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Published Quarterly by Oregon Women Lawyers Volume 25, No. 4 Fall 2014 25 years of breaking barriers OWLS Workplace Leader Award 1989 -2014 Goes to McDowell Rackner & Gibson

he Portland law firm McDowell Rackner President Kendra Matthews T& Gibson is the Vice President, President-Elect 2014 recipient of the OWLS Elizabeth Tedesco Milesnick Workplace Leader Award. Secretary Katherine McDowell, a Angela Franco Lucero longtime OWLS member, Treasurer accepted the award on the Laura Craska Cooper firm’s behalf at OWLS’ Fall Historian CLE on September 26 in Amber Hollister Portland, at the close of a Board Members half-day discussion on what Hon. Allison Boomer Hon. Frances Burge the different generations of Megan Burgess women lawyers have to teach Maya Crawford each other. Dana Forman

Kristina Holm After a rousing and Photo by Jodee Jackson Susan Bradley Krant inspiring introduction by Katherine McDowell, founder of McDowell Rackner & Gibson Katharine Lozano OWLS Past President Kellie Banafsheh Violet Nazari Jennifer Nicholls Johnson, Katherine said, “I was pleased and humbled when I heard about this award initially, but Hon. Julia Philbrook I have to say that after sitting in this room this afternoon, I am even more humbled to receive this Kristin Sterling Val Tomasi award on behalf of my law firm.” Katherine said she was a young associate when OWLS was formed Gloria Trainor and that she immediately joined despite the sentiments of some that a woman’s bar association was Hon. Youlee You “unnecessary and probably counterproductive,” which drew laughter from the audience. Twenty- Past Presidents five years later, Katherine and her partners, Lisa Rackner and Kirk Gibson, are presiding over a firm Kathleen Rastetter that is itself an example of generations of lawyers working together in a structure that works to Megan Livermore Heather L. Weigler bring out the best in everyone. Continued on page 6 Concetta Schwesinger Gwyneth McAlpine Heather Van Meter Laura Caldera Taylor Kellie Johnson OWLS Fall CLE a Resounding Success Norma S. Freitas Kate A. Wilkinson By Sandra Fraser Jennifer K. De Wald Sarah J. Crooks our generations now work side by side, in downtown Portland. Ms. Favero and Dr. Heath Elizabeth Schwartz each shaped by different social, economic, began the session by summarizing the charac- Lori E. Deveny and cultural events, and each with different teristics of each generation: traditionalists (born Debra Pilcher Velure F Marilyn E. Litzenberger expectations of work. The conflict generated before 1945), baby boomers (born 1946–1964), Teresa M. Kraemer by these differences permeates the workplace: Generation X (born 1965–1980), and Generation Patricia L. Heatherman Julie Levie Caron younger workers are labeled “entitled” and “not Y (born 1981–1995, also called millennials). After Phylis Chadwell Myles willing to work,” while more senior workers describing how these characteristics developed, Helle Rode are labeled “workaholics with no real life.” On they addressed the stereotypes and conflicts Diana Craine Kathryn M. Ricciardelli September 26, OWLS confronted these issues in that negatively affect communication between Agnes Sowle our 2014 Fall CLE, which culminated in a rousing the generations and how that plays out in the Katherine H. O’Neil call to action: “Bit by bit, brick by brick, build a workplace. Central to their presentation were Executive Director better model for our legal community.”* the results of their research on intergenerational Linda Tomassi, 503.841.5758 OWLS President Kendra Matthews kicked off conflict and work-life balance, “Generational [email protected] the program by welcoming keynote speakers Perspectives in the Workplace: Interpreting the Editor: Elise Gautier [email protected] Linda Williams Favero, MS, and Renee Heath, PhD, Discourses that Constitute Women’s Struggle to www.oregonwomenlawyers.org to the sold-out event, held at the Embassy Suites Continued on page 4

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 1 FALL 2014 Gap at Work,” and our 25th anniversary the idea, and I am proud of the work President’s Message reception were rousing successes. many OWLS members put into making Inevitably though (indeed, by design), the event a success. ive years every person left thinking, “OWLS should So, if you have an idea, please share Fago, at have a program on . . . .” Please share those it. But, remember, patience is a virtue. If the OWLS Fall ideas! We strive to present meaningful you lack patience or, more practically, if CLE and 20th programs for our members; basing you have the time and energy, instead of anniversary programs on members’ suggestions is an just sharing the idea, I would encourage reception, excellent way to do that. you to use OWLS to help you execute it. a panel of When you make that suggestion, • Multnomah County Circuit Court women however, remember—practically speak- Judge Katherine Tennyson turned lawyers spoke ing—to whom it is being made. OWLS is her idea into the OWLS first-gener- on the topic a nonprofit professional organization. ation professionals discussion group. “How Far We OWLS is fortunate to have two outstand- • Renée Rothauge and Lisa Kaner, part- Kendra M. Matthews Have Come, ing part-time staff members. We would ners at Markowitz Herbold, turned How Far We be lost without them. But they do not do their idea into the OWLS-sponsored Have To Go.” it alone. OWLS and its chapters work to Rothauge & Kaner Women’s Trial The women were impressive and fulfill OWLS’ mission through the efforts Academy, an eight-month training inspirational. Two were from out of of volunteers, the vast majority of whom program for women trial lawyers. state. Two were minority lawyers. Two are busy lawyers. • Teresa Statler, a Portland immigration had worked largely in private practice; In 2014, OWLS and its 11 active chapters attorney, and others think that OWLS two had experience working in the public will host well over 100 events aimed at should go abroad. They are planning sector. Some, but not all, had children. It advancing OWLS’ mission to transform an OWLS CLE program in the UK for was a diverse panel. the practice of law and ensure justice and 2015. As the women fielded questions, equality by advancing women and minori- Whatever your idea to promote women however, one commonality became ties in the legal profession. Additionally, and minorities in the profession, OWLS clear: They were all baby boomers. Their OWLS has provided resumé reviews and would love to help make it happen. But thoughts on how far we had to go (and mock interviews for judicial candidates. if you want to see it ASAP, I’d encourage what we needed to do to get there) were It has created an online searchable direc- you to reframe your thinking. Instead of naturally influenced by the effort they tory of its over 1,400 members. It has co- “OWLS should have a program on . . .” had put into getting us where we were. sponsored events held by other minority think, “How can I facilitate OWLS’ having And, at times (at least to me), there was bar associations. It has put out four issues a program on . . . .” a palpable tension between the boomers of the AdvanceSheet, including this, our And, hey, if you get your program and the generations that had followed. first digital issue. accomplished in less than five years, I left the CLE thinking, “OWLS should Though OWLS volunteers dedicate congratulations—you’ve got me beat. have a program about closing the various thousands of hours to the organization generation gaps.” each year, moving a project from idea to It took five years, but we did it. And execution can take time. Considering all although I am biased, I think we did it the other programming OWLS has done, well. Every CLE has its limitations, but I I am not disheartened by the five-year think this year’s OWLS Fall CLE, “Talkin’ turnaround on the generation-gap issue. Kendra M. Matthews ’Bout my Generation: Bridging the Age Instead, I am proud that we stuck with President, Oregon Women Lawyers Nominations for Roberts, Deiz Awards Due by Nov. 7 WLS invites nominations for the 23rd Justice Betty Roberts and Judge Mercedes Deiz Awards. The awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of individuals in promoting women and minorities in the legal profession and com- Omunity in Oregon. The recipients will be honored at the annual awards dinner on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Nines Hotel Ballroom in Portland. The Justice Betty Roberts Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to promoting women in the legal profession and in the community. The recipient of this award is a person who has influenced women to pursue legal careers, opened doors for women attorneys, or advanced opportunities for women within the profession. The Judge Mercedes Deiz Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to promoting minorities in the legal profession and in the community. The recipient of this award is a person who has influenced minorities to pursue legal careers, opened doors for minority attorneys, or advanced opportunities for minorities within the profession. Nominations must be received 5 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2014. Nominations must include the following: the appropriate nomination form, available at www.oregonwomenlawyers.org; at least three letters of recommendation; and detailed informa- tion about the nominee, explaining how that person fulfills the award’s criteria. Please email nominations to Kristin Sterling, Roberts-Deiz Awards committee co-chair, at [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 FALL 2014 Upcoming OWLS Events Please Renew 25th Anniversary Reception lawyers who want a unique, interactive Wednesday, October 22, 5:30–7:30 p.m. setting to learn strategies and tips for Your OWLS Home of Laurie Craghead, Bend rainmaking and career development RSVP to Kathryn Olney, [email protected] from experienced leaders in the legal Membership community. All lawyers welcome. CLE: The Minimum Billable Hour: WLS appreciates and depends Friend or Foe? Nominations Due for Justice Betty on your membership. You Friday, October 24, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Roberts and Judge Mercedes Deiz Omake it possible for us to Bank of America , 121 SW Morrison, Awards provide the excellent programming 11th floor, Portland Friday, November 7, 5 p.m. and services that support our mission Approved for 2 General MCLE credits of transforming the practice of law $25 OWLS member; $35 non-member Lane County Women Lawyers and ensuring justice and equality by Lunch included Fall CLE advancing women and minorities in A great CLE for law firm management Friday, November 21, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the legal profession. University of Oregon School of Law Please take the time to renew Oregon Ballot Party Eugene your OWLS membership today. Wednesday, October 29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Our membership year runs from Law Office of Sarah Silberger Brown Bag CLE by Phone: October 1, 2014, to September 30, 420 SW Washington, 4th floor, Portland Child Abuse Reporting 2015. You can renew online at www. Informal event to learn about Oregon’s Featuring Mary Anderson, Chief Deputy oregonwomenlawyers.org. upcoming ballot measures and become District Attorney, Deschutes County In addition to supporting informed voters Tuesday, December 16, noon women and minorities in the legal For OWLS members only profession, OWLS membership Career Development entitles you to many benefits, and Rainmaking Dinner Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner including these: Thursday, November 13, 5 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 • A listing in the new online Hotel Monaco, Portland, $40 The Nines Hotel Ballroom, Portland OWLS searchable membership For lawyers in transition and young Title Sponsor: Keating Jones Hughes directory, available this fall with an opportunity to add a professional photo; • The opportunity to join the OWLS email listserve, connecting you directly to over 1,000 OWLS members to gather referrals, law inquiries, job postings, and other information; • A subscription to this quarterly newsletter; • OWLS’ monthly electronic newsletter; • Discounted registration fees for OWLS CLE programs and invitations to special events; and • An opportunity to enroll in the Contract Lawyer Service, which provides access to unique job opportunities posted on the contract lawyers listserve and a forum for discussion of topics of special interest to contract attorneys. If you have questions, please contact OWLS Executive Director Linda Tomassi at 503.841.5720 or [email protected].

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 3 FALL 2014 OWLS Fall CLE continued from page 1 attendees to be the force of using technology to create a better for change by running for work-life balance, while also achieving the OSB Board of Governors, excellent financial results. Within this citing OWLS’ history of framework is an opportunity to leverage successfully advocating for Generation Y’s knowledge of and comfort women lawyers. with technology to achieve a reasonable Panelists from different work-life balance and financial stability. generations then took the The dialogue then evolved into this ques- stage, and Ms. Favero and tion: What can OWLS do to empower Dr. Heath moderated a intergenerational collaboration and practical dialogue between create an industry that can thrive with a attendees and panelists focus on work-life balance? about how we could use A fitting conclusion to this dialogue our greater understanding was the presentation by OWLS Past of intergenerational dif­ President Kellie Johnson of the OWLS Photo by Jodee Jackson ferences to improve our 2014 Workplace Leader Award to the Linda Williams Favero (left) and Dr. Renee Heath profession for women and Portland law firm McDowell Rackner & Balance Work and Life,” published in minorities. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Gibson. [See story on page 1.] The firm’s the Journal of Business Communication Rosenblum and Oregon Court of Appeals founder, Katherine McDowell, accepted in 2012. Judge Darleen Ortega represented the the award, and her inspirational words Throughout the interactive CLE ses- baby boomer generation; Anne Talcott, underscored the lessons we learned that sion, attendees, who had been strategi- a shareholder at Schwabe, Williamson afternoon. Only eight years ago, after cally placed at tables to create a mix of & Wyatt, represented Generation X; eighteen years practicing with a large generations, were asked to discuss how and Jacqueline Alarcón, an associate at law firm, Katherine knew something generational stereotypes affected their Yates, Matthews & Eaton, represented needed to change. Her answer was to workplace and to brainstorm strategies Generation Y. After the panel fielded a start her own law firm: “How do you fix for bridging the gap created by these range of questions from attendees, each it? Take control!” stereotypes. As more than 150 attend- panelist had the opportunity to share After Katherine located space for ees shared their viewpoints on these final thoughts on the lessons they and her firm, the landlord told her that issues, vibrant conversation filled the others could take from the program. he needed her husband’s signature to room and many successful strategies Attorney General Rosenblum, one of lease the space. There was no recipro- emerged. Members of each group were OWLS’ founding members, reminded us cal requirement for a man to obtain his asked to share a few of the observations that change is a journey, not a destina- wife’s signature, so Katherine refused. and strategies discussed, and we had the tion. Diversity is a focus at the Oregon She stood her ground in one of her firm’s opportunity to hear members of each Department of Justice, she said, and she most significant initial undertakings, and generation explain how and why they will pay closer attention to ensuring that her landlord ultimately relented. “It is held their values so dear. there is “generational diversity” on her thanks to organizations like [OWLS] that Holding these discussions emphasized committees. Judge Ortega urged us to I was empowered to say no when facing the importance of working within our ask the right questions and engage in a moment like this.” company, firm, or industry to continually bi-directional communication, recogniz- A reception celebrating OWLS’ 25th define work-life balance within gen- ing that we can learn from each other anniversary began at the close of the erations. As the program continued, regardless of generation, gender, race, program. Among those attending were attendees began to develop new frames or sexual identity. several Oregon legal luminaries, including for thinking about intergenerational Anne Talcott suggested that those of Oregon Supreme Court Justices Rives conflict. A highlight of the program was her colleagues who were now share- Kistler and Virginia Linder, Attorney a phrase coined by Agi Peterson, who holders remember how it felt to be the General Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon Court suggested that law firms with excellent one asking for nontraditional working of Appeals Judges Lynn Nakamoto and workplace policies could earn the “Good arrangements when they were associ- Erika Hadlock, U.S. Court of Appeals for OWLSkeeping Seal of Approval.” ates. Jacqueline Alarcón encouraged us the Ninth Circuit Judge Susan Graber, After this successful brainstorming to focus on creating relationships and and many of OWLS’ past presidents, session, OWLS board member Dana diversity in the workplace, and to look including OWLS Founding President Forman presented the OWLS Katherine for ways to honor the values held by Katherine O’Neil. H. O’Neil Volunteer Service Award other generations. U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne to Kathryn Smith Root. Kathryn was One predominant theme throughout Bonamici spoke at the reception, noting honored for her tireless support of OWLS the program was the need to define OWLS’ many accomplishments and the and her commitment to the advancement work ethic against standards other than great impact the organization has had of women attorneys. [Please see story time in the office, and the impact that on Oregon law. on page 5.] Kathryn’s contributions technology can bring to the workplace * As stated by Katherine McDowell to our industry became even clearer a in this regard. Ms. Favero and Dr. Heath Sandra Fraser practices construction and short while later when Tom Kranovich, shared statistics indicating that women- real estate law at Tomasi Salyer Baroway president of the Oregon State Bar, urged owned businesses were on the forefront in Portland.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 4 FALL 2014 Kathryn Smith Root Earns OWLS Volunteer Service Award athryn Smith Root is the 2014 shareholder of Gevurtz recipient of the OWLS Katherine Menashe Larson & Howe in KH. O’Neil Volunteer Service Award. Portland. The award recognizes years of sustained In addition to her work service to local, state, or national women’s with OWLS and the OWLS bar associations. Previous recipients Foundation, Kathryn has include OWLS Founding President Kath- been a leader in a variety erine H. O’Neil (2009), Teresa Kraemer of state and national (2011), Phylis Myles (2012), and Laurie professional organizations. Craghead (2013). The 2014 award was She has served as chair presented on September 26 at the OWLS of the international law Fall CLE and 25th anniversary celebration, committee of the American held at the Embassy Suites in Portland. Bar Association’s Family Kathryn was a founding board member Law Section, chair of the of OWLS, and in 1989, at a time when Oregon State Bar Family few women and minorities served in Law Section, president of the judiciary, she organized OWLS’s first the Oregon Academy of Photo by Jodee Jackson seminar on how to become a judge. Family Law Practitioners, Katherine H. O’Neil (left) and Kathryn Smith Root She was a founder and president of a and president of the Lewis political action committee organized by & Clark Law School Alumni Board of best to help women advance in the legal OWLS members called Justice Endorsed Directors. field. She emphasized the joy that OWLS by Women Lawyers. After five years as a In her acceptance speech, Kathryn has brought into her life over the last 25 board member of the OWLS Foundation, said she was “over the moon” about years, concluding her speech with a call she became chair of the Foundation’s receiving an award from her longtime to action: “Together we can. Together advisory board, a position she still holds. mentor, Katherine O’Neil. She talked we will. Together we must!” Kathryn has practiced family law about OWLS’ early years, when she and Thank you, Kathryn, for your many for over 25 years. She is currently a Katherine would brainstorm about how years of volunteer service to OWLS.

For more on OWLS activities, chapters, and volunteer opportunities, visit www.oregonwomenlawyers.org.

OWLS Plans Conference in When it’s time to renew my membership in England Next Sept. Oregon Women Lawyers WLS is planning a joint my answer is always confer­ence with the Women’s Division of the (UK) Law “Of Course!” O Society and a trip to England to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the I’m proud to support OWLS signing of the Magna Carta. We will in their ongoing pursuit apply for CLE credit. Dates for the trip of equal opportunities are September 6–14, 2015. The tentative itinerary includes for women in all a day touring “Legal London” and walks of life. an all-day tour to the Suffolk Wool Towns, as well as the conference, Catherine Alley Teach which will focus on British legal history and the practice of law today in the UK. Our base will be Lucy Cavendish College in Cambridge, where we will stay and meet with British women barristers and solicitors. Final details and cost have not yet been determined. If you are interested Moore&Henderson in the trip, please contact Diane Ryner - COURT REPORTING | VIDEOCONFERENCING son at diane@oregonwomenlawyers. org to be placed on an email list. teachreporting.com | 503.248.1003 | 800.230.3302

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 5 FALL 2014 Road to the Bench Event Held in Salem Workplace Leader By Derek Dizney continued from page 1 he road was there all along—I about leaving Katherine, formerly at partner at Stoel just didn’t realize I was on it,” the practice Rives, founded the firm in 2006 and was “Tsaid Judge Cheryl Pellegrini of law and soon joined by Lisa, formerly a partner as she described her road to the bench working at Ater Wynne. Kirk, also a former Ater to a packed room of law students and instead for a Wynne partner, joined them in 2010. The lawyers on September 22 in Salem. The nonprofit or firm specializes in energy, environmental, event was hosted by the OWLS judicial other entity and administrative law and is certified work group and the Mary Leonard Law that would as a Women Business Enterprise by the Society, the OWLS chapter in Salem. allow her to Oregon Office of Minority, Women and Judge Pellegrini was appointed to the be more a Emerging Small Business.

Marion County Circuit Court in February part of her Photo by Cathryn Bowie In forming their firm, the partners 2014. She said she had not initially community. Judge Cheryl Pellegrini consciously sought to create a firm that intended to practice law, thinking of a When a sud­ fully reflected their values and identities. law degree as “the ultimate liberal arts den vacancy on the court came up, she They sought to shed some of the hierar- degree.” She changed her mind about realized it was exactly the opportunity chical structures common in traditional practicing law when she realized that she for which she had been looking. law firms, and to create a practice that needed a higher income to repay student Judge Pellegrini described several is more cooperative and collegial. Ju- loans, and so she took a judicial clerkship skills she had developed that helped nior lawyers are encouraged to take on in Klamath County. She encouraged her become a judge. Those skills include greater responsibility and to have more law school students to look for judicial evaluating a case and asking questions; client contact as early as possible, rather clerkships in order to observe good and listening to the parties to try to get to than being hindered by the career and poor lawyering and to actually see the the heart of the conflict in order to ego needs of the more senior lawyers. To- inside of a courtroom. resolve it; taking different approaches gether they created a work environment After her clerkship, Judge Pellegrini to resolve conflicts; earning respect for where lawyers at all levels of the practice, worked as a deputy district attorney. She hard work, not just the position one as well as staff, participate significantly joined the Oregon Department of Justice holds; and taking responsibility for one’s in all types of management decisions on in 1995 and held leadership positions in mistakes. She encouraged the audience a consensus model, and where all are both its civil and criminal divisions. She said to take jobs or projects that others do encouraged to develop their skills in a that in the last few years she had thought not want and to approach them like they way that honors their potential. matter, because they do, and they show Lawyers with families and outside one’s character. Lastly, she encouraged responsibilities are encouraged to be those considering running for judge vocal about what they need in terms of to read the bylaws of the local bar work hours and resources, and the firm association’s judicial selection committee has accommodated the need for some to ascertain the characteristics for which team members to work part-time in the the committee looks. short-term or longer term. Heather Van Meter, co-chair of the This flexible approach does not hinder OWLS judicial work group, also spoke their ability to attract a significant client at the event. The OWLS judicial work base. The firm sets high standards for group is designed to develop qualified work quality and responsiveness and and polished candidates for the judiciary, has a variety of major energy, telecom- focusing on their individual strengths. munications, and utility clients, which Heather said that judicial candidates are more typically represented by much generally need ten years of law practice larger firms. before they consider state court positions, Lastly, the firm has made civic involve- and fifteen years for federal courts. The ment a priority. Team members are en- ideal candidate, she said, is hard working, couraged to serve in a host of community professional, respectful, and a good organizations, particularly some that example to others. relate to the firm’s practice specialties, Creative Approaches to Heather explained that OWLS can help and the firm donates a significant portion Complex Problems candidates polish themselves by advising of its income to several important public them, giving them regularly updated interest projects. Tier 1 Ranking in the 2015 Edition of materials (OWLS’ Road to the Bench The approach that the firm’s partners Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” handbook), reviewing their applications, have chosen has resulted in a group of and assisting them with practice happy lawyers who work well together interviews. If you’d like the committee’s and are invested in the firm’s long-range 503-222-5949 assistance, contact Diane Rynerson at future. Clients are also well served by the www.Susan-Hammer.com OWLS, [email protected]. firm’s approach. OWLS congratulates Derek Dizney is a law clerk at the Oregon McDowell Rackner & Gibson for earning Tax Court in Salem. the OWLS Workplace Leader Award.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 6 FALL 2014 The Lost Generation: Law School Graduates 2008–2013 By Megan Lemire and Eileen Sterlock he law school bubble undeniably find legal positions that paid a living the country but was rejected again and burst during the “Great Re­ wage. Several respondents have endured again. Mary says she felt completely alone Tcession” (December 2007–2009). emotional and psychological burdens on during that time and even struggled with Since then, traditional law school top of their financial woes. thoughts of suicide. practices have come under scrutiny, from “Mary” (not her real name), for It took almost eleven months before skewing employment statistics to ill- example, started law school in another Mary found a job as associate at a small equipping graduates with practical skills state before the onset of the Great firm, where she was paid $16 an hour to burdening students with crippling Recession and is a first-generation without benefits. She stayed at that debt. This is the first of several articles to professional. She worked in journalism job for more than two years before she be published in the AdvanceSheet that after college, but had to supplement her moved to Oregon. Despite having gained will seek to bring some of the theoretical small income as a columnist by working experience and graduating near the top conversation to ground level by discussing at a coffee shop. She loved writing and of her class, it took her eight months to how the economic downturn has affected believed she could make a decent wage find a job in Oregon. Fortunately, she OWLS members, as portrayed through through writing as a lawyer. did land an associate position, and her statistics and personal interviews. During law school, Mary focused on new job has better working conditions. OWLS conducted an informal survey getting good grades, believing that do- Mary is a prime example of an intel- of its members who graduated from law ing so would enable her to secure sus- ligent, hardworking young woman who school in 2008 to 2013. Eighty-two of tainable employment upon graduation. has struggled to make the best of things those graduates answered at least some She also clerked throughout law school at a time when even those who follow of the survey questions. The majority of and externed with a federal judge for the proscribed path to success in law survey participants (53.7%) did not have school credit. school cannot find the pot of gold they a legal position (associate, judicial clerk, When she graduated in the top 10% were promised at the end of the rainbow. or paid internship/fellowship) when they of her class in 2010, Mary was aware that Megan Lemire, at Lemire & Hirano in graduated from law school. After pass- the legal market had taken a significant Portland, focuses on employment and ing the bar exam, 27.3% still remained hit. Without financial support from her civil rights law. Eileen Sterlock practices without a legal position. For those who family, she began working as a waitress immigration law in Portland. They were able to find paying legal work, the the day after she took the bar exam. She graduated from law school in 2010 and levels of compensation varied drastically. applied for hundreds of legal jobs around 2009, respectively. Salaried positions ranged from $30,000 to $160,000 a year, with an average just under $65,000. Those with non-salaried positions have generally fared far worse; several OWLS members made as little as $10–$15 an hour. Of course, recent graduates are not the only ones feeling the pinch of suppressed salaries. Generally, however, they have been tossed a new ball to juggle: crushing debt. Approximately 42% of our survey respondents graduated from law school with six-figure student loan debt. Since graduating, nearly 40% have had non- legal jobs (lifeguard, server, sales clerk, etc.), with some holding three jobs at a time. To stay afloat, 30% of respondents have received assistance from their families or friends; a dozen or so have relied on public assistance programs. Many OWLS members have coped with this stark reality courageously. More than half a dozen survey participants have each applied for one hundred or more legal positions. One person responded “too many to count”; another said upwards of four hundred. Half the respondents did volunteer work—many extensively. Business Litigation at a Higher Level Most volunteer experiences did not turn into paid positions. About 27% of respondents have started their own Portland | 503.295.3085 | markowitzherbold.com practice, often because they could not

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 7 FALL 2014 Oregon Women Lawyers Annual Report From the Executive Director’s Desk October 2013–September 2014 WLS’ mission is “to transform the practice of law and ensure justice and equality by promoting women and minorities in the legal profession.” The Omission statement gives members ample room to invent programming that Judges at the Multnomah County Circuit Court serves OWLS’ mission, with the energy of four generations of members. continued the first-generation professionals OWLS’ annual-report year coincides with our membership year, October 1 to discussion group. This group brings together September 30. During the past year, OWLS members had the opportunity to attend lawyers, judges, staff, and law students our free or low-cost programs about combatting human trafficking, writing cover six times per year to discuss the letters, privacy, judicial careers, personal and professional life balance, the 50th challenges of being the first in their anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, using your law degree to volunteer overseas, families to go to college or attain and closing the generation(s) gap, as well as to participate in mentoring circles, free a professional degree. telephonic CLEs, and even a women’s trial academy, to name a few. The Road OWLS and the OWLS Foundation co-sponsored the IMAGE program, OLIO, the OSB Diversity Wall, and the regional NAPABA conference in Portland. OWLS members to the Bench around the state collected quality books for the OWLS Coffee Creek Correctional The OWLS judicial work Institution annual book drive, raised money and toys for foster kids, and donated group is in its sixth year of professional clothing for underprivileged women. OWLS members individually served assisting OWLS members who on countless boards, committees, and commissions. are considering a judicial career, Members have a new referral resource, the searchable online membership directory, offering written materials, mock available through OWLS’ website. The new OWLS YouTube channel is ready for new interviews, and Road to the Bench (old) programming, and a steady presence on Facebook and Twitter help to promote presentations around the state. OWLS activities and members. A special thank you to outgoing A membership survey was sent out later in the year to gather data from members co-chair Heather Van Meter, who served in that to inform the OWLS Board of Directors’ upcoming strategic planning session. Thank role for ten years. you to all who took the time to complete it. Happy 25th anniversary. You work hard, and we do our best to work hard for you. At the Courthouse If you have a programming idea, wherever you are in Oregon, please contact me. Take Your Kids to Work Day continues to bring Together, we’ll move forward to improve the status of women and minorities in the more than 120 children to the Multnomah County profession, and take on bolder programs that challenge the status quo. Courthouse to learn about the importance of jury Warmly, trials and the role of the legal system. We thank the judges and volunteers who coach the children in their roles as judges, prosecutors, the defense team, and bailiffs, with a special thanks to Judge Linda Tomassi Julie Frantz, who leads the charge. We hear from OWLS Executive Director multiple parents that their children eagerly look forward to this event each year. Networking Opportunities letters, and a CLE titled “Starting Your The Federal Courthouse Connection was hosted Family, Succeeding in Your Career.” again this year by Chief Judge Ann Aiken of the Inter-professional Lengthy discussions about the meaning U.S. District Court, with help from Jolie Russo. This Networking Events of leadership have been held recently, free event provided lunch and networking at the The OWLSNet committee is in its eighth with new programming to come. federal courthouse in Portland and an opportunity year. This year, OWLSNet brought lawyers to mingle with state and federal judges. and bankers together in Salem for a well- Mentoring Last year, OWLS partnered with the U.S. District attended networking event, and plans for Mentoring circles are one of the ways Court Historical Society to form Oregon Women another are underway. Lawyers, bankers, that OWLS members have access to Judges (OWJ), a project that is dedicated to and CPAs came together in Eugene mentoring and networking at convenient honoring and celebrating the contributions with Lane County Women Lawyers for times and no cost. Your leadership of Oregon’s state and federal women judges a productive evening of networking. In committee again organized a family law by collecting and preserving their history. The Portland, Tonkon Torp’s Tatiana Perry mentoring circle that took place over the volunteers of OWJ continue their work of provided lawyers, bankers, mortgage course of the year at Gevurtz Menashe. documenting and collecting the history of women brokers, and real estate agents with an The rainmaking mentoring circle, hosted judges—no small task. entertaining and informative talk on again by Markowitz Herbold, provided Contract Lawyers Listserve privacy in the era of large data breaches. mentoring for over two dozen attorneys from some of the community’s leading OWLS’ Contract Lawyer Service provides Leadership rainmakers. programming for contract lawyers and solo Leadership committee programming For a fourth year, OWLS hosted a Career practitioners based on a survey conducted last included a Dress for Success fundraiser Development and Rainmaking Dinner in year. The service’s listserve enables contract lawyers and fashion show, a Career Development Portland, matching about 20 mentors and solo practitioners to learn of contract law and Rainmaking Dinner, a helpful and with 50 lawyers for career advice and opportunities advertised through the service and timely workshop on writing cover networking. to communicate with one another.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 8 Oregon Women Lawyers Annual Report October 2013–September 2014 Awards Many thanks to our OWLS Listserve Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner 2013–2014 sponsors: A resource for the majority of OWLS In March, 520 guests attended the 22nd members, the members-only listserve awards event, honoring U.S. Bankruptcy Roberts-Deiz 2014 Sponsors is our most-utilized membership Judge Elizabeth Perris as the recipient Title Sponsor: service. OWLS members use of the Justice Betty Roberts Award and Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys this tool as a unique resource Lissa Kaufman, director of Student Legal for a wide variety of Services at Portland State University, as Ball Janik the recipient of the Judge Mercedes issues, professional and Barran Liebman nonprofessional, including Deiz Award. Capital Pacific Bank legal referrals, advice, Katherine H. O’Neil service recommendations, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester Volunteer Service Award job postings, and discussions. Davis Wright Tremaine OWLS’ Katherine H. O’Neil Volunteer It is also the avenue through which Farleigh Wada Witt OWLS staff learn of referrals needed Service Award recognizes an OWLS outside of Oregon, and connect OWLS member who epitomizes steadfast Garvey Schubert Barer members to members of the national dedication and long-term volunteer Gaydos, Churnside & Balthrop women’s bar listserve. service to promote women in the legal Lane Powell profession. The award, named after Keating Jones Hughes Balancing Work and Personal Life OWLS’ founding president, was awarded Kranovich & Lucero Playgroups in Portland were active, thanks to in 2013 to Laurie Craghead and in 2014 OWLS volunteers who brought attorney parents to Kathryn Smith Root. Markowitz Herbold and their kids together for regular play and social McKinley Irvin OWLS Chapters time in homes and parks. Miller Nash OWLS partnered with the Oregon Attorney Whether it was Rogue Women Lawyers’ Perkins Coie Assistance Program for the Women’s Wellness “Breakfast with the Attorney General” Retreat again this year. or theatre night with Clackamas Women Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt OWLS volunteers brought people together for Lawyers, your colleagues worked hard to Stoel Rives a series of well-attended discussions at Tonkon create uncommon connections for your Tomasi Salyer Baroway Torp in Portland to discuss Sheryl Sandberg’s personal and professional enrichment. Tonkon Torp book Lean In. New-admittee lunches, law student The Mary Leonard Law Society (in Salem) and mixers, wine tasting, picnics, holiday Clackamas Women Lawyers held local events to parties, day and evening networking— Leadership Event explore achieving the elusive balance between there’s something for everyone. Please Sponsors and Hosts our personal and professional lives. visit www.oregonwomenlawyers.org to Barran Liebman see a calendar of upcoming events. Conferences and The OWLS chapters are Cascade Bodyfelt Mount Continuing Legal Education Women Lawyers (Bend), Clackamas Markowitz Herbold OWLS’ first-ever Rothauge & Kaner Women’s Wom­ en Lawyers, the Joan Seitz Law Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Trial Academy, created and led by trial attorneys Society (Douglas County), Josephine Tonkon Torp Renée Rothauge and Lisa Kaner of Markowitz County Women Lawyers, Lane County Herbold in Portland, was a resounding success. A Women Lawyers, Lawyers’ Association of dozen women lawyers who wanted to sharpen Washington County, Linn-Benton Women OWLSNet Sponsors their trial skills earned CLE credit over eight Lawyers, the Mary Leonard Law Society Ball Janik months, with different mentors and topics each (Salem), Queen’s Bench (Portland), the Collier Law month. Southern Oregon might see this academy Rebecca J. Bloom Chapter (Umatilla and Davis Wright Tremaine in 2015. Morrow Counties), and Rogue Women OWLS’ 2013 Fall CLE tackled human trafficking Lawyers (Grants Pass/Ashland/Medford). Tonkon Torp from an international to a local level, and our 2014 The Dragonflies Fall CLE brought the four generations of OWLS Career Development and members and colleagues together for a fruitful OWLS is proud of our dragon boat Rainmaking Dinner Sponsors and unique discussion about the communication team, the Dragonflies. With seasoned gaps between the traditional, baby boomer, X, and new paddlers, the team had another Markowitz Herbold and Y generations. amazing season. [Please see story on page Proctor Law The OWLS membership committee continued its 12.] If you might be interested in joining Tomasi Salyer Baroway free telephone CLEs, an OWLS member benefit. the team, or for more information, please Recordings of the CLEs are available. visit www.owlsdragonflies.org.

9 FALL 2013 THE JUDGES’ FORUM Bar Gender Reflections on Fairness Task Force in OWLS at 25 Years May 1998. ifteen years ago I served as president Many OWLS of Oregon Women Lawyers. The members Forganization was ten years “old” served on and maturing into an organization with the task force a recognized and respected voice in By Judge Marilyn Litzenberger or on work the Oregon legal community. Decision Multnomah County Circuit Court groups that makers were beginning to reach out to gathered the OWLS for its input on appointments by data that Judge Litzenberger the governor to the state court bench, gained so much from the camaraderie resulted in recommendations for change. for input on nominations to the federal of fellow OWLS members from that Today, the OWLS mission of court bench, and with respect to issues time until I became OWLS president ten transforming the practice of law reflects under consideration by the Oregon years later. Being around other women a broader goal than we had in 1989, State Bar Board of Governors. OWLS lawyers, away from the demands of and that is good. The expanded vision gained its reputation and credibility from practicing law, was inspirational, fun, recognizes that we do not have to the quality of its members, the good and empowering. We shared stories of practice law as those who went before judgment exercised by its leadership, our individual experiences and realized us did. We can and should embrace and the insight it offered into issues that those experiences were not unique. the entrepreneurial spirit for which important to a growing percentage of That realization compelled us to work Oregonians are known—because change women and minorities practicing law together to address issues of gender un- will help Oregon retain women and in Oregon. OWLS was identified as “the fairness and to find ways to promote each minorities in the practice of law. moral conscience of the bar” because other so that our voices would be heard. As I reflect on OWLS’ history, I see that it stood firm on issues of fairness and We developed a strategy for nominating OWLS’ success is built on the message access to justice. women for awards that traditionally rec- of its founding members, who always On its tenth anniversary, OWLS cel- ognized men, for getting women elected counseled us to look back, see the women ebrated its accomplishments with the to the OSB Board of Governors, and for walking in our footsteps, and offer a “X-Party” (also pronounced “ex parte”), increasing the number of women invited hand to pull them forward. Helping which featured entertainment by women to join traditionally male-dominated other women succeed has immeasurable lawyers like Armonica Gilford, an accom- trial lawyer organizations. We stepped benefits for our profession because we plished jazz singer. The event also raised up our efforts to recruit well-qualified are the moral conscience of the bar. some of the first significant funding for women to apply for openings on the trial OWLS’ first 25 years are a testament to the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation. and appellate benches by calling them what women and minorities can achieve Who could turn down Betty Roberts when individually and assuring them that they if we follow that mantra. she asked us to show our financial support were right for the job. At the 25th anniversary reception, I for the OWLS Foundation? The Founda- It was also at the ten-year mark that paused to listen in on a conversation tion was in its infancy at the time, and OWLS board members decided that a between some younger women. They these initial funds provided the means major focus of OWLS’ efforts would be were first- and second-year law students. to award the Foundation’s first grants to educate legal employers about the The second-year students were offering to single-parent law students studying benefits of alternative work arrangements words of encouragement and tips for for the bar exam. for women or others who saw a need to surviving the first year in law school. Their When I sat down to write this column, balance their personal, professional, mentoring advice was the same advice I I had just returned from the OWLS 25th and community service responsibilities. had been given almost 30 years ago. Work anniversary celebration and could not These efforts were designed to dovetail hard, grades do make a difference, and help but reflect on how the organization with recommendations published by the school gets easier with each passing year. had grown since I joined in 1989. 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OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 10 FALL 2014 OWLS Co-sponsors Civil Rights CLE By Megan Lemire e have miles to go before we can sleep.” Presiding Judge “WNan Waller paraphrased poet Robert Frost to welcome attendees to a CLE titled “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A 50-Year Anniversary,” held at the Multnomah County Courthouse on July 24. Judge Waller urged the audience to continue the work of creating a just and equitable society. The free CLE was co-sponsored by OWLS, the Multnomah Bar Association, and the Oregon State Bar Diversity Section. The audience first watched the powerful film Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders. From left: Hon. Youlee You, George Nakata, Hon. Jacob Tanzer, Dr. Eugene Uphoff The award-winning documentary high­ decorated unit in U.S. military history is Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice lighted the grassroots organizing done by the Army’s 442nd, composed exclusively Jacob Tanzer worked in Mississippi on two several courageous women in Mississippi of Japanese Americans.) Resettlement different occasions during the 1960s, the in the 1950s and 1960s. The legendary after internment was challenging; Mr. first when the U.S. Department of Justice activist Fannie Lou Hamer was arrested Nakata and his family did not regain all sent him to investigate the deaths of and brutally beaten for participating in they had lost. three civil rights workers in the summer a sit-in. Mae Beth Carter blazed the trail Dr. Eugene Uphoff then described of 1964. The three young men, James for school desegregation by sending her his experiences as a college student Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 13 children to school with white children who joined a Freedom Ride in 1961. Schwerner, had been investigating the even after waking up to gunshots in In an effort to resist an onslaught of arson of a church and suspiciously went the middle of the night. Constance violence against freedom riders in the missing. Their bodies were recovered 44 Slaughter-Harvey was the first black Deep South, the Student Nonviolent days later, buried in an earthen dam on woman to graduate from the University Coordinating Committee focused its property owned by a member of the Ku of Mississippi School of Law. efforts on Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Uphoff Klux Klan. Justice Tanzer’s work in the After the film, Judge Youlee You, recalled the billboard as they crossed the community resulted in two indictments, who spearheaded the commemorative state line: “Welcome to Mississippi: June and although he left the case, it ended CLE, handled the introductions. She Is Hospitality Month.” Soon after, the with the convictions of seven men, first introduced George Nakata of the bus stopped in Jackson and the activists including a deputy sheriff, for civil rights Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center. Of the were arrested. Their trial lasted four violations prohibited by a Reconstruction many laws suppressing minorities’ rights minutes and resulted in sentences of four Era statute. in this country, internment via Executive months in jail and a $200 fine. Housed in In his more recent travels to Mississippi, Order 9066 was undoubtedly the worst the maximum-security unit at the state Justice Tanzer has observed that interra- for him and his family. They were forcibly penitentiary, they lifted their spirits by cial conversations have eased consider- relocated to Idaho and housed in barren singing civil rights songs. The Freedom ably. He believes that people’s attitudes conditions. Despite the discrimination Rides culminated in the Interstate have changed because civil rights laws they endured, many interned families Commerce Commission’s issuing tough were enacted. proudly displayed a gold star in their new regulations prohibiting segregation Megan Lemire, at Lemire & Hirano in quarters to symbolize the life of a son lost on interstate buses and in interstate bus Portland, focuses on employment and fighting for the United States. (The most terminals. civil rights law.

OWLSNet in Eugene On September 22, about 75 lawyers, CPAs, and bankers attended an OWLSNet networking event hosted by Lane County Women Lawyers, the Oregon Bankers Association, and the Oregon Society of CPAs–Emerald Empire Chapter. The event was held at Route 5 NW Wine Bar in downtown Eugene. Door prizes were generously donated by Hershner Hunter, Pacific Continental Bank, and Kernutt Stokes.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 11 FALL 2014 OWLS Members Hone Skills in Women’s Trial Academy By Heather Weigler ingle-sex education is an old method In preparation for the session on that’s gaining new momentum in closing arguments, students watched SAmerican education. If you take Carol Bernick, then at Davis Wright part in the OWLS-sponsored Rothauge Tremaine, and others deliver winning & Kaner Women’s Trial Academy, you’ll closing arguments and were asked to understand why. prepare their own closings based on the Designed by women trial lawyers academy case materials they had been for women trial lawyers, the eight- working with all year. Each student was month course allowed participants asked to include the same sentence in to develop their trial skills in a sup­ her closing, regardless portive, challenging, and constructive of the side for which environment. Each month, organizers she was arguing. During Renée Rothauge and Lisa Kaner, both of the session, Carol shared Markowitz Herbold, invited experienced her insights on what women litigators to share their know­ makes an effective—and ledge about different aspects of a jury ineffective—closing trial. Participants were then given the argument and gave chance to put theory into practice using thoughtful critiques on mock trial materials, and the instructors what students did well offered feedback on their performance. and what they could In addition to the nuts and bolts have done better. From left: Top: Academy student Kristen Tranetzki and leaders of trial work, the course focused on For the last session, Renée Rothauge and Lisa Kaner. Bottom: Students Heather ways to leverage gendered norms and on September 18, Weigler, Kristen Tranetzki, Heather Bowman, Nadine Gartner. expectations into courtroom advantages. participants were asked During the session on voir dire with to show up dressed for the first day of names. Participants also plan to get Tsongas litigation consultants Jill Schmid trial. To prove that court dress shouldn’t together for lunch on a monthly basis and Laura Dominick, participants ex­ stop you from taking care of yourself, to maintain the bonds and professional plored the ways in which women can Barbara “Babs” Dalbey-McKee led connections they created. harness their feminine traits to more participants through a mini-course of OWLS and the academy organizers are effectively question potential jurors. pre-trial and post-trial Pilates that can looking at ways to bring the Women’s Because women are culturally trained to be done in a suit and heels at your desk Trial Academy to female litigators in pay attention to detail and keep people or conference table. other parts of the state, as well as to re- talking, they excel at voir dire. Each At the end of the class, students were create its success in future sessions in the student was then given an opportunity presented with graduation certificates Portland metro area. If you’re a female to test that theory in a mock voir dire. and shared a champagne toast to their litigator, don’t miss this opportunity to Everyone was assigned a juror identity to future success. The young women learn from experienced female litigators act out, and participants were given five litiga­tors thanked Renée and Lisa for and discover the trial lawyer within. minutes to question jurors and identify their creativity and hard work running Heather L. Weigler is an assistant attorney those whose attitudes and beliefs might the academy by making a donation to general at the Oregon Department of justify a strike. the Campaign for Equal Justice in their Justice and a past president of OWLS. Dragonflies Enjoy Training and Racing By Laurie Daley his year, the OWLS Dragonflies we could only get better as the season of Nancy L. Mensch; Red Dog Home had 11 new paddlers who enjoyed progressed. The OWLS Dragonflies raced Inspections; and Shaun N. Christiansen Tdragon boating enough to stick in Olympia, Vancouver, and Kent, Wash- of Northwestern Mutual. We greatly around through training (mostly rainy) ington; Salem and Portland, Oregon; appreciate their generosity. and into the racing season (mostly sunny). and Victoria, British Columbia. Our best We all love to be out on the water— They brought a lot of enthusiasm, which result was in Salem—second place in the whether it’s for three minutes of racing, encouraged those of us who have been women’s division. Our last race of the an hour on a dark evening with the city paddling for a few years. The team is year was in September in Portland, and lights in the background, or two hours great set of competitive women who have we finished in the top third. paddling around Ross Island on a Satur- fun and are willing to push themselves Our sponsors this year were Roe & day morning. You are welcome to join us! athletically. Greene; Oregon Women Lawyers; Tomasi See www.owlsdragonflies.org for more The first race of the year began with Salyer Baroway; Broer & Passannante; information. our coach, Dan Auerbach, unable to Perkins Coie; Cumulus Legal Services; Laurie Daley is the librarian at Bullivant attend because of food poisoning, so Kell, Alterman & Runstein; Law Office Houser Bailey in Portland.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 12 FALL 2014 Meet Multnomah County Circuit Judge Julie Frantz By Joanna Robinson s the chief criminal judge for humidity until she and her team members im­poverished Multnomah County, Judge Julie constructed a gorgeous blue house that school to go AFrantz has a calendar that is became the home to a family who had to college if almost always fully booked. Between only bamboo shoots as protection during they gradu- presiding over the cases on her docket, last year’s hurricane season. ate from high collaborating with colleagues and What was it that drove Multnomah school, and partners in the criminal justice system, County’s chief criminal judge to serve so the Informed both locally and statewide, and humbly and in such a modest capacity? Voters Pro­ daily responding to a wide range of She attended high school in Pasadena, ject, which unanticipated urgent matters, she has California, and in 1971 she obtained a promotes limited time. So I felt fortunate, indeed, B.A. in English from Stanford University. civics educa­ to have the opportunity to talk with her. The summer after her freshman year at tion to create Judge Julie Frantz As we settled into our conversation, Stanford, and only shortly after racial an informed it didn’t take long for me to realize why tensions had overflowed throughout Los electorate, a key to preserving­ fair and Judge Frantz is so adored by her staff, so Angeles neighborhoods, Judge Frantz impartial courts. highly respected by her colleagues, and became deeply engaged with an on- All of these endeavors have goals so eagerly sought after by interviewers campus residential program in southern consistent with the value Judge Frantz on substantive topics, as well as for more California called Open Future, which was places on procedural fairness in her personal interviews such as this one. developed as a way to help heal some of courtroom and in her role as a policy Simply put, Judge Frantz epitomizes the the animosity that had resulted in the maker in collaborations beyond the type of leader many spend a lifetime rampant violence and chaos that became courtroom. Her motivation is evident striving to become. known as the Watts Riots. when she states: In 1992, she was named president of With complete candor, Judge Frantz I have learned how important it the Oregon State Bar, the first woman to made it clear that she had learned far is as a judge to actively listen, so hold the position in its 57-year history. more from those children than they had people know they have been heard, Recently she was selected as the incoming learned from her. Such lessons, along with and then to speak in lay person’s president of the National Association her evolving convictions, ultimately led words, not just in legal terms, to of Women Judges, the first president her to attend Lewis & Clark Law School, the parties in such a way that their from Oregon since the organization was from which she graduated in 1975 as one understanding of the legal process created in 1979. She was appointed to the of five female students. is verified and not taken for granted bench in 1994, after having worked for Local community projects are also by a simple nod of the head. That is many years as a criminal defense attorney very important to the judge. For her a fundamental step in gaining the and then a civil litigator. 60th birthday, for example, she invited trust and confidence in our justice 35 women friends to forgo all gifts and, Judge Frantz has served on a wide system by the public generally, and instead, to spend two days building a range of committees and legal education in particular from the diversity of house for a struggling single mother programs all aimed, in some form, at individuals and groups that comprise in North Portland—no experience promoting equal access to justice and our community. necessary—and they did. procedural fairness in the courtroom and Judge Frantz has heavily invested her OWLS thanks Judge Frantz for her beyond. She is adamant that stepping time and energy in numerous organiza- many years of service on the bench and off the bench and being involved in the tions, such as the I Have A Dream Foun- in the community. community goes with being given the dation, which, through mentoring and Joanna Robinson is a staff attorney at privilege of serving as a judge. financial support, assists children from an Stoll Berne in Portland. During our conversation, the topic that unveiled her passion was Habitat for Humanity. As Judge Frantz began Need help with a big case?Want to take a vacation? to recount her experiences with the Contact theOWLS Contract Lawyer Service. We canhelp! organization, her demeanor shifted into that of an animated storyteller, beaming Contactuswithproject/job information. with delight that she had a chance to We immediatelypostthe announcementtoour share these rewarding adventures. contractlawyer listserve.You arepromptlycontacted Only three weeks prior, she had by contract lawyers whomeetyourcriteria.Nofee to been pushing wheelbarrows of sand post jobs or projects.You pay thecontract lawyer you uphill, mixing her own cement and hire.OWLScontract lawyers are statewide. carrying concrete rocks in scorching hot temperatures to help build a house Many levels of experience. Many types of expertise. for a family in Jerusalen, El Salvador. Unfazed by a gash to her leg caused by Formoreinformation or to post a job,contact a piece of protruding rebar, Judge Frantz Diane Rynerson: [email protected] continued to work through the heat and

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 13 FALL 2014 Judge Aiken at Cascade Women Lawyers CLE Joan Seitz Law Society By Kathryn Olney Hosts Speakers By Annette Smith hief Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon spoke to about 36 central Oregon lawyers at a CLE on September 5 that was Corganized by Cascade Women Lawyers. The title of the presentation was “What’s Holding Us Back? Why haven’t women and minorities advanced further in the legal profession, and what can we do about it?” Judge Aiken’s talk was wide-ranging, touching on issues from equal pay for equal work to the continued lag in the number of women and minority partners in private law firms. She also suggested some reasons for optimism about the future. Judge Aiken believes that the increased use of technology will create a more flexible work- life arrangement, something that women have always sought and that millennials, Jodee Jackson (left) and Cathryn Bowie women and men, are demanding. She anticipates that the law firms of tomorrow will need to meet this demand or they will fail to attract the best lawyers. t a luncheon on Friday, July 11, The CLE generated a lot of discussion among attendees at the reception that was Athe Joan Seitz Law Society (JSLS) held immediately afterward and at the Cascade Women Lawyers networking lunch welcomed guest speaker Judge Ronald the following week. The reception and the CLE were generously sponsored by Hurley Yockim from the Cow Creek Band of Re, Ball Janik, Bryant Lovlien & Jarvis, and Laurie Craghead. Umpqua Tribe of Indians to talk about his Kathryn Olney is a trial lawyer with SAIF Corporation in Bend. role as a tribal court judge. He recounted the history of the Cow Creek Tribe and the tribal court and discussed the types of cases that come before him. He described The annual golf event the differences between the tribal court co-sponsored by over which he presides and other courts the Multnomah Bar in the area and described the relationship Association and the between the tribal court and the tribal OWLS Foundation council. He also discussed generally the took place this year on economics and benefits of providing July 18 at Edgefield social services to tribal members. in Troutdale. Enjoying the event are (from On Friday, August 29, State of Oregon left) Aruna Masih, Law Librarian Cathryn Bowie spoke at a Diane Rynerson, Trudy JSLS luncheon about resources available Allen, and Glen Pullen. at the State of Oregon Law Library in Proceeds benefited Salem. Cathryn has been the state’s law the Volunteer Lawyers librarian since 2011. She described the Project at Legal Aid services the library can provide to attor- Services of Oregon. neys statewide, and she also spoke about forthcoming technology that will allow readers to access material more efficiently MLLS CLE on Freedom Summer, 1964 using an e-reader, tablet, or smartphone. She noted various ways that attorneys in By Erin Dawson this state can advocate for better services s we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 this year, for the Oregon Law Library. the Mary Leonard Law Society (MLLS) reflected on one of the defining events Both luncheons took place at the Daily that mobilized the nation in 1964. Ron Silver, chief of the Civil Division of the Grind in downtown Roseburg. Attendees A included prosecutors, defenders, civil at- U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland, presented this year’s annual MLLS summer CLE on August 6 in Salem. Ron’s discussion focused on the Freedom Summer of 1964 and torneys, retired lawyers, and law clerks. the actions that culminated in the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, This summer marked the one-year an- James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, on June 21, 1964. niversary of the formation of the Joan Ron provided historical background for the events of June 1964 and discussed the Seitz Law Society. FBI investigation and trial of 18 Mississippi Klansmen implicated in the three murders. Annette Smith practices criminal defense, United States v. Price, later known as the “Mississippi Burning” trial (memorialized in dependency, and family law at James A. a fictionalized movie of that name made in 1988), concluded with the conviction of Arneson, PC, in Roseburg. seven Klansmen for the violation of a federal Reconstruction Era conspiracy statute. National outrage over the murders applied pressure for the passage of the pivotal Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964. For chapter contact Ron also discussed his experience participating in a 50th anniversary event in information and a calendar Mississippi this year. An MSNBC story covering the anniversary featured a clip of Ron of upcoming events, please in Mississippi teaching students about the Mississippi Burning events. visit OWLS’ website, www. Erin Dawson is the immediate past president of the Mary Leonard Law Society, the oregonwomenlawyers.org. Salem-area chapter of OWLS.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 14 FALL 2014 Meet OWLS Treasurer Laura Craska Cooper By Shaun Morgan aura Craska Cooper has served as encourages other women lawyers to Laura takes OWLS treasurer since May 2012. speak up for themselves and to ask for issue with the LShe is the managing partner the opportunities they want. advice she of Ball Janik’s Bend office, where her Active in the central Oregon commu- was given practice focuses on real estate, land use, nity, Laura serves as chair of the boards of as a young and general business law, all from the Central Oregon Community College and lawyer—the transactional side. of Housing Works, the regional housing idea that A graduate of the University of Mis- authority. She also teaches “Constitu- women souri–Columbia with bachelor’s degrees tion in the Classroom” at Crook County should keep in journalism and political science, Laura Elementary School and Crook County their personal earned her law degree at the University Middle School every fall. She is a past lives and work of California–Berkeley. She chose a legal president of Cascade Women Lawyers lives separate. Laura Craska Cooper career because she was attracted to the (an OWLS chapter) and the Deschutes She believes notion of being paid to argue. After start- County Bar Association. the opposite approach is best for her. ing off as a litigator, however, she learned In her spare time, Laura tends to her Successfully blending her work and that she preferred transactional work. backyard chickens at her Crook County personal activities requires focusing on Laura began her career clerking for home and spends time with her husband the task at hand regardless of the hour of Judge Charles E. Wiggins of the U.S. and their three daughters. She is a certi- the day (or day of the week), rather than Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. fied wine expert and instructor, with an dividing the day into separate spheres of Later she worked on complex real estate advanced certificate from the Wine & dedicated personal and work time. matters as an associate with Morrison & Spirits Education Trust in London. Laura believes that in addition to other Forester, first in San Francisco and then Laura encourages women to seek out benefits, OWLS provides important moral in Tokyo. She loved the experience and mentors and to get over the fear of pro- support to women lawyers. She is grateful the firm, but relocated to central Oregon moting themselves. She says that women for the women and men who take time after marrying a local (her husband, Scott should stop underestimating their own out of their busy schedules to support the Cooper). She and Scott had intended to qualifications. If you are at a firm with organization. She encourages members live in Japan, but Scott’s mother, fearful a marketing budget, she says, “use it!” to attend OWLS events and to serve on of never seeing them again, began work- Laura counsels young lawyers at law firms the OWLS board. Laura says she always ing her contacts and connected Laura to to be responsive to their clients, do great leaves OWLS events with a renewed sense Ball Janik. Laura opened the firm’s Bend work, and stay positive (at a minimum, of energy and purpose from talking to office in 1999, became partner in 2004, avoid complaining, especially to other other professional women. and, after asking for the position, was lawyers). This approach will help lawyers named managing partner in 2007. Given develop clout within their firms and with Shaun Morgan is an associate at Rizzo her experience, Laura often advises and their clients. Mattingly Bosworth in Portland. Clackamas Women Lawyers Members Discuss Having It All By Jennifer Dalglish an women really do it all, be it page, including former U.S. Secretary of compelled to divulge more information all, and have it all? On August 21, State Madeleine Albright’s now famous than necessary regarding scheduling) and Cduring the lunch hour, Clackamas quote “Women can have it all, they just a local level (such as recognizing assump- Women Lawyers members gathered again can’t have it all at the same time.” tions about others while networking and at the Holman Law Center in Oregon Our earlier roundtable discussion on being more accepting) were identified. City to continue discussing this hot topic. this topic, held on May 22, consisted of, One of the most interesting One of the facilitators kicked off the literally, going around the table and al- aspects of the discussion concerned informal roundtable discussion with lowing each participant to talk about her generational differences regarding a quote from Anne-Marie Slaughter’s perception of “having, doing, and being” societal expectations of men and women. article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It it all and what that meant to her. Since it Recent viral videos, including the Pantene All”: “Only when women wield power in was our first informal discussion of this commercial “Sorry, Not Sorry,” were sufficient numbers will we create a society nature, we weren’t sure what to expect, mentioned as ways social media are that genuinely works for all women.” and we were pleasantly surprised by the influencing our societal understanding When Slaughter’s article was originally participants’ candor and desire to add of “having, doing, and being” it all. published in the July/August 2012 is- another date to continue the discussion. The hour passed quickly, and partici- sue of The Atlantic, it garnered a great The August 21 roundtable discussion pants had much more to share. We expect deal of attention, inspired immediate flowed more freely as participants took to continue discussing this topic next backlash, and generated countless blogs turns talking about ways to bring about year as part of our Greater Things Series. and other articles. This summer, links to positive change on both an individual Jenn Dalglish is the director of the Clacka- some of the articles were posted on the and a local level. Possible changes on mas County law library and vice president Clackamas Women Lawyers Facebook an individual level (such as not feeling of Clackamas Women Lawyers.

OREGON WOMEN LAWYERS AdvanceSheet 15 FALL 2014 The OWLS Dress for Success fundraiser and fashion show was held on Oct. 2 at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland. Proceeds ben­­e­fited the Dress for Success Oregon program. Enjoying the event are (left to right) Kristen Stedman, Bodyfelt Mount, mother-to-be chic; OSB President Tom Kranovich, proud OWLS member model; and Traci Ray, Leslie Edenhofer, and Susan Pitchford, three of the event organizers. Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time By Brigid Schulte (Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2014) Book Review by Teresa Statler

ashington Post journalist and adult American women are the fastest Schulte also suggests that we play busy mother Brigid Schulte growing segment of people newly diag- more. By play, she means “horsing Wtakes up the ongoing problem nosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity around,” moving our bodies, exploring of women’s “second shift”: just why are disorder (ADHD). novel experiences, and the like. She main- women’s lives so busy? Schulte, in this Schulte also addresses the concept of tains that play is what keeps adult brains well-researched, yet entertainingly anec- the “ideal worker”—one who will give flexible and our lives less bleak. Likewise, dotal book, tells us how our lives got to her all to her company or profession by Schulte encourages us to make time in be this way and what we can do about it. being available 24/7, thanks to Blackber- the middle of the day to pause—if only Schulte examines an assertion by time ries, iPads, and email at all hours of the for five minutes—and “sit quietly with experts that women have 30 hours of day and night. To the ideal worker, work a slight smile” on our faces. This pause “leisure” per week, and she notes that is a “form of religion.” “And because the helps us slow down and tells our nervous those hours include time that women ideal worker is just that, a demanding systems that we are not in danger. spend playing with their children. Women voracious ideal, no one can ever measure An additional suggestion is that today’s spend another part of that supposed up.” Combine this with the fact that the middle class parents become less child- leisure time planning and thinking about ideal worker is not compatible with the centered. She recommends that instead the next thing they need to do, and thus concept of the “ideal mother,” and you of spending extensive time and energy Schulte calls that “contaminated time.” have a perfect recipe for women feeling focusing on their children’s education and She also notes that “if you have an educa- constantly overwhelmed. extra-curricular achievements, parents tion and a high-paying career, chances are Other reasons for today’s time crunch focus on the children’s happiness. you are working an insanely high number include President Nixon’s 1971 veto of An appendix entitled “Do One Thing” of hours and have little leisure time. If the Comprehensive Child Development lists under the headings “Work,” “Play,” you’re poor or uneducated, you’re having Act, which would have provided a high- and “Love” the author’s suggestions— trouble finding enough work at all, and quality, universal child-care system for learned from her own trial-and-error and your ‘leisure’ is often just blank hours of all Americans. The rationale for the veto from the experts she interviewed—for worry about how to pay the rent.” was to preserve the “natural” traditional how to stop “the overwhelm.” Schulte tells us that men enjoy longer family of the father as the breadwinner Overwhelmed does not break any new stretches of unbroken time than women and the mother at home. Forty years later, ground. Its usefulness as a manifesto to do, at work and at leisure, a fact that researchers have found that parents with time-stressed Americans is limited to makes their lives less stressful than wom- stable child care are “less stressed, better middle- and upper-middle class working en’s. Both men and women experienced at coping, and more satisfied with their mothers; therefore, this reader thought less stress when the work they did was jobs.” Stable child care also leads to more the book should be subtitled “When more physical, such as factory work or gender equity at work and at home for Working Mothers Have No Time.” In farming. Today, however, we all live in both mothers and fathers. addition, Schulte’s discussion of “love” the world of “the overwhelm.” Schulte offers suggestions on how to seems limited to that of a mother’s In the chapter entitled “Too Busy to get out from under “the overwhelm.” love. She does not offer any ideas for Live,” Schulte blames “the overwhelm” She praises a “simplicity Moms’ group” making more time for one’s partner or on the new American social norm of in Portland, whose members are “quietly spouse. Overwhelmed is nevertheless a “busyness” and that of needing to keep seeking refuge from the cult of intensive worthwhile read, especially for those who up with the Joneses or risk being “social mothering all around them.” These moms tend to want to be both “ideal workers” outcasts.” She speaks with sociologists recommend fighting the “inertia” of go- and “ideal mothers.” whose research shows that even though ing along and doing what all the other there is a compulsion for busyness, not mothers are doing. Teresa Statler practices immigration law many are happy about it. She notes that in Portland.

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