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Oregon Lawyer Vol. 16, No. 2 Rennard Strickland SPRING 2001 Dean Matt Roberts Asst. Dean of External Relations Connie Tapp Asst. Director of Development Norma Allensworth Executive Asst., Alumni and Development Jill Leininger Editor/Writer Mike Lee, Ars Una Digital Designer Contributing Writers Cheri Brooks, Ann Mack, Judy Sprauer Cover Art Betsy Wolfson University of Oregon School of Law Board of Visitors — 2000-2001 The Hon. Ann Aiken (’79) U.S. District Court Judge Howard Arnett (’77) Karnopp, Petersen, Noteboom, Hansen, Arnett & Sayeg, LLP Don Bourassa (’80) • The Hon. David Brewer (’77) 10 Class of ’77 Presiding Oregon Court of Appeals Over 70 of 145 Oregon judicial seats are held by UO alumni, nine of whom Carolyn Chambers (Chair) Chambers Communications Corp. graduated in 1977. OREGON LAWYER spoke with the Class of ’77 judges about Lori Houck Cora (’89) the experience of being a law student in the mid-seventies and how it relates to U.S. EPA, Region 8 being a judge almost quarter of a century later. Serena Cruz District 2 Commissioner’s Office Okianer Christian Dark United States Attorney’s Office • Gary Galton (’70) 2 In Brief The Hon. Alfred “Ted” Goodwin (’51) The Oregon Way: Appropriate Dispute Resolution Conference Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals ADR Director Lisa Kloppenberg to Lead Dayton Law School James Hershner (’54) A Conversation with Ellen Rosenblum Paul Kelly Nike, Inc. Oregon Supreme Court Visits Knight Law Center Thomas Landye Jason Howell & Hollywood Entertainment Establish New Externship Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP Orlando Hollis Bequest Funds Scholarships and Endowed Chair The Hon. Edward Leavy U.S. Circuit Court Moot Court Teams Score Victories in Regional Competitions Kenneth Lewis Morse Center announces Student Fellowships Paul Lorenzini Paul Loving (’93) Torson Group, Inc. 8 • Centers Hardy Myers (’64) Oregon Attorney General Nelson Lichtenstein Gives Keynote Address at Opening of Wayne Morse Cen- Peggy Nagae ter Exhibit Total Diversity Management Consultants Ocean and Coastal Law Center Names Legislative Fellows Daniel Ousley (’73) Wallowa County District Attorney Law and Entrepreneurship Center Offers New Course of Study Laura Rackner (’84) Stahancyk Gearing Rackner & Kent Dana Rasmussen (’77) 16 • Faculty Robert Richmond (’70) Richmond & Quinn David Schuman Appointed to Oregon Court of Appeals Rohn Roberts (’79) Ibrahim Gassama Wins Award for Humanitarianism and Peacemaking Arnold, Gallagher, Saydack, Percell & Roberts Nicholas Rockefeller Perkins Coie LLP 19 • Alumni William Wiley (’75) Cynthia Fraser (’87) Denver Dedicates New Civic Building to Memory of Minoru Yasui Ex officio; President, Law School Alumni Assoc. New Mt. Hood Chair Lift Named for Norman Wiener In Memoriam: Lois Baker 2 OREGON LAWYER
funded programs.” Keynote speaker, The Honorable Dorothy Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals, also places Oregon at the forefront of ADR legal education and practice. In a re- cent conference for Fortune 500 companies, Nelson IN BRIEF named the UO as a model of ADR integration into law school curricula. In her speech, Judge Nelson addressed the chal- The Oregon Way lenges that ADR presents to legal educators and pre- dicted that there will be “a huge extension of the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Conference multidisplinary practice of law.” Nelson also encour- Draws National Speakers aged the audience to look beyond simple problem- Did you know? There are several indicators that mediation practices solving and into what she called “transformative me- One-third of UO law are changing Oregon’s legal landscape: Oregon law- diation.” In the best cases, clients are not just “better faculty are trained as yers and litigants are turning more often to mediation off” by the outcome of the mediation but somehow mediators and 17 in civil cases; free mediators are available in most enlightened as to the cause and made aware of the classes have integrated court jurisdictions for small claims cases; and Oregon potential growth opportunity presented in the con- ADR content. state law now requires that mediation be offered to flict. In doing this, lawyers and other ADR providers couples who need resolution for custody issues. “expand their parties’ tools for dealing with the psy- In light of these changes, Oregon lawyers, law chological, social and economic dynamics that drive professors, community representatives, and students litigation.” came together at the UO Law School last November Presentations throughout the two-day sympo- sium began some lively conversation. Peter Steenland, head of ADR for Oregon’s Department of Justice, engaged in roleplays with Carole Houk, Dispute Resolution Specialist for the U.S. Navy, to demonstrate the difficult ethical issues that The Honorable Dorothy to discuss how mediation strategies can continue to can surface during mediation. A panel of Oregon Nelson in her keynote help disputants avoid slow and costly court battles. judges, including the Honorable Susan Leeson, the speech “ADR in the 21st Throughout “ADR 2000 Symposium”, panelists pre- Honorable William Riggs and the Honorable David Century: Challenges for sented the difficult ethical issues in ADR, the chal- Brewer, discussed how they implement ADR from Legal Education and the lenges that ADR presents for legal education and the the bench. Legal Profession.” legal profession, and Oregon’s unique implementa- Given the rapid growth of this practice, and the tion of mediation alternatives. eagerness with which the state and federal govern- Oregon is one of 10 states leading the mediation ments have supported and implemented it, it’s clear charge in school and neighborhood disputes as well that this kind of discussion is vital. Many symposium as in the courts, says Joanne attendees were legal practi- Hartman of the Washington Oregon is one of 10 states tioners, some of whom re- D.C. based National Associa- leading the mediation charge ceived CLE units for attend- tion for Community Media- ing. Lisa Kloppenberg, tion. Oregon Dispute Resolu- in school and neighborhood director of the UO’s ADR tion Commission, which sets disputes as well as in the program, says the conference the minimum qualifications was intended to “share our
courts. and training standards for enthusiasm, say how impor- mediators in community and tant it is in law curriculum, court-connected mediation, funds neighborhood me- and give us, as faculty and students, a chance to learn diation centers throughout the state. At the confer- and connect with practicing professionals.” ence, Susan Brody, Director of the ODRC, spoke Not only did the program gain attention at the about how Oregon is innovating new ways to “pro- national level and create more financial support of the mote quality dispute resolution services in state- program’s objectives, but the conference’s goal of UO SCHOOL OF LAW 3
community outreach and education established some mits that it’s difficult to leave a program so clearly exciting opportunities for students. Matthew headed for success. Hoffman, a third-year student, was asked to extern “Student involvement has been vital to the suc- with a large insurance company that is now required cess of ADR,” she says. “Our program has, by and to use ADR processes with their clients. Hoffman will large, been built on student-initiated efforts… This review and evaluate their in-house mediation pro- student body is a mature and mo- gram. tivated group.” Citing also the support from administration and alumni, Kloppenberg believes the Kloppenberg Reflects ADR program will continue to flourish, stressing the ways in Says Goodbye to UO which the faculty has already Lisa Kloppenberg, after nine years of distinguished made the UO a national model teaching at the University of Oregon, will become for curriculum integration. Dean of Law at the University of Dayton, Ohio. At 38, Jane Gordon, Associate Dean she’ll become one of 24 women law deans in the na- for Student and Program Affairs, tion and, certainly, one of the youngest. Kloppenberg emphasized the role that Klop- credits her mentors for inspiring her to assume this penberg has played in laying the leadership role. groundwork for ADR’s future The Honorable Dorothy Nelson, the first female success: “Lisa is full of energy and dean for a school of law, has been a crucial influence the program she has started holds to Kloppenberg. A clerk for Judge Nelson at the start tremendous promise for our stu- of her career, the two have continued to work closely dents, alumni, and practitioners. as educators, sharing a vision and passion for teach- We’re sorry she won’t be here to ing alternatives to litigation. continue her work, but we wish From Dave Frohnmayer to Rennard Strickland, her the best in her new adven- Kloppenberg believes that the UO has also provided tures.” her with good models of what a dean should be: Though the deanship is cer- “Rennard Strickland has advocated for us to take tain to offer many “new adventures”, Kloppenberg Lisa Kloppenberg, leadership positions, with the ABA and other profes- also plans to continue teaching one course a year at Director of the ADR sional organizations.” Approaching the Dayton University of Dayton. “Teaching motivates me to re- program, will leave in deanship as an opportunity to mentor others in a main up-to-date on the issues. My students and re- July to become dean at similar way, one of her priorities will be to foster an search assistants have both challenged and bettered the University of Dayton. atmosphere of respect and mutual support within the my scholarship.” One of the fruits of that collabora- school. tion is Kloppenberg’s book (to be published this sum- In 1992, faculty support was Kloppenberg’s mer), Playing It Safe: How the Supreme Court Dodges main attraction to the UO. After five years in private Hard Issues and Stunts the Development of practice, she chose to begin her teaching career at L a w . Oregon because she sensed its strong commitment to Kloppenberg feels that the students of Dayton the mentorship of young instructors. “Senior faculty share something in common with those at Oregon: really wanted us to succeed, and they served as role their devotion to the public interest. Having taken pro models in teaching and scholarship.” She valued the bono work throughout her career, Kloppenberg is opportunity to participate in the Teaching Effective- dedicated to making justice accessible for ness Seminar, during which she observed several underrepresented people and political groups. By classes and learned from the wide range of her col- example, she’s encouraged her UO students to do the Appropriate Dispute leagues’ teaching styles. In just two years, same. Resolution Program Kloppenberg herself received the Distinguished Fac- “Law is about empowering others,” says Upcoming Event: ulty Award for outstanding instruction. Kloppenberg. And, it’s clear, so is leadership. The Mediation Training for Kloppenberg hopes to provide Dayton faculty guiding principle of her career—in teaching, public Senior Lawyers with similar opportunities for scholarly exchange, a service, and mediation—bodes well for the Univer- (See the Docket for chance to explore their own classroom practices in a sity of Dayton. details, inside back program much like the one established by Dom Vetri cover.) at the University of Oregon. Kloppenberg also plans to translate what she’s learned as director of the ADR program into a new program for Ohio, while she ad- 4 OREGON LAWYER
since ’88? Generosity of Spirit Actually, I’ve been a member of the ABA since 1975. I used to go to ABA meetings in Chicago with Ellen Rosenblum, Multnomah County A my dad (a law professor) when I was a little girl. He Circuit Court Judge really wanted me to join, so he paid for my first year The Honorable Ellen Rosenblum (’75) spoke with the of membership when I graduated from the Oregon OREGON LAWYER at the end of a particularly difficult Law School. But, I couldn’t get actively involved un- week that included extensive media coverage of a til the late 80’s due to lack of time and resources to case she was involved with. She managed, however, attend the meetings. to put the week in perspective to speak with us, say- In ’88, after serving on the Oregon Bar Board of ing : “Maybe it’s just some kind of a signal that too Governors, I found out about serving as a delegate many good things have happened recently!” Those from Oregon to the ABA House of Delegates. I ran and won and have been in the House in various ca- pacities ever since. From three members when I first started, we will soon have eight in our delegation. It’s great to see a full row of Oregonians in the huge room where the House of Delegates meets. This number—typically much smaller for a state our size— is a reflection of the very high level of participation of Oregon lawyers in ABA activities.
You’ve seen the ABA through the 90’s… What Qdo you think will be the issues that will come to the forefront for the association in the next decade and, even more specifically, your term? The central issue that I have been working on as Aa member of the ABA’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession is developing and retaining a diverse bar. Ideally, the number of lawyers of color in the bar should be proportional to the num- bers in the population of the community in which the Ellen Rosenblum with “good things” include the honor of receiving the Jus- lawyers work. We have a long way to go, so this issue American Bar tice Betty Roberts Award from Oregon Women Law- must remain in the forefront. Association President- yers and election as Secretary-Elect Nominee of the Next on my list would be issues pertaining to ac- elect Robert Hirshon at American Bar Association. Judge Rosenblum’s pro- cess to justice and the high cost of legal services. The the ABA meeting in San fessional dedication and generosity of spirit are im- ABA has played a major role in ensuring the funding Diego. mediately apparent when speaking with her. of the Legal Services Corporation and will remain vigilant in this area. How did it feel to be nominated (by the ABA) Another focus will continue to be the issues of Qin San Diego last week? It must be quite an multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional practice. honor. Though the ABA has taken a position in opposition to It felt great. It was the culmination of a year-long MDP’s, the issue is not going to go away. And, in the Acampaign during which I really had to get to know cyberspace age, more cooperation between lawyers all sixty-seven of the nominating committee mem- and the courts in different states and countries will be bers. It was a truly enjoyable experience to meet with required, while at the same time maintaining appro- these lawyers from all over the country and discuss priate ethical standards. our hopes for the profession and the ABA. The honor Finally, I would add that the satisfaction of law- is in representing Oregon and the judiciary as an ABA yers is a primary and ongoing mission. The ABA officer. serves as advocate for the profession. Each of its over The official election will be at the annual meeting 400,000 lawyers deserves a sense that the ABA is help- in August in Chicago. I won’t actually take office until ing him or her succeed in the practice of law. A seri- August 2002. They give you a year to “learn the ous concern that the ABA tries to address is the tricky ropes” first. balance of family and career.
You’ve been involved with the organization How do you find balance with all your profes- Q Qsional and personal volunteerism, your fam ily, UO SCHOOL OF LAW 5
and your judiciary responsibilities? sight into the seriousness of a career in law.” My family keeps me grounded. At this point, The justices heard oral arguments, determining Awith two kids in their teenage years, I probably get whether a defendant’s property was illegally more than I give. They are really great—and very searched, violating Article I, Section 9 of the Oregon understanding, most of the time. My husband has Constitution. A short post-argument discussion fol- been extremely supportive—I would never have lowed and students had the opportunity to pose been able to advance in my career and do as many questions about the law, though pending cases could “extra-judicial” activities during these child-rearing not be discussed. Chief Justice Carson said that he years without that support. particularly enjoyed this part Also, I’m energized by “It was very exciting to be part of the visit. The justices later the things I choose to do. I attended a luncheon with think if you’re finding en- of something new—women in faculty, students and mem- ergy through your outside large numbers entering the bers of the Lane County Bar. commitments, rather than profession.” Greena Ng was not finding them a drain, they alone in thinking that the re- actually help you keep bal- cent visit helped the judges anced and focused at work. seem more “three-dimensional.” During the panel, one of her classmates leaned over and whispered how You’ve been a strong advocate for women in surprised she was to find that they were “funny.” The Qthe profession and have just been recognized for only contact students previously had with the justices those contributions. Can you comment on your de- was through their opinions, so to hear Chief Justice cision to become involved in this particular way? Carson quote some words of wisdom from Robert I have never had to make a conscious decision to Fulghum’s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kin- Abecome involved in issues pertaining to women in dergarten had a humanizing effect: “share every- the profession. As a woman who got her law degree thing… play fair… live a balanced life—learn some, in the mid-seventies, it just comes pretty naturally. It think some, draw, dance and play and work every was very exciting to be part of something new— day some… take a nap every afternoon…” Greena women in large numbers entering the profession. recalled, “When the Chief Justice commented that Obviously, we wanted to succeed and for those fol- taking naps was becoming more important to him lowing us to, as well. If doing what comes naturally these days, laughter erupted from the packed audito- results in recognition, that is fine, but it is certainly not rium.” why we do it. Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) is an extremely important organization, with plenty of work cut out for it to continue to ensure the equality and satisfaction of women in the legal profession in Oregon. Supreme Ethics Oregon Supreme Court Justices Visit Knight Law Center On March 6th, Supreme Court Justices came to the Knight Law Center to hear oral arguments and speak with students about legal ethics and professionalism. The justices visit each law school in Oregon once a year. Each of the seven judges discussed, with humor and seriousness, their personal experiences on the bench and as attorneys. One judge shared that an ac- Justices heard oral quittal he obtained for a client resulted in the death of arguments and spoke a woman. First-year student Greena Ng said “Hear- with students about ing about some of the ethical dilemmas that the ethics and judges have experienced as practicing lawyers and in professionalism in the the decisions that they make as judges provided in- law. 6 OREGON LAWYER
mon traits. Aside from their enthusiasm, they’ve all Corporate shown a willingness to drill down into the issues and an ability to follow through on deadlines.” Contracts Remembering the huge stack of papers he inher- ited during his first research project at Hollywood, Howell & Hollywood Entertainment Establish Howell admits to being overwhelmed at the start. His New Externship experiences at the Law & Entrepreneurship Center In the spring of ’99, Jason Howell enlisted the help of gave him the confidence he needed, however, when his advanced contracts professor Jim Mooney to peti- the time came to present his recommendations to in- tion the faculty curriculum committee. The 2L had, on house counsel. Eventually, Howell was also able to his own initiative, spent the winter and early spring assist outside counsel (from Fulbright & Jaworski months volunteering at the L.L.P.) with a trademark in- Hollywood Entertainment “They’ve all shown a fringement case. Corporation, wading willingness to drill down As a student focusing through complex contracts to primarily on business and gain practical experience in into the issues intellectual property law, he doing business-law projects and an ability to follow through believes the externship pro- for a national corporation. on deadlines.” vided him with a unique op- Not only did the committee portunity to develop the le- grant Howell the externship gal skills he’ll most need as a credits, but his success has started a trend. practicing professional. “The quality of the experi- Hollywood, which does business as Hollywood ence, projects, and attorneys at Hollywood is equiva- Video and is the second largest retailer of videos, lent to working for a large law firm,” says Howell. DVDs and games in the nation, now provides valu- able experience in corporate legal practice to one Uni- versity of Oregon student per term. The students Enduring Influence work approximately 12 hours a week for 3 credits and $4.5 Million Hollis Bequest Funds receive hands-on training in business, employment and intellectual property law. Faculty sponsor Carl Scholarships and Endowed Chair Bjerre helped to establish the externship on an on- Orlando Hollis (’28), former dean, has left an extraor- going basis because he felt that Hollywood Entertain- dinary $4.5 million gift to the School of Law for use in ment offers students an opportunity to work with funding 50 third-year scholarships, as well as one en- first-rate corporate lawyers who also happen to be dowed professorship. $3.5 million is earmarked for Robert Lowry, ’80, Lois good educators. scholarships, doubling the number of awards cur- Ackerman, Rennard Shelley DeLeo, Vice President of Legal Affairs, rently available. Scholarships will be given to stu- Strickland and Dave says she’s been pleased with the “intellectual output” dents with an interest in the fields of legal procedure Frohnmayer honor the of the externs from the UO: “Though all three have and conflict of laws. The holder of the endowed pro- Orlando Hollis bequest. been unique in personality, they’ve shared a few com- fessorship, the Orlando John and Marian H. Hollis Chair of Law, will also share those interests. In addition, Hollis left his entire library and many personal effects, including notes from his investigation of UCLA and University of Washington in 1957 which led to their suspension from the PAC-10 for conference rule violations; a biography of Judge Matthew Deady inscribed by the judge to his son in 1891; and the bell that Hollis rang to signal the end of exam periods. Hollis also kept notes on every law student from the late 40’s to the late 60’s. “Dean Hollis had been a major force in Oregon law since 1929, when he first joined the UO law school faculty,” says President Dave Frohnmayer. “His strong and enduring influence helped shape the high standards in place today.” UO SCHOOL OF LAW 7
helped the students prepare See You in Moot their oral argument. Ed is a veteran to the Court competition, having ad- vanced to nationals last UO Teams Score Victories in Regional year, and Teresa brings Competitions some valuable practical ex- ■ perience to the team. She’s Best American Team, Regional Client worked for four years with Counseling Competition, Spokane, John Pries, a Eugene attor- WA ney and UO grad (’87) who Devorah Signer and Russa Kittredge, third-year stu- works in the field of bank- dents, placed first among all American teams compet- ruptcy and has encouraged ing in the regional client counseling competition in her to study the law. February. Teresa focused on the Teams from Oregon, Washington, Montana and constitutional aspects of the Canada role-played with clients, trying to get infor- case while Ed specialized in the statutory laws that Russa Kittredge, mation from them and offer preliminary solutions. apply. Both students became involved in the compe- Devorah Signer and As volunteers at the Lane County Law and Advo- tition through Andrea Coles Bjerre’s Creditors’ Rights Floyd Prozanski
cacy Center, both Kittredge and Signer had prior ex- class. Coles Bjerre is also the team’s coach. perience in interviewing clients. This experience helped prepare them for the competition, but the team honed their skills with coach Floyd Prozanski, Former State Representative for District 40, in the Morse Center Student Fellowships weeks before Spokane. The new Morse Center has initiated a program of awarding $10,000 scholarships Prozanski, who has worked with client counsel- to a member of each law school class. This year’s “Morse Fellows” were selected on ing teams at the university for 14 years, was pleased the basis of scholastic merit and a demonstrated interest in public service. with their performance. “Russa and Devorah were First year: Aaron Thomas James just in sync with each other. Intuitively, they knew how to complement each other’s strengths.” Aaron is a 1998 graduate of the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, where he majored in history and minored in business administration, graduating Because Canadian teams placed in first and sec- with honors. He has worked as a legislative aid to Senator Ron Wyden, as well as ond, no team will represent the region at U.S. nation- als. Though just two points away from first, Kittredge a legislative correspondent and intern. Aaron traveled to Cambodia to research his and Signer accepted the end of their competition with Honors College thesis, “A Critical Analysis of the Khmer Rouge Socio-Economic Plan: 1975-1979.” He is the 1996 recipient of the Bogan Award for outstanding lead- grace. “Sure, it was exciting to compete, but meeting ership and academic qualities from the UO Interfraternity Council. the other students made it fun as well,” said Kittredge. Second year: Tiffany A. Harris Upon graduation, Kittredge plans to work part- Tiffany is a 1994 graduate of Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana), where she majored time while raising her 4 month-old daughter; Signer in history. She earned departmental honors and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa will work in the Honors Attorney Program at the Or- Society. After earning her B.A., Tiffany served as the dean of women’s programs at the egon Attorney General’s office. DeSisto School for troubled teens and as scholarship coordinator for the Colorado Out- ■ ward Bound School. Fluent in French and proficient in several indigenous languages, Bankruptcy Moot Court Team Wins she has traveled extensively in West Africa and conducted graduate research on the State Competition, Salem, OR Senegalese immigrant experience in France. A discerning panel of judges—including Oregon Su- Third year: C. Michael Arnold preme Court Chief Justice Wally Carson, United Mike graduated from Truman State University (Kirksville, Missouri) in 1997 States Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Perris, and Port- summa cum laude with a major in political science and a minor in international land bankruptcy practitioners Mike Caro and Teresa studies. He has been awarded the Outstanding Trial Advocate Award, the James Pearson— ranked the team of Ed Talmadge (3L) and T. Landye Scholarship, and the Bradley Scholarship. The only UO student to attend Teresa Shill (2L) first in Oregon last February. the Democratic Party of Lane County’s platform convention, Mike co-authored a The team traveled to New York to compete human rights and justice plank with Rep. Kitty Piercy. Currently, he is serving as against 23 other teams in late March, arguing a Chap- trial clerk at the Lane County District Attorney’s Office. ter 11 case that involved complex sovereign immunity Finalists for the 2001-2002 Morse Fellowships are currently being selected. issues. Local practitioners and Eugene bankruptcy court representatives, including Judge Albert Radcliffe, 8 OREGON LAWYER
Oregon’s immigrant labor force, the exhibit at the Knight Library, and a forum on labor history. The Morse Chair continues to bring distinguished scholars to the UO, such as this year’s visit by William B. Gould IV, a Stanford University law professor and former chair of the National Labor Relations Board. CENTERS During his stay at the law school, Gould taught a short course, gave two public addresses, and met with students, law school faculty, and members of the Labor in a labor community. Among other things, he argued for the establishment of an international labor court to Global Economy address the growing inequity between workers and Wayne Morse Center employers in the new global economy. Over the next two years, the Morse Center will for Law and Politics explore issues relating to the criminal justice system. Bookmark: On February 5, 2001, the University of Oregon Li- The 2001–02 Morse Chair will be Charles Ogletree, The full text of brary System and the Morse Center launched a spe- Harvard Law School professor and prominent legal Lichtenstein’s speech is cial exhibit titled “Boss of the Waterfront: Wayne theorist. Ogletree has written extensively on crimi- available at Morse and Labor Arbitration.” On display until April nal justice administration and directs the respected www.morsechair.uoregon.edu/ 20 at the Knight Library, the exhibit features materi- clinical program at Harvard. He co-authored Beyond Lichten.html. als from the Wayne Morse the Rodney King Story: An In- Papers housed in the UO vestigation of Police Conduct Knight Library and exam- in Minority Communities, ines Morse’s lifelong in- and was legal counsel to volvement with labor issues. Anita Hill. Nelson Lichtenstein, an Professor Ogletree will eminent labor historian from visit the law school in the University of Virginia, October, 2001 to lecture on gave the keynote address at “Race, Class and the Crimi- the opening of the exhibit. nal Justice System.” He will The author of several books return in the spring and an- on labor history, Lichtenstein chor a conference on the spoke about “The Lost death penalty on March 1-2, World of Workplace Justice.” Margaret Hallock and Nelson Lichtenstein 2002 at the UO.
“Can the workplace be trans- at the opening of “Boss on the Waterfront.” For more information formed into an ‘industrial democracy,’ not just in fac- about any of the Morse Center speakers or activities tories and mines, but in every enterprise where visit its Web site, www.morsecenter.uoregon.edu or people exchange their labor for a livelihood?” Lich- call 541-346-3700. tenstein asked. “Wayne Morse once thought so, de- voting some of the best years of his life to the realiza- tion of that vision.” “Boss of the Waterfront” gives special focus to Students as Morse’s work as a labor arbitrator. In 1937, while dean of the UO School of Law, Morse ruled on several Legislative Fellows labor disputes along the Pacific Coast. He was so suc- cessful in his work that he became the main arbiter Ocean and Coastal Law Center between the two most contentious factions on the Camilla Erin Boyte has received the Dean John A. coast, the International Longshoremen’s and Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Established in Warehousemen’s Union and the Waterfront Employ- 1979, this fellowship offers a unique opportunity for ers Association. those with an interest in ocean and coastal resources In 2000-01, the Morse Center has focused its in- and in national policy decisions affecting those re- quiry on the theme of “Labor in a Global Economy,” sources. Camilla has been placed in the United States hosting two Morse Professors—William Gould and Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries within Dana Frank—and sponsoring numerous projects, in- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- cluding new undergraduate courses, research on tation, which covers a wide range of ocean and coastal UO SCHOOL OF LAW 9
issues and has jurisdiction over the “wet” side of NOAA. The Business of Law During her fellowship, she will be participating in almost all aspects of the legislative process and will Law and Entrepreneurship Center write briefing memos for Senator Snowe (R-ME), Second and third year law students are now able to Senator McCain (R-AZ) and other members of the focus their law school training on small and emerg- Committee. ing business law by enrolling in a course of study Other activities will include participating in meet- that leads to a Statement of Completion in Law and ings and issue briefings, arranging hearings (both in Entrepreneurship. This new course of study, which D.C. and in the field), writing talking points for Sena- was approved by the law school faculty in October, tors Snowe and McCain, drafting legislation, partici- is patterned in part after the already existing State- pating in legislative negotiations, writing bill reports, ment of Completion in Business Law and certifies and tracking House legislation. that the holder has successfully completed course- Some issues Boyte will be working on this year work designed to equip him or her with the knowl- include completing reauthorization of the Magnuson- edge and skills necessary to give sound advice and Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, counsel to new ventures and emerging businesses. the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Coastal Zone One way that some of these skills are gained is Management Act, and authorizing portions of the through the satisfactory completion of three courses Coast Guard and NOAA budgets. currently offered through the MBA curriculum of the In Salem, Kurt Unger works with the UO’s College of Business: Seminar in En- Oregon Coastal Zone Management Asso- trepreneurship; Marketing for Entrepre- ciation. Through Professor Richard neurs; and New Venture Planning. In ad- Hildreth, Unger was introduced to Onno dition to their business-related law Husing (’88), Director of OCZMA. Unger courses, students are required to demon- remembers how, during strate competence in the fundamentals of a class visit, Husing mentioned the Leg- financial and managerial accounting. Ac- i s l a t i v e counting for Lawyers is being offered to Fellowship opportunity: teach these skills. “Onno’s excitement was “This is truly a Seth Millstein, 2L and contagious. I promptly ap- great lesson to learn Coordinator for the Law and plied.” Housed in Senator Entrepreneurship Student Joan Dukes office, he looks before I get knee deep Association (LESA), enrolled forward to working with the in the waters in the Seminar in Entrepre- other seven senators and of business.” neurship this winter. He says, representatives of the “What has been the most in- Coastal Caucus. teresting is that I walked into Already some major issues for the coast have sur- the class believing that I was an entrepreneur. I’m leav- faced: Can conservation hatcheries be used effectively ing it realizing I’m truly not.” After listening to one to supplant endangered wild stock? Can Oregon le- particularly inspiring speaker in the class, Millstein gally remove sea lions that are preying on endan- changed his view of entrepreneurship. “A ‘true’ entre- gered salmonids? Can a compromise be found be- preneur is buying and selling things all the time, taking tween Oregon’s strict land use schemes and Measure wild swings and stabs… hitting and missing with 7? Is the Columbia River Dredging project really nec- abandon,” says Millstein. “This is truly a great lesson essary and, if so, can environmental degradation be to learn before I get knee deep in the waters of busi- minimized? ness.” The worst drought Oregon’s seen in years makes Barbara Aldave, the new Director of the Law and the salmon controversy even more difficult, not to Entrepreneurship Center, has been instrumental in mention the fact that Oregon must decide in this ses- getting this program approved. Aldave expects that sion whether to go ahead with its own form of utility the number of students seeking the statement of deregulation. completion will grow as students become more famil- iar with the opportunity. While the JD/MBA degree is still offered to law students, this new option ap- peals to students because it doesn’t require an addi- tional year of study, says Aldave. 10 OREGON LAWYER
Judge Patricia Crain (middle right) and student colleagues in Grayson Hall, circa 1977. CLASS OF ’77 Presiding
BY JILL LEININGER
Back when tuition was 700 dollars a term and you could get an 89 cent breakfast at the Mill Race, when “the new building” meant Grayson Hall and word processors were “cutting-edge”, students sat according to seating charts and their classes were decided by last name. However, the traditions and character of the UO Law experience in 1977 were much the same as they are today: students dedicated to the public interest, faculty dedicated to the students, and a feeling of “home” in the halls. UO SCHOOL OF LAW 11
Judge Jeffrey Mattson of the Oregon Tax Court says, “I felt at County) were the weekly poker games, just one way they got to home [with my classmates] because there was a lack of preten- know people “from the other part of the alphabet.” Judge Leggert sion, and a fair bit of irreverence.” Humor, he says, was a definite related how Bill Uhle (’77) taught her to gamble— maybe too well. characteristic of the class. Nowhere is this more clear than in The When she began winning she learned that it’s bad form, even on a Dissent, the law students’ biweekly paper, which printed items nickel table, to gather up your winnings and go home. “So I kept like N.T. Wilson’s recipe for Henry Kissinger Memorial Salad: trying to lose the money so I could go home and study, but the “When I first thought of more I tried to lose, the composing a recipe in more I won!” Late nights honor of our out-going weren’t a habit for Leggert, Secretary of State, natu- who leans in on her elbows rally, ‘turkey’ came imme- to tell me how she refused diately to mind. After re- to be even a minute late to consideration, however, a her eight o’clock “Legisla- mixed jumble of veg- tive and Administrative etables with a thick coat- Processes” (LAP) class ing of oil and cold fish with Professor Hans seemed equally appropri- Linde— then puts on a ate.” thick accent to demonstrate The paper also printed what would happen if she an expense report for the was. ’77 Over-the-Hump party, THIS “IRREVERENT” CLASS Everyone, it seems, has another UO law tradition a story about Hans Linde. that has stood the test of HAS MORE GRADUATES Characterized as both “me- time. The Robert Cray ticulous” and “brilliant,” Band, now with a double HOLDING COURT IN Linde is somewhat of a leg- platinum album, was end among these alumni. hired to play the gig for THE STATE OF OREGON Judge Rex Armstrong re- only $350. “With the post- members walking into Pro- ing of this accounting, the THAN ANY OTHER. fessor Linde’s office soon Ad Hoc Long Term Social Functions Committee is hereby dis- after he arrived to law school and saying, in effect, “I’m here.” He solved. Please direct further inquiries to: the Ad Hoc Long Term had read about Linde’s clerkship with William O. Douglas and Social Functions Committee, c/o Royal Regal Hotel, Kingston, Ja- decided to go to law school to study with him. Having no real in- maica.” tention of becoming a lawyer, he was interested primarily in the Ironic, maybe, that this “irreverent” class has more graduates idea of the law—and he found a mentor in Linde. holding court in the state of Oregon than any other. Ironic, but not Judge Martin Stone of Coos County, who had studied pre-law surprising. 1,200 students applied for the 179 openings in the fall at Willamette University, also chose to come to the UO because the of 1974, and the entering class held an avg. GPA of 3.40. Within this faculty had been highly recommended by attorneys he knew in Sa- talented group, nine people would eventually be elected or ap- lem. At that time, the faculty included Linde, Dave Frohnmayer, pointed to a judicial seat in the state of Oregon: Judges Rex Jim Mooney, and Chapin Clark as dean. Lane County Circuit Court Armstrong, David Brewer, Cynthia Carlson, Patricia Crain, Terry Judge Cynthia Carlson also remembers Wendell Basye, affection- Leggert, Jeffrey Mattson, Richard Rambo, Martin Stone, and Susan ately called “Count Basye” by his students, and Don Brodie, whose Svetkey. classes in labor law fed her love for the profession. Almost 25 years later, eight of these nine graduates strained to Although he himself was not as a protégé of Linde’s, Judge recollect their younger days in interview, often avoiding questions David Brewer (Oregon Court of Appeals) says the professor in what seemed to be a mixture of shyness and embarrassment: changed his life. Others talked of coming to study with Linde, but “Oh, I don’t know—that was before I got married and got orga- Brewer admitted he was almost scared off by him in his first year. nized!” Or, “Ask Dave, he paid attention!” As Circuit Court Judge After finishing his LAP final—or, rather, not finishing it—Brewer Patricia Crain said, the details of her legal education may be gone, went back to his dorm room, packed up his ’71 VW bug, and re- but it’s the “spirit of the experience” that remains. turned to California to become a smokejumper. While his impetus to study the law was strong (something he attributes to growing up in a family of “very limited means”) he had his doubts about com- The Spirit of the Experiencepeting with Ivy League scholars. However, when grades came out, the future appellate judge had received an “A”. The next fall, he One of the first things recalled in separate interviews, by Judges moved back to Oregon and eventually graduated “Order of the Jeffrey Mattson and Terry Leggert (Circuit Court Judge, Marion Coif.” 12 OREGON LAWYER
Similarly, Judge Richard Rambo says that his motivation for out that many Vietnam vets were returning to school after the war. studying the law came from a need to prove himself to his family Brewer says his education was influenced by the counterculture as and friends in Klamath County, where he grew up as part of the it exposed him to issues that are now considered of national impor- Klamath Tribe and currently serves as a circuit court judge. Neither tance, environmentalism for one, and increased his sensitivity to parent received an education above the 8th grade, so it was some- those issues. what unexpected when Rambo announced he would attend the Bob Bulkley, who graduated first in the class of ’77, remembers UO to get his BA. A friend asked him why he would want to go how Mark Greenfield, now a successful environmental attorney in back to college—“you’ll just flunk out.” But his naysayers were Portland, “sat him down to discuss environmental matters.” This more of a motivation than a discouragement. Rambo, a Phi Beta type of dialogue with classmates, he says, through the Law Review Kappan, says he appreciated the “dose of reality” he received from and the student ACLU, kept him engaged with his study. Also the work world before entering the UO: “I knew seeking mentorship from Linde, the Princeton- this was my last opportunity and that I should trained historian was an assistant professor and UO Alumni take it and make it work.” pre-law advisor at Rocky Mountain College in on the Judge Leggert was also a “first,” not only the Montana the year he advised himself to attend the Oregon Bench first in her family to go to college but part of the UO. first surge of women to enter the profession. There Clearly, the “pre-law” experience was widely 1940s was a substantial increase in the female student different for each person—three had children, one Edwin E. Allen ’49 population beginning in the early seventies when traveled the world, one drove a truck, three had Ralph E. Currin ’48 the school moved from Fenton to Grayson Hall to been to graduate school. But despite their different Charles H. Foster ’49 “raise the school’s horizon.” Of the 179 students motivations for coming to law school, all of them Henry L. Hess, Jr. ’49 entering the school in the fall of ’74, 46 were found something in common in the first few years: women, the highest enrollment until that point. they all had to come to terms with their orientation 1950s Former registrar Lois Ackerman compared that to to the law, and their expectations of it. Robert B. Abrams ’52 the Class of ’67, which didn’t include one female Some were idealistic about what the law could Frank R. Alderson ’51 student among its 47 graduates. It was the “begin- accomplish. Cynthia Carlson turned to the law af- James C. Goode, Sr. ’55 ning of the bulge,” said Judge Crain, who was ter becoming disillusioned with psychology, Robert E. Jones ’51 proud to note that over half of the law students at which she expected to be a harder science at the Malcolm F. Marsh ’54 the UO today are women. Crain, who organized time she chose it as her undergraduate major. But Richard H. Mengler ’52 the Law Women intramural basketball team (with Carlson was soon to discover a different “gray Thomas M. Mosgrove ’53 Judge Ann Aiken ’79), believes this “unique cir- matter” in the law. She said, “I think I believed Edwin J. Peterson ’57 cumstance” created a bond between the women of that if you found the right book, the answer would Don H. Sanders ’51 the class. be there in black and white, and nobody could dis- Loren L. Sawyer ’59 All three women said that self-sufficiency was pute it and it would be inarguable. Well, I quickly Richard L. Unis ’53 their primary reason for pursuing a law career. “I learned there was a lot of gray.” didn’t go into law school to change the world, nor Richard Rambo, who also had a psychology 1960s crusade for any particular cause,” says Carlson, “It background, felt empowered by the idea that his Alan C. Bonebrake ’67 was about being financially independent.” individual course of action could do something for Kimberly C. Frankel ’69 Judge Crain’s perception was that the women his community. For him, it was a time of “great Helen J. Frye ’66 were, on average, three to four years older than hope,” though tempered a bit by Watergate. With Stephen L. Gallagher, Jr. ’68 her male classmates. These women had seen a bit hearings shown on TV and scrutinized by the pub- James R. Hargreaves ’68 of the world, she said, though she was careful to lic, Rambo recalls: “There were lawyers all around Robert D. Herndon ’68 add that this didn’t mean they were “cynical,” but us. I was starting law school with the belief that Bryan T. Hodges ’65 perhaps more practical or grounded. Crain herself lawyers were of great service, yet I began to hear Donald L. Kalberer ’60 had just moved back from South America with such negativity that it did make me doubt my Mitchell A. Karaman ’61 two children. Being a mother of two and having goals for a while.” Robert L. Kirkman ’68 had some real world work experience, she says Judge Rex Armstrong remembers the precise Thomas W. Kolberg ’67 she went into school with the knowledge that moment in his second year when the law was William L. Lasswell ’62 “you can’t take yourself too seriously.” As a judge, demystified for him. A faculty member had writ- Charles P. Littlehales ’69 she continues to remind herself of that. ten an article for the Oregon Law Review to which James A. Mason ’62 Judge Brewer admits to being “young and Armstrong, one of the editors, had objections. He Jack L. Mattison ’68 green,” but remembers the class as a whole being approached the instructor to discuss the problem Robert B. McConville ’64 a slightly older group, and estimates the average he had with the argument and the professor even- Lavaughn A. Merryman ’63 graduate was about thirty years old. Acknowledg- tually altered his position. Armstrong says this Maurice K. Merten ’69 ing the women’s movement and the effect that taught him that “Nothing is magical about these Richard W. Riggs ’68 women had upon the class culture, he also points ideas. Everyone can have access.” Lyle C. Velure ’66 Warner V. Wasley ’68 UO SCHOOL OF LAW 13
with the person, I do think I was underprepared.” Rambo says he’s glad that legal education today is paying more attention to client “Hanging Out a relationships, particularly the ethical as- pects of advocacy. Shingle” v. Working a Both Judge Rambo and Judge Carlson would eventually take positions as public Government Job defenders in Baker and Lane counties, re- spectively. Carlson enjoyed criminal de- The transition to the world of legal work was not as easy fense even more than she expected, say- for everyone as it was for Judge Jeffrey Mattson. Federal ing, “I thought I’d stay one and half years tax professor Milt Ray referred Mattson to the Department and get some trial experience, but I stayed of Revenue during his third year of law school. It was a 15 years!” Carlson says that this experi- “good match” for Mattson, who also holds a B.A. in ac- ence, more than any other, taught her who counting from the UO, and he began to work 40 hours a she was as a lawyer. week as a hearings officer while fin- But can graduates today afford to take ishing his degree. Mattson says the Patricia court-appointed cases? Or clerk for the
arrangement was both a “foot in the Crain courts? No, say most of these judges. door” and a “bargain for the state,” Brewer notes that his office can only pay which paid only $3.50 an hour for his clerks $2000 a month for two years, whereas Portland firms are services! paying $100,000 a year to start. In the seventies, government Others also established produc- jobs used to pay better than private practice for new graduates. tive apprenticeships in the law. When Brewer made about $9,000 a year with a firm in Eugene, while Professor Hans Linde became Justice Bulkley earned $16,000 clerking in the 9th circuit for the Honor- Hans Linde in 1977, Armstrong fol- able Alfred Goodwin (‘51). lowed to clerk for him in the Oregon But the bigger difference lies in the amount of debt stu- Supreme Court. Crain clerked for the dents now accrue in law school, sums Honorable Charlie Porter. “To tell you often exceeding $100,000. Given the a bit about how things were different Jeffrey high cost of legal education and the then,” says Crain, “my first case was a Mattson wider gap in compensation, many are lawyer on trial for a speeding ticket— concerned that promising graduates defending himself, of course!” Back then, speeding tickets went will be less likely to choose govern- to trial, and just about anyone could “hang up a shingle and be ment jobs or pursue public interest their own boss”, she says. law. As long as there is this burden, Judges Rambo and Carlson were two graduates who did our self-selected pool will diminish, exactly that. When asked about the transition to private prac- says Brewer. He thinks that the gov- tice, both told of the money they lost because they were not ernment would be better served by prepared to run a business. A sole practitioner for two years, using the business model approach Carlson admits, “Thinking back, this was not and exploring different ways “to get a good way to begin a law practice. It was trial Terry the best product.”
and error on the business end as well as with Leggert And why is Judge Brewer so in- the practical aspects of being a lawyer—how vested in the idea? He feels he re- many copies do I make, where do I take them ceived what amounted to a free public education at the to file…” Because Carlson didn’t have the op- UO. He and most of his classmates were “pretty poor” portunity to get clinical trial practice during during law school but, because their education was law school, she received her first real taste of funded at about 60% by the state, most left with only a trial law in those two years. Unknowingly, she small debt to shoulder. Brewer, Leggert and Bulkley often “bit off more than I could chew,” taking, even came to the UO from out-of-state, but tuition rates for instance, a securities case without the then didn’t distinguish between in-state and out-of- needed insurance to do so. “It’s also a skill to state students (though there was a cap on the number know what cases to turn away,” says Carlson. of out-of-state students admitted). Currently, the per- Rambo says he felt unprepared for the David centage of state support is closer to 10%, and out-of- one-on-one interactions with clients, particu- Brewer state tuition surpasses $15,500 a year. larly when it came to asking for their money. Both Crain and Brewer feel that loan forgiveness “The client would tell me his/her story and I would analyze the programs should be pursued for those who enter into govern- problem—my legal education was great for that—but in dealing ment jobs or public interest law. However, one of the obstacles 14 OREGON LAWYER
to establishing that kind of financial incentive is, as Brewer sees it, matter how legally correct those rulings are, people will come a popular misconception that public interest law is limited to a away from the courtroom feeling as if they have not been partici- particular political orientation. pants in the justice system.” Judge Brewer, who served as a circuit Despite the disincentives, Judge Carlson observed that many court judge for six years, adds, “To be a successful trial judge you talented young lawyers are taking court appointed cases, even must truly like people—and I don’t mean in the abstract! There are though they could make much more in their private practices. This very, very few people who don’t like the idea of people, but many work, in comparison to their regular salaries, is basically pro bono. more who don’t like a lot of people as individuals.” He lists a ba- While Armstrong stresses the importance of this work, he feels the sic affection and empathy for people, along with an ability to com- government should be able to employ people at an adequate wage, municate verbally, among the most important characteristics of a and thinks loan forgiveness programs should be trial judge. reserved for people doing true public interest Judge Crain insists that anyone of any tem- 1970s work. perament can be a judge. I asked her if perhaps Ann L. Aiken ’79 Civil liberties work with the ACLU allowed that belief came from an experience of being told Rex E. H. Armstrong ’77 Armstrong, early in his career, the luxury of pur- that women “didn’t have the right temperament” Mary A. Bearden ’78 suing the ideas he’s most interested in. “I spent a to judge. She acknowledged that while the stereo- David V. Brewer ’77 lot of time in my private practice handling cases on type of women as “emotional” can exist, it cer- Cynthia D. Carlson ’77 appeal that dealt with free speech as religious lib- tainly doesn’t enter her courtroom, “at least not Allan H. Coon ’72 erty issues, particularly Rajneesh Purim and the with lawyers who know me.” On the other hand, Patricia M. Crain ’77 controversy involved with the establishment of she says that most lawsuits are based on emotion Gregory G. Foote ’72 that city.” He says he could devote that time be- and that being attuned to emotion can help judges Clifford L. Freeman ’76 cause the firms he worked for were generally will- “connect with the underlying need of the client.” Lauren S. Holland ’78 ing. As long as it doesn’t affect sound decision-mak- Donald W. Hull ’70 He believes his position as Court of Appeals ing, emotion can be recognized by the court to Dale R. Koch ’71 Judge gives him some of the same freedom. As positive effect, particularly in divorce cases, says Darryl L. Larson ’71 Bulkley noted, they can allocate the time given to Crain. Terry A. Leggert ’77 a case “based on the legal significance of the work As more women have assumed all ranks Jeffrey S. Mattson ’77 rather than on the economic value of the work.” within the legal arena, the legal conversation has John A. McCormick ’76 Both agree that this is one of the major benefits of slowly changed, says Leggert. Children and Richard K. Mickelson ’74 being in the appellate court system. women have been more protected by the law, as Carl Myers ’75 While it’s important to make government and evidenced by the 1981 statute that made sexual George W. Neilson ’73 public interest work a more viable choice for assault against children illegal, the increased pros- Philip L. Nelson ’76 graduates, Brewer agrees that financial compensa- ecution of domestic violence cases, and the move Roxanne Osborne ’79 tion is not the reason someone would chose to do toward early intervention in the juvenile courts. Albert E. Radcliffe ’72 the work: “In the end, our salaries really don’t Leggert’s jurisprudence is informed by the belief Richard B. Rambo ’77 have anything to do with why we’re here.” that access to justice is dependent upon the inclu- Ellen G. Rosenblum ’75 sion of diverse voices in the judicial process. Also Bernard L. Smith ’71 a professor at Willamette University in Salem, she On Judging Martin E. Stone ’77 believes that the curriculum in every law school Michael C. Sullivan ’73 Socrates said, “Four things belong to a judge: to class should address culture and gender. Susan M. Svetkey ’77 hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider The appellate judges say they must make more Stephen N. Tiktin ’73 soberly and to decide impartially.” Judge Rambo of a conscious effort to remember that people are Raymond B. White ’72 elaborated on this by saying that the attention of a attached to the ideas presented in the cases before judge must be attuned to hear much more than them. Though it’s perceived as less important to words. “Reading body language is an art,” he says, 1980s have a rapport with people or be a verbal commu- Daniel J. Ahern ’85 expressing a real interest in people and human nicator in the appellate courts, Brewer finds it to be Michael H. Bennett ’82 nature. equally significant: “The ideal trial judge has ex- Paula J. Brownhill ’81 It’s clear that each of these judges shares a ba- actly the same strengths that the ideal appellate William D. Cramer, Jr. ’81 sic respect for the law and, more importantly, for judge does. It’s just that it rarely comes in one pack- Daniel L. Harris ’82 the people it serves. age.” Judge Armstrong believes that the appellate Thomas M. Hart ’86 Judge Armstrong believes this attribute, more court in Oregon is structured to benefit from the Barbara A. Haslinger ’81 than any other, determines whether people leave diversity of strengths within its judges—but that Eveleen Henry ’85 a courtroom feeling as if justice has been upheld. the collective process requires that all of them share Jad B. Lemhouse ’89 “You can have a trial judge that is absolutely me- an attitude of cooperation and tolerance, one that’s Karsten H. Rasmussen ’83 ticulous in rulings but doesn’t treat the lawyers, founded upon a deep curiosity about the issues. Suzanne M. Upton ’89 the witness, or the jurors with respect and, no Whether in trial or appellate courts, most Cameron F. Wogan ’84 UO SCHOOL OF LAW 15
judges list open-mindedness as a requisite characteristic of the come acutely aware in the six years I’ve been here how differently bench—and all of them spoke about the justice system from a per- people think… I go about understanding things as wholes, imme- spective that seeks to serve the public respectfully and hon- diately thinking about ideas and rela- estly. “It’s very scary for people to walk into a courtroom,” Rex tionships that most people wouldn’t says Carlson. “Judges shouldn’t display temperament or im- Armstrong think would have anything to do with patience.” A judge must always be conscious that he or she is that issue. And I think that the very dif- sitting in a black robe six inches above everyone else, says ference of how I go about it adds value Judge Brewer, because “everything you say from the moment to the work that the court does. But it you step onto that platform, if not managed properly, can be could only add value if you’re open to an abuse of power.” appreciating the other ways in which Judge Leggert says her awareness of the power dynamic people do that same work.” in court cases definitely affects her approach to judging. She The collaborative process is both a attempts to ensure that people with money or power don’t challenge and a relief to Judge Brewer. necessarily have the advantage in her courtroom, and de- “No single case is the product of one scribes how her work with children and mind or one way of looking at the the elderly have helped to shape that Cynthia world. Bob Bulkley and I might not, if approach. The value of everyone’s right Carlson writing on a blank slate, write a given to justice is also clear to Judge Mattson, statute on a given subject exactly the who compared a forty million dollar same way, but 99 times out of 100 we’ll apply the law in the case he’d mediated the week before same way. That’s an enormous comfort to me.” with a forty-five dollar tax dispute he’d Relatively unguided, these three contemplative minds handled that morning: “Everybody’s eventually moved from the topic of changing each others’ problem deserves fairness.” minds to the idea of changing their own. Joking that his best Judge Armstrong, having had the arguments are always the ones he makes as he’s driving experience of being arrested in China, home, Bob Bulkley said, “You don’t know exactly what emphasized how privileged Americans you’ve done until you’ve had five more are to have a system that is founded on Richard cases on a similar issue.” Armstrong the concept of equality, one that pro- Rambo gives the example of having to confront vides people a way to get answers an old law review article he’d written based on principle and not upon the in- when one of his colleagues in the appel- fluence or resources that others may have. He said that he late court wrote a dissent using some of is acutely aware of “the tremendous power the government his views from that article. “I found my has, and the function that [the courts] perform in making understanding had continued to evolve sure that power is appropriately and fairly used.” and [this new case] required a new and “To do that work is a tremendous way to live a life,” he slightly different discussion.” Judge says. Brewer observed that Armstrong’s values probably hadn’t changed, but that his in- “Opinions Change, sight had. A core value that Brewer believes all Values Don’t” three of them share is the belief in essen- tial justice. “We believe in the importance Appellate judges Brewer and Armstrong and state attorney of individual liberties and understand the delicacy of balancing Bulkley were interviewed together, in a “panel” of sorts. Serious these liberties with the interest of larger groups. I don’t think I’ve disagreement was balanced with levity, interrupted by train horns, ever changed those core values in the last 25 years. What I would and, amazingly, taken seriously all at the same time. They re- do in admitting personal frailty is to distinguish between opinions phrased each other’s answers, prodded one another when they’d and values. My opinions have changed a lot over the years… As talked too long, and called attention to each others’ pasts with a younger people, even when we’re idealistic, we often tend to be kind of sibling familiarity. When Judge Armstrong asserted that dogmatic in our views. Some of those edges have rounded for me.” “paradox was the essential truth,” Judge Brewer suggested sitting in the lotus position on the lawn. Judge Brewer arranged the joint interview, including Bob Bulkley for a “shot of truth.” If Brewer was the Leader, Bulkley would be the Professor and Armstrong the Philosopher. Judge Armstrong believes that the synthesis of all their personalities and perspectives contributes to the effectiveness of the court: “I’ve be- 16 OREGON LAWYER
petitive university-wide process, to investigate the state ownership doctrine under wildlife law. Wood is currently finishing several works, in- cluding a two-part series on tribal treaty rights to protect wildlife capital, published as two separate articles in the Idaho and Vermont law reviews, FACULTY and a piece on tribal forestry laws for the revised edition of Felix Cohen’s Handbook of Federal In- dian Law. Faculty Profiles Lisa Kloppenberg and Robin Morris Collin spoke about diversity and mediation at the Oregon In December, Nancy Shurtz was the keynote Mediation Association’s annual conference. Federal speaker at the New Mexico Women’s Bar Associa- district judge Ann Aiken and tribal judge Don tion Convention on “Equal Rights in New Mexico: Costello joined the panel, entitled “Gender, Racial Balanced Theory, Thorny Reality.” At the Associa- & Tribal Perspectives: Difference Matters”. Blend- tion of American Law School conference in San ing theory and practice, panelists drew upon the cri- Francisco, Shurtz spoke on the panel entitled “The tique of mediation by feminist and critical race Popular QTIP Marital Deduction: Sexism in Estate scholars to help mediators better assess and deal Planning?” Shurtz also presented to Portland small with power imbalances. businesses on “Keeping What You Earn: The basics of State and Federal Taxation.” Kloppenberg also spoke on court-annexed en- vironmental mediation in Washington, D.C. in early Future speeches include “Eco-Taxation: The March and will return in late April. In October, she Two Kinds of Green” (to be given at the 2001 Public chaired a panel on the Supreme Court’s recent rul- Interest Environmental Law Conference) and “An ings at the National Association of Women Judges All-Women’s Law School”, a paper which she’ll meeting in Los Angeles. present to the law school faculty in April. Also in October, Richard Hildreth completed a Caroline Forell spoke on Women & the Law to research project supported by the University of Or- the Oregon Board of Nursing in Portland this past egon Office of Research and Faculty Development January. and the School of Law’s John Luvaas Faculty Fel- Forell’s “A Law of Her Own”, co-written with lowship. His paper is entitled “Evaluation of the Donna Matthews (’97), continues to gain public at- New Carissa Incident For Improvements to State, tention and will be published in paperback this Federal, and International Law.” Some of the state summer. Duke Law School’s Public Interest Book legislative changes recommended in the report Club selected it as the March book of the month have been included in bills pending in the Oregon and invited her to Duke to speak about the book. legislature. Stephanie Wildman reviewed “A Law of Her Own” Dean Rennard Strickland has received the in 98 Michigan Law Review 1797-1821 (2000) and Haywood Burns Award from the Northeast People Forell also appeared on UO Today (produced by the of Color Conference for his work in human rights Oregon Humanities Center and the Knight Library/ and his leadership in the legal academy. “Haywood Media Services) during the week of March 12. was an extraordinary man, a great legal educator, Mary Wood was the keynote speaker at a con- distinguished lawyer and indefatigable defender of ference held by the Department of Justice in Boise, human rights… I know [he] would have been Idaho, where she spoke on “Enforcement Issues on proud to have his name and contributions associ- Public Lands.” Wood also presented public lands ated with Rennard”, says Ibrahim Gassama. issues at a U.S. Fish and Wildlife conference in Jim O’Fallon has been elected to membership Sunriver, OR in March. This year, she received a in The American Law Institute. scholarship grant from Gary and Anne Marie Galton to focus on the use of ADR in resolving Margie Paris has been invited to contribute an broad wildlife disputes between tribes, states and article to the Oxford Companion to American Law. the federal government. A teaching grant to inte- She was also invited to participate in a symposium grate ADR into her hazardous waste law curriculum at St. Louis University Law School on the Indepen- complements that effort. Wood also received a 2001 dent Content of Due Process. An article written in summer research award, granted through a com- connection with that symposium will be published UO SCHOOL OF LAW 17
in the St. Louis Law Journal this spring. Paris has a contract with NYU Press for a book on search and seizure law (to be published in 2002) and has also published an article in the ABA’s Criminal Justice Magazine about the law enforcement practice of profiling. After it was published, the ABA selected the article to be republished in its “Best of the Sections” magazine for sole practitio- ners. In January, Ibrahim Gassama accepted the Society of American Law Teachers Award for Hu- manitarianism and Peacemaking. He is the third recipient of this distinguished prize. “Ibrahim Gassama represents qualities SALT is dedicated to fostering and honoring—a commitment to equality and human rights on a truly international scale, re- flected in his years of personal service to these ide- als,” said Cynthia Grant Bowman, chair of the SALT Awards Committee. David Schuman was appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals by Gov. Joh Associate Professor Merle Weiner is working Kitzhaber on March 6th. He sent the following to the law school faculty. on another article about international abduction (see Professors in Print to find her most recent). The Dear Friends, International Society of Family Law has accepted In light of recent events I feel not only like I have died and gone to heaven, this paper for presentation at its North American but also that I have died and gone to my own funeral—a funeral at which th Regional Conference to be held in Ontario, Canada dearly departed’s colleagues observe the proprieties by exaggerating— in June. indeed, fabricating—his virtues and ignoring his vices. If half of what’s been Keith Aoki was a signatory and contributor (in said were true I would count myself lucky. Thank you. the drafting stage) to Amicus Briefs on three pend- ing cases filed with the 9th and 2d Circuits. All three It is not possible for me adequately to express my debt to, or my affection cases raise tough cutting-edge cyberspace/intellec- for, this law school and the people who serve it. My life has revolved around tual property problems, i.e., “cracking” DVD-movie this institution since August 21, 1981, when I attended 1L orientation as an encryption, using search “bots” to gather informa- already-middle-aged ex-English teacher. For better or for worse, it has tion from the Web, and allowing compressed mu- formed me—at least partly, I am its creation. As Deputy Attorney General I sic files to be easily exchanged among as many as 60 conceived of myself as holding office while on temporary leave of absence million Napster users. The cases are: Universal City from my true identity. One day last fall, for the first time, I was introduced a Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes: Amicus Brief, filed Jan. 26, a CLE without the “professor on leave” qualification, and I was suddenly 2001 with 2d Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; eBay forced to think of myself as having a persona separate from the academy. I Inc. v. Bidder’s Edge, Inc.: Amicus Brief, filed June 22, 2000 with the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; decided on the spot to come back—to come “home.” And now I am leaving A & M Records v. Napster, Inc.: Amicus Brief, filed again, and doing so abruptly. I never seriously expected the Governor to August 2000 with the 9th Circuit Federal Court of appoint me to the bench, at least not so quickly. Now that he has, I will take Appeals. the appointment with pride and (believe it or not) humility, because it is something I have always wanted and because I don’t think anybody who David Schuman returned to the faculty in January after four years as the Deputy Attorney cares about the things I care about or espouses what I espouse can turn it General of Oregon. In that capacity he served as the down. But even when I learn to think of myself as a judge, it will be as a jud state’s second-ranking legal officer, under Attorney who is professing the law, on leave from the University of Oregon Law General Hardy Myers. Shortly after resuming his School. teaching duties and beginning new scholarly projects, he was appointed to the Oregon Court of David Schum Appeals by Governor John Kitzhaber. Professor of La An excerpt from Garrett Epps’ new book, To an University of Oregon Law Scho Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial, ran in the February 25, 2001 Washington Post Magazine under
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2001. Professors in Print James O’Fallon, Nature’s Justice: Writings of William O. Douglas (OSU Press 2000) 2000-2001 Suzanne E. Rowe, Legal Research, Legal Writ- Keith Aoki, Privacy and Encryption Control ing, and Legal Analysis: Putting Law School into Exports: A Crypto Trilogy (Bernstein, Junger & Practice, 29 Stetson L. Rev. 1193 (2000) Karn), part of “Learning Cyberlaw in Suzanne E. Rowe (with Barbara Busharis), The Cyberspace” website, available at
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J. Timothy Kleespies, ’80, was ap- pointed Vice President-Tax at Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS). His responsi- CLASS bilities include directing all tax activities and planning at TDS and its publicly-traded sub- sidiary, U.S. Cellular. He will be based in Madison, Wisconsin. Previously, he was di- rector of Taxation at Universal Foods Corpo- ration. TDS is a diversified telecommunica- NOTES tions corporation founded in 1969, and primarily provides cellular and local tele- Resources, The Children’s Course and the phone service. 1960-1969 Institute for Children. He is president of The Kathryn Whalen, ’81, was elected secre- Campbell Group in Portland. Hardy Myers, ’64, was re-elected Attor- tary of the Oregon State Bar’s Labor and ney General for the state of Oregon in No- Patrick Green, ’73, was recently listed Employment Law Section. She works for the vember, 2000. He is also a new member of in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2002. Oregon Employment Relations Board. the School of Law’s Board of Visitors. The Best Lawyers in America directory is Judith Woodruff, ’81, was re-elected published biennially and regarded as the le- Bruce Smith, ’65, has retired from the president of the board of directors of gal profession’s premier referral guide. practice of law, following a stroke in Decem- Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS). The Green, a partner in the Portland, Oregon ber of 1999. He is a partner with the Eugene only domestic violence program in office of Davis Wright Tremaine, specializes law firm of Gleaves, Swearingen, Larsen, Clackamas County, CWS provides shelter to in Trusts & Estates, assisting individuals and Potter, Scott & Smith LLP. more than 350 women and children and re- their families with wealth planning and sponds to 6,000 crisis calls each year. She business and personal exit strategies. He is a has served on the board for three years. 1970-1979 fellow in both the American Colleges of Tax Judith is an Assistant Attorney General for Counsel and the Trusts & Estates Counsel, Wynn Gunderson, ’71, was recently the State of Oregon. and holds an LL.M. in Taxation. Green elected Chair of the General Practice, Solo serves on the board of trustees for the Or- Greg Moore, ’82, has joined the board and Small Firm Section of the American Bar egon Health Science Foundation and the of directors of Strand, Atkinson, Williams & Association. The General Practice, Solo and board of directors for the Northwest Chris- York, an investment brokerage and consult- Small Firm Section represents approxi- tian Community Foundation. He regularly ing business. He continues to provide advice mately 13,000 lawyers throughout the coun- lectures on charitable planning, business on investment securities and consulting on try, most of whom are in the private practice succession and estate planning. the funding of FLLCs, CRTs, credit shelter of law. Mr. Gunderson was elected to the trusts and other estate planning issues in- Richard Rasmussen, ’73, has joined position of Chair at the conclusion of the volving investment securities. Annual Meeting of the ABA in New York in West Coast Bancorp, headquartered in Lake Fred Ruby, ’84, was elected to the July 2000. He is also a member of the Inter- Oswego, Oregon, as Executive Vice Presi- Beaverton City Council on Sept. 19, 2000. national Association of Gaming Attorneys dent, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to his election, he served on the and currently sits on its Board of Trustees. Hollis McMilan, ’75, was elected to the Beaverton Budget Committee, the Beaverton IAGA’s membership consists of attorneys, board of directors of the Multnomah Bar Library Board and the Beaverton City Coun- regulators, and casino operators throughout Association in Portland. He is with the Hol- cil as an interim member. He will serve a the world. Mr. Gunderson is the senior part- lywood Entertainment Corporation in two year term. Fred is with the Portland law ner in the law firm of Gunderson, Palmer, Wilsonville, Oregon. firm of Greene & Markley PC. Goodsell & Nelson, LLP, in Rapid City, Jerry Lidz, ’77, was elected to the Look- David Streicher, ’84, South Dakota. ing Glass Board of Directors for 2000-2001. Streicher has joined the Portland J. Duncan Campbell, ’73, recently re- He is a partner in the Eugene law firm of law firm of Black Helter- ceived the Heart of Gold Award from the Harrang Long Gary Rudnick. line LLP as a senior attor- Providence Child Center Foundation for his Robert Newell, ’77, was elected trea- ney, and will focus his dedication in helping disadvantaged chil- surer of the Multnomah Bar Association in practice on Taxation, Es- dren through the four organizations he has Portland. He is with the Portland law firm of tate Planning and Admin- founded — Friends of the Children, Youth Davis Wright Tremaine. istration, and Business Law. He is a member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Ac- UO SCHOOL OF LAW 21
countants, and has extensive estate plan- ning expertise and experience. He was previously a partner at Draneas Streicher & Huglin PC in Portland. Keeping Pace with “Stormin’ Norman” Chuck Wolfe, ’84, was named chair- Chairlift Named for UO Alum elect of the Washington State Bar Associa- tion Environmental and Land Use Section. In the winter of 1939-40, Mt. Hood’s Timberline turned to his wife and child in Eugene, d He will serve as chair-elect through fall Lodge offered skiers the longest chairlift ride in mined to complete his legal education. H 2001, and as chair during 2001-02. He has the world, a one-mile trip you could make three mits, “[The transition] was tough for a over 15 years experience in environmental, times for just $1. That was also the year that weeks. Even the language seemed stra land use and administrative law in Wash- Norman Wiener (’47) joined up to work the new There were words like ‘torts’ that I hadn’t g ington and Connecticut. He serves as chair lift. Saving money for law school, Wiener admits a thought to in years.” Despite the long bre of Foster Pepper & Shefelman’s environ- “I was just a college kid, the lowest one on the his legal preparation, Wiener passed the b mental practice group in Seattle. His law block.” 1947—and would eventually be admitt practice focuses on regulatory compliance So, when the storms came on strong and practice in the federal courts of Oregon, counseling, redevelopment of properties the rest of the crew was huddled around the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the impacted by contamination and other regu- lift’s diesel-powered radiator playing cribbage, Supreme Court. latory constraints, site remediation and li- Wiener was often sent into the freezing rain to The young attorney began his career a ability allocation, permitting, enforcement knock ice off the lift Portland firm of Ki response, Clean Water Act and wetland is- with a hammer. Wood, a predecess sues. Upon his return, the firm Miller, N someone in the Wiener, Hager & Ca 1990-1999 crew would invari- where he would ev ably quip, “Here ally retire in 1999. W Timothy DeJong, ’91, recently became comes stormin’ is proud to have prac a shareholder in the Portland law firm Stoll Norman!” in the same place f Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter. His practice That nickname years. Considered emphasizes class action securities fraud and has stayed alive the firm’s h business litigation. Following law school, he over 61 years and, rian, he’s rec clerked for Judge Robert E. Jones in the U.S. in a dedication ceremony documen District Court in Portland. He is the chair of this past December, it be- “Oregon’s o the business litigation section of the Oregon came the name for one of firm” from 18 Trial Lawyers Association and a member of Timberline’s newest lifts. 1997. the board of directors of the Oregon chapter The new “quads” are a far With a of the Federal Bar Association. cry from the one-seaters practice foc Rebecca Wright Pritchett, ’93, a share- that Norman and his crew mainly on th holder in the law firm of Sirote & Permutt, once manned. “Back then, est produc has joined the firm’s office in Birmingham, you couldn’t even slow the dustry, Wi Alabama. She previously practiced in their chairs down. You just had to adjust what you handled contract negotiations between Tim Montgomery office. She currently serves as were doing to the speed of the lift.” line and the U.S. Forest Service, renegoti chair of the firm’s Environmental and Natu- Before his inaugural ride up the mountain, the terms of the lodge’s special use pe ral Resources Law Division. The firm assists Wiener was asked to make a short speech in Wiener has represented the lodge for ov public and private sector clients in avoiding front of what he described as an “involuntary years and continues to do so even in retirem environmental liability and regulatory con- audience” of skiers waiting to get on the lift. At 83 years of age, Wiener’s advoca flicts through compliance counseling and Bracing himself against icy weather yet again, legal education and passion for law hav assistance with the environmental permit- he briefly remarked on all the things that have waned. From 1986-1998, he served as a B ting process. remained unchanged in 61 years—the moun- member for the University of Oregon Fou tain, the weather, the impatience of skiers!— tion. Also a former member of the Law Sch Daniel O’Connor, ’94, has rejoined the and obligingly restarted the lift. Board of Visitors and Alumni Board, W Medford law firm of Huycke, Boyd & The young operator of 1939, after a year of says he’s been fortunate to work with ever Maulding, LLP as a partner. saving his pay from the lodge, was able to enter dean from Morse to Strickland. Martin Taleisnik, ’94, is a partner at the UO Law School the following fall. However, For Timberline Lodge, for Miller & N Caine & Taleisnik, specializing in criminal Wiener was drafted for WWII in 1942 just after and for the U of O, Norman Wiener himse defense in the San Joaquin Valley in Fresno, completing his second year. After two years of valued constant—firmly rooted but stor counterintelligence work in the army, Wiener re- forward. 22 OREGON LAWYER
California. Portland. The firm’s practice focuses on County section of the Metropolitan Public Stephen Carpenter, ‘95, was deployed business and litigation. Defender. to Camp Bondsteel Kosovo as the Task LT Commander Daniel M. Jaffer, ’97, Laura Frikert, ’99, has joined Oregon’s Force Falcon Prosecutor with the U.S. USNR, was recalled to active duty by presi- Public Defender’s Office where she will Army’s First Armored Division. He is sched- dential order in May 1999, flying combat handle a mixture of mis- uled to redeploy to Wiesbaden Germany in rescue helicopters in Kosovo, Former Re- demeanor and felony June 2001. While in Kosovo, he worked with public of Yugoslavia. He is currently sta- cases. She was previously the United Nations, NATO, the U.S. De- tioned in Sasebo, Japan where he is serving an associate with the Port- partment of Justice, as well as international as the Assistant Air Department Officer land law firm of Portland prosecutors and judges in their attempts to (Mini Boss) on the Amphibious Assault Ship Nash. draft a new criminal procedure code for USS Essex (LHD-2). Daniel, his wife Renee, Kristen Richmond, Richmond Kosovo. and their three children are enjoying Japan, ’99, has joined the An- Peter Leichtfuss, ’95, was elected to the and hope to see quite a lot of it during their chorage law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis board of directors of the Multnomah Bar two year tour there. He reports that “maybe as an associate in their employment law Association’s Young Lawyers Section. He is when he grows up he will practice law. ” division. Prior to joining Preston Gates, with the Portland law firm of Davis Wright Susan Ezzy Jordan, ’97, has joined the Kristen clerked for the Alaska Court of Tremaine. Springfield, Oregon law firm of Harold, Appeals and worked in U.S. Senator Ted Shawn Wiley, ’95, has joined Oregon’s Leahy & Kieran where she will focus on liti- Stevens’ office. She serves on the board of State Public Defender’s Office as a deputy gation. She previously worked as a law clerk the Anchorage Young Lawyer’s Association. public defender. His responsibilities include for the Lane County Circuit Court. Tessa Sugahara, ’99, was appointed felony cases. He was previously a sole prac- Kathryn Piele, ‘97, has joined the Eu- assistant attorney general in the human ser- titioner in San Diego. gene law firm of Harrang Long Gary vices section of the general counsel division Susan Kanclier, ’96, was appointed as- Rudnick as an associate. She completed a of the Oregon Department of Justice. During sistant attorney general in the government one-year judicial clerkship with the Alaska law school, she interned at Lane County services section of the general counsel divi- Supreme Court in 1998, and most recently Legal Aid and the Benton County district sion of the Oregon Department of Justice. was a litigation associate with the law office attorney’s office. Following graduation, she She previously clerked for the U.S. Court of of Robert Franz in Springfield, Oregon. was a sole practitioner in Portland. Appeals for the 9th Circuit. She has been Thomas Jones, ’98, formerly a judicial Kyle Wuepper, ‘99, has joined the Port- with the Department of Justice since 1998 clerk for Judge Susan Graber of the U.S. land law firm of Stoel Rives as an associate where she was an honors attorney. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has in their corporate practice group. Laura (Reuland) Rago, ’96, reports that joined the Portland law firm of Davis Wright she and her husband moved to Colorado. Tremaine as an associate. His practice will 2000-2001 She was a Deputy District Attorney in El emphasize estate planning, and trusts and estates. Paso County from 1997-1999. In March of Brandon Bittner, ’00, joined the Port- 1999 Laura and her husband had a daugh- Sidney Moore, ‘98, was a contestant on land law firm of Hagen, Dye, Hirschy & ter, Emma Lucille. Laura recently took a job Jeopardy! in February, 2001. He won four DiLorenzo, P.C. as an associate. as a Deputy County Attorney. She hopes to games, for a total of $16,000, and came Brooke Burns, ’00, is an associate in the relocate back to Oregon, which is home for within “one too-conservative wager on a Portland law firm of Cosgrave, Vergeer & her and her husband. Daily Double of winning [a] car and getting Kester. an automatic invitation to the Tournament Meredith Allen, ’97, was promoted to Marla Cummins, ’00, of Champions.” He reports that he had a lot has become an as- deputy public defender II at Oregon’s Pub- sociate in the Klamath Falls law firm of lic Defender’s Office. She will handle felony of fun. Boivin, Uerlings & DiIaconi. Her practice cases exclusively. Adam Weiner, ’98, has joined the Port- will focus on civil litigation, water rights, real John Cullen, ’97, has joined Bullivant land law firm of Bricker, Zakovics, Querin, estate, Social Security disability, and busi- Houser Bailey in their Seattle office. Thompson & Ritchey as an associate where ness law. he will focus on FELA and personal injury Kevin Dunn, ’97, recently opened The Katherine Felton, ’00, litigation. He was formerly a trial attorney has joined the Law Office of D. Kevin Dunn located in Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. in with Metropolitan Public Defender in Oakland, California. Kevin practices in the Multnomah and Washington counties in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution areas of surety insurance, criminal defense, Portland. practice group. She worked as a summer and civil litigation. associate for the firm in 1999. David Elkanich, ’99, previously with the Jed Goldfried, ’97, has joined Dunn, Joseph Haddad, ’00, Portland law firm of Bakker, Bender & has joined the Carney, Allen, Higgins & Tongue, LLP in Karpinski has joined the Multnomah Portland law firm of Stoel Rives in their liti- UO SCHOOL OF LAW 23
gation practice group. Janice Mackey, ’00, is an associate at Keep Us Posted the Eugene law firm of Harrang Long Gary Rudnick, P.C. where her practice focuses Please send your news by September 1, 2001, for the Fall issue. on litigation. Fax 541-346-3995 • E-mail [email protected] • Web www.lawalumni.uoregon.ed Louis McDonald, Jr., ’00, will practice U.S. mail real estate law and business law as an asso- 1221 University of Oregon ciate at the Portland law firm of Ball Janik. Eugene, OR 97403-1221 Jonathan Mishkin, ’00, flew in from Washington D.C. to give a presentation to students interested in pursuing an LL.M. in Career taxation. He also talked about jobs in ac- counting firms and scholarships. He re- ceived a $16,000 Graduate Tax Scholarship from Georgetown University. Jason Pistacchio, ’00, joined the Port- land law firm of Cosgrave, Vergeer & Kester as an associate. Suzanne Powell, ’00, has become an associate at the Eugene law firm of Arnold, Gallagher, Saydack, Percell & Roberts. Personal Carol Rhodes, ’00, is with the Salem law firm of Saalfeld, Griggs, Gorsuch, Alexander & Emerick, joining the firm’s real estate practice group. She will concentrate her practice on real estate transactions, land use and environmental law. Daniel Robertson, ’00, has joined the Roseburg, Oregon law firm of Aller & Morrison where he will concentrate on per- sonal injury, wills, trusts, estate planning and elder law. He was previously the direc- Name tor of the Douglas County Museum of His- (first, last, maiden if applicable) tory and Natural History in Roseburg from 1983 to 1997 and served as a Roseburg city Firm/Business councilor from 1987 through 1990. He cur- (include city and state) rently serves as chair of the Oregon Housing Council, the policy board for the Oregon Title Phone Department of Housing and Community Services. E-mail Year Harry Scarborough, ’00, joined the Houston, Texas law firm of Fulbright & Address change? ■ yes ■ no Jaworski LLP. He will concentrate on admi- ralty law, general insurance litigation and in- Please return the enclosed photo: ■ yes ■ no formation technology litigation. Nicholas Slinde, ’00, has completed his I would like to read more about... judicial clerkship with U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones, and has joined the Portland law firm of Grenley, Rotenberg, Evans, Bragg & Bodie. Sandra Szczerbicki, ’00, has joined the Portland law firm of Stoel Rives in their in- tellectual property practice group. 24 OREGON LAWYER
Remembering Mrs. B March 30, 1906-December 15, 2000
Lois Inman Baker, Law Librarian emerita of the University of Oregon, about the law library’s history. The infamous salve was applied to all the died this past December at 94 years of age. leather and sheepskin-bound books in the library every six months. A Phi Beta Kappan, she earned undergraduate and graduate “Clearly, Lois Baker’s contributions will always be remembered degrees in Latin at the UO, then attended library school at the Uni- in the annals of the University of Oregon and its School of Law, as versity of California in 1934-35. She also held a librarian fellowship she personally is remembered with fondness by her faculty and staff at Yale Graduate School before coming back to Eugene to take her colleagues,” says Dean Rennard Strickland. post at the UO Law School. Law alumni who knew or worked with her in the library also Appointed in 1938 by Orlando Hollis, Law School Dean and hold her in their highest regard. Alumnus Wally Kaapke, Class of ’39, former high school classmate of Baker’s, she remained in service to believed so deeply in the contributions Lois Baker made to the UO the Law School until 1968 when her eyesight no longer permitted her that in 1971 he established a scholarship in her name. Throughout to work. She remained long-time friends with Registrar Lois the years, this scholarship has helped to fund deserving law students Ackerman, “Mrs. A” to her “Mrs. B”, and with Perry Morrison, pro- in their third year of study—and will continue as part of the legacy fessor emeritus of the UO’s Library School. she leaves to the school. Among current library staff, Lois Baker is recognized as being cru- From a Eugene pioneer family, Mrs. Baker was also a life mem- cial to the development of the library in the 40’s and 50’s. Dennis Hyatt, ber of the Lane County Historical Society. She is survived by her son, upon being appointed associate law librarian Alan, in Eugene and her brother, Cecil, in in 1976, says he inherited a notebook that in- Sunriver. cluded Mrs. B’s recipe for preservation salve. “I In Memoriam Historian, librarian, and alumna, Lois still have that memo,” says Hyatt, remember- Inman Baker will long be remembered as a ing with fondness a dinner discussion with her Lois Baker died December 15, 2000. notable figure in UO history. Fritz Giesecke, ‘49 , died October 9, 2000. Robert Moulton ‘58 , died October 23, 2000. Richardson Nahstoll died January 27, 2001.
Ernest Robertson, ‘27 , died May 7, 2000.