STEVEN W. BENDER Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives, and Professor of Law Seattle University School of Law Office: (206) 398-4391 Cell: (541) 953-5269 E-mail: [email protected]
EXPERIENCE
Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington Professor of Law 2011-present Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives 2017-present Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development 2014-2017
University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon Professor of Law 2003-2011, Associate Professor 1996-2003, Assistant Professor 1991-1996, Visiting Professor 1990-1991 Director, Green Business Initiative, 2009-2011 Director of Portland Programs 2002-2011 Acting Director, Law & Entrepreneurship Center 1998-1999 Co-Director, Law & Entrepreneurship Center 1997-1998 Endowed Chair Held: James and Ilene Hershner Professor of Law
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Visiting Professor of Law fall 2006 (taught Commercial Law and Real Estate Finance)
University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California Visiting Professor of Law 2001-2002 (taught Contracts, Real Property, Real Estate Finance Seminar)
Lewis and Roca, Phoenix, Arizona Associate in 150-attorney law firm 1985-1990 (Real Estate, Employment, Finance/Bankruptcy Practice Groups)
SUBJECTS TAUGHT
Business Associations/Partnership and Corporations, Commercial Law/Secured Transactions, Consumer Law, Contracts, Ethics in Business Transactions, Externship Seminar, Introduction to Practice, Introduction to Transactional Lawyering, Latinos and the Law, The Lawyer’s Role in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Property, Real Estate Planning, Real Estate Transactions/Secured Land Transactions/Real Estate Finance/Basic Real Estate, Social Impact Advocacy
AWARDS
1 2021 Joaquin Avila Award (formerly Latina/o Amicus Award), Seattle University Latinx Law Student Association
2014 C. Clyde Ferguson, Jr. award, Minority Groups Section, Association of American Law Schools (prestigious national award based on scholarly reputation, mentoring junior faculty, and teaching)
University of Oregon Research Innovation Award (2010) (awarded annually to select University of Oregon faculty to recognize excellence in research that has gained national prominence)
Oregon Book Award (2008) (Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction presented by Literary Arts)
Orlando J. Hollis Teaching Award (2001) (awarded annually to one University of Oregon law professor to recognize outstanding classroom instruction)
University of Oregon Office of Multicultural Affairs Outstanding Faculty Award (1995)
Dean Derrick A. Bell, Jr. Award (1994)
EDUCATION
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1985 Order of the Coif, Class Rank: 2/162, GPA: 4.06 American Jurisprudence Awards for exam achievement in Civil Procedure, Corporations, Evidence, and Labor Law Judicial Extern, Federal District Court Judge Owen M. Panner, Portland, Oregon (12 credit hours, Spring Semester 1984)
University of Oregon, B.S., Political Science, 1982 Phi Beta Kappa Co-Instructor, Model United Nations and Mock U.S. Senate classes
PUBLICATIONS
Books Critical Justice: Systemic Advocacy in Law and Society (casebook with Francisco Valdes and Jennifer Hill) (West Academic 2021)
LatCrit: From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism (with Francisco Valdes) (New York University Press 2021)
Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys Across the Globe (co-editor Veronica Fynn Bruey) (Rowman & Littlefield 2020)
2 From Extraction to Emancipation: Reimagining Development (co-editor Raquel Aldana) (Carolina Academic Press and ABA Section of International Law 2018)
Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: A Transactional Approach, with Celeste Hammond (John Marshall), Michael Madison (Fordham and Columbia) and Robert Zinman (St. John’s) (Wolters Kluwer/Aspen Casebook 6th edition 2018, 5th edition 2012, 4th edition 2008, 3d edition 2004, 2d edition 1999) (casebook as lead author)
Compassionate Migration and Regional Policy in the Americas (lead editor with William Arrocha) (Palgrave Macmillan 2017)
How the West Was Juan: Reimagining the U.S.-Mexico Border (San Diego State University Press, 2017)
Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History (New York University Press 2015) (reviewed in Richard Delgado, Mea Culpa: What Do We Regret and Why?, 4 Texas A&M Law Review 123 (2016))
The Law of Real Estate Financing, with Michael Madison and Jeffry Dwyer (Thomson Reuters/West Group 1994-2021 with biannual supplements) (2-volume national treatise)
Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings (New York University Press 2012) (excerpted in Global Issues in Immigration Law, Raquel Aldana, Won Kidane, Beth Lyon, and Karla McKanders, eds. 2013)
Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing (New York University Press 2010)
Everyday Law for Latinos, with Raquel Aldana (McGeorge) Gilbert Carrasco (Willamette) and Joaquin Avila (Seattle) (Routledge 2008, paperback 2009)
Comprende?: The Significance of Spanish in English-Only Times (Floricanto Press 2008) (excerpted in The Latino/a Condition: A Critical Reader, Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, eds. 2d ed. 2010)
One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, César Chávez, and the Dream of Dignity (Routledge) 2007, paperback 2008) (winner, 2008 Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction) (reviewed in Richard Delgado, Rodrigo’s Homily: Storytelling, Elite Self- Interest, and Legal Change, 87 Oregon Law Review 1259 (2008))
Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination (New York University Press 2003, paperback 2005) (Honorable Mention, 2004, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights)
Books in Progress
The Whole of Mexico: Reimagining a Post-War United States 3
Book Chapters
Exposing Immigration Laws: The Legal Contours of Belonging and Exclusion, in Immigration and the Law: Race, Citizenship, and Social Control, editor Sofia Espinoza Alvarez and Martin Guevara Urbina (University of Arizona Press 2018)
The Chronicles of Immigration Law, in Law Professor and Accidental Historian: The Scholarship of Michael Olivas, editor Ediberto Roman (Carolina Academic Press 2017)
Snapshots of Law and Life in the Texas Borderlands, in Word Images: New Perspectives on Canícula and Other Works by Norma Elia Cantú, editor Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs (University of Arizona Press 2017)
The Latina/o Influence on U.S. Politics: Reality and Potential, in 21st Century Dynamics of Multiculturalism: Beyond Post-Racial America, editor Martin Guevara Urbina (Charles C. Thomas, 2014)
From Sandoval to Subprime: Excluding Latino/as from Property Ownership and Property Casebooks, in Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader (Carolina Academic Press 2011)
Savage Fronteras and Tribal Boundaries: Chasing Success in Hollywood’s Bordertown, in Screening Justice (Teree E. Foster, Rennard Strickland, and Taunya Banks, eds., 2006)
Law Review Articles
Afterword: Collective Knowledge Production Toward Transformative Social Change: A Community-Grounded Model, 23 Harvard Latinx Law Review 333 (2020)
Joaquin Avila Memorial Symposium Introduction, At the Forefront of Social Change: The Legacy of Joaquin G. Avila, 18 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 1 (2019)
What’s Next? Into a Third Decade of LatCrit Theory, Community, and Praxis (with Francisco Valdes), 16 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 823 (2018); 9 University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review 141 (2019)
The Teachings of Pope Francis Symposium: Toward a Common Good for our Common Home (Seattle University symposium introduction), 40 Seattle University Law Review 1167 (2017)
The Colors of Cannabis: Reflections on the Racial Justice Implications of California’s Proposition 64, 50 UC Davis Law Review Online 11 (2017)
The Value of Online Law Review Supplements for Junior and Senior Faculty 33 Touro Law Review 387 (2017) (associate dean symposium) 4 The Colors of Cannabis: Race and Marijuana, 50 UC Davis Law Review 689 (2016)
Campus Racial Unrest and the Diversity Bargain, 5 Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality 47 (2016)
Foreword: Now, More Than Ever: Reflections on LatCrit At Twenty, 10 Charleston Law Review 173 (2016) and 37 Whittier Law Review 335 (2016)
Income Inequality Hits Home, on-line symposium by New York Law School in Impact: Collected Essays on the Threat of Economic Inequality (2015)
Equity in Times of Mortgage Crisis, 48 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal 543 (Winter 2014)
Joint Reform?: The Interplay of State, Federal, and Hemispheric Regulation of Recreational Marijuana and the Failed War on Drugs, 6 Albany Government Law Review 359 (2013)
Derrick Bell: Oregon Trailblazer, 36 Seattle University Law Review ix (2013)
Gringo Alley, 45 UC Davis Law Review 1925 (2012)
En Paz Descanse: Remembering Keith Aoki’s Contributions Toward Latina/o Equality, 90 Oregon Law Review 1265 (2012)
Unbound by Law: Keith Aoki as Our Avatar (with Ibrahim Gassama), 90 Oregon Law Review 1189 (2012)
Faces of Immigration Reform, 6 Florida International University Law Review 251 (2011)
LatCrit XV Symposium Afterword—At and Beyond Fifteen: Mapping LatCrit Theory, Community, and Praxis (with Frank Valdes), 14 Harvard Latino Law Review 397 (2011); 1 University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review 177 (2011), 22 Berkeley La Raza Law Journal 301 (2012)
Compassionate Immigration Reform, 38 Fordham Urban Law Journal 107 (2010)
Knocked Down Again: An East L.A. Story on the Geography of Color and Colors, 12 Harvard Latino Law Review 109 (2009)
The Enforceability of Default Interest in Real Estate Mortgages (with Michael Madison), 43 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal 199 (Summer 2008)
Old Hate in New Bottles: Privatizing, Localizing, and Bundling Anti-Spanish and Anti Immigrant Sentiment in the 21st Century, 7 UNLV Law Review 883 (2007)
5 Race and the California Recall: A Top Ten List of Ironies (with Keith Aoki and Sylvia Lazos), 16 Berkeley La Raza Law Journal 11 (2005)
Seekin’ the Cause: Social Justice Movements and LatCrit Community (with Keith Aoki), 81 Oregon Law Review 595 (2002)
Sight, Sound, and Stereotype: The War Against Terrorism and Its Consequences for Latinas/os, 81 Oregon Law Review 1153 (2002) (excerpted in The Latino/a Condition: A Critical Reader, Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, eds. 2d ed. 2010)
Will the Wolf Survive?: Latino/a Pop Music in the Cultural Mainstream, 78 University of Denver Law Review 719 (2001)
Silencing Culture and Culturing Silence: A Comparative Experience of Centrifugal Forces in the Ethnic Studies Curriculum, Michigan Journal of Race & Law and University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (2000)
Castles in the Sand: Balancing Public Custom and Private Ownership Interests on Oregon’s Beaches, 77 Oregon Law Review 913 (1998)
Direct Democracy and Distrust: The Relationship between Language Law Rhetoric and the Language Vigilantism Experience, 2 Harvard Latino Law Review 145 (1997) (excerpted in A Reader on Race, Civil Rights, and American Law: A Multiracial Approach, Timothy Davis, Kevin R. Johnson, and George Martinez, eds. 2001)
Consumer Protection for Latinos: Overcoming Language Fraud and English-Only in the Marketplace, 45 American University Law Review 1027 (1996)
Rate Regulation at the Crossroads of Usury and Unconscionability: The Case for Regulating Abusive Commercial and Consumer Interest Rates under the Unconscionability Standard, 31 Houston Law Review 721 (1994)
Oregon Consumer Protection: Outfitting Private Attorneys General for the Lean Years Ahead, 73 Oregon Law Review 639 (1994)
Essays, Reviews, Blogs, and Other Published Writings The Politics of Compassion: Immigration and Asylum Policy (invited book review), 53 International Migration Review 637 (2019)
César Chávez Would Oppose Trump’s Border Policies, https://blog.oup.com/2017/03/cesar-chavez-trump-border-policies/ (March 31, 2017, Oxford University Press blog)
Op-ed, Reaching the American Dream is Harder for People of Color, New York Times Room for Debate, January 1, 2015
6 International Drug Wars, in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements (Suzanne Oboler and Deena J. González, eds., 2016).
“Cesar Chavez,” Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Oxford University Press.
“Dolores Huerta,” Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Oxford University Press.
“Property Rights,” Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Oxford University Press.
Commentary on Rick Su, Immigration as Urban Policy, ImmigrationProf Blog (September 3, 2013)
Editorial Board, Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader (Carolina Academic Press 2011) (SALT and Golden Gate University School of Law publication)
Oregon Beach Bill (essay prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s Coastal Climate Change Adaptation project)
Invited blog entry, The Page 99 Test, addressing Run for the Border Book (2012)
Contributions to Nuestras Voces Latinas Blog as Co-Editor, http://nuestrasvoceslatinas.blogspot.com/
Avoiding Lender Liability in Commercial Loan Workouts: Ten Rules Offered in Good Faith (American College of Real Estate Lawyers annual bound publication, Fall 2009, of annual meeting CLE presentation materials)
Commentary, Real Property Law Reporter (November 2008)
SALT Statement on Post-9/11 Anti-Immigration Measures (with Raquel Aldana) (2007)
Book Review, Latinos and American Law: Landmark Supreme Court Cases, in 48 American Journal of Legal History 342 (2006)
Anglo Stereotyping of Latinos, in Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States (Ilan Stavans, ed., 2005)
Latino Stereotyping of Anglos, in Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States (Ilan Stavans, ed., 2005)
Spanish Language Rights and Law in Oregon, in Nosotros, Essays and Recollections: The Hispanic People of Oregon (Oregon Council for the Humanities 1995) 7
Our Laws Should Encourage, Not Bar, Multilingualism, Eugene Register Guard, April 4, 1996, at 13A
Arizona Guaranty Actions (1990) (Arizona State Bar mini-treatise publication)
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Moderator and Conference Organizer, Access to Legal Services: The Role of Innovation and Technology, 4th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference, June 4, 2021, virtual conference
Book Launch Series, Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys Across the Globe, spring/summer 2021 virtual series, Co-Chair/Facilitator/Presenter at virtual events sponsored by the University of Ottawa-Refugee Hub, the University of London, and Erasmus University Rotterdam
Panelist, Carving up the Carveouts: Nonrecourse Loans, American College of Mortgage Attorneys spring conference, April 14, 2021, virtual conference
Invited Workshop Presenter, New York University Law School and Harvard Law School Latinx Student Conference, April 7, 2021, Critical Justice: Systemic Advocacy in Law and Society, virtual conference
Moderator and Conference Organizer, Data Justice: Legal and Policy Issues in Data Collection, Usage and Ownership, August 21, 2020, Perkins Coie, virtual conference
Panelist, Innovating the Built Environment symposium, June 13, 2020, Seattle University School of Law virtual conference
Plenary speaker and panel speaker, Law and Resilience in the Borderlands, Seattle University Mind and Body symposium, February 22, 2020, Casey Commons, Seattle University
Organizer and Panelist, Academic Diversity Pipelines, AALS Latinx law professor dinner, January 4, 2020, American University Washington College of Law
Presenter and Co-Organizer of Dispatches from the Border presentations, For the Love of Money: Borders, Restrictive Immigration Policy, and Free Trade, November 13, 2019, Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University
Moderator and Presenter, Plenary Session, Critical Justice: Systemic Advocacy in Law and Society, LatCrit conference, October 19, 2019, Georgia State University School of Law
8 Moderator and Presenter, From the Dirty Dozen to a Critical Mass: Building a Latinx Legal Scholar Pipeline Now and Tomorrow, LatCrit conference, October 19, 2019, Georgia State University School of Law
Interviewer, author Raymond Caballero in Conversation with Steven Bender, September 14, 2019, Elliot Bay Bookstore, Seattle
Moderator, RegTech and Legal Services, 2nd Annual Innovation & Technology Law Symposium—RegTech: The Transformation of Regulation and Compliance, June 28, 2019, Seattle University School of Law
Panelist, So You Want to Publish a Book, 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, March 23, 2019, Washington DC
Presenter, Critical Justice Workshop: Developing a Systemic Advocacy Coursebook and Pedagogy, 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, March 23, 2019, Washington DC
Commentator, WIP Session, Health, Pathology, Community, and Regulation, 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, March 24, 2019 Washington DC
Moderator and Co-Organizer, Joaquin Avila Memorial Voting Rights Conference, March 1, 2019, Seattle University School of Law
Presenter, The U.S. Mexico Border: Looking Back and Dreaming Ahead, Mexico Teach- In, February 21, 2019, Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University
Panelist, Immigration Values: Caste or Compassion? AALS Conference, Immigration Law Section, January 5, 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana
Presenter and Moderator, The 2018 Midterm Elections and the Latinx Community: What’s Next for Families, Children, and Immigrants? November 13, 2018, Seattle University School of Law
Workshop Presenter, Systemic Advocacy, Equal Justice Works, July 11, 2018, Washington DC
Chair and Discussant, State and Regional Approaches to Immigration Law and Policy, Law and Society Association Conference, June 7, 2018, Toronto, Canada
Presenter and Discussant, Deadly Voyages, Law and Society Association Conference, June 7, 2018, Toronto, Canada
Closing Presenter, Social Impact Advocacy: A Critical Justice Toolkit, LatCrit South- North Exchange Conference, May 19, 2018, Antigua, Guatemala
9 Opening Speaker, 1st Annual Innovation & Technology Law Symposium—Blockchain and FinTech: Innovation and Regulation, May 11, 2018, Seattle University School of Law
Moderator, Immigration Issues in Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation, February 28, 2018, Seattle University School of Law
Presenter, Social Impact Advocacy, 2018 La Alianza & NALSA Conference, Harvard Law School, February 10, 2018, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Teach-In, Social Impact Advocacy, Harvard Law School, February 8, 2018, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Presenter, Borders in the Age of Trump, January 18, 2018, Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University
Speaker Series Presenter, Borders and Migrations in the Trump Era, University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, December 12, 2017, Miami, Florida
Presenter, How the West Was Juan, Words, Writers, and West Seattle speaker series, October 6, 2017, West Seattle Barnes & Noble
Presenter, Critical Justice and Social Impact Advocacy Workshop, LatCrit conference, September 29, 2017, Orlando, Florida
Moderator, Plenary on Progressive Political Actors, LatCrit conference, September 29, 2017, Orlando, Florida
Panelist, Norma E. Cantú: The Writer and Her Critics, International American Studies Association World Congress, July 20, 2017, Laredo, Texas
Session Leader, 4th Annual Leading Edge Conference, July 12, 2017, Chicago, Illinois (annual conference of invited leaders in legal education)
Chair, Displacement, Violence, and the Criminal Justice System, Law and Society conference, June 22, 2017, Mexico City
Discussant, From Extraction to Emancipation: Development Reimagined, Law and Society conference, June 21, 2017, Mexico City
Chair and Presenter, Compassionate Migration and Regional Policy in the Americas, Law and Society conference, June 20, 2017, Mexico City
Chair and Discussant, Rights, Politics, and Protection: Global Forced Displacement, Law and Society conference, June 20, 2017, Mexico City
10 Presenter, Immigration in the Trump Regime, Seattle University Alumni Seminar, March 1, 2017
Presenter, Immigration in the Trump Regime, March 1, 2017, Seattle University School of Law Diversity Week
Workshop Presenter, Critical Justice Coursebook, February 20, 2017, Vanderbilt University School of Law
Panelist, Lawyers and the Rule of Law: Safeguarding our Democracy in the Trump Era, February 8, 2017, Seattle University School of Law
Closing Remarks, The Teachings of Pope Francis Symposium, February 4, 2017, Seattle University School of Law
Workshop Presenter, Critical Justice Coursebook, December 12, 2016, Loyola New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
Presenter, Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History, Words, Writers, and West Seattle speaker series, October 7, 2016, West Seattle Barnes & Noble
Panelist, Critical Justice Coursebook, September 30, 2016, Seattle University School of Law
Panelist, Critical Justice Coursebook, SALT biennial conference, September 30, 2016, Chicago, Illinois
Panelist, Study Space Guatemala: From Extraction to Emancipation-Reimagining Development for Guatemala, SALT biennial conference, September 30, 2016, Chicago, Illinois
Panelist, A Critical Analysis of the Top 2015-2016 Cases, American College of Mortgage Attorneys annual conference, September 23, 2016, Newport Beach, California
Presenter and Moderator, Constitution Day, September 16, 2016, Seattle University School of Law
Presenter, Critical Justice Coursebook, Associate Deans of Color Retreat, August 1, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Presenter, Campus Racial Unrest and the Diversity Bargain, Associate Deans of Color Retreat, July 31, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Panelist, Study Space Guatemala: From Extraction to Emancipation-Reimagining Development for Guatemala, Law and Society Conference, June 5, 2016, New Orleans
11 Panelist, Critical Justice Coursebook, South-North Exchange Conference, May 20, 2016, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Panelist, Critical Race Conference, April 9, 2016, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
Presenter, A Life Without a Mexican: The Invitation and Exile of Mexican Labor, February 24, 2016, Seattle University
Symposium Presentation, The Color of Cannabis: Race and Marijuana, January 29, 2016, University of California, Davis Law School, Davis, California
Moderator, Racial Campus Unrest panel, Fordham Law School, January 9, 2016, New York
Presenter, Associate Dean Workshop, AALS conference, January 7, 2016, New York Presenter, Guatemala Study Space conference, December 4, 2015, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California
Faculty Development Presenter, Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History, November 9, 2015, University of Miami Law School
Panelist, Latino Heritage Celebration, Seattle University, October 28, 2015, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, A Critical Analysis of the Top 2014-2015 Cases, American College of Mortgage Attorneys annual conference, October 17, 2015, Kauai, Hawai’i
Panelist, Critical Justice Casebook, LatCrit 20th Anniversary Conference, October 2, 2015, Anaheim, California
Panelist, Guatemala Study Space Book Project, LatCrit 20th Anniversary Conference, October 2, 2015, Anaheim, California
Presentation, Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History, April 8, 2015, Seattle University
Panelist, Human Rights, National Security, and the Rule of Law, March 25, 2015, Seattle University School of Law
Faculty Development Presenter, The Value of Legal Scholarship in Times of Austerity, March 19, 2015, Nova Southeastern Law School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Faculty Development Presenter, Mea Culpa: Lessons on Law and Regret from U.S. History, February 17, 2015, New York Law School, New York
12 Organizer, Conversations on Social Justice Teaching, Progressive Marketplace, 2014 SALT Teaching Conference, October 11, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada
Panelist, Critical Justice: Developing a Multi-Media Social Justice Casebook, 2014 SALT Teaching Conference, October 10, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada
Panelist, Discussion of LatCrit and SALT Principles and Values, Junior Faculty Development Workshop, October 9, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada
Panelist, Associate Deans, Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership 2014, September 20, 2014, Seattle, Washington
Presenter, Compassionate Immigration Reform, Plymouth Congregational Church, May 7, 2014, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, Immigration and Migration: Theory and Practice, 2014 Gonzaga Journal of International Law Symposium, March 21, 2014, Spokane, Washington
Presenter, Washington’s Marijuana Law: A Mexican Perspective, Seattle University School of Law, October 26, 2013, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, Arizona Ethnic Studies Amicus Brief, 2013 LatCrit Biennial Conference, October 5, 2013, Chicago, Illinois
Panelist Social Justice Coursebook Workshop, 2013 LatCrit Biennial Conference, October 4, 2013, Chicago, Illinois
Presenter, LatCrit Overview, Junior Faculty Development Workshop, 2013 LatCrit Biennial Conference, October 3, 2013, Chicago, Illinois
Panelist, Plenary Panel, West Coast Law and Society Retreat, University of Washington School of Law, September 20, 2013, Seattle, Washington
Presenter—Public Forum, Societal Regret and the Pursuit of Humanity, Gonzaga School of Law, September 19, 2013, Spokane, Washington
Presenter, Faculty Work-in-Progress, Gonzaga School of Law, September 19, 2013, Spokane, Washington
Panelist, Migrant De/Rehumanization, Pursuit of Justice Conference, Gonzaga School of Law, April 20, 2013, Spokane, Washington
Moderator, Immigrant Integration & Equality Panel, Pursuit of Justice Conference, Gonzaga School of Law, April 19, 2013, Spokane, Washington
Moderator, Hot Topic Workshop on Democracy and the Public Trust, AALS Annual Meeting, January 4, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana 13
Presenter, Bordering on Hate: Compassion for (Mexican) Immigrants as a Condition to Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Influential Voices Series, November 8, 2012, Seattle, Washington
Presenter, The Three Professors on Recent Case Law, American College of Mortgage Attorneys Conference, October 13, 2012, Kohler, Wisconsin
Presenter, LatCrit Social Justice Pedagogies Project, SALT Teaching Conference, October 5, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland
Panelist, Critical Approaches to Social Justice Teaching: Materials and Pedagogies, Junior Faculty Development Workshop, October 4, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland
Workshop Presenter, Preparing the Tenure File, AALS Workshop for Pretenured People of Color Law School Teachers, June 24, 2012, Washington DC
Panelist, Immigration and Property, Law and Society Conference, June 5, 2012, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Panelist, Struggles of Migrants in Times of Dystopia, at Global Studies Association North American Conference, May 5, 2012, Victoria, British Colombia
Presenter, 8th Grade Latina Leadership Institute, Seattle University, March 7, 2012, Seattle, Washington
Presentation, Run for the Border, Seattle University, November 28, 2011, Seattle, Washington (author introduction to Seattle University faculty and students)
Panelist, Cruz Reynoso Documentary, Seattle University School of Law, October 31, 2011, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, Local Laboratories of Hate: State Immigration Policymaking, at LatCrit XVI, October 8, 2011, San Diego, California
Panelist, Writing and Placing Monographs, University of Oregon School of Law, October 3, 2011, Eugene, Oregon
Moderator, SALT Values in Deaning Panel, 3rd Biennial Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership Workshop, September 24, 2011, Seattle, Washington
Meet the Author Program, Law and Society Conference, June 4, 2011, San Francisco, California (panel engaged my publication Tierra y Libertad)
Panelist, Hate in the Immigration Debate, Second International Conference on Hate Studies, April 8, 2011, Spokane, Washington
14 Panelist, Posada Film Presentation, Second International Conference on Hate Studies, April 7, 2011, Spokane, Washington
Panelist, 2011 Florida International University Law Review Symposium, The U.S. Immigration Crisis, February 25, 2011, Miami, Florida
Respondent, Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Sexuality Studies Seminar by Michelle McKinley, February 4, 2011, Eugene, Oregon
Keynote Speaker, Immigration Strategy Summit, January 29, 2011, Portland, Oregon
Panelist, Labor Teach-in, Golden Gate University School of Law, January 6, 2011, San Francisco, California
Panelist, Academic Conferencing Amid Labor Struggle, SALT Teaching Conference, University of Hawai’i School of Law, December 11, 2010
Presentation, Immigrants and the New Property, SALT Teaching Conference, University of Hawai’i School of Law, December 11, 2010
Keynote Speaker, Creating an Oregon Where Everyone Belongs, Oregon Latino Agenda for Action Inaugural Summit, October 17, 2010, Salem, Oregon
Featured Presenter and Author, Hispanic Heritage Month, Lewis & Clark College, October 13, 2010, Portland, Oregon
Panelist, Latina/o Education and Justice: Leading Voices, Lessons Learned, at LatCrit XV, October 9, 2010, Denver, Colorado (plenary panel)
Panelist, On Progressive Law Teaching: SALT Principles, SALT Values, at LatCrit XV, October 7, 2010, Denver, Colorado
Video Presenter, Greasers and Gringos Book, University of North Carolina School of Journalism class on Diversity and Media, October 5, 2010
Panelist, The Three Professors, 37th Annual Meeting of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, September 24, 2010, Quebec City, Canada
Panelist, Authors’ Roundtable, National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, September 11, 2010, Newark, New Jersey
Panelist, Immigration and Race in a “Post-Racial” U.S., National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, September 10, 2010, Newark, New Jersey
Presentation, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, May 19, 2010, Enterprise, Oregon
15 Moderator, In-House Corporate Counsel Ethics CLE, April 7, 2010, Portland, Oregon
Panelist, Property in the New Poverty, SALT/Golden Gate Vulnerable Populations and Economic Realities conference, March 19, 2010, San Francisco, California
Presentation, Federal Immigration Law History, Mt. Hood Community College, January 16, 2010, Gresham, Oregon
Panelist, It Wasn’t Supposed to Turn Out This Way: Commercial Loan Workouts, American College of Real Estate Lawyers Annual Meeting, October 31, 2009, Washington DC
Panelist, Safe Exercise of UCC Remedies, Oregon Debtor-Creditor Section CLE Seminar and Annual Meeting, October 9, 2009, Eugene, Oregon
Panelist, Movies and Multiracial Imaginaries: Identity and Sovereignty Between Legal Borders, at LatCrit XIV, October 2, 2009, Washington DC
Moderator, Succeeding in the Selection Process, 2nd Biennial Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership Workshop, September 25, 2009, Seattle, Washington
Presentation, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, Oregon Book Awards Tour, August 13, 2009 (Enterprise, Oregon), August 14, 2009 (Baker City, Oregon)
Workshop Presentation, The Road to Bilingualism, University of Oregon Conference on Biliteracy, June 26, 2009, Eugene, Oregon
Panelist, Lessons Learned: Proposition 227, Proposition 203, Measure 58, University of Oregon Conference on Biliteracy, June 26, 2009, Eugene, Oregon
Presentation, Everyday Law for Latinos, Portland State University, May 13, 2009, Portland, Oregon
Presentation, Immigration Policy, University Club of Portland, May 13, 2009, Portland, Oregon
Opening Speaker, Coalitional Legacy of Cesar Chavez, Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty, University of California at Davis School of Law, March 27, 2009, Davis, California
Presentation, Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing, University of Washington School of Law, March 6, 2009, Seattle, Washington
Workshop Presentation, Challenging Derogatory Media Stereotypes, Portland State University, February 23, 2009, Portland, Oregon
16 Keynote Lunch Speaker, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, Oregon State Bar Government Law Section CLE, February 20, 2009, Lincoln City, Oregon, for CLE credit
Presentation, Tierra y Libertad: Land, Liberty, and Latino Housing, Seattle University School of Law, February 6, 2009, Seattle, Washington
Presentation and Book Signing Reception, Comprende? The Significance of Spanish in English-Only Times, University of Oregon School of Law, January 29, 2009, Eugene, Oregon
Moderator, Sports Business In-House Counsel Panel, Sports Business and the Law Conference, January 23, 2009, Portland, Oregon
Presentation, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, Coos Bay Library, November 13, 2008, Coos Bay, Oregon
Presentation, Immigration Then and Now, Oshner Lifelong Learning Center, November 12, 2008, Portland, Oregon
Presentation, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, Oregon Wordstock Convention, November 9, 2008, Portland, Oregon
Commentator, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics Presentation by Gerald Torres and Lani Guinier, October 24, 2008, Eugene, Oregon
Presentation, Everyday Law for Latinos, Oregon chapter of Hispanic National Bar Association, October 14, 2008, Portland, Oregon
Moderator, Teaching Latinos and the Law, at LatCrit XIII, October 3, 2008, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, Measure 58 and the Initiative Process, Wayne Morse Center of Law and Policy, September 26, 2008, Eugene, Oregon
Presentation, Immigration Then and Now, Oshner Lifelong Learning Center, August 20, 2008, Eugene, Oregon
Presentation, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, Oregon Chapter of the American Constitution Society, May 13, 2008, Portland, Oregon
Book Reading and Signing, One Night in America, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, March 14, 2008, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop Presenter, February 9, 2008 at MEChA regional conference, Portland, Oregon 17
Panelist, Society of American Law Teachers Cover Workshop on Recent Immigration Law and Policy, AALS conference, January 3, 2008, New York, New York
Opening Presentation, Overview of Real Estate Development Tensions in Oregon, at Business Innovation and Law 2007 Conference, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Panelist, Legal Scholarship, Joint SALT/LatCrit Junior Faculty Development Workshop, October 5, 2007, Miami, Florida
Workshop Presenter, Tackling Derogatory Latino Stereotypes, National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), June 1, 2007, San Francisco, California
Moderator, Overview of Professional Responsibility Pitfalls for Oregon Lawyers Representing a Small Business, at Business Innovation and Law 2006 Conference, November 10, 2006, Portland, Oregon
Moderator, Labor and Employment Implications of the New Global City, at LatCrit XI, October 7, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada
Keynote Speaker, Eugene Lyon’s Club, February 15, 2006, on Latino stereotypes and immigration policy, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop Presenter, on U.S./Mexico immigration proposals, February 11, 2006 at MEChA regional conference, Eugene, Oregon
Moderator, Overview of Professional Responsibility Issues for Oregon Lawyers in Pacific Rim Transactions, at Business Innovation and Law 2005 Conference, November 18, 2005, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Lecturer, Measure 37: An Academic Perspective on Unresolved Issues, July 27, 2005, Portland, Oregon, for CLE Credit
Panelist, English Language Laws, at Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, April 7, 2005, Portland, Oregon
Moderator, Homeland InSecurity: Race, Immigration, and Labor in Post-September 11th North America, at University of Oregon School of Law, April 1, 2005, Eugene, Oregon
Panelist, Intersection of Article 9 and Real Estate Finance Law, presented to Real Estate Transactions Section, AALS Meeting, January 6, 2005, San Francisco, California
Guest Speaker, Latino Politics, presented to Pittsburgh School of Law faculty, November 18, 2004, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
18 Panelist, Election 2004, presented at National People of Color law conference, October 9, 2004, Washington, DC
Panelist, Post-Enron Ethics and the Business Lawyer, presented at Business Innovation and Law 2004 Conference, October 1, 2004, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Lecturer, Multijurisdictional Practice of Law, presented to Schwabe Williamson law firm retreat, September 18, 2004, Sunriver, Oregon, for CLE credit
Guest speaker, CentroLatinoAmericano, August 26, 2004, Eugene, Oregon
Lecturer, Recent Real Estate Financing Decisions, presented to Perkins Coie law firm, May 21, 2004, Portland, Oregon
Panelist, Update on Real Property Decisions, presented to American Bar Association Real Property Section, May 13, 2004, Seattle, Washington
Moderator, Latino Politics Panel, at LatCrit IX, May 1, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lecturer on Stereotypes, presented at Oregon State University March 27, 2004, Corvallis, Oregon
Book Reading and Signing, Greasers and Gringos, UO Bookstore, February 12, 2004, Eugene, Oregon
Book Reading, Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination, presented at UC Hastings, November 3, 2003, San Francisco, California
Moderator, Ensuring Corporate Ethics: From the Boardroom to the Law Firm, presented at Restoring Oregon’s Economy: Business Innovation and law conference, September 5, 2003, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Lecturer, Multijurisdictional Practice of Law, presented to Tonkon Torp law firm, July 15, 2003, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Lecturer, Corporate Wrongdoing & the Lawyer’s Responsibilities, presented to Portland State University MBA students, May 13, 2003, Portland, Oregon
Panelist, Perspective on the Middle East, presented at LatCrit VIII, May 1, 2003, Cleveland, Ohio
Panelist, Latino Stereotypes, presented at Western Law Teachers of Color Conference, March 21, 2003, Seattle, Washington
Panelist, Voices of the Ducks: Campus Climate, Community, and the Broadcast Media, presented at University of Oregon, December 12, 2002, Eugene, Oregon
19 Panelist, Sight, Sound and Stereotype, presented at LatCrit VII, May 4, 2002, Portland, Oregon
Guest Speaker, Sight, Sound and Stereotype, presented at Golden Gate University School of Law, April 9, 2002, San Francisco, California
Guest Speaker, Sight, Sound and Stereotype, presented to faculty of University of California at Davis School of Law, February 27, 2002, Davis, California
Panelist, Race, Culture, and the Law, presented at Willamette School of Law, April 7, 2001, Salem, Oregon
Lecturer, Oregon and Federal Consumer Law, presented at Law & Entrepreneurship Center Small Business Series, Portland and Eugene, Oregon
Guest Lecturer, American Real Estate, Banking and Corporate Law, series of lectures presented at Lviv National University, October 1-12, 2000, Lviv, Ukraine
Panelist, Entering the Mainstream: Language and Culture of the Latino/a Pop Music Explosion, presented at LatCrit V, May 6, 2000, Breckenridge, Colorado
Guest Speaker, Direct Democracy and Distrust: English Language Laws and Initiatives, presented at the University of Michigan School of Law, October 29, 1998, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Guest Speaker, English Language Laws, presented at annual meeting of Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment, October 17, 1998, Eugene, Oregon
Guest Speaker, Federal Consumer Law, presented to Oregon personal finance teacher conference, September 24, 1998, Eugene, Oregon
Panelist, Common Law Consumer Remedies, presented at Consumer Justice Alliance conference, September 18, 1998 Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Panelist, Attorney Fees: Recovering What You Deserve, April 23, 1998, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Panelist, Regulatory Takings, presented at Oregon Land Use Symposium, February 27, 1998, Portland, Oregon, for CLE credit
Panelist, Update on Oregon and Federal Consumer Legislation, presented at Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting, September 25, 1997, Seaside, Oregon, for CLE credit
Guest Speaker, Presentations on Fair Debt Collection laws to Lane County Credit Association and Credit Professionals International, July 10 and 17, 1997, Eugene, Oregon
20 Panelist, Latino Youth Conference, May 16, 1997, Eugene, Oregon
Work-in-Progress Presentation, Law, Language, Immigration, and the Nativist Imagination, presented at LatCrit Conference, May 3, 1997, San Antonio, Texas
Panelist, Oregon Tort Reform: Impact on Consumer Actions, presented at Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting, September 28, 1996, Medford, Oregon, for CLE credit
Panelist, Practicing LatCrit Theory, presented at LatCrit Conference, May 3, 1996, La Jolla, California
Panelist, Raising Capital for Non-Traditional Business Associations, presented at Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, March 9, 1996, Eugene, Oregon
Work-in-Progress Presentation, Consumer Protection for Latinos, presented at Colloquium on Critical Race Theory and Practice, October 14, 1995, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Speaker, University of Oregon Gateway to Success, October 1995, Eugene, Oregon
Work-in-Progress Presentation, Consumer Protection for Latinos, presented at Western Law Teachers of Color Conference, March 18, 1995, La Jolla, California
Panelist, The English-Only Movement, presented at Race & Justice Minority Law Day, February 25, 1995, Eugene, Oregon
Panelist, Proposition 187, presented at Race & Justice Minority Law Day, February 25, 1995, Eugene, Oregon
Perspectives on Chicanos and the Law, presented to Inns of Court, December 6, 1994, Eugene, Oregon
Organizer and Panelist, A Legal Forum on Proposition 187, presented at University of Oregon School of Law, November 17, 1994, Eugene, Oregon
Opportunities in Private Unlawful Trade Practice Actions, presented at Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Summit 1994, October 25, 1994, Salem, Oregon, for CLE credit
Challenging Foreclosure Sales After BFP, presented at Lane County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Meeting, October 17, 1994, Eugene, Oregon, for CLE credit
Introductory Speaker, Oregon Statewide Chicano Student Conference May 1994, Eugene, Oregon
Fair Credit Reporting Act, presented to People's Law School, March 30, 1994, Eugene, Oregon 21
Nonprofit Corporation Workshop, presented at Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, March 12, 1994, Eugene, Oregon
Comparative Unconscionability and Usury, presented at American Bar Association Consumer Finance Committee Winter Meeting, November 1993, Scottsdale, Arizona
Business Income as Collateral, presented at Lane County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Meeting, October 1991, Eugene, Oregon, for CLE credit
Sports Law presented at Oregon Law School Alumni Day, November 1990, Eugene, Oregon, for CLE credit
Arizona Tips for the New York Developer, presented at New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Fall Meeting, October 13, 1989, Scottsdale, Arizona, for CLE credit
UNIVERSITY AND LAW SCHOOL SERVICE
Seattle University Summer Faculty Fellowship Award Committee (2019-2021)
Seattle University School of Law Social Justice Leadership Committee (2018-2019, 2020-2021)
Seattle University Wismer Advisory Board (2015-2018)
Seattle University School of Law Curriculum Committee, Chair (2013-2014)
Seattle University School of Law Personnel Review Committee (2012-2013) (elected)
Seattle University School of Law Appointments Committee (2011-2012)
Seattle University School of Law Personnel Review Committee (2012-2013)
Seattle University School of Law Social Justice Leadership Committee (2012-2013)
Advisory Board, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics (2009-2011), organized Keith Aoki tribute symposium, October 1, 2011
Chair, Summer Spotlight Lecture Series, Portland, Oregon (2009)
Search Committee, University of Oregon Lundquist School of Business Dean (selected Jim Bean, later appointed UO Senior Vice President) (2003-2004)
University of Oregon Center on Diversity and Community, Executive Committee (2001- 2004)
22 President’s Planning Committee for Center on Diversity and Community (CODAC) (2000-2001)
University of Oregon Academic Requirements Committee, Chair (1998-1999), Member (1996-1999)
University of Oregon Ethnic Studies Program Executive Committee (1995-1998)
University of Oregon Wayne Morse Chair Planning Committee (1996)
University of Oregon Intercollegiate Athletic Committee (elected member) (1993-1995)
Dissertation Committee, University of Oregon Accounting Department Candidate (1992-1993)
Award Presenter, 1995 Office of Multicultural Affairs Awards and Graduation Ceremony, and 1995 University of Oregon Reach for Success Middle School Visitation Program
Chair, University of Oregon Law School Lectures and Awards Committee (2007-2008)
Chair, University of Oregon Law School Minority Student Program Committee (2000- 2001, 1992-1993), Member (1999-2001, 1991-1995)
Chair, University of Oregon Law School Lateral Hiring Committee (2008-2009)
University of Oregon Law School Curriculum Committee (2009-2010, 2002-2003, 1998- 2001, 1995-1996, 1992-1993)
University of Oregon Law School Personnel Committee (elected) (2005-2009, 2003- 2004)
University of Oregon Law School Alumni Association Faculty Liaison (2005-2011)
University of Oregon Law School Appointments Committee (2003-2004, 1996-1998)
University of Oregon Law School Search Committees, Assistant Director of Green Business Initiative (2009), Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (2006-2007), Director of Development (1994-1995)
University of Oregon Law School Diversity Programming Committee (2010-2011, 2008- 2009, 2003-2005)
University of Oregon Law School Admissions Committee (2004-2006, 2002-2003)
Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee (elected) (1999-2000)
23 University of Oregon Law School Portland Program Committee (2007-2008), Portland Program Task Force (1994-1995)
University of Oregon Law School Bar Passage Work Group (1997-1998)
University of Oregon Law School Pro Bono Program Advisory Committee (1996-1997)
University of Oregon Law School Law and Entrepreneurship Center Planning Committee (1993-1994)
University of Oregon Law School Academic Standing Committee (1991-1992)
University of Oregon Professor, Chicana/os and the Law ES 410/510 (Winter Terms 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) (undergraduate course taught as overload)
Portland State University Instructor, Latinos and the Law (Winter Terms 2008, 2009, 2010)
Guest Lecturer (numerous UO law school and main campus classes including Property (Prof. Mann), Race and Media (Prof. Merskin), Introduction to Race/Ethnicity, Mass Media (Prof. Merskin), Languages of the World (Prof. Carpenter), Social Inequalities (Prof. Milton), and Chicano/Chicana Studies); Seattle law school Race and Law course and Political Science course spring 2018; University of Miami School of Law, Social Impact Advocacy spring 2018; UCLA School of Law, Advanced Critical Race Theory, spring 2020
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICE
Elected Member, American College of Mortgage Attorneys (2012 to present)
Elected Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (2005 to present)
Elected Member, American Law Institute (2008 to present)
Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Board of Governors (2003-present; emeritus since 2013); Co-President elect (2009); Co-President (2010-2012)
Latina and Latino Critical Legal Theory Inc. (LatCrit), Board Member (2002-present); Treasurer (2003-2005); Co-Chair (2005-2008); Co-Chair Emeritus (2009-2011); Steering Committee (2017-present)
Organizer, National Latina/o/x Law Professor Dinner (2017-present)
National People of Color Legal Scholarship Scholarship Conference National Advisory Council Member (appointed, 2018-2019)
24 AALS Committee on Professional Development (appointed, 2010-2012)
AALS, Advisory Committee for the 2012 Inaugural Law and Film Series, and 2013-2019 Film Series
Advisory Board of the New York University Press series, Citizenship and Migration in the Americas (appointed, 2018-present)
American College of Real Estate Lawyers Law School Teaching Working Group
Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs (2009-2011) (appointed by Oregon Governor)
Oregon Consumer Advisory Council (1994-2001) (appointed by Oregon Attorney General to 7-member state council)
Chair, Oregon State Bar Consumer Law Section (1997-1998), Chair-Elect (1996-1997), Newsletter Editor (1998-2001); Public Representative, Executive Committee of Oregon State Bar Consumer Law Section (1995-1996, 1998-2001)
Oregon State Bar Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Revision Work Group (2000)
Oregon Bankruptcy Judge Merit Screening Committee (1994) (appointed by Chief Judge of Ninth Circuit)
American Bar Association (ABA) (1986-present) Member, ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (1986-present); Member, ABA Section of Business Law (1991-present), ABA Task Force on Suretyship (1992-1998), ABA Consumer Finance Committee (1993-2005), ABA Legal Education Committee, Publications Subcommittee (Section of Real Property Law) (1995-2005), ABA Uniform Commercial Code Committee (1993-2005)
Lane County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section (1991-1999)
Oregon Liaison to ABA Committee on Corporate Laws (1993 Spring ABA Business Section Meeting)
Arizona State Bar Subcommittee on Mortgage Broker and Mortgage Banker Rules (1988-1990)
Member, Hispanic National Bar Association; Oregon Hispanic Bar Association
Obama Campaign Policy Groups, Housing, Immigration, and Government Reform (fall 2008)
AALS Planning Committee for Annual Meeting Workshop on Local Government (2007)
AALS Scholarly Papers Competition Committee (2004) 25
President and Chair (1993-1996), Treasurer (1997), Centro LatinoAmericano Board of Directors (Lane County’s largest non-profit Latino services corporation)
United Way Lane County Latino Needs Assessment Advisory Committee (1994-1995 project)
SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES AND INTERVIEWS
KWVA Eugene (University of Oregon radio), Systemic Advocacy interview (June 2020)
BBC World, BBC London (television and radio interviews), Donald Trump Immigration Executive Order (February 2017)
KING5 TV New Day morning show, Seattle Housing Market (March 10, 2016)
Vice, Immigrant Laborers Will be the First Victims of the Robot Takeover (March 2, 2016)
KERA (North Texas public radio), KPFA (Berkeley), and WAMC (New York/New England), guest for programs on Mea Culpa book (February 2015)
Salon.com, interview on Run for the Border book (May 16, 2012)
WYPR Radio (Baltimore, Maryland) noontime guest on Run for the Border book (July 16, 2012)
KUOW Radio (Seattle, Washington) guest on Run for the Border book (June 22, 2012)
KUOW Radio (Seattle, Washington) segment on Latino films (Summer 2012)
KERA Radio (Dallas, Texas NPR) noontime Think guest on Run for the Border book (May 21, 2012)
KBOO Radio Community Grooves Program, Portland, Oregon, State of Latino Affairs in Oregon (October 1, 2010)
Oregon News TV show (UO student television) on Arizona immigration law, taped May 6, 2010
Populations cable TV show (Portland Community Media) on immigration reform, taped April 18, 2010
Back Page cable TV show on Kennedy book, taped April 24, 2009, Oregon State University
26 Jefferson Public Radio Network (9-station network in Southern Oregon/Northern California) interview on Kennedy book (December 17, 2008)
KSFR Radio, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Interview on The Journey Home show on Kennedy book (August 6, 2008)
Cable TV, University of Oregon Today Show Interview guest on Latinos and immigration policy (May 2006)
KPFA Radio Interview on Greasers and Gringos book (November 3, 2003), Berkeley, California in-studio
Interview, Chronicle of Higher Education Verbatim Column, (October 17, 2003)
Cable TV, University of Oregon Today Show Interview on Law & Entrepreneurship Center (October 1997)
KMTR TV Interview, Consumer Fraud (June 24, 1997)
KEZI TV Interview, English Language Laws (May 8, 1996)
KLCC Radio Commentary, English Language Laws (March 27, 1996)
KEZI TV Interview, English Language Laws (March 25, 1996)
KMTR TV Interview, Proposition 187 (November 17, 1994)
Guest, NAACP Community Forum, interviewed on Latino policy issues KDBS AM Radio (March 28, 1994)
Interviewee by local, regional, national, and international media including Money magazine, Salon.com, BBC World, BBC London, and the New York Times on Latina/o/x, consumer law, financial institution, foreclosure law, green business, and land use issues
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