After introducing thousands of students to legal writing, Professor Bill Chin, 1994 graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School is stepping down. He reflects on his remarkable career.

After 48 years of teaching, mentorship, legal scholarship, Lewis & Clark Law Distinguished Professor Brian Blum is retiring Spring 2026.

Professor Lydia Loren is retiring from Lewis & Clark Law School after a remarkable 30-year teaching career.

Ten faculty from across the institution were honored this month at the second annual Presidential Faculty Excellence Award ceremony.

Professor Susan Felstiner was honored by the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association with its inaugural Alianza Award, recognizing decades of mentorship, advocacy, and community-building within Oregon's Latine legal community.

Lewis & Clark sparks a national movement to protect both people and their pets by redefining the role of companion animals in the legal system.

Professor Tabrez Y. Ebrahim explores how Islamic principles can reshape intellectual property law, offering a global perspective that challenges traditional Western frameworks.

Professor Keith Cunningham-Parmeter is the fifth recipient of the Huffman Scholarship Award for his article, Discrimination by Algorithm: Employer Accountability for Biased Customer Reviews.

Sports and entertainment attorney Nic Mayne teaches a new Sneaker Law course at Lewis & Clark Law School, providing hands-on contract drafting experience through the lens of the athletic footwear industry.

Professor Chris Wold's latest achievements in whale conservation law, including his recent Pace International Law Review article and his impactful blog for the European Journal of International Law, continue to shape international efforts to regulate and protect endangered whale populations.

Hira Jaleel '20 steps into an exciting new role as Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Professor Janet Steverson was chosen by the graduating class of 2024 to receive the Leo Levinson Excellence in Teaching Award for her outstanding dedication to her students' success and well-being.

Professor Lisa Benjamin co-authored briefs to the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to establish state obligations around climate change as part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Clinic students supported the effort.

Sarah Lora, Clinical Professor in the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, co-authored a book chapter on Tax Advocacy, published in the International Handbook on Clinical Tax Education.

Professor Bronson James '03, Oregon Supreme Court Justice and adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, shares his diverse legal experiences and teaching passion, emphasizing the importance of encouraging critical thinking in law students from an early stage in their education.

Professor Michele Okoh's article, entitled Forgotten Waters and published in the Georgetown Law Journal, has been selected as one of the top twenty articles of 2023 by the Environmental Law Reporter.

Professor Jessica Den Houter joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Lawyering for fall 2024, bringing a vibrant background in family law and disability rights advocacy.

Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita Susan Mandiberg was appointed by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Flynn to serve on the new Oregon Public Defense Commission, tasked with overseeing Oregon's state-funded public defense system.

Dean Jennifer Johnson, serving as Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School since 2014, has announced she will step down at the end of August 2024.

Professor Susan Felstiner participates in a groundbreaking US-Ukrainian Clinicians Workshop Series, fostering collaboration and skill-building to empower legal education in Ukraine.

New research from Associate Professor of Law Lisa Benjamin explores the positive environmental justice impacts of electric vehicles while urging updates to land-use and mining regulations to protect Native communities.

The graduating class presented Professor Sandy Patrick with the Leo Levenson award for teaching which has significantly impacted the class.

Known for her work in pioneering the field of crimmigration, Professor Juliet Stumpf has been named an Immigration Law Trailblazer in the National Law Journal.

Celebrated legal scholar Professor Robert Klonoff secures important role as he is elected to the American Law Institute Council.

Dr. Rajesh K. Reddy steps into a critical new role as an Assistant Professor of Animal Law at the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Caroline Lobdell, adjunct professor and director of WRLC, was recognized by the Environmental & Natural Resources Section of the Oregon State Bar with their annual award.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic director Professor Sarah Lora co-authors a book for the American Bar Association to provide guidance on tax and immigration issues.

Professor Samir Parikh was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is one of only 60 law professors in the group.

Professor David Schraub is the third recipient of the Huffman Scholarship Award for his article, Sadomasochistic Judging.

Professor Melissa Powers is recognized by peers as preeminent in the field of environmental law.

Professor Lydia Pallas Loren & colleagues work to clarify evolving copyright law.

Akriti Bhargava '22 presented the coveted Leo Levinson Award for excellence in teaching to Professor Lisa Benjamin on behalf of the graduating class.

Professor Robert Klonoff has been named a co-author of the frequently cited legal treatise, Federal Practice and Procedure.

Lewis & Clark Law Visiting Professor attended a hearing at the International Criminal Court as a member of her legal team invited to present views to the Judges on a Ugandan warlord's appeal of his convictions for forced marriage of girls and women and other crimes against humanity.

Professor Samir Parikh takes a leading role in formulating solutions for mass tort victims, writing about headline cases with Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and more.

Professor Michele Okoh, with experience as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, will be teaching criminal law in the fall. Her scholarly research examines the intersection of criminal justice, environmental justice and public health.

The Dubach Labs computer classrooms in Templeton are scheduled to close on Saturday, December 11th to get ready for Templeton remodel construction. Computers may be available for open access until December 16.

Experienced in law and technology, patent law, business law, and property, Professor Tabrez Ebrahim is a welcome addition to the Lewis & Clark faculty.

Here's a rundown of EdTech fall news worth revisiting.

A Q&A on the 8th edition of Contracts, Examples and Explanations.

Dedicated Emeritus Professor of Law Ron Lansing passed away May 2021. A memorial service and celebration of life was held August 28 at the law school.

Assistant Professor David Schraub brings new perspectives on constitutional, anti-discrimination, and energy law, and the intersection of law and religion, political theory, philosophy, and Jewish studies.

This award is granted by the graduating class each year

Professor Mandiberg taught an intensive class for 45 students on how we in the U.S. enforce our environmental protection laws. The class covered all types of enforcement (administrative, civil judicial, citizen suits, and criminal), and included a basic introduction into our federalist system. The course went for 12 hours (6 each day), and Professor Mandiberg taught it entirely in Spanish. One of Lewis & Clark's a LLM alums, Verónica Muriel Carrioni, is now employed at that university as the Director of the Environmental Law Department, and tasked with creating a cutting-edge environmental law program.

Professor Varol presented, Transitional Justice and Hybrid Regimes in Turkey and the Middle East, a talk on authoritarian practices currently prevailing in Turkey. He argued that the Turkish government has been relying on a set of stealth mechanisms of authoritarian control, which are more difficult to detect and eliminate than traditional mechanisms of authoritarianism. Among his co-panelists was the Hon. Sezgin Tanrikulu, a member of the Turkish Parliament. The event brought together scholars and practitioners from all over the world, including the President of the International Criminal Court, Sang-Hyun Song, who delivered the keynote address.

Professor Pommersheim has joined the digital age!

Professor Hessler weighs in on proposed legislation that would ban Shamu shows in California in this ThinkProgress article.