Our Staff

Volume Eighteen, 2011–2012

 

Editorial Board

 

Editor In Chief

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Aurora Paulsen

Aurora grew up in Montana. She started befriending chickens, cats, dogs, horses and any other animal that would let her get close enough almost as soon as she could walk. While in law school, Aurora has worked as a judicial extern for a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals and as a law clerk for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and she has authored two law review comments, on organic animal husbandry and food labeling, and co-authored one ABA newsletter piece on urban animal agriculture. She is currently a litigation intern with the Humane Society of the United States and a clinical intern with the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center. Aurora is interested in finding ways to help farm animals and wildlife, and to create a more sustainable agricultural system. To that end, she hopes to pursue a career in animal law, wildlife law, water law, or food law. Aurora’s life is enriched by the companionship of two cats and two dogs.

 

 

 

Managing Editors

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Rosalia Gobeo

Rosalia is a third year law student at Lewis & Clark. She joined Animal Law in her first year and was awarded Source Checker of the Year. Rosalia was a law clerk for the Animal Law Clinic this past summer and is currently a research assistant for Professor Kathy Hessler. Interested in expanding protection and rights of underrepresented groups, she hopes to practice wildlife law, immigration law, or veterans law. Born in Oregon, but raised in Montana, Rosalia loves being near the mountains and trees, but misses snow during Oregon winters. In her free time, she enjoys reading, learning random facts, watching bad TV, day trips, and spending time with her boyfriend, Matt, and cat, Delilah.

 

 

 

 

Laura Hagen

Laura Hagen, second-year student, made her way to Lewis & Clark from Boston, MA to focus her legal studies on animal and environmental law. She earned her B.S. in English education at Miami University in Oxford, OH and escaped the cornfields for the east coast shortly thereafter. Prior coming to law school, Laura worked as an animal protection issues specialist at the MSPCA in Boston and worked this past summer at the Oregon Department of Justice. When she’s not reading Elements of Style aloud to her two cats, Laura serves at the managing editor for Animal Law,  as a legal writing TA, and likes to run, hike, and enjoy all things Pacific Northwest.

 

 

 

 

Legislative Review Editor

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Laura Warf

Laura is a third year law student who joined ALR during her first year at Lewis & Clark.  Prior to her job as Legislative Review Editor, she was a Source Checker and an Associate Editor for Animal Law.  Laura currently works at the Portland Federal Public Defender’s office and serves as the Secretary for the Portland Jazz Festival.  After graduation she plans to represent local restaurants, wineries, and breweries as an Associate at Davis Wright Tremaine.  Laura loves gardening, hiking, camping, and singing, and spends much of her free time relaxing and enjoying life with her husband, Jerod, and pit bull, Diesel.

 

 

 

 

Submissions Editor

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Michelle Pawliger

Michelle Pawliger is currently a second year law student. She is studying animal and environmental law.  Michelle moved from Florida to Oregon for Lewis and Clark’s animal law program. In her first year of law school she became the Speaker Series Coordinator for SALDF and a member of Animal Law. She also interned for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in their government affairs department. She is now a 2011-2012 Co-Director for SALDF and a Submissions Editor for Animal Law. Outside of school, Michelle works with the Animal Protection Litigation section of HSUS.

 

 

 

 

Matthew T. Merryman

Matthew is a 2L from Kansas City, Missouri. He joined Animal Law Review as a volunteer source checker in his first year, and he is now expanding his role as a Submissions Editor in year two. Matthew is an avid baseball fan and loves to read dead writers. He spends his freetime enjoying the company of his wife Rachel, their catahoula Willie Falkor Nelson III, and Bruce the cat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form & Style Editors

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Nick Lawton

Nick Lawton is from Huntsville, Alabama originally, but spent a great deal of time in his childhood in Costa Rica. He now lives in Multnomah Village with his dog Buddy. He is primarily interested in environmental and intellectual property law. Nick joined ALR because he thinks it is wonderful to provide a serious venue for legal questions about animal rights and animal welfare.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire Poulin

Claire is entering her third year of law school - and her third year of Animal Law Review. After volunteering as a source checker her first year, she joined the board as Notes & Comments Editor as a 2L, and is now excited to take on the responsibilities of the Form & Style Editor. Claire grew up on the east coast and went to Brandeis University as an undergraduate before moving to Portland in 2007. She loves living in the Pacific Northwest and plans on staying in the area after graduation. When she manages to find some free time, she can be found riding her bike, cooking vegan meals, seeing music, and playing with her two cats, Cancy and Edward.

 

 

 

 

  

Notes & Comments Editor

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Eric Collins

Eric is a 3L who currently works as a law clerk at the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office. Before coming to law school he was a newspaper reporter and news website producer. He is a native Oregonian who enjoys running and hiking with his wife and taking care of their dog, Reyna, and three cats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associate Editors

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Sara Althoff Lindsay Baker Faye BreitReed Tommy Chau Dustin Combs Christopher Graves Patrick Graves Carrie Greenshields Dana Gross Renessa Kennelly Dylan Lange

Kelly Latoza Jaclyn Leeds Melissa Ann Marrero Matthew Merryman Jennifer Morton Keith Mosman Georgia Prim Shayna Rogers Kimberly White Jason Williams Tim Wong