A Newsletter Published by Oregon Women Lawyers Volume 18, No. 3 Summer 2007 OWLS Spring CLE a Resounding Success By Heather Van Meter

n Friday, May 4, legal protections for approximately lesbians and nursing 70 attorneys mothers. In addition, President O Kellie Johnson and judges attended she described some of Vice President, the OWLS Spring CLE, her experiences as a President-Elect “Women as Leaders in female lawyer and one Laura Caldera Taylor Law, Society, and Poli- of Oregon’s most pow- Secretary tics,” which provided erful legislators and ad- Heather Van Meter up to 3.25 elimination- dressed questions from Treasurer of-bias CLE credits. the audience on topics Gwyn McAlpine The plenary ses- ranging from increasing Historian Alice Bartelt sion featured Corbett diversity to women’s Gordon, Elizabeth economic clout. Board Members Sally Anderson-Hansell Harchenko, and Donna At the OWLS An- Nancy Cook Sandoval Bennett dis- OWLS President Kellie Johnson (left) and nual Meeting and Past Nicole DeFever cussing women in law Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown Presidents’ Reception Dana Forman at the OWLS Spring CLE on May 4 Bethany Graham and society and the immediately following Shari Gregory unique capacity of women to effect change in the CLE, Brown chatted informally with OWLS Cashauna Hill Julia Markley the practice of law. Breakout sessions included members and friends. Incoming OWLS President Hon. Adrienne Nelson a panel with Stella Manabe, Deborah Guyol, Kellie Johnson spoke briefly about highlights Leslie O’Leary and Hon. Katherine Tennyson on negotiating of the past year and upcoming programs and Kathleen Hansa Rastetter Concetta Schwesinger salaries and “knowing your worth,” as well as events. Cathey Susman a community and volunteer involvement panel The OWLS Fall CLE is scheduled for Friday Hon. Katherine Tennyson with R. Elaine Hallmark, Helle Rode, and Penny afternoon, November 2, 2007. It will be held at Jane Yates Serrurier. the Governor Hotel in Portland and will be fol- Past Presidents Norma S. Freitas Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown lowed by a reception honoring the recipient of Kate Anne Thompson was the keynote speaker. Just days after the leg- the 2007 Workplace Leader Award. Jennifer K. De Wald islature passed two landmark pieces of legislation Sarah J. Crooks Elizabeth Schwartz supporting gay rights, Brown’s high-energy talk Heather Van Meter, secretary of OWLS, is an attor- Lori E. Deveny outlined her 2007 legislative agenda, including ney at Williams, Kastner & Gibbs in Portland. Debra Pilcher Velure Marilyn E. Litzenberger Teresa M. Kraemer Patricia L. Heatherman Julie Levie Caron Phylis Chadwell Myles Helle Rode Diana Craine Kathryn M. Ricciardelli Agnes Sowle Katherine H. O’Neil Executive Director Catherine Ciarlo, 503/595-7826 catherine@ oregonwomenlawyers.org AdvanceSheet Editor Elise Gautier, 503/292-2893 [email protected] The AdvanceSheet is published quarterly by Oregon Women Many past presidents attended the OWLS Past Presidents’ Reception on May 4 (left to right): Lawyers, P.O. Box 40393, Katherine O’Neil, Incoming President Kellie Johnson, Kate Thompson, Libby Schwartz, Portland, OR 97240. Helle Rode, Kathryn Ricciardelli, Hon. Marilyn Litzenberger, Sarah Crooks, Phylis Myles, www.oregonwomenlawyers.org Terri Kraemer, Patricia Heatherman, and Norma Freitas.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 1 SUMMER 2007 President’s Message Thank You, “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet Spring CLE Sponsors! voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” —Mary Anne Radmacher, Author, Artist, Oregon Native We are immensely can roar! I am used to roaring daily. Certainly as a prosecutor, grateful to the sponsors I a trial attorney, roaring I can do with ease. Nevertheless, I am learning that it takes more than a roar to continue making who made the OWLS the case for women and minorities in the law. Sometimes it Spring CLE and Annual takes strong and persistent quiet courage. And making the Meeting/Past Presidents’ case is not a race to the finish, with winners and losers, but Reception possible: a journey to a destination. Along the way, the triumphs and Kellie Johnson challenges make the journey as exciting as the arrival. Title Sponsor This year for me will be a journey of courage. My journey Teach Reporting as OWLS president officially began May 4 with the successful conclusion of the OWLS Spring CLE conference. The dedicated women of the Spring CLE Committee Patron Sponsors worked diligently to provide a conference that was relevant and personal. It was a Gevurtz Menashe conference built upon the tried-and-true formula that has made OWLS conferences Smart Legal more than just a place to get CLE credit, but a place to connect, find support, and network. The addition of the Past Presidents’ Reception that followed the confer- Sponsor Level Supporters ence signified the beginning of a tradition of honoring the women of courage who Ball Janik have served not only OWLS but Oregon. Women of courage like the founders, past Barran Liebman presidents, and board members of OWLS and my friend and mentor Norma Freitas, Williams Kastner the outgoing OWLS president. Under Norma’s tutelage I have witnessed examples Williams Love O’Leary of grace, diligence, dedication, compassion, and vision. I am humbled and honored Crane & Powers to follow in such accomplished footsteps. My journey will embrace and uplift a vision that champions and supports diversity. On June 21 OWLS hosted, with the support of the Oregon State Bar, Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Committee, and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, its first meeting of OWLS 2007 Book Drive specialty bar presidents. At the meeting, we shared ideas and built allies to increase diversity in the Oregon bar, the Oregon bench, and the broader legal community. July 30–August 10 My commitment to diversity encompasses not only supporting OWLS members in he organizer of the annual OWLS the private bar but, for example, encouraging and reaching out to our public sector Tbook drive, Cecil Reniche-Smith, lawyers and reiterating that OWLS has a place for you. My commitment to diversity has been named the Coffee Creek Cor- also includes being responsive to the needs of our members who live outside the rectional Institution’s 2006 Volunteer of Portland area. The OWLS Board will continue to travel throughout the state and host the Year and the Oregon Department of its monthly meetings in varied state locations. Our June meeting was in Tillamook, Corrections’ 2006 Citizen of the Year for and in the fall we will meet in Bend. We hope to see you there. her work collecting books for the Coffee During this journey, I will continue to work to increase the number of OWLS Creek Correctional Institution. Under members. It was wonderful to see OWLS grow to over 1,000 members in a very short Cecil’s leadership, the 2006 OWLS book time. It will be great to see our membership blossom to over 3,000 members in the drive produced about 2,600 books for Cof- next three years. We can do it! OWLS is worthy of this support because we are an fee Creek, so many that two-thirds of the organization made up of members who have great talents and truly believe that books were set aside to stock the library we will transform the practice of law and ensure justice and equality by advancing at the new Deer Ridge Correction Facility women and minorities in the legal profession. I look forward to meeting and work- in Madras. Congratulations, Cecil. ing with all of you along the way. Thank you for your time! The 2007 OWLS book drive runs from July 30 through August 10. Books can be brought to specified sites in the Portland- OWLS Fall CLE metro area. All donated books must be in OWLS 2nd Annual very good or excellent condition because What You Never they will get a lot of use. Fiction and Learned in Law School: Fashion Show nonfiction books at all reading levels, Business Tools for Success and Benefit for paperback and hardcover, are welcome, Dress for Success but do not donate any true-crime books, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, 1–5 p.m. books on gambling, or textbooks. Cash Followed by the Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 donations will be used to purchase for- Workplace Leader Award 4:30–6:30 p.m. eign language fiction. Reception, 5–6:30 p.m. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt To donate, please contact Cecil at Governor Hotel, Portland Portland 503/872-9680 or [email protected]. Our mission is to transform the practice of law and ensure justice and equality by advancing women and minorities in the legal profession.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 2 SUMMER 2007 Many Celebrate New Women’s History Display By Trudy Allen n May 17, the OWLS Foundation Over 50 people attend- and Queen’s Bench co-sponsored ed the event, including Oa celebration of the new women’s many family members of history display that was installed at the women featured in the Oregon State Bar (OSB) center in the history display, such February. Members of the OSB and the as the families of the late public had a chance to see the museum- Hon. Jean Lewis (who quality wall display—a total of 24 feet in became the first woman Members of the Queen’s Bench Historical Perspectives length—and to marvel at the wealth of circuit court judge in Committee (from left)—Diane Rynerson, Trudy Allen, and information it contains. Oregon in 1961) and the Nanci Klinger (far right)—visit with Carlotta Sorensen The event offered an opportunity to late Hon. Mercedes Deiz (center, admitted to the OSB in 1952) and Noreen Saltveit meet many of the women featured in the (who became the first McGraw (admitted to the OSB in 1955) on May 17. display, including the following: woman judge of color in ✦ Hon. Betty Roberts, former justice Oregon in 1970). their work in bringing the information of the Oregon Supreme Court, Trudy Allen, chair of the Queen’s Bench and photographs together to provide the first woman to serve on the Historical Perspectives Committee, took the historical content. Oregon Court of Appeals, and the a few minutes during the event to thank The wall display features many women first woman to serve on the Oregon the women who had been instrumental in lawyers from all around Oregon over Supreme Court; bringing the display to life. She thanked the course of our history, since 1885. Of ✦ Norma Paulus, former Oregon OSB Executive Director Karen Garst for course, the women featured are but a secretary of state, the first woman initiating the project and Anna Zanolli, sampling of all who have helped—and attorney elected to statewide office supervisor of the OSB Information Design continue to help—blaze the paths for in Oregon; & Technology Department, for coordinat- other women who seek to achieve ✦ Hon. Susan Graber, currently a ing the project on behalf of the OSB. prominence in a variety of legal arenas judge on the Ninth Circuit Court She also thanked Jeanne Galick for her and leadership roles in the Oregon legal of Appeals, the first woman from graphic design work and Nanci Klinger, profession and justice system. Oregon to serve on that court, and Diane Rynerson, Nicole Rhoades, and Kim Trudy Allen, historian of the OWLS Foun- a former justice of the Oregon Su- Kaminski, members of the Queen’s Bench dation, is general counsel of U.S. Bancorp preme Court; Historical Perspectives Committee, for Equipment Finance, Inc., in Tigard. ✦ Hon. Virginia Linder, currently a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, the first woman elected to that court without first being ap- pointed; ✦ Hon. Ellen Rosenblum, currently a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals, and the first officer of the American Bar Association from Oregon (secretary, 2002–2005); ✦ Noreen Saltveit McGraw, in 1957, the first woman judge in southern Or- egon, and, in 1960, the first woman Oregon assistant attorney general to do trial work and jury cases; ✦ Carlotta Sorensen, an attorney since 1952, now retired, also a former Oregon assistant attorney general and one of five women holding that position in 1964; ✦ Hon. Julie Frantz, currently a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and the first woman OSB president (1992–1993); and ✦ Several former OWLS presidents, including Helle Rode, Patricia Heatherman, Terri Kraemer, Hon. Marilyn Litzenberger (currently a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court), Libby Schwartz, and Norma Freitas.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 3 SUMMER 2007 OWLS Members Receive Mentor Awards Meet Board Member Three OWLS members were honored with mentor awards Concetta Schwesinger this spring. Concetta Schwesinger, an OWLS Board member, By Kathleen Hansa Rastetter was named Mentor of the Year by Willamette University College of Law. Vicki Smith received the Andrea Swanner oncetta Schwesinger loves her job Redding Outstanding Mentor Award from Lewis & Clark Law Cbecause it allows her to use her fa- School. Vicki is a civil litigator with Bodyfelt Mount Stroup vorite legal skills—analysis, strategy, and & Chamberlain in Portland. Emily Potts, a law clerk with the negotiation—in an interesting, fulfilling Oregon Tax Court, received one of five First Year Partnership legal environment. She is the liaison for Awards, for mentoring first-year students, from Lewis & Clark the Oregon District Attorneys Association Law School. Congratulations, all. to the Oregon Vicki Smith Child Support Program. This federally man- Magistrate Judge Pat Sullivan dated program, administered Meets with Bend OWLS Members through the By Bethany Graham Oregon Depart- agistrate Judge Patricia Sullivan, Board, in 1991 to 1995 and 2001 to 2004. ment of Justice, the newest magistrate judge In 2005, after the retirement of Mag- enforces child Concetta Schwesinger appointed to the U.S. District istrate Judge Stephen Bloom, who had support orders M and orders for medical insurance. Court for the District of Oregon, visited held the post in Pendleton since 1988, with lawyers in Bend Sullivan applied for Concetta graduated from Lewis & Clark on May 10 at a re- the judicial position. College with a BA in economics, and ob- ception co-hosted The only applicant tained joint degrees in law and manage- by Cascade Women from Pendleton, she ment from Willamette University. Prior Lawyers and the De- was awarded the to her present position, she practiced schutes County Bar appointment. insurance defense and family law, and Association. Sullivan As a magistrate she began her career as a deputy district was appointed to judge, Sullivan han- attorney in Multnomah County. the bench in Sep- dles a variety of Outside the office, Concetta keeps busy with her two daughters, Allegra, age 10, tember 2005 and sits Judge Pat Sullivan (left) and Lorie Harris tasks, including the in Pendleton. Hancock at the May 10 reception conduct of prelimi- and Ariana, 7. Concetta also belongs to After mingling nary proceedings a book club, which reads long, complex with members of the local bar and other in criminal cases, trial and disposition books, and she reads with her daughters. guests, including U. S. Bankruptcy Judge of misdemeanor cases, various pretrial Ariana is fascinated with ancient Egypt, Elizabeth Perris, Judge Sullivan spoke matters and evidentiary proceedings on so they have read a lot about mummies. briefly about her career path and her post delegation from the judges of the district Concetta loves to travel, and has been as a federal magistrate judge. court, and trial of civil cases with consent taking Italian language lessons to prepare Judge Sullivan hails from Illinois and of the parties. Despite these wide-ranging for an upcoming adventure to Italy. graduated from Loyola University and duties, her position remains part-time. Her passion is cooking. After receiving the University of Georgia School of Law. When she is not on the bench, she contin- a pasta maker as a gift, she has been After law school, she worked for Georgia ues her private practice in Pendleton. learning to make fettuccini and ravioli, Legal Services as a staff attorney, and then From all appearances, Sullivan likes her and learning all about different kinds of as an assistant to a judge on the Georgia judicial position enormously. By order tomatoes, olive oils, and flours used to Court of Appeals. of Chief Judge Ancer Haggerty, she is make pasta. In 1983, Sullivan came to Pendleton assigned all civil matters arising in the Concetta believes that it is important to visit her sister, planning to stay for a Pendleton division, which take about half to be involved. That’s why she is active short time. But eastern Oregon appealed her time on the court. The remaining half in OWLS, which she sees as an avenue to her, and soon she was volunteering at is spent on the minor criminal violations to providing guidance and mentoring Legal Services. Shortly thereafter, she was docket. Most of the defendants in those to other women. She credits her many invited to join the firm Corey, Byler, Rew, cases represent themselves, she says, and terrific mentors, and she wants to con- Lorenzen & Hojem. She accepted the offer she’s been impressed by their level of skill tinue the mentoring tradition through and has worked at the firm since 1983, and sophistication, speculating that the her work on the OWLS Board. focusing her practice on land use and credit might go to legal television shows OWLS is pleased to have Concetta on general civil litigation. She has always like Law & Order. the board, and we congratulate her for worked part-time, ensuring adequate Judge Sullivan’s story sets an excellent being recently named Mentor of the time in the day to participate in the activi- example for OWLS members who hope Year by Willamette University College ties and lives of her two daughters. to wear the black robe someday. of Law. Judge Sullivan was a founding member Bethany Graham is an attorney at Kathleen Hansa Rastetter is an assistant of the Rebecca J. Bloom Chapter of OWLS. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Bend county counsel for Clackamas County and She has served two terms on the OWLS and serves on the OWLS Board. serves on the OWLS Board.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 4 SUMMER 2007 MLLS Hosts CLE on Oregon Constitution By Shannon A. Terry n April 19, changes that were not closely related? a discussion with Othe Mary Or, does the opening of a garbage can the public about Leonard Law by a police officer violate a constitutional how judges are Society (MLLS) right? What if it is opened by a garbage selected. In held a CLE on collector at a police officer’s direction? closing, he em- the Oregon Judge Schuman explained how a state phasized that Constitution constitution can trump the U.S. Constitu- the courts must at the State of tion in areas such as free speech. maintain the Oregon Law Chief Justice Paul De Muniz then talked public’s confi-

Library, located about the importance of “An Indepen- dence in the Photo by Jodee Jackson in the Oregon Professor Burton dent Judiciary.” The chief justice said competency, ef- Chief Justice De Muniz Supreme Court that independence is justified only when ficiency, and Building in Salem. judges follow the law, are good stewards impartiality of the courts by prudently Joe Stephens, the state law librarian, of resources, and are mindful of their managing resources, treating litigants spoke about the history of the library and limited role un- respectfully, issuing decisions in a timely its renovations, and pointed out some of der the constitu- manner, and zealously protecting the the rare books on display. tion. He noted, public’s access to impartial courts. Willamette University College of Law however, the After the speakers finished, much of the Professor Emeritus Claudia Burton then present threat group stayed for a reception in the library’s spoke on the “Process and Content of to the judiciary’s conference room, where participants were the Oregon Constitution.” She spent two independence, able to enjoy refreshments, mingle, and and a half years researching mid-19th- characterized by discuss the topics presented. century Oregon, examining how our three things in The Mary Leonard Law Society thanks state constitution was adopted, the major particular: (1) an the speakers and participants for an en- issues at the time, and what the historical unprecedented Judge Schuman joyable and educational event. record suggests about how to interpret level of attacks Shannon Terry is a law clerk for Judge the constitution. On August 17, 1857, on the judiciary, including attacks by poli- Walter Edmonds of the Oregon Court 60 delegates convened in Salem, and in ticians in the highest levels of government, of Appeals. four and a half weeks hammered out a (2) the influx of special-interest money constitution, which was approved by the into judicial election campaigns, and voters on November 9, 1857, by a vote (3) the loosening of ethical constraints of 7,000 to 3,000. On February 14, 1859, on what judicial candidates may and may Billing got you down? Oregon was admitted to the union, and not say about cases likely to come before the Oregon Constitution took effect. them. These developments, Chief Justice The next speaker was Oregon Court De Muniz said, blur the line between We specialize of Appeals Judge David Schuman, who judicial accountability and political ac- talked about “The Court’s Role in Inter- countability. The former is “faithfulness in billing services preting the Oregon Constitution.” He to the principles of fairness, impartiality, for the sole practitioner. pointed out that many Oregon cases and equal treatment under the law.” in the last few years have involved the Chief Justice De Muniz also spoke Oregon Constitution but not the federal about the importance of civic educa- Let’s talk Constitution. For example, did the initia- tion and educating the public about the about how we can tive to amend the Oregon Constitution courts’ role. He said that after the current to ban gay marriage make two or more legislative session ends, he plans to begin save you time and money. FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR FUTURE. Expert guidance and innovative solutions to help you reach your financial goals. Northwestern Mutual V: 503-534-1200 Life insurance • Disability insurance • Annuities • Employee benefits Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Co. F: 503-635-1201 Long-term care insurance E: [email protected] Nancy E. Kelly, CLU Long-Term Care Specialist Pawlowski Financial Group 1221 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 400 Portland, OR 97205 • (503) 223-7335 [email protected] www.nmfn.com/nancykelly

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OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 5 SUMMER 2007 Women Judges in Multnomah County: 1980–2007 By Diane Rynerson This is the second article in a two-part for women judges nationally and in Another landmark for women lawyers series on the history of women judges in Oregon, as Sandra Day O’Connor was came in 1987, when Susan Hammer be- Multnomah County. The first article was nominated to the United States Supreme came the first woman president of the published in our Spring 2007 issue. Court and Betty Roberts was named the Multnomah Bar Association. first female justice on Oregon’s highest In November 1988, Democratic Gov- n 1980, just 2.1% of all U.S. state court. That same year, young attorneys ernor Neil Goldschmidt appointed two appellate and trial court judges were Dorothy Baker and Nely Johnson won women to the Multnomah County Dis- Ifemale. Oregon lagged behind the contested judicial elections for seats on trict Court: Ellen Rosenblum, formerly national average at 1.3%. In that context, the Multnomah County District Court. in private practice and then an assistant having three women on the Multnomah Their election represented a turning U.S. attorney, County bench on January 1, 1980 (Mer- point in the path to the Multnomah and Elizabeth cedes Deiz, Kim Frankel, and Kathleen County bench. Multnomah County voters Welch, an at- Nachtigal) represented great progress were increasingly accepting of female torney with to some, and an unsettling disturbance candidates, and their success at the polls public and of the status quo to others. But, for an encouraged other women to undertake private prac- ever-increasing number of young women the expense and hard work of judicial tice experi- lawyers whose law school years had been election campaigns. ence who had energized by the women’s movement of In 1984, Kristena LaMar, then a pro served as a the 1970s, it just wasn’t enough. tem juvenile court referee, ran against a judge for a In January 1980, Republican Governor male incumbent for Multnomah County few months a Photo by Jodee Jackson Vic Atiyeh appointed 1974 Northwestern Circuit Court and won, despite the pre- decade earlier Judge Kristena LaMar School of Law graduate Linda Bergman, siding judge’s active campaign for her before los- who had been the first woman attorney opponent. This was the first time that a ing an election to Kathleen Nachtigal. in the public defender’s office, to the woman had been elected directly to the From the beginning, they heard cases as Multnomah County District Court. There Multnomah County Circuit Court without circuit court judges pro tem, providing were now four women judges on the first having served on the district court needed coverage for the heavy circuit Multnomah County bench. bench. Kristena LaMar is now Oregon’s court docket, while deepening their The year 1982 was a landmark year most senior female full-time judge. own expertise with complex cases. The appointments of Ellen Rosenblum and Elizabeth Welch marked the first time an Oregon governor had appointed two women to the Multnomah County bench in the same year. To summarize, during the 1980s, six women became new Multnomah County judges: three by appointment and three by election. The percentage of female new admittees to the Oregon State Bar during that same period was 34%. In 1989, Oregon Women Lawyers was founded. One of its first programs was a practical workshop on how to become a judge. In 1991, Oregon’s first female gover- nor, Democrat Barbara Roberts, named Janice Wilson to the Multnomah County District Court, one of two women ap- pointed to the state court bench that year. (Gayle Nachtigal, appointed to the Washington County Circuit Court, was the other.) The very next year, Governor Roberts appointed another woman to the Multnomah County District Court. Anna Brown, who had once worked as a courtroom clerk at the Multnomah County Courthouse, was subsequently appointed to the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and was sworn in as a federal district court judge on October 26, 1999.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 6 SUMMER 2007 A n o t h e r December 28, 2001, Governor Kitzhaber female. In the words of Kristena LaMar, landmark for appointed Nan Waller, a longtime Mult- “the ‘show me’ days are long gone.” women law- nomah County juvenile court referee, to Women are clearly up to the task, and vot- yers came in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. ers agree. Eighty years have passed since 1992, when And then came the watershed year of Mary Jane Spurlin, Multnomah County’s Julie Frantz 2002. For the first time in 20 years, two first woman judge, left the bench in de- became the women ran in two separate races for feat. Her pioneering work and sacrifice, first female seats on the Multnomah County bench as well as that of the women judges and president of against male candidates and won: Marilyn judicial candidates who followed, have the 57-year- Litzenberger and Katherine Tennyson. forever changed the face of justice in old Oregon That same year, Governor Kitzhaber ap- Multnomah County. State Bar. Just Judge Julie Frantz pointed two women to the Multnomah Diane Rynerson was the first executive two years lat- County Circuit Court: Maureen McKnight director of OWLS. Hon. Julia Philbrook er, she was one of three women appointed and Alicia Fuchs. In 2002, 49.8% of those and Hon. Jill Tanner also conducted sub- by Governor Roberts to the Multnomah passing the Oregon State Bar exam were stantial research for this article. County District Court. Also appointed in women. 1994 were Merri Souther Wyatt and Paula On August 20, 2004, Kathleen Dailey Road to the Bench Kurshner. In no other year to date have became the first female appointment to three or more new female judges been the Multnomah County Circuit Court by Handbook Available appointed to the Multnomah County Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski. In 2005, OWLS members wrote a hand- bench within the same calendar year. In Her appointment was followed by that book titled Road to the Bench for people the Summer 1994 OWLS AdvanceSheet, of Adrienne Nelson, who was sworn in interested in becoming judges. The hand- Janice Wilson was quoted as saying, “She on February 28, 2006. Adrienne Nelson’s book discusses preparing for a judicial [Governor Roberts] has sought and ap- appointment was particularly noteworthy career, obtaining relevant experience, pointed very talented, hard-working men because she was only the second woman deciding if you are ready, and preparing and women to the bench and has very judge of color to serve on the Multnomah for interviews. It also includes insight and consciously added richly to the diversity County bench. For the period after the advice from members of the judiciary. of the judiciary in the process.” death of Clifford Freeman on August For a complimentary copy of the hand- Governor Roberts chose not to seek 21, 2006, until Kenneth Walker took book as a PDF, send a message to Linda re-election, and by Summer 1996, the the oath of office on March 30, 2007, at [email protected]. For AdvanceSheet reported that judicial she was the state court’s lone African a hard copy, please send $5 to OWLS at appointments of women had declined American judge. P.O. Box 40393, Portland, OR 97240. statewide, with Democratic Governor In August 2006, Youlee Yim You, John Kitzhaber’s judicial appointments an Oregon assistant attorney general, of women constituting 20% of the total, became Oregon’s first female Asian compared to Governor Roberts’s 38%. The American judge when she was appointed ��������������� final new female judge to come to the by Governor Kulongoski to the vacancy ������������������ Multnomah County bench in the 1990s left by the retirement of Jan Wyers. Her was Jean Kerr Maurer, a senior deputy residency was challenged by another district attorney named by Governor aspirant to the bench, Leslie Roberts, Kitzhaber to the Multnomah County who filed against her for the November District Court in 1996. election. Youlee You subsequently re- Although female incumbents retained signed from the bench and Leslie Roberts, their seats and a few moved from district the sole candidate on the ballot, won court to circuit court by means of election, the election. during the 1990s, appointment was the More remarkable in the history of only successful avenue to the Multnomah women on the Multnomah County bench County bench for new female judges. was the fact that in 2006 female candi- As in the 1980s, just six new women dates were in every open Multnomah judges came to the Multnomah County County judicial race, and in the elections bench during the decade. By 1998, the ultimately won by Cheryl Albrecht and district and circuit courts had merged. Judith Matarazzo, the second-place ������������������ As the 1990s drew to a close, 40% of finishers were also women. At the same ���������������������� the Oregon State Bar’s new admittees time, Virginia Linder became the first �������������������� were women. woman to become an Oregon Supreme Susan Svetkey, a co-founder of the Court justice by means of election. Juvenile Rights Project, became the first On February 28, 2007, Governor Kulon- new female judge on the Multnomah goski appointed Diana Stuart and reap- County bench in this decade. She was pointed Youlee You to the Multnomah named by Governor Kitzhaber in late County Circuit Court. There are now 19 ������������������������������� October 1999 to take the seat of Judge male and 19 female full-time judges on ����������������������������� Stephen Herrell, whose resignation from the Multnomah County bench. Of the ten ���������������������� the bench was effective December 31. On judges with the most seniority, half are

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 7 SUMMER 2007 Why Men Join Oregon Women Lawyers By Mark Johnson any of you have already heard Besides me (a former OSB president), pursuing non- this story—in fact, I suspect the list includes current OSB President traditional roles Mthat the story itself may have Albert Menashe as well as nine current in the legal pro- played a role in my selection to write this or retired state court judges. Although fession. Andrew article—but it’s a good story, and it does this group might be characterized on SkinnerLopata’s relate to the topic at hand. Although a some level as “running for office,” I comments re- member of OWLS from its earliest days, suspect that my experience is typical: I flect sentiments I attended my first meeting as a mem- joined because I supported the group’s similar to mine: ber in 1996, when I was a candidate for mission, and I hope that my known sup- “I get to meet election to the OSB Board of Governors. port for the group’s mission led OWLS some of the My good friend and colleague Ann members to support me, in turn, when most interesting Morgenstern volunteered to take me to I ran for office. It’s also true that, as and best prac- Mark Johnson Queen’s Bench and introduce me to the President Menashe observes, both of us titioners in the state. As a father who members. Surprisingly anxious, I asked benefited in our bar service from learn- actively participates in my children’s care Ann as we walked to the meeting, “Will ing what OWLS members thought about and upbringing, I benefit from many of there be other men there?” She shot me a bar-related issues. the discussions on the OWLS listserve withering glance. “Mark, men only come Besides the power and glory, though, regarding balancing family responsibili- to Queen’s Bench when they’re running what other reasons do men give for join- ties and my law career.” for office!” ing OWLS? I was intrigued to discover Among other questions, I asked the I’m glad to say that Ann’s observation that most of the men I spoke to focused male members of OWLS whether the either wasn’t true or it became out- on continuing education and network- organization should be doing anything dated with the passing of time, because, ing opportunities, such as the contract to attract more male members. It’s fair although I was indeed the only man lawyer lunches and the email listserve. to say that all the men I talked to felt present that day, I have since attended My own motivations reflect, I suppose, my that they personally benefited from their many OWLS functions with other men status as an “out” gay lawyer: I enjoy the OWLS membership and participation. As in attendance. Today there are 45 OWLS social environment that I find at OWLS to whether OWLS should do anything af- members who identify themselves as male gatherings and the interchange that firmative, though, opinion was consider- in the membership rolls. takes place among bar members who are ably more divided. The general sentiment seems to be that the organization is vis- ible enough and respected enough that it is already attracting those men who want to contribute to the organization’s mission by becoming members. Circuit Judge Philip Arnold remarked We’re Here To Help. that “among its virtues, Oregon Women Lawyers does a good job of eliminating the vestiges of negative stereotypes,” and related the following story: “When I enrolled at the University of Tennessee College of Law, there were two women students in the law school. When my daughter, Jackie, enrolled at the Univer- sity of Oregon, women were more than 50 percent of her class. A couple of weeks ago when Jackie (now practicing in Cali- We represent injured & disabled Oregonians. fornia) was talking to her five-year-old daughter Mathilde about our upcoming visit, Mathilde asked, ‘Mommie, how do Social Security Workers Compensation Personal Injury you get to be a judge?’ Jackie told her | | that first one had to be a lawyer for a while and then maybe one could be a Swanson Thomas & Coon judge. Mathilde thought about it and exclaimed, ‘Well, since all lawyers are 503-282-5222 girls, grandpa must be a girl!’” 820 SW Second Avenue, Suite 200 If the long-term goal of an organiza- Portland, Oregon 97204 tion like OWLS is to outlive its usefulness, www.stc-law.com Mathilde’s observation helps us see that we’re well on our way. Margaret Weddell Cynthia Newton Kimberly Tucker Jacqueline Jacobson Mark Johnson is a family law litigator at | | | Johnson Renshaw & Lechman-Su PC.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 8 SUMMER 2007 he 74th Legislative Assembly courts, indi- ended Thursday, June 28, one day gent defense, Tbefore the deadline set by leader- a n d l e g a l ship at the beginning of session. Although aid. Senator the legislature focused state resources Brown, one on education, it also passed budgets for of the few the Oregon Judicial Department and lawyers in the indigent defense that were the best in legislature, years, putting a stop to erosion of state stepped down support since 2001. The 2007 session saw as Senate ma- passage of a rainy day fund, landmark By Susan Evans Grabe jority leader family equality legislation, referral of a conduct its work outside the legislative at the end of Susan Evans Grabe land-use reform proposal (Measure 37), process and because its recommenda- session and an updated bottle bill, energy regulation tions must be included in the governor’s has indicated that she will not seek an- legislation, and a host of consumer bills budget, it is hoped that this mechanism other term in the legislature. A stalwart to regulate the payday lending industry will take the politics out of the process. supporter of the justice system, she will and identity theft, to name a few. The earliest that any of the commission’s be sorely missed. One of the bar’s highest legislative recommendations will become effective Susan Evans Grabe is the public affairs priorities for 2007 was to adequately fund is July 1, 2009. director at the Oregon State Bar. the judicial branch, including increasing Another of the bar’s top priorities for salaries for judges. The Oregon State 2007 was an increase in the rates paid to wo of the busiest committees in Bar developed a strategy and worked lawyers providing indigent defense ser- the Capitol were the Senate and collaboratively with Chief Justice Paul De vices, rates that had not been raised since T House Judiciary Committees, chaired, Muniz, Chief Judge David Brewer, inter- 1991. Under the leadership of Rep. Chip respectively, by Senator Ginny Burdick est groups within the legal and business Shields, chair of the Joint Ways and Means and Rep. Greg Macpherson, where communities, and the League of Women Public Safety Subcommittee, indigent de- over 500 bills were heard and 400 Voters, to educate the legislature about fense services received increased funding, plus were voted out of committee to the importance of adequately funding as well as additional resources to increase the House or Senate floor. Consider- the judicial branch, as well as the need to the hourly rate for lawyers from $40 to ing that there are only two lawyers recruit and retain the best and brightest $45 per hour (from $55 to $60 for capital on the House Judiciary Committee lawyers for the bench—which, in turn, cases) and pay for juvenile dependency (Rep. Macpherson and Rep. Suzanne requires adequate compensation. Judges’ appeals. The Department of Justice also Bonamici) and one on the Senate salaries had not been increased since 2002 received additional resources to address Judiciary Committee (Senator Floyd and were the lowest in the nation. juvenile dependency appeals. Prozanski), where most of the legally As a result of the collaborative strategy Other legislation of importance to the related issues are discussed, these and formation of broad-based partner- bar included the creation of an interim results are impressive. According to ships, all state court judges will receive legislative committee on court facilities to Rep. Macpherson, recruiting lawyers a 16% raise effective July 1, 2007, and develop recommendations for the reno- to run for the legislature is essential an additional 3% on July 1, 2008. The vation, construction, and maintenance of to the passage of well-crafted law Judicial Department also received ad- court facilities; allocation of a one-time improvement legislation. ditional resources, which demonstrated grant of $700,000 for civil legal services Bills worthy of note include the a commitment by the legislative leader- for this biennium, as well as a funding following: ship to reinvest in the judicial branch as mechanism for the future; funding for well as the many other aspects of state the Council on Court Procedures, to be SB 2 Prohibits discrimination government. hosted in the future at Lewis & Clark Law based on sexual orientation In addition, the legislature passed School; and a bill that broadens the au- SB 284 Noncompete agreements SB 700, creating a mechanism to provide thority of the chief justice to make rules SB 671 Attorney-client privilege/ regular and routine review of state- regarding electronic filing and storage public records wide elected officials’ salaries, thereby of documents, as the first step toward SB 484 Dispute resolution in eliminating the ad hoc approach to salary the development of an electronic docu- contracts increases for most statewide public offi- ment management and e-filing system HB 2007 Domestic partnerships cials. The Public Officials Compensation in Oregon. Commission will recommend salary levels Thanks go not only to the governor HB 2700 Contraceptive prescription for all elected state officials, including and leadership in both chambers but, in parity legislators, judges, and statewide offi- particular, to Senator Kate Brown, who HB 3086 Uninsured motorist cover- cials like the governor and the attorney was instrumental in working out the age for family members general. Because the commission will details of the funding package for the

For more information about the legislative session and the new laws, please visit the legislature’s website, www.leg.state.or.us, or the bar’s webpage, www.osbar.org/pubaffairs.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 9 SUMMER 2007 OWLS Chapters Offer Support and Companionship By Bethany Graham alking to women in some of no pressure to serve on committees or nates between a lunchtime meeting and the ten OWLS chapters located formally plan events. a cocktail hour. Coordinator Stephanie Taround the state quickly yields a Out in Pendleton, the same guiding Burke characterizes the group’s members common theme. No matter how different principles apply to the Rebecca J. Bloom as “social butterflies.” Cocktail hour aside, the chapters’ agendas, sizes, or structures, Chapter. Eastern Oregon’s only OWLS the group also regularly hosts speakers on what binds them together is the support chapter, it was named after a prominent issues relevant to the members’ practice and companionship they offer to OWLS and beloved attorney who practiced both areas. Judges, paralegals, and specialists members. in Pendleton and in Walla Walla, Wash- on drug and alcohol intervention through The ten OWLS chapters provide local ington. Rebecca died in a car accident in the courts have been recent speakers. support and interaction for women law- January 2003, and shortly thereafter, the Stephanie notes that with only about 50 yers in almost every part of the state. In chapter was named in her honor. women lawyers in the area, the OWLS the Portland area, Queen’s chapter is critical for provid- Bench has been holding ing companionship and the monthly meetings since opportunity to commiserate its founding in 1948 by 25 regularly with other women pioneering women law- lawyers. yers. Washington County Several OWLS chapters Women Lawyers meets combine the general support for monthly meetings offered by informal meet- and socials in Hillsboro. ings with a more structured Down the valley, the Mary 2007 Queen’s Bench Board (left to right): Seated: Kristin Sterling, program schedule. The Mary Leonard Law Society hosts Hon. Traci Kirkpatrick, President Nicole DeFever, Sarah Krick, Leonard Law Society in Salem, regular meetings, speakers, Marja Selmann; Standing: Courtney Muraski, Dana Forman, for example, hosted a CLE on and events for attorneys in Barbara Smythe, Susan O’Toole, Camille Tourje, Hon. Julia Philbrook the Oregon Constitution on the Salem area, and Lane County Women The Rebecca J. Bloom Chapter meets April 19. The CLE was held at the state Lawyers does the same in Eugene. Linn- about once a month, with 6 to 12 regular law library in the Oregon Supreme Court Benton Women Lawyers is the OWLS attendees, according to Kittee Custer, Building and featured Chief Justice Paul chapter in the Albany-Corvallis area. treasurer of the group and currently its De Muniz, Judge David Schuman, and Pro- The coast and southern part of the organizer. Kittee moved to Pendleton fessor Emeritus Claudia Burton. (See story state are served by Coast Women Lawyers, after law school for the “heat, horses, and on page 5.) The chapter has a full slate Rogue Women Lawyers, and Josephine wide open spaces.” When she first heard of meetings scheduled for the coming County Women Lawyers. East of the about the OWLS chapter, she was skep- months, with speakers including Oregon mountains, Cascade Women Lawyers tical, wondering why an organization Supreme Court Justices Martha Walters meets regularly in Bend, and the Rebecca was needed. But after her first meeting, and Virginia Linder in September. J. Bloom Chapter meets in the Pendleton- she was sold on the “wonderful, sup- Similarly, Queen’s Bench has a full Hermiston area. portive” feel of the group. The women schedule of regular monthly meetings, With some exceptions (such as the discuss their experiences and help each each with a featured speaker or program. large Queen’s Bench chapter), many of other with problems that arise across Queen’s Bench has also undertaken the chapters’ primary activity is to hold their diverse practices. A favorite annual several special projects, including the informal lunches to give members a wel- tradition is the summer pool party—the “adoption” of Multnomah CourtCare, come and supportive place to talk about meeting itself (including elections and which provides free, drop-in day care their practices, vent frustrations, and reading of officers’ reports) is held in a for litigants at the Multnomah County lend a supporting hand to others. And member’s backyard pool. Courthouse, and the sponsorship of the for many chapter members, that appears Cascade Women Lawyers, which meets Manche Langley Scholarship for promis- to be precisely what is needed. once every six weeks in a restaurant in ing female law students. Mary Bruington, coordinator of Wash- Bend, is similarly relaxed. The group, With diverse programs and members, ington County Women Lawyers, says that which varies in size from 5 to 15 mem- OWLS chapters meet their members’ she worried at first about whether the bers, plays primarily a supportive role by needs by offering support, education, group should host more speakers or CLEs. allowing attorneys to get to know one and companionship, and most impor- After a while, though, she realized that another in a casual environment. With tant, as Mary Bruington explained, by “we are what people want us to be.” With the Deschutes County Bar Association, the being exactly what the members want already busy, “overloaded” members, the group also hosted U.S. Magistrate Judge them to be. Washington County group has found that Pat Sullivan (who founded the Rebecca J. For more information about upcoming just hosting its once-a-month brown bag Bloom Chapter with Pendleton attorney activities in your local OWLS chapter, visit lunches provides the kind of support its Eva Temple) when she came to Bend on www.oregonwomenlawyers.org. members need. The members meet at the May 10. (See story on page 4.) courthouse for lunch to “vent” some of Plain-old socializing is also key to Bethany Graham is an attorney at the stress of practice. Mary says that one Rogue Women Lawyers, which meets in Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Bend of the group’s best features is that there’s Medford. Each month the group alter- and serves on the OWLS Board.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 10 SUMMER 2007 Kathryn Eaton Meet Judge Debra Vogt Will Be Missed By Kathleen Hansa Rastetter By Mary Overgaard hat do you say when you get a advice has served call at home, while you are on her well, since as OWLS member Kathryn maternity leave, from a circuit a judge she must Eaton died unexpect- W court judge asking you to come in for do the right thing edly of septic shock on a meeting? You say yes, of course. That and apply the law, May 26, at the age of meeting led Debra Vogt to decide to even when the 53. She had returned run for an open seat on the Lane County circumstances are from a dream vaca- Circuit Court. Lane County’s Presiding sad. She strives tion in Italy with her Judge Mary Ann Bearden and several to have everyone mother, Betty Eaton, of her colleagues encouraged Vogt to leave her court- just a few days before she died. run for the seat. Eleven judges endorsed room with his or Judge Debra Vogt Kathryn was an associate with Caroline her in the election campaign, including her dignity intact. Cantrell and Associates, specializing in Chief Judge David Brewer of the Oregon Judge Vogt says that her member- bankruptcy law, elder law, and tax law. Court of Appeals. After a “long year” in ship in OWLS has been a great way to Before practicing law, she was a vice presi- which she worked full-time as a deputy connect with other lawyers, including dent in real estate banking with Chase district attorney, was a mom to her three working moms, and to form networks Manhattan Bank and Dime Mortgage. children, and campaigned, she won the and friendships that she otherwise would An ardent supporter of women’s and hotly contested election. On January 2, not have made. She also believes that gay and lesbian rights, Kathryn worked she took her seat on the bench. her participation in OWLS and in the tirelessly for many pro bono clients. She Judge Vogt grew up in Tangent, Lane County Bar Association helped her was co-chair of the Oregon Gay and Oregon, near Albany. She majored in in the election. Lesbian Law Association, on the board philosophy at Oregon State University, Judge Vogt loves being a judge, even of directors of the Multnomah County where her professors encouraged her to though she heard nearly 22 trials in her Department of Community Justice, and consider becoming a lawyer. She enjoyed first five months on the bench. OWLS on the Citizen Budget Advisory Commit- the legal courses she took, so she at- extends our warmest congratulations to tee of the Multnomah County Office of tended Willamette University College of Judge Debra Vogt. Citizen Involvement. Law, graduating in 1994. She then worked Kathryn was known for her sense of Kathleen Hansa Rastetter is an assistant as a clerk for Judge Maurice Merten, her humor and her willingness to share her county counsel for Clackamas County. first mentor. She quickly found that she knowledge and experience with other enjoyed the courtroom and trial, and set attorneys. She loved to crochet, and many herself the goal of becoming a judge. friends and charities were beneficiaries of After clerking, she worked for ten years the colorful afghans she created. in the Lane County district attorney’s of- Kathryn is survived by her mother, two fice. There she spent three years on the brothers, and five sisters. Kathryn was a major-crimes team, prosecuting child wonderful woman and will be missed. sex-abuse cases and violent felony crimes. Mary Overgaard has been a Queen’s She credits her work as a law clerk and Bench member since 1983. a trial lawyer for making her transition to the bench a smooth one. Randall Visits Portland In her spare time, Judge Vogt and her husband, Kevin Vogt, like to take their By Mavel Morales three children camping and boating. ernellia Randall, a member of the Judge Vogt says that this advice is some Vfounding OWLS Board of Directors, of the best she’s received: discussed her new book, Dying While 1. Safeguard your reputation as a Black, with friends and colleagues at the precious jewel. Your reputation includes Governor Hotel in Portland on May 3. the way you treat opposing counsel, the Professor Randall, of the University of court, and your clients, as well as how you Dayton Law School, opened up the room conduct yourself in your private life. to conversation about her research and 2. Be a good lawyer—not just when personal experiences with the health care someone is watching, but all the time. system as an African American woman Judge Vogt believes that a lawyer who and a former nurse. The book fuses follows that advice will be successful in scholarly research with personal history whatever goal she sets for herself. to produce an insightful view into the Judge Vogt also encourages people to role that racism plays in the American find a mentor. She credits Judge Merten health care system. and the late Joe Kosydar, of the district Mavel Morales is an attorney with the attorney’s office, with teaching her not Oregon Law Center in Ontario. to be afraid to do the right thing. That

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 11 SUMMER 2007 Tips on Living Simply and According to Your Values By Chrisine Uri he OWLS May and June LEG-Up will change to fit the intention. sary items away at events addressed living according • Use empowering language. the edges. Tto your values and living simply. • Stop saying “I am sorry” so much. It Jeanne explained At the May 10 LEG-Up, hosted by Foster diminishes you. how choosing to Pepper in Portland, Carol McKeag encour- At the June 10 LEG-Up, hosted by Miller live simply can lead aged OWLS members to think deeply Nash in Portland, the featured speaker to a more sustain- about their lives, their values, and how was longtime environmental educator, able lifestyle. To the two connect. advocate, and leader Jeanne Roy. Jeanne simplify, a person Carol spent more than 30 years working and her husband, Dick Roy, founded the can reduce the in finance, as a certified public accoun- Northwest Earth Institute and the Center amount of new tant, a controller, and a chief financial for Earth Leadership. As education direc- consumer goods Jeanne Roy officer. Then, while looking for a way to tor of the Northwest Earth Institute for she purchases, live deepen her spiritual connections, Carol 12 years, Jeanne has prepared “discussion in a smaller space, and limit the use of came across a course titled “Transforming courses,” such as “Choices for Sustainable cars and planes. Each of these actions Your Life” at the Academy of Coach Train- Living” and “Healthy Children–Healthy will reduce the resources she consumes ing in Seattle. Through this course, Carol Planet.” Her recent booklet is titled Ten over the course of her life. After Jeanne transformed her own life and started do- Stresses on the Planet. offered suggestions about how to live ing work she finds truly rewarding. Today, Jeanne started the LEG-Up discussion in a more sustainable manner, OWLS as a certified life coach, Carol provides life by telling us about her background. In members shared their own tips on top- coaching to individuals and groups. the late 1960s, while living in Boston ics ranging from junk mail to energy Carol offered the following advice (and with her husband and children, Jeanne efficiency at home. much more) to audience members: learned that the average East Indian used Thank you, Carol and Jeanne, for giving • When you live in accordance with remarkably little of the Earth’s resources us so much to think about. Thanks also your values, life works better. Unhap- over the course of his or her life as com- to our hosts, Foster Pepper and Miller piness indicates that one or more of pared to the average American. After Nash, for generously providing meeting your values is not being honored. thinking about this fact, Jeanne and Dick space and refreshments. • If you develop a simple statement of decided that they wanted to live simply. intention about how to live your life For Jeanne, that means focusing on what Christine Uri is an associate at Tonkon and repeat it to yourself, your life is central to life while pruning unneces- Torp in Portland. JANICE AIELLO A LEG-Up on 503-260-5709 Financial Planning By Colleen Clarke REAL ESTATE BROKER INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT he OWLS April 12 LEG-Up, hosted by TLane Powell in Portland, featured Adina Flynn, a former attorney and now

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OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 12 SUMMER 2007 Another Outstanding Rose Festival for the DragonFlies By Cashauna Hill or the ninth consecutive year, Every year, the ’Flies face competi- Hotel, at 1510 SW Harbor Way in Portland. the OWLS dragon boat team, tion that grows increasingly tougher. Interested paddlers should just show up at Fthe Mighty Mighty DragonFlies, The ’Flies, unlike many teams, do not the flagpoles next to the RiverPlace Hotel competed in the Portland-Kaohsiung require tryouts to compete, but instead 15 minutes before practice is scheduled Sister City Association Dragon Boat Races, welcome anyone new who can commit to begin. No special equipment or skill a highlight of Portland’s Rose Festival. to the hard work that dragon boat racing level is required. For more information, The 19th annual PKSCA races were held requires. The ’Flies maintain a fun, col- please contact co-captains Heather Brann on June 9 and 10. Guided by new coach legial atmosphere in a competitive team ([email protected]) or Kristin Sterling Paul Daley and tiller Heather Van Meter, sport setting. Their Rose Festival roster ([email protected]). and with help from flag-catcher Becky included many new paddlers, competing The DragonFlies are grateful for the Thiebes, the ’Flies kicked off their of- in their first race that weekend. exceptional generosity of their many ficial race season with an impressive run In addition to Paul, Heather, and Becky, sponsors: GOLD MEDAL SPONSORS: to the semifinals in the top Women’s the DragonFlies’ roster includes the fol- Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Division. The ’Flies placed second in both lowing members: Ellen Addington, Beth Lloyd; Farleigh Witt; Geffen Mesher & of Saturday’s exciting qualifying races. Allen, Robyn Arden, Robin Bellanca, Company; Lewis & Clark Law School; Saturday afternoon, the ’Flies posted Nancy Bergeson, Marianne Brams, Next Adventure; Perkins Coie; Red Dog the third-fastest women’s time of the Heather Brann, Heide Cole, Laurie Daley, Home Inspections; Schwabe, Williamson weekend (2:55.23), a remarkable feat Nicole DeFever, Debbie Fong-Uribe, Ali & Wyatt; Stoel Rives; Yates, Matthews even without mention of the pouring Greene, Cashauna Hill, Amber Hollister, & Eaton. SILVER MEDAL SPONSORS: rain in which it was accomplished. Lisa Hunt, Jaimie Kairis, Laura Manning, Felida Moorage; Kairis Court Reporting; In Sunday morning’s quarterfinal Holly Martin, Gwyn McAlpine, Sue-Del Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth; Weber Gunn. match, the DragonFlies again placed McCulloch, Susan O’Toole, Meghan BRONZE MEDAL SPONSORS: Allen2 Law; second in a race determined by a photo- Pedden, Meg Rowe, Kristin Sterling, Healing Hands Massage; Paradigm Legal finish, thus advancing to the semifinals. Hon. Diana Stuart, Tracy Sullivan, Stepha- Nurse Consulting; Williams Kastner. The The semifinal race was full of strong nie Tate, and Valerie Tomasi. ’Flies also thank the OWLS membership teams, and three boats were neck and The DragonFlies are now accepting for its continued support. neck throughout the match, but the new paddlers, and any OWLS member is Cashauna Hill, a judicial clerk for Mult- DragonFlies placed fourth and did not welcome to try it. The ’Flies practice at the nomah County Circuit Court Judge Ronald advance to the finals. RiverPlace Marina, east of the RiverPlace Cinniger, is on the OWLS Board.

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OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 13 SUMMER 2007 OWLS Members Find Satisfaction in Nonprofit Careers By J. Nicole DeFever hat do jobs at the National Con- aid attorneys in 16 communities performing mul- ference of Women’s Bar Associa- throughout Oregon. The Campaign tiple roles. For Wtions, Northwest Constitutional champions access to justice for low- example, Leslie Rights Center, Lawyers’ Campaign for income Oregonians by educating Abraham works Equal Justice, Child Centered Solutions, the community about the work both as a senior and Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking done by Oregon’s legal services pro- attorney and the Water have in common? grams and by working to increase executive director They are all nonprofit organizations funding for legal aid. at Child Centered where OWLS members are working in Leslie Abraham, Executive Director, Solutions. In addi- highly satisfying careers. In addition to Child Centered Solutions. Child tion to represent- finding their work meaningful, the five Centered Solutions focuses on the ing children in Leslie Abraham women interviewed for this article say needs of children involved in the high-conflict di- that their jobs draw on many skills, not divorce process, especially those in vorce proceedings in Multnomah County just their legal training, and offer greater high-conflict divorce proceedings Circuit Court, she is CCS’s development flexibility than a traditional law job. with families that do not have the director, office manager, and educa- These are the women we interviewed: ability to obtain legal representa- tional program developer. Similarly, Kim Pam Nicholson, Executive Director, tion. CCS services are free to the Kaminski’s work as the executive director National Conference of Women’s children, families, and courts. of OCSDW involves a dizzying array of Bar Associations. The NCWBA is Kimberly Kaminski, Executive Director, tasks, from lobbying the legislature to an organization of women’s bar Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking membership development. associations, for women’s bar as- Water. OCSDW’s mission is to keep Multi-tasking is not limited to those sociations, representing about Oregon’s drinking water free from holding executive positions. Shauna 35,000 women lawyers. It provides fluoride compounds. OCSDW of- Curphey has a one-year fellowship at a national forum for exchanging fers information to the public and the NWCRC, and she also handles a ideas and information vital to or- policymakers about fluoridation broad range of responsibilities, including ganizational growth and success in chemicals, recent scientific research, defending a civil case, assessing police today’s profession. and alternative ways to reduce misconduct allegations, analyzing the Shauna Curphey, Loyola Law School dental decay. Portland Police Bureau’s crowd control Public Interest Fellow Attorney, The unanimous refrain from OWLS policies, and leading know-your-rights Northwest Constitutional Rights members in nonprofit careers is how workshops for at-risk youth. Center. The NWCRC safeguards the much they enjoy their work. Sandy While these women are tackling an rights of political activists, com- Hansberger of the Campaign for Equal incredible range of tasks, each says that munities of color, and immigrants Justice is typical in saying that she is her job offers greater flexibility than through public interest litigation, “extremely fortunate in that I love my traditional legal work. Flexibility, how- advocacy, and education. It holds work and I am quite passionate about ever, does not mean a low workload. The the government accountable for it.” Pam Nicholson of NCWBA feels the demands are great, even “unending,” unconstitutional actions, and works same way, noting that “the pay is less, but but the organizations respect the need to create a just and equitable soci- it’s very rewarding.” Kim Kaminski also for work/life balance. Pam Nicholson says ety. The NWCRC is a project of the misses the money, but finds that “when “there is always more work to do,” but National Lawyers Guild. I’m working on something I care deeply her position allows her “to have a balance Sandy Hansberger, Executive Director, about, it doesn’t seem like work.” between work and family.” Nonprofits The Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Although nonprofit work is meaning- also generally involve less politics and Justice. The Campaign for Equal ful, it is not simple. All of these OWLS bureaucracy than other legal jobs. Justice works to support 91 legal members work in positions that require If you are thinking about working for a nonprofit, consider Sandy Hansberger’s advice: “Volunteer for nonprofits, be on boards, ask questions, take classes in nonprofit issues, and perhaps most importantly, pursue your passion.” Leslie Abraham agrees that “you must be pas- sionate about the cause.” Pam Nicholson adds that fundraising and marketing experience are helpful. For prospective law students, Shauna Curphey’s advice is to consider schools with a loan forgive- ness program. J. Nicole DeFever, an attorney in the Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice, is an OWLS Board member.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 14 SUMMER 2007 Same Time, Next Year THE JUDGES FORUM first woman ever to serve as presid- ing judge of Multnomah County!); n early June, a group that calls itself the senior women partners in three “Women Litigators of the ’70s” gath- of Oregon’s largest law firms, one Iers annually for dinner at Noble Rot (I of whom just returned from Sierra hope there’s no symbolism there!), a great Leone, where she focused on hear- wine bar and restaurant in southeast Port- ing about women’s issues—she will land. Organized by three stellar lawyers be going back and urged members of that era—Janet Hoffman, Susan Ham- By The Honorable Ellen Rosenblum of our group to consider going as mer, and Chris Helmer—there are about Oregon Court of Appeals well; and me. (I will be chairing the 30 of us on the invitation list, ranging in National Association of Women age from mid-50s to early 70s. Judges Annual Conference in Port- We are the ones who went to law training judges in developing coun- land in 2008—so stay tuned.) school in the 1970s, when women were tries and who presided eloquently So, have we “saved the world”? just beginning to be more than a mere over the church sex-abuse cases, Definitely not! Have we contributed to “blip on the screen” of law school ad- some of the most contentious and society in a positive way? I think we all missions offices. What had been a small difficult cases Oregon has seen. hope so. But what is most refreshing trickle up to 1972 suddenly became a ✦ A brand-new trial judge who, after about this group is that no one appeared consistent stream of applications from adding two more special needs to be trying to prove anything or to be women who were the early products children to her family this summer, using the group to advance any personal of the “feminist era.” We were looking will have adopted eight children agenda, other than perhaps a worthy for ways to support ourselves, with or from China. cause in which she is involved. And nearly without a partner, and many of us were ✦ A recently retired state trial judge everyone seemed to find time for one or inspired by the Vietnam War era to make who is taking the year to get used more such causes. something of our lives by contributing to her new life and assess what she Although a few of us are just beginning to society—or, as some of us viewed it wants to do next (something in so- new legal jobs at this stage of our lives, even more grandly, to save the world. cial services, no doubt) while having we all seem comfortable in the “legal It’s almost as if we all thought at once, more time to pursue an ongoing skins” we have selected. And, while there How about becoming a lawyer? handmade greeting card business. is no question that our identities are This year, due to conflicts, only about ✦ Two of the best, most seasoned wrapped up in being lawyers and judges, 15 of this “club” made it to the dinner. criminal defense lawyers in Or- those who have moved on to retirement As always, after lots of hugs, a lovely egon—both of whom remain at are discovering there is a whole world buffet, and a glass or two of excellent the “top of their game” in both the of being a “nonlawyer” that is actually wine, we went around the room to give juvenile and adult systems. quite exciting and satisfying. We love(d) updates on our lives. Without getting ✦ A lawyer who just stepped down as our work as professionals serving clients too personal, here’s a sample of those president of the Portland City Club, and the public, but, thankfully, we do not who were present: close upon the heels of presiding seem to have to hang on forever for fear ✦ A 73-year-old beauty who all of us over the board of Planned Parent- of losing that identity. In fact, when one were sure was lying about her age. hood. She is the quintessential person asked if anyone would want to go She assured us that it was true and, mediator/lawyer and is bringing the back and do it differently, all agreed on in fact, she retired from a major International Academy of Mediators the answer—a resounding “No!” firm about eight years ago. She to Oregon for next year’s major There are lots of events in June—gradu- takes care of three senior relatives conference. ations, weddings, fun vacations, etc. in their 80s and 90s and offers vol- ✦ Also: A longtime deputy city attor- But I’m not sure there’s anything I look unteer services to women-owned ney for Portland; the chief criminal forward to more than this evening of businesses in her “spare” time. judge in Multnomah County; the camaraderie among women lawyers and ✦ A bankruptcy judge who spends deputy presiding judge of Mult- judges. Rest assured—it will be on my vacation time traveling the world nomah County (yes, she will be the calendar for the same time next year.

The ABA’s Women in Law Leadership Academy takes place in Chicago on November 8 and 9, 2007. Presented by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the event offers practical advice for women in the first ten years of their careers, as well as opportunities to interact with leading lawyers and judges from around the country. For more information, visit www.abanet.org/women/will.html.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 15 SUMMER 2007 OWLS Officers, Board 2007–2008 (Left to right) Seated: Concetta Schwesinger, Sally Anderson-Hansell, Bethany Graham, Hon. Katherine Tennyson, Christina Hayes (resigned after photo taken) Standing: Julia Markley, Nancy Cook, Gwyn McAlpine, Jane Yates, Dana Forman, Kellie Johnson, Alice Bartelt, Leslie O’Leary, Heather Van Meter, Cashauna Hill, Nicole DeFever, Laura Caldera Taylor Not pictured: Shari Gregory, Hon. Adrienne Nelson, Kathleen Hansa Rastetter, Cathey Susman OWLS Members Contribute to Campaign for Equal Justice By Nancy B. Patton he Campaign for Equal Justice of Oregon Mary Oberst delivered the key- The Klamath Falls legal aid office, is honored to receive incredible note speech, detailing the many ways that which was closed in 1996 due to funding Tsupport from Oregon Women all Oregon lawyers can support legal aid. cuts, reopened in May. Additional funds Lawyers, whose members contributed A special presentation was made to the will be needed each year to keep this over $120,000 to the 2006 Annual Cam- legacy of former OWLS member Barrie office open, to keep up with inflation, paign. This represents an increase of Herbold. The Barrie Herbold Endowment and to reopen legal aid offices on the almost 10% over last year’s contribution Fund has raised over $70,000 in the five north coast and in the gorge. level. OWLS members have truly made years since its inception. Even with the generous donations of a difference to the Campaign. Several Lisa LeSage, OWLS member and OWLS members, only 20% of the legal OWLS members, including Trudy Allen president of the Oregon Law Foundation needs of low-income Oregonians are and Bob Varitz, Norma Freitas, Sandy (OLF), also spoke at the annual luncheon. currently being met. Because the need is Hansberger, Lisa LeSage, Cecil Reniche- She recognized the work of OLF’s “Vision- still there, so is the Campaign. The 2007 Smith, Rachel Wildflower-Williams, and ary Banks,” which offer higher interest Annual Campaign starts in September Terry Wright, helped jump start the rates on lawyer trust accounts than other and will run through March 2008. 2006 Campaign by pledging to meet the banks. The OLF distributes the interest The Campaign board and staff, legal contributions of OWLS members up to to legal aid and other public interest aid lawyers, and low-income Orego- $5,000. Their support and their efforts law projects. For more information, visit nians extend a heartfelt thank-you to to encourage participation by OWLS www.oregonlawfoundation.org. Oregon Women Lawyers for your sup- members are truly appreciated. The Campaign for Equal Justice sup- port and generosity. If you have any Women lawyers were an influential ports civil legal aid programs in 16 Oregon questions about the Campaign for Equal presence at the Campaign’s annual lun- communities. These programs serve low- Justice, please contact OWLS member cheon, held on March 13. OWLS members income clients in the areas of family law Sandy Hansberger at 503/295-8442 or Linda Love, a statewide Campaign co- (primarily related to domestic violence), [email protected]. chair, and Jessica Hamilton, co-chair of housing, consumer law, individual rights, Nancy B. Patton is the interim associ- the Associates Committee, were on hand income maintenance, and a variety of ate director at the Campaign for Equal to thank Campaign volunteers. First Lady other issues. Justice.

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