DECEMBER 2016 Land of Opportunity Immigration, Refugee Lawyers Say Oregon Is Drawing More Diverse Populations OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 3 Immigration attorneys throughout the state are seeing a steady increase in the number of people moving here from different countries and a broader diversity of people immigrating here. Writer Melody Finnemore spoke with at- torneys who work with immigrants and refu- gees to find what drew them to their practice specialty, which global regions their clientele iStock represents and why they came to Oregon. FEATURES 19 Land of Opportunity Immigration, Refugee Lawyers Say Oregon Is Drawing More Diverse Populations By Melody Finnemore 26 Deep and Dark December Traditions of Winter By Jennie Bricker COLUMNS 9 Bar Counsel 36 Message from the Pop Quiz: A Nonpartisan Chief Justice Year-End Ethics Audit Oregon eCourt: By Amber Hollister Past, Present and Future 13 The Legal Writer By the Hon. Thomas A. Balmer Beyond Writing: Conversations With 62 Parting Thoughts the Bench An Election to Remember By Suzanne E. Rowe By Ronald Talney 32 Profiles in the Law A Stamp of Distinction: David Markowitz Turns Love of Collecting Into a New Business By Cliff Collins The Oregon State Bar Bulletin (ISSN 0030-4816) DEPARTMENTS is the official publication of the Oregon State Bar. The Bulletin is published 10 times a year (monthly 5 Letters 46 Bar People except bimonthly in February/March and August/ Among Ourselves September) by the Oregon State Bar, 16037 S.W. 7 Briefs Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard, OR 97224. The Moves Bulletin is mailed to all members of the Oregon State 40 Bar News In Memoriam Bar, a portion of the dues for which is allocated Lawyer Announcements for the purpose of a subscription. The Bulletin is 42 OSB CLE also available by subscription to others for $50 per 55 Classifieds year, $90 per two years, within the United States. 44 Bar Actions Individual copies are $5; back issues are $5 each, 59 Attorneys’ Marketplace when available. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, Discipline Oregon 97208. POSTMASTER: Send address Applications changes to Oregon State Bar, P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, OR 97281-1935. 4 OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN • DECEMBER 2016 LETTERS It was then the practice that every lieve it’s only one year now if an applicant entering law school student had to have spends an additional year in college.) an interview with Dean Hollis. At that Upon graduating with honors, distinc- time, I was married with one child and tions and a degree in accounting, I knew I had a part-time job as a dispatcher all about debits and credits, but I was woe- with the Oregon State Police, working fully lacking in practical experience, judg- out of the office on Walnut Street. Cal ment and wisdom. Tichenor and I shared that job with each Upon graduating with a J.D. from law of us working three days a week and alter- school, I was sorely lacking in practical nating Saturdays. Dean Hollis concluded experience and judgment. Oh, I already that there was no way I could succeed in had six years’ experience as a profes- law school while working part-time, and sional — a CFO, controller and CPA — he very bluntly told me that I would be and had a decided advantage in business well advised to withdraw from law school and “life” matters, but I was immediately and save my money. As I left his office, I had some choice thoughts about Dean thrown into legal waters with shark-like Hollis, but basically I said to myself, “I’ll lawyers of all kinds whose only goal was to show him!” Perhaps he was using reverse win, usually at any cost. Yes, they smelled psychology. In June of 1965, I received a a new, inexperienced fish in the water. iStock bachelor of science degree in law. Yeah, I know all the arguments against When I graduated from the University legal apprenticeship including law school On Law School Admissions and education these days includes practical Dean Hollis of Oregon School of Law in the spring of 1967, I believe our class was the first class experience and how can the bar and the Reading Jim Hargreaves’ “Parting to receive the J.D. degree instead of an profession provide such mentorship given Thoughts” brought back memories (“Out LL.B. the numbers that graduate. of Retirement,” October 2016). I endured three years of law school Whenever a person presents a real or In 1961, when I entered the Univer- with Dean Hollis and never did feel that perceived problem, that person had better sity of Oregon as a freshman, I knew that I he liked me, but there was no question have a solution, or else that individual wanted to go to law school, and so I asked that he was in charge. Next year those is “just spouting off.” I can offer some the admissions office to assign me an ad- of our class who survive will celebrate 50 possible solutions. My email is berlevy@ viser in the law school. I worked with one years as members of the Oregon State Bar. charter.net if you have any comments or of the professors in the law school as my solutions, let me know. (Betcha no one academic adviser for three years as an un- Bob Butler, Vale responds.) dergraduate student. I then entered the law school in the fall of 1964, without an In Favor of Apprenticeships Bernard (Bernie) Levy, Newport undergraduate degree. I must have had In furtherance of the argument that enough credits and acceptable grades, in- Peter DeAndreis makes in his letter We Love Letters cluding three terms of accounting, because (Letters, November 2016, in response to The Bulletin welcomes letters. In gener- they let me in. At that time, you only had the article “No More Pencils, No More al, letters should pertain to recent articles, to take the LSAT test; I don’t think it Books,” August/September 2016), let me columns or other letters and should be lim- made any difference what score you got. add the following. ited to 250 words. Letters must be original I disagree with Jim about being “liked” I am both an attorney and a CPA. In and addressed to the Bulletin editor. by the law school dean, Orlando John order to acquire my CPA status, I had to Send letters to: Editor, OSB Bulletin, Hollis. serve a two-year apprenticeship. (I be- P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, OR 97281. HOW TO REACH US: In Oregon, call us toll-free at (800) 452-8260. In the Portland area and outside Oregon, our number is (503) 620-0222. The fax num- ber is (503) 684-1366. Email addresses and voice mail extension numbers for Bulletin staff are: Paul Nickell, editor, [email protected] (ext. 340); Julie Hankin, associate editor, [email protected] (ext. 391); and Spencer Glantz, classified advertising and lawyer announcements, [email protected] (ext. 356). ADVERTISING: For display advertising rates and information, please contact our display advertising representative, Paul Vollmar, LLM Publications, (503) 445- 2222; (800) 657-1511 ext. 2220; email: [email protected]; website: www.llm.com. For classified and lawyer announcement advertising rates and information, please call Spencer Glantz at OSB, (503) 620-0222 or toll-free in Oregon, (800) 452-8260, ext. 356; email: [email protected]. DECEMBER 2016 • OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN 5 Keep It Real This Holiday Season Adopt-A-Manatee® for Loved Ones Call 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) savethemanatee.org Photo © David Schrichte 6 OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN • DECEMBER 2016 BRIEFS History of Women in Oregon Talk Holiday Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to Be Given on Jan. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Senti- Kerry Tymchuk, executive director nel Hotel, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., in down- of the Oregon Historical Society, will town Portland. give a lunchtime talk on the history of This year’s event will feature per- women in Oregon on Tuesday, Jan.10, at sonal stories from women in the legal the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in profession in a TED Talk format under Portland. the rubric of “Hopex for the Holidays.” This talk is part of the Oregon Wom- Tickets for the luncheon are $40. en Lawyers Queen’s Bench lunch speaker They are available at www.owlsqueens series and is open to all. If you would like bench.org/holiday-luncheon.html. to attend, tickets may be purchased by Fastcase Tip: Bad Law Bot going to www.owlsqueensbench.org and clicking on the events link. When using Fastcase, you can open an “Authority Check” report with just Mark Your Calendars: Annual CEJ one click to see excerpts of all the cas- Luncheon to Be Held Feb. 21 es that cite the selected case. Fastcase’s The 26th annual Campaign for Equal “Bad Law Bot” will have already flagged iStock Justice luncheon will be held on Tues- day, Feb. 21, 2017, from noon to 1 p.m., Drop-In Social and Toy Drive at Portland’s Sentinel Hotel. Scheduled Dec. 14 More details will be available soon By the Numbers Every year, the Young Lawyers Sec- on the CEJ website at www.cej-oregon. tion of the Multnomah Bar Association org. Meanwhile, save the date. Oregon Refugee Arrivals hosts a toy drive to support Toys for Tots. This year’s event has been revamped as a Death Penalty Forum The number of refugees settling in family-friendly social that will be held at Set for Dec. 8 Oregon has seen a downward trend Join members of the OSB Legal decade by decade, but a marked the Lucky Labrador Tap Room in Port- increase in the past three years.