Continues on next to last page) Jeffrey Foote. In 1991 the firm� of Garvey��� including Katherine O’Neil, �Sid Lezak, ���� 2006 officers are Gregory L. Gudger, the legal profession. Members are law OR Chapter National President and Joshua Williams, Secretary. firm partners, marketing professionals, Oregon Criminal Bar Association consultants and vendors who support legal Defense Lawyers For more information, contact Gregory Gudger services marketing. One of the principal e Oregon Chapter of the National Bar at [email protected]. goals of LMA is to provide its members Association Association (OC-NBA) began as the with vital and timely information on a Late in the summer of 1978 a handful Association of Oregon Black Lawyers wide variety of legal marketing issues so CEJ of public defenders gathered to kick (AOBL) in 1980. In the 1980s, AOBL that they may grow professionally as well (Continued from previous page) around the idea of forming a professional sponsored a chess tournament at its annual as personally, and are empowered to build association whose purpose would be to meetings. John Toran was the founder of the to find more social justice.” Both Senators successful practices in today’s competitive educate public defenders, represent the tournament and the proceeds went to the Smith and Wyden have continued their bi- legal marketplace. defense perspective in the legislature AOBL Law Student Scholarship Fund. partisan commitment to funding for legal and provide a forum for the exchange of services for the poor. Marceline O’Connor Johnson, founding ideas. is wasn’t the first time this notion e late Clifford Freeman, who was an active LMA member and marketing professional had been raised, but funding issues had member of AOBL and a Multnomah County Portland lawyer Sandra Hansberger at Schiff Hardin & Waite, stated it always sidelined previous efforts. is Circuit Court Judge, was on the steering was named Executive Director of the succinctly: “e Legal Marketing time two established public defenders, committee of the OSB that developed the Campaign in 2005, and in 2006, Ed Association was founded with the idea Jim Hennings in Multnomah County Affirmative Action Program. Harnden, former MBA President, became that the individuals working to market and Bob Larson in Lane county cobbled Chair of the Board of Directors. For the legal services needed a forum to share and together a Law Enforcement Assistance e late Armonica Gilford was President campaign’s 15th anniversary, with the exchange ideas with each other. at basic Administration (LEAA) grant application of AOBL from 1994-1996. She was a well- help of the Meyer Memorial Trust, the principle holds true today. LMA is a vital and submitted it to Lane Council of known and respected Oregon lawyer who campaign raised an historic $1 million in resource - a lifeline - for anyone working Governments (LCOG) criminal justice was the first African-American woman to its annual fund and another $344,000 in in the marketing of professional services. planning division. Even though LEAA was work for the Oregon Department of Justice. grant money for legal aid. e campaign You simply can’t be in this profession primarily in the business of funding police She was also a jazz singer and ski instructor. received an award from the ABA for without being a member of the Legal and prosecutor projects, the defender leadership in encouraging bi-partisan Marketing Association.” group managed to squeeze $30,000 out of Under Armonica’s leadership of AOBL, the support for legal aid. the grant program to launch the Oregon Ebony and Ivory Scholarship Benefit and Marketing has found its place in the legal Public Defenders Association (OPDA). the AOBL Golf Tournament continued and Because of the ever-shiing tides in industry. It is still evolving, but at a rapid With seed money in hand, the first order became more successful. Cedric Brown was the sources that fund legal aid and the pace. It is important for law firm leaders and of business was to find someone to run the coordinator of the organization’s golf increasing poverty rates, Oregon still marketing professionals to know there is a the show. Aer some poking around, the tournament during this time. From 1994- meets less than 20% of legal needs of the group of experienced, talented people who newly formed OPDA Board of Directors, 1996, (now) Hon. served as poor. e Campaign continues to call on can serve as an excellent network for ideas presided over by Bob Larson, convinced treasurer and Okianer Christian Dark served Oregon lawyers so that someday we will and strategies. LMA has opened its doors and John Potter that it was time for a career as secretary of the organization. do better than 20%. asks legal marketers to step inside. change. At the time Potter was the director of the criminal justice planning division In 1997, AOBL transitioned to the Oregon For more information, go to at LCOG that helped secure LEAA grant Chapter of the National Bar Association. Legal Marketing www.legalmarketing.org. funding. It’s now the fall of 1979. Clarence Belnavis was President during Professionals Find Julie Zola, Marketing Director for A&I the transition; other officers were Ulanda Benefit Plan Administrators, spent six years With youthful exuberance the five Watkins, Vice-President, Reginald Nettles, Support in a National as a law firm marketer prior to joining the member board of directors and the newly Treasurer, Melvin Oden-Orr, Secretary. insurance industry. She can be reached at Organization [email protected] or 503.242.1613. hired executive director set off to recruit By Julie Zola. members, create quality educational e OC-NBA objectives are as follows: seminars and establish a presence in the Legal Oregon Gay and Lesbian defense community. e first “Annual 1. To advance the science of jurisprudence marketing Conference” was held at Sunriver in 1980 of the Judiciary of Oregon and the nation; Law Association is no longer and eight months later the name of the to uphold the honor and integrity of the By George V. Eighmey. a well kept association was changed to the Oregon legal profession; to promote professional secret. Most Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and social interaction among the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Assocation large firms to more accurately reflect the growing members of the , as well (OGALLA) is an organization whose have robust membership by the private bar. By the as law students; to promote legislation members include lesbian, gay, bisexual, marketing end of LEAA’s two year funding cycle that will improve the social and economic straight and transgender lawyers, judges, departments the association was able to claim self condition of all Oregonians regardless legal workers and law students who with sufficiency and for the past 26 years has of race, sex or creed, with particular support the association’s purposes. marketing remained solvent. emphasis on the condition of African- leaders and Americans; and to protect civil and e organization was founded in 1991 to professionals Today OCDLA supports over 1200 political rights of the citizens and the create a statewide group to support the who specialize in various disciplines, members, sponsors 10 or 11 CLEs a year, residents of the State of Oregon; needs of sexual minorities in the legal including graphic design, public relations, publishes half a dozens trial manuals, 2. To further advance the objectives of profession. OGALLA has approximately database management and event planning. issues six member newsletters a year and the National Bar Association (NBA) by 150 members statewide and is associated 24 issues of the Criminal Law Newsletter, serving as an Affiliate Member; with the National Lesbian and Gay Law As clients become more and more savvy has a lobbying presence in the capitol, and 3. To encourage and promote academic Association, an affiliate of the ABA and is about the choices they have for quality maintains a Web site, listserves, resource excellence among law students, with recognized by the OSB. legal services in the marketplace, lawyers libraries and an expert witness data particular emphasis on the condition of have begun to understand how critical base. e original $30,000 budget is now students of African ancestry; OGALLA endorses candidates for judicial it is to nurture client relationships, listen $600,000 and Potter, still there, has the 4. To increase the representation of African- elections or appointments and is on to clients’ needs and raise the law firm’s assistance of three staff. Americans in the legal profession; and visibility in the community. Maintaining Oregon’s Governor’s list of organizations 5. To serve the Oregon community from which he seeks recommendations for loyal clients takes a significant, solid ose are the facts, a thumbnail version. consistent with our goals and objectives. judicial appointments. investment of resources. Today, lawyers But the history of this association, like and law firm leadership know that in most associations, is made of more than Melvin Oden-Orr served as OC-NBA’s OGALLA holds an annual dinner to honor order to stay competitive, they must learn facts. Its history is its people and the deeds President from late 1997-1999. e Ebony and recognize the outstanding achievements how to effectively market their services. of those people. It’s a history of people and Ivory Scholarship Benefit continued with of the members of our community. Business development has become a writing amicus briefs to right wrongs; of (now) Hon. Adrienne Nelson chairing the requirement and the role of legal marketing taking action to get the state to improve benefit in 1999. professionals is more important than ever. For more information about the organization, contact George Eighmey at conditions on death row; of educating legislators and the public; of speaking to In 2000, James Davis became President of [email protected]. Legal marketing professionals oen find civics classes; of attending countless board the organization. From 2001-2003, there was themselves alone in a large firm – working meetings discussing policy issues and no elected officer of the organization. Melvin hard to prove their value and demonstrate working on budgets; of writing articles for Oden-Orr maintained contact with the measurable return on investment. e newsletters and chapters for trial books or African-American lawyers in Oregon. Legal Marketing Association (LMA) has even an entire book; it’s a history of giving. provided the support and resources that are e spirit and dedication of those who In 2004, Kellie Johnson was elected vital to the success of these professionals. choose to practice in the adult and juvenile President of OC-NBA and the Ebony and justice systems is reflected in the history of Ivory Scholarship Benefit continued; other e LMA, founded in 1985, provides OCDLA, for it is the people that make the officers were Maurisa Gates, Secretary and a solid foundation for legal marketers. association what it is. Melvin Oden-Orr, Treasurer. e Judge Headquartered in Illinois, LMA is a Mary Overgaard, Michael Edgel, Hon. Jean Roosevelt Robinson Humanitarian Award nonprofit organization dedicated to For more information, contact John Potter at was established in 2004 and presented serving the needs and maintaining the Dubofsky, Yi-Kang Hu, Jeff Payne and FG [email protected]. posthumously to the late Judge Roosevelt professional standards of the men and (Jamie) Troy at the 2005 OGALLA Annual Robinson. women involved in marketing within Dinner M. Ricciardelli, Diana Craine, Helle OWLS provides financial and program History of Oregon Rode, Phylis Chadwell Myles, Julie Levie support to nine local chapters, which Juvenile Court (Continued from first page) Women Lawyers Caron, Patricia L. Heatherman, Teresa represent various geographic regions of M. Kraemer, Marilyn Litzenberger, Oregon. e chapters hold regular meetings to enact juvenile court legislation. e 1905 Interest in Debra Pilcher, Lori E. Deveny, Elizabeth and oen invite speakers to discuss topics Juvenile Court Act gave judges authority over developing Schwartz, Sarah Crooks, Jennifer K. of interest to the local membership. both delinquent and dependent children. e a statewide DeWald, Kate ompson and Norma term “delinquent child” included any child organization Freitas. Since its founding, OWLS’ OWLS formed the Oregon Women under the age of sixteen who violated any of women membership Lawyers Foundation in 1996 as a charitable law, was a truant or who was growing up in lawyers grew has grown to 501(c) (3) nonprofit to help facilitate the idleness. Dependent children were defined out of 1987- include more charitable activities of OWLS. e mission as children abandoned or without proper 88 meetings than 1,000 of the foundation is to educate the public parental care as well as those found begging, in of the MBA’s members. and the legal community about the needs a bawdy house or if under age twelve, singing Committee In 2004, the of women and minorities within the justice on a public street. e Act passed easily for on the Status of Women, with Katherine OWLS board system. e foundation is administered several reasons. First, there was significant O’Neil as chair. On February 20, 1988, the amended separately from OWLS and has its own public support for the idea. In addition, the Act the mission Board of Directors. Since its inception, required no funding and would only require a statement the OWLS Foundation has provided court in Multnomah County. to reference scholarships to help single parents take the reason it Norma Freitas, 2006 the bar exam, given financial support to e last hundred years have seen changes not is important OWLS President Multnomah County CourtCare, and many only in the juvenile court, but in the law as to advance more causes that educate the public and the well. During the last century juvenile law has women and minorities in the law. e legal community. undergone a metamorphosis on many fronts mission statement now reads: To in response to new challenges facing children transform the practice of law and ensure OWLS is proud to sponsor a dragon boat and families, changes in social norms, justice and equality by advancing women team, the OWLS DragonFlies, which evolving legal standards and new legislation. and minorities in the legal profession. competes in the annual Rose Festival In 1905 the concern was to protect children dragon boat races. from “bawdy” houses. Today, the concern OWLS has used numerous means, is to protect children from the impact of the including conferences, workshops, meth epidemic. seminars, social events, informal networking, publications, a listserve, e early focus of juvenile court was not a cable access television show and law on establishing guilt or innocence but on school mentor programs to offer practical reformation and guidance of young offenders. help to women and men who endeavor With the US Supreme Court’s landmark to bring positive changes to the legal decision Gault, decision juvenile offenders Founding president Katherine H. O’Neil profession. Past continuing legal education were afforded the same rights as adult programs have included such subjects criminal defendants. Legislative changes and Hon. Betty Roberts and Kathryn Augustson as women in litigation, celebrating 25 appellate law has also changed the nature of (now Root) co-chaired a day long seminar years of women on the Oregon appellate e OWLS DragonFlies team dependency cases. Children and low income on Women and the Political Process that courts, achieving success in a legal career, parents are routinely appointed counsel. generated further interest. At the 1988 technology and the law, the Family In 1997 Congress passed the Adoption state bar convention in Eugene, the MBA & Medical Leave Act, rainmaking, e Oregon Hispanic and Safe Family Act which mandated committee joined with Queen’s Bench, associate retention, negotiating salaries timeliness in developing permanent Lane County Women Lawyers, and the and alternative work arrangements. Bar Association plans for children every child in foster care. Law Society to invite women OWLS maintains a Contract Lawyer Congress recognized that many children had lawyers to a breakfast to discuss formation Service, which provides educational and e Oregon languished in foster care for years. of a statewide women’s bar organization. networking opportunities for contract Hispanic Bar at event, chaired by Janice Krem, lawyers who provide temporary or Association Changes in the scope of juvenile court president of Queen’s Bench, and Diane ongoing help with legal work. (OHBA) is a jurisdiction reflect changes in perspective on Polscer, a charter member of Washington newly formed, childhood as well as changes in social policy. Women Lawyers, led to a brainstorming Each year, OWLS hosts the Justice Betty energetic organization with big plans e Juvenile Court Act of 1905 granted the session in November, 1988 and Roberts and Judge Mercedes Deiz Awards for increasing diversity in the Oregon court jurisdiction over children under age establishment of Oregon Women Lawyers Dinner. e Justice Betty Roberts Award, legal community. OHBA’s goals include: 16. is was later changed to age 18 to allow (OWLS) with the following purposes: named aer the Hon. Betty Roberts, the encouraging Latinos to serve in the law, sufficient time to work with young offenders. first woman on the , and to retain Latino legal professionals in Juvenile Court jurisdiction can now be 1. To promote equal rights and is awarded to an individual who has made Oregon, supporting and mentoring Latino maintained to age 21 for dependent children opportunities for women and an outstanding contribution to promoting law students and legal professionals in and age 25 for delinquent youth. In 1995 minorities within the legal profession women in the legal profession and in the Oregon and promoting their advancement, Measure 11 excluded youth age 15 and older and the justice system; community. Recipients of the award are and raising the awareness of Latino legal charged with serious person crimes from the 2. To promote full participation of the Hon. Betty Roberts (1993), Hon. Sid issues in the Oregon legal community. jurisdiction of juvenile court. women and minorities in the organized Galton (1994), the late Helen Althaus bar and in the legislative and judicial (1995), Norma Freitas (1996), Katherine OHBA grew out of an informal Yahoo When it began, Juvenile Court consisted of branches of government; O’Neil (1997), the late Barrie J. Herbold group formed in 2002 to create a forum Judge Frazier, the first juvenile court judge, 3. To provide opportunities for women (1998), Elizabeth Harchenko (1999), Hon. for discussion about the creation of and his bailiff. Now the work of juvenile court and minorities in the legal profession Maureen McKnight (2000), Hon. Ellen an organization for Latino and Latina in Multnomah County is done by more than to support and educate one another; Rosenblum (2001), Diane Rynerson (2002), members of the Oregon State Bar. In 2003, a dozen judicial officers and hundreds of 4. To improve the quality and image of Diana Craine (2003), Justice Susan Leeson three members of the yahoo group started lawyers, court counselors, social workers, the legal profession in this state; and (2004), Judge (2005) and meeting regularly, and in 2005, OHBA parole officers, foster parents, Court Appointed 5. To actively promote equality and fair Sandra Hansberger (2006). formally incorporated as a nonprofit Special Advocates, Citizen Review Board treatment of all people within the legal organization. OHBA has now grown members and community providers. From profession and in society. e Judge Mercedes Deiz Award, named to more than 40 members. Each fall, its humble beginnings the Juvenile Court aer the late Hon. Mercedes Deiz, the OHBA sponsors a CLE in recognition of has grown to handling, in 2004, 777 new From the beginning, members have first African-American judge in Oregon, Hispanic Heritage Month. is year OHBA dependency cases involving 1356 children, and insisted that OWLS work actively to is awarded to an individual who has is holding its inaugural annual awards 2727 children charged with delinquencies. further the goals of women in the legal made an outstanding contribution to dinner on February 2, 2007 at the Embassy profession and in society. At the first annual promoting women and minorities in the Suites Hotel in downtown Portland, and Despite the changes, the commitment of conference on April 1, 1989, members legal profession and in the community. is pleased to announce Chief Justice Paul the juvenile justice system to the welfare adopted a resolution asking the OSB to Recipients of the Judge Mercedes Deiz J. De Muniz as the honoree of its first of children and families has never flagged. establish a task force to study issues facing Award are the Hon. Mercedes Deiz (1993), annual Professionalism Award. Jimmie Juvenile court is as vital to our community lawyers who must combine family and Gayle Patterson (1994), Nargess Shadbeh Reyna, President of the Hispanic National today as it was a century ago. career responsibilities. e OSB Board (1995), the Honorable Edwin J. Peterson Bar Association, will be the keynote of Governors adopted the resolution and (1996), Armonica M. Gilford (1997), speaker. Oregon immigration attorney the task force produced a comprehensive Okianer Christian Dark (1998), Hon. and OHBA member Michael T. Muñiz A Century of Service th report, which received wide publicity and Janice R. Wilson (1999), Madelyn Wessel will also be recognized in memoriam for MBA 100 Anniversary served as the first Oregon initiative aimed (2000), Lynn Nakamoto (2001), Marva his great contributions to the Oregon legal at fostering favorable changes in benefits Fabien (2002), Hon. Adrienne Nelson community and Latino population. Celebration and policies affecting working parents in (2003), Leonard Girard and Pamela Jacklin Premier Event Sponsor the legal profession. (2004), Stella Manabe (2005) and Danny e Naegeli Reporting Corporation Santos (2006). Producer of the MBA 100th Anniversary Video Katherine O’Neil served as OWLS’ founding president. Succeeding presidents have included: Agnes Sowle, Kathryn Staff members include attorneys, th Oregon Advocacy paralegals, intake specialists, benefits MBA 100 Anniversary Center planners and support. In 2006, OAC Community Gi Fund By Bob Joondeph, Executive Director. provided direct services to over e organization was definitely grassroots 3500 individuals. OAC conducts MBA 100th Anniversary Community Gi as it was run entirely by a volunteer, In 1977, Oregon policy advocacy through work with Fund Donors will be listed on a beautiful hands-on, hardworking board for Advocacy administrative agencies, legislation, bronze plaque which will be displayed at many years. One of the hallmarks of Center (OAC, community training, investigation reports the Multnomah County Courthouse, just the association to this day is its strong then known and class litigation. It is also responsible, outside the Presiding Judges’ courtroom. and involved volunteer leadership. As as Oregon under state law, to oversee court To learn more, please contact the MBA at an organization we are very proud of Developmental proceedings governing nonconsensual 503.222.3275. our leaders and particularly our past Disabilities sterilization and guardianships involving presidents whose time, energy and Advocacy placement of a protected person in e purpose of the fund is to increase leadership have made the organization Center) was incorporated and designated a mental health or developmental civics education and participation and it what it is today. by Governor Straub as Oregon’s Protection disabilities facility. will be administered by the newly formed and Advocacy System (P&A). e Multnomah Bar Foundation. e MBA Over the course of time the association inspiration for a national network of OAC litigation has resulted in the kicked off the fundraising campaign by membership grew and expanded its focus Protection and Advocacy offices had establishment of due process protections committing $50,000 to the fund. Listed to include other areas of civil defense work been triggered by a series of television in temporary guardianship proceedings below are those who have already made including: employment, professional liability, news broadcasts in which Geraldo Rivera (Grant v. Johnson), improvements in their generous donations or pledges. products liability, coverage, commercial, exposed abuse and deplorable conditions at staffing and conditions in state hospitals construction and others. Membership in the Willowbrook, a state institution for people (Charles B. v. orne, Harmon v. Fickle), Founder Donors ($20,000) organization continues to grow and OADC’s with mental retardation on Staten Island. creation of new community placements for Miller Nash goal is to provide a unified voice for defense individuals with mental illness (Miranda Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt concerns in Oregon. ese broadcasts moved New York B. v. Kulongoski, Harmon v. Fickle), the Bullivant Houser Bailey Senator Jacob Javitts to action. He worked creation of a new public system that OADC activities focus on continuing legal to incorporate P&A Systems into the provides funds for self-directed services Centennial Partner Donor ($10,000) education, opportunities to meet with 1975 renewal of federal developmental for individuals with developmental Davis Wright Tremaine judges and other bar groups, monitoring disabilities legislation. is law provided disabilities (Staley v. Kitzhaber), timely legislative activities, writing amicus briefs, that each state and US territory could transfer of mentally ill inmates from jail to Centennial Benefactor Donors ($5,000) practice group activities, newsletter, Web designate an agency to receive federal the state hospital for restorative treatment Ater Wynne site and listserve and more. As we look to funds to provide legal advocacy to (OAC v. Mink), improved wheelchair Ball Janik the future our leadership is focusing on individuals with developmental disabilities access to movie theaters (OPVA v. Regal Barran Liebman developing long range, strategic plans that (severe disabilities that arise at birth or Cinemas), and many other advances Cosgrave Vergeer Kester include topics such as more involvement during childhood). e scope of P&A legal to protect and promote the rights of Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue in the civil justice system and managing services was drawn rather broadly in the individuals with disabilities. Harrang Long Gary Rudnick practice diversification issues to name a few. statute, but the main impetus for this new Lane Powell network was to protect people living in OAC advocacy in the state legislature has Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf OADC is proud of its accomplishments mental retardation facilities from abuse helped to create a protective service system Perkins Coie over the years and for its active and neglect. for individuals with mental illness and Preston Gates & Ellis participation within the profession. We developmental disabilities, limitations on Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook look forward to continued growth in OAC opened its first office in downtown forced sterilizations, an advance directive for Stoel Rives membership and quality activities as well Portland in 1977 with Gerald LaBosco as its mental health treatment, a civil commitment Tonkon Torp as continuing to be the voice for defense first Executive Director. e primary focus diversion process, a wheelchair and hearing Williams Love O’Leary Craine & Powers concerns in Oregon. of the office at that time was to address abuse aid lemon law, prohibition of disability-based discrimination by state government entities Centennial Patron Donors ($2,500) and neglect at Fairview Training Center and For more information about the OADC, contact Eastern Oregon Training Center and to assist and many other improvements in state law. President Robert Barton, [email protected]. Michael & Keri Bloom children to obtain adequate special education Foster Pepper Tooze services. e office’s first staff attorney (and Since OAC’s founding, many Multnomah Garvey Schubert Barer second Executive Director), Steve Brischetto, County attorneys have sat on its Board Oregon Trial Lawyers Greene & Markley was an active litigator. Among his victories of Directors, co-counseled litigation and Association Kennedy, Watts, Arellano & Ricks was a Ninth Circuit opinion in Kerr Center collaborated on cases, trainings or policy Multnomah Bar Association Young Parents Assoc. v. Charles that established state advocacy. Without their assistance, many e Oregon Trial Lawyers Section responsibility for funding the education of of OAC’s accomplishments would have Lawyers Association Sussman Shank children in a residential program. been impossible. Local attorneys also (OTLA) was Yates Matthews & Associates assist OAC through their contributions to founded 53 years In 1986, OAC doubled its federal the Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice ago by a handful of Centennial Supporter Donors ($1,000) funding when Congress designated P&A that funds OAC, and through their IOLTA claimants attorneys. Ruth Beyer Systems to provide advocacy services accounts which supports OAC through the At the same time, these attorneys Marc D. Blackman to people who were disabled as a result Oregon Law Foundation. also founded what later became the Monte Bricker of mental illness. at same year, under Association of Trial Lawyers of American David A. Ernst the leadership of Executive Director (ATLA). John R. Faust Jr. Elam Lantz, OAC initiated litigation Oregon Association George H. Fraser against Fairview Training Center for of Defense Counsel Over the years the organization has Walter H. Grebe its failure to keep residents safe from grown and changed from a mostly social Michael A. Greene harm. e litigation soon involved the History organization to an organization promoting Leonard A. Girard U.S. Department of Justice and led to a By Robert E. Barton, OADC President. attorney education and political activism Michael E. Haglund Settlement Agreement which ultimately for those clients the attorneys represent. Susan M. Hammer resulted in the closure of that institution. e Oregon OTLA and its member attorneys advocate Edwin A. Harnden Since 1993, Congress has seen fit to Association for the rights of consumers by promoting Don H. Marmaduke extend P&A services to all individuals of Defense safer products, workers’ rights, access Jeffrey S. Matthews with disabilities and to create special P&A Counsel to quality health care, and eliminating Albert A. Menashe projects to advocate for individuals who (OADC) was discrimination in the workplace. rough Lynn T. Nagasako need assistive technology devices and formed as a education and training, OTLA attorneys Robert J. Neuberger services, individuals with brain injury state-wide subscribe to the highest standards of Robert D. Newell and Social Security recipients who are nonprofit quality legal representation and ethical Katherine H. O’Neil experiencing difficulties in returning to professional conduct. As attorneys who represent Simeon D. Rapoport work. Most recently, P&As were funded to association in the interests of consumers, OTLA is a Steven V. Rizzo advocate for individuals with disabilities 1967 by the powerful voice for Oregonians’ rights and Michael H. Simon who experience difficulties in voting. Hon. Robert equal access to justice. Judy Danelle Snyder P. Jones, Sylvia E. Stevens OAC operates all of these federally-funded James O’Hanlon, omas E. Cooney e Oregon Trial Lawyers Association is omas H. Tongue programs as well as the Client Assistance and other Oregon civil defense attorneys a statewide organization of 900 attorneys Mark R. Wada Program that advocates for clients of who wanted to create a forum to network who represent individuals and businesses vocational rehabilitation providers and the with colleagues on defense issues. In the in civil court. e organization promotes Centennial Donors ($500) Work Incentives Planning and Assistance beginning, the meetings were relatively juries and jury service, and open access to Mona F. Buckley Project that provides benefits planning small and focused primarily on insurance the courts. Nancie K. Potter services for Social Security beneficiaries defense issues. Quickly the group began to Noreen Saltveit McGraw who want to return to work. ese grow as defense attorneys saw the benefit For more information, go to programs serve the entire state of Oregon of coming together to exchange ideas, trial www.oregontriallawyers.org. from OAC’s main office in Portland and its tactics, and information on the current satellite offices in Salem and Central Point. legal and legislative climate.