Law School Newsroom
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Three of the 16+ students headed abroad this summer for externships share their stories. -
This spring, Lewis & Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff was honored as the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual Class Action Conference in Oakland. The conference is hosted by the Impact Fund, and organization which “provides strategic leadership and support for litigation to achieve economic and social justice.” -
Realizing the Goal of Water for Life: Lessons from Around the World, an international conference two years in the making, will be held at National Law University in New Delhi, India on May 30-31st. This event is part of the Law School’s ongoing relationship with National Law Universities in India. -
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is a time for communities around the country to raise awareness of crime victims’ rights. As part of this commemoration, every year the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) recognizes individuals and organizations for outstanding work devoted to crime victims through the National Crime Victims’ Rights Service Awards. NCVLI is proud to announce that OVC has named NCVLI a recipient of one of these awards, in the Crime Victims’ Rights Award category. This award honors efforts to advance or enforce crime victims’ rights at the state, tribal, or national level. NCVLI accepted this award in a ceremony presided over by Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013. -
The Lewis & Clark ILS, led by President Linli Pao, earned the Best Academic International Event Chapter Award from the group’s international parent association. -
Third-year law student Melissa Thaisz received recognition from the 12th Annual National Native American Law Students Association Writing Competition as the third place awardee. -
Lewis & Clark provided three law students with an extraordinary opportunity—the chance to argue a case in front of the 17th Chief Justice of the United States. -
4/11/13 - Yesterday a federal judge in Portland signed an agreement Earthrise negotiated on behalf of its client, NWEA, requiring more rigorous EPA oversight of Oregon’s setting of water temperature standards for the state’s rivers and streams. -
The PILP Executive Board is proud to announce the results of the 2013 Summer Stipend Recipients. Through the Auction and other fundraisers, PILP was able to award a record amount of money, totaling $77,500 to fund a total of 18 summer stipends. -
On May 14, Lewis & Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff was recognized by the Oregon Consular Corps for his significant outreach to law firms and law schools overseas on behalf of law students. -
Lewis & Clark’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP) is not a typical law clinic, and as its involvement at the negotiations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in demonstrates. While in Bangkok in March, IELP students and faculty worked with governments and conservation organizations on a range of issues and their work found its way into the formal parts of the negotiations. -
The Academic Enhancement Program hosted the 8th annual Lewis & Clark Diversity Pipeline Mock Trial. Nearly 90 middle and high school students, and 40 volunteers participated. -
Students and professors from Lewis & Clark Law School’s International Environmental Law Project are in Bangkok, Thailand this month to participate in the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora from March 3-14. -
LC’s Environmental Moot Court team, which consisted of third-year students Andy Erickson, Maggie Hall, and Meredith Price, took second place at this year’s national competition at Pace Law school in New York, but according to their coach, Professor Craig Johnston, that doesn’t begin to tell the story. -
L&C Hosts the 10th Annual National Animal Law Moot court Competition -
Higgins Visitor, Professor William Rodgers of U. of Washington law school, will be in residence at Lewis and Clark Law School from March 4- 14, 2013. Professor Rogers will give a public lecture on March 12th at the law school entitled: “Warranted But Precluded: The State of U.S. Environmental Law.” His presentation will be followed by a reception. -
Faculty and students from South Korea attended environmental law classes part of a collaboration between Kangwon National University and Lewis & Clark Law School. -
Judge William Alsup is the Distinguished Intellectual Property Visitor for 2012-13 and will deliver a public lecture on February 4th at 6:00pm at the law school.
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Oregon’s newest federal judge Michael McShane J.D. ‘88 is profiled in the Oregonian as fair, tough, and humble. -
IELP students recount their experiences participating in major international environmental law conferences. -
The Environmental & Natural Resources Law program is delighted to announce the launch of a new degree: a Master of Studies in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. The Master’s degree will be a graduate degree for those interested in learning about environmental law, but who do not wish to practice law or obtain a law degree. -
Judge Diane Wood is the guest speaker at the annual Women in the Law speaker series -
CALS Welcomes the Spring 2013 Visiting Animal Law Professor -
Mohamed Osman Mohamud — the first terrorism suspect in Portland ever to take his case to trial — is now in court, and media outlets across the country are turning to Lewis & Clark law professor Tung Yin for his expertise in terrorism law. -
Gail Shibley J.D.’09, Chief of Staff to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, is profiled by The Oregonian. -
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Sarah Perelstein is an extern working on climate change treat negotiations
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A student-led reading group takes a hands-on approach to international legal research. -
Professor Dan Rohlf of Lewis & Clark Law School is the recipient of the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman award,
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Each year, the Portland Business Journal recognizes 40 overachievers under the age of 40. The 2013 list includes five Lewis & Clark alumni, each of whom is expected to have a big impact on Oregon and southwest Washington in the years ahead.
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NEDC’s logging road pollution case to be argued in the Supreme Court today. Oregonian features the case in a front page story.
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The Law School Dean met with Madame Lee Hee-Ho, a world-renowned champion for peace, at her residence in Seoul. -
LC Law alum, Derek Teaney (‘04), working with Joe Lovett at Appalachian Mountain Advocates ( http://www.appalmad.org/ ), and many others, helped negotiate a settlement with Patriot Coal company in West Virginia.
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Several L&C Law school graduates were elected to office on November 6th
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Heidi Heitkamp ’80 is the first woman elected to represent North Dakota in either the U.S. Senate or House -
NRLI and Environmental and Natural Resources Law program’s annual report for 2011-12. -
Kitzhaber’s proposed “new table” provides an opportunity for the region to craft a broader, long-term, strategic approach with a central focus on implementing breaching the four dams on the lower Snake River, addressing energy integration, and investing in local communities. -
What will the wars of tomorrow look like? Given current advances in robotics, electronic surveillance, and digital sabotage, future battles may be fought as much from cubicles as in the trenches. -
Madeline Bernstein, attorney and president of spcaLA (which is not part of the ASPCA), is in Portland this week to deliver a series of lectures to students enrolled in the college’s J.D. and new Animal Law L.L.M. program, the first advanced animal law degree in the world.
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Michael McShane ’88, a Multnomah County Circuit judge for the past 11 years, was nominated Wednesday by President Obama to fill an open federal judgeship in Oregon. -
PEAC is now known as Earthrise
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Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr., the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School. The evening will include an unveiling of the Jack L. Kennedy and Judge Garr M. King Court In Honor of the Evening Division. -
Professor Samir Parikh awarded prestigious fellowship for article on bankruptcy venue choice
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On August 29, Lewis & Clark Law School students Mallorie Grehn and J.J. England were following a conversation with President Obama on reddit when inspiration struck. -
A reading group, led by 2L Laura Shoaps, formed out of a new relationship between the Global Law Program and the UNPO. -
There’s no finer place than Portland in the summer. We offer courses in Indian Law, Environmental Law, Animal Law, and general law during the summer. -
Applications received from well-qualified candidates are still being considered. -
Earthrise Law Center: A new name reflects the environmental law clinic’s broader mission and national environmental impact. -
Assistant Dean Pamela Frasch’s path to animal law was a circuitous one, since she started her career as a professional musical theatre performer. -
Jason Mohabir and two fellow law students ventured to Delhi to live and learn for the summer. -
Animal protection expert Madeline Bernstein visits Lewis & Clark to share her expertise with law students and the local community. -
Matthew Merryman selected as volunteer of the year by the National Crime Victims Law Institute
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Talk by co-founders of Wildlife SOS on wildlife protection in India, Monday, September 17th at 12:15pm in Room 1.
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Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor Professor Hope M. Babcock will visit LC from October 24-25 and give a public lecture entitled Putting a Price on Whales to Save Them: The Moral Infirmities of a Market-Based Solution to a Regulatory Failure or What Do Morals Have to Do With It? -
Associate Professor Jeff Jones got involved with Partners in Diversity when he moved to Portland, and recently joined its Board of Directors. People of color who choose to become a part of Portland’s legal community quickly realize one thing: They are among the minority of attorneys, judges, paralegals and other members of the profession who come from different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds than their colleagues.
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While studying at Lewis & Clark, alumnus Grant Wilson attended the 2010 climate change talks in Cancun, engage with rural Kenyan communities, and worked for a public interest environmental law firm in Budapest.
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Kathy Black enrolled at Lewis & Clark at the age of 46. Now she is in-house counsel for the BPA and plays with a handful of local bands.
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Friends of Lewis & Clark’s Animal Law Program honored at Third World Congress on Bioethics and Animal Rights. -
Aubrey Baldwin, clinical professor of law and staff attorney at the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC), spent three weeks in Korea this summer teaching Comparative Environmental Law at Kangwon National University School of Law in the city of Chuncheon (about an hour from Seoul). -
A summer extern writes about her experience supporting a team of attorneys in a week-long Clean Water Act trial in Wisconsin district court. -
A collaboration between the Academic Enhancement Program, the Classroom Law Project, and King School in NE Portland. -
The amphitheatre outside the Legal Resource center provides a central area to relax, study and play. -
Take walks through Tryon Creek State Park, our backyard -
Professor Dan Rohlf to testify before US House Committee regarding Endangered Species Act litigationLC Professor Dan Rohlf to testify before the US House Committee on Natural Resources regarding Endangered Species Act litigation -
Lewis & Clark Law School jumped nine places to 58th in the U.S. News & World Report 2013 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools. Lewis & Clark is also ranked one of the top 15 law schools in the western United States.
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Professor Melissa Powers wins 2012 Levenson Award for Excellence in Teaching -
Neal Katyal, an expert in matters of constitutional law and a former national security advisor in the U.S. Justice Department, will be the speaker at the law school commencement ceremony on May 19. -
Rob Molinelli’s paper Renewable Energy Development: Surviving the Dormant Commerce Clause,has been selected as the winner of the 2011-2012 Energy Law Student Writing Competition sponsored by the ABA. -
Activist and lawyer Mariann Sullivan to teach Animals in Agriculture & Animal Law Fundamentals -
Summer stipend awards for law students announced
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Elaine Sutherland, who shares an appointment with Lewis & Clark Law School and Stirling College of Law in Scotland gives lecture tour in South Africa
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Phil Schiliro ’81 moved from the Office of Legislative Affairs to special advisor to President Obama -
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Lewis & Clark law students took second place in the National Environmental Law Competition
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School wins national moot court competition -
Lewis & Clark Law School Dean Robert Klonoff will join former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize recipient F.W. de Klerk for a forum addressing global issues. -
Professors at Lewis & Clark share their legal expertise in commentary appearing in top publications, including The Washington Post and The Oregonian. -
Activist Debi Goenka of the Conservation Action Trust visits Lewis & Clark Law School. -
Lewis & Clark Law School extends its leadership in the emerging field. -
The annual Animal Law Conference, and the first Animal Law Symposium were held October 14-15th to sold out audiences
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Dean Bob Klonoff has been appointed by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice to a national committee on the rules of civil procedure
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Spent lead ammunition deposited on federal land during hunting seasons poses real threats to many species of wildlife, including California condors and eagles. On September 6, 2011, PEAC, on behalf of our clients–the Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, and Grand Canyon Wildlands Council–sent a 90-day notice letter to the United States Forest Service informing USFS of the clients’ intent to sue if USFS did not take action to address this problem in Arizona.
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On October 20-22, 2011 the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program at Lewis & Clark Law School hosted its annual Environmental Law Conference. The topic this year was The Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Reshaping a Powerful Conservation Tool? -
Professor Doug Beloof, who specializes in Criminal Law and Victims’ Rights, has taken his sabbatical to travel the world lecturing and researching victims’ rights issues on a global scale. -
A law school clinic helps Oregon win its independence from in-state coal power. -
Lewis & Clark has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, according to rankings from the Princeton Review. -
Paul Clement will serve as the 2011 Hon. Anthony Kennedy Lecturer on September 15, 2011. Following Clement’s remarks, the Law School will host a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlains’ appointment to the Ninth Circuit. -
Professor Michael Blumm receives funding to hire research assistants to work on a study of the Public Trust Doctrine
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Inaugural Animal Law Review Symposium
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Registration is now open for the 19th Annual Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark Law School. -
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Hon Betty Roberts ‘66 died Saturday, June 25, 2011 of pulmonary fibrosis in her Portland home, surrounded by her four children. She was 88. -
The Supreme Court cited a report co-authored by Dean of the Law School Robert Klonoff in a major class-action decision.
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One-of-a-kind national conference explores growing legal field of victims’ rights -
Consistently ranked number one or number two in U.S. News rankings for more than a decade, the environmental and natural resources law program at Lewis & Clark offers students unparalleled opportunities to be directly involved in complex litigation, negotiation, and practical advocacy. -
The 2011 Distinguished Honors Dinner will be held on Saturday, October 1. Charles S. Tauman ’77 and Nancy S. Tauman ’78 will be honored with the Distinguished Graduate Award. The Honorable Adrienne C. Nelson will be honored with the Honorary Distinguished Graduate Award. -
Law graduate Ellie Dawson was selected for highly competitive program with U.S. Department of Justice. -
Dagmar Butte ‘91 elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Law Students Association. -
In 1965, an eighty-year-old Northwestern College of Law joined a century-old Lewis & Clark College and together set upon a voyage in world turbulent times to reach acceptance in the American family of accredited law education. -
Multimedia: Environmental law clinics offer students local and global litigation experience
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Four law programs at Lewis & Clark Law School earned high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” -
On Wednesday, April 13th NCVLI Executive Director Meg Garvin testified in front of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee as part of a hearing on “Fulfilling Our Commitment to Support Victims of Crime.” Watch the replay online. -
Professor Kathy Hessler Discusses the Rise of Animal Law in Science Magazine -
The Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC) settled an environmental law case that may stem the tide of invasive species brought into U.S. waters from international ships. -
Law professor Melissa Powers is blogging about European approaches to environmental challenges while teaching climate change law in Spain and Italy. -
Maggie Finnerty, executive director of the Lewis & Clark Small Business Legal Clinic and clinical law professor, has been recognized by the Portland Business Journal as an outstanding woman in the business sector. -
David Mann ‘91 argued and won a case in the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the government’s broad use of an exemption in the federal Freedom of Information Act. -
On Saturday, March 5, 2011 110 local middle and high school students participated in six simultaneous mock trials with the help of law school staff and nearly 50 volunteer attorneys and students. -
Lewis & Clark Law students win national and regional moot court competitions in Spring 2011 -
The 2011 Environmental Law Summer Program will feature a unique five-week, ten-course series on Energy Law, including both traditional and renewable energy sources. Students can also choose from two different Legal Ecology courses as well as a selection of other environmental and natural resources courses. -
Students balance careers, family life and law school with unique part-time program in Oregon. Watch video now ► -
Lewis & Clark Law School’s public interest program ranks among the top 10 in the nation. -
Article: “Legal icon William Coleman reminds us that, as dark as things seem, we’ve overcome worse” (by Anna Griffin, The Oregonian)
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Initiatives proposed by the Center for Animal Law Studies legal clinic gain the attention of the Oregonian pet columnist. -
Professor Tung Yin offers legal expertise for local and national media outlets covering two bomb-related cases in Oregon. -
Assistant Dean Pamela Frasch and Professor Kathy Hessler publish the Animal Law Nutshell -
Each year, tens of thousands of website visitors read stories, watch videos, and flip through photo slide shows that highlight the success of our students, faculty, and alumni. Here are the top stories from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2010. -
William Coleman Visit
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In the wake of a foiled Portland bomb plot, media outlets are turning to professor Tung Yin for his expertise in terrorism law.
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Law faculty and students blog about their experience assisting small island nations at the UN Climate Change Conference. -
Forbes Magazine recently named Portland #4 in it’s latest ranking of most relaxed cities. The ranking was based on factors that contribute to a less stressful life, including lower commute times, less hours spent in the office, and a healthier lifestyle. -
The ACLU student group at Lewis & Clark Law School is raising awareness of key civil rights issues and collaborating with community groups to offer service opportunities for law students. -
Bill Penn J.D. ’02, public interest law coordinator, has been appointed to serve on the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee. -
Visiting law professor Barbara J. Safriet, contributes to report on the future of national health policy. -
Law professor Tung Yin’s analysis of the war on terror is cited by Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. -
Lewis & Clark Law School has been named among the Top Green Law Schools in the country by preLaw magazine. -
The Lewis & Clark Board of Trustees has named Dr. Barry Glassner, a noted cultural commentator and the executive vice provost at the University of Southern California, as its 24th president. -
Law professor Dan Rohlf commented in The New York Times on the failure of federal wildlife agencies to accurately estimate the impact of Gulf drilling on endangered species.
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Environmental Law professor Craig Johnston was featured at HuffingtonPost.com critiquing SCOTUS ruling (Video). -
As many of you know, last summer Dean Klonoff traveled to India and met with law school deans, professors, and practicing lawyers throughout the country. As a result of his enthusiastic recommendation to the faculty, this year the law school signed memoranda of understanding with three of the top national law universities in India: NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad); National Law School of India University (Bangalore); and National Law University (Delhi). In July,…
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When Robb Shecter, a software and web developer, entered law school he turned to the Internet to look for a resource that would allow him easy access to thousands of Oregon statutes for research. -
Professor Robert Miller, an expert in Indian Law, discusses how museums and tribal nations are collaborating to save native languages. -
Media outlets are turning to Lewis & Clark law professors for their expertise in environmental law concerning the BP oil spill in the Gulf.
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Alumnus Jack Landau B.A. ’75, J.D. ’80 received a ringing endorsement from The Oregonian and was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court. -
The Small Business Legal Clinic works with local attorneys who do pro bono assisting start-up businesses. -
Multimedia: Law students find fun, friendly competition in dragon boat race -
The Small Business Administration’s Portland district announced the winners of its 2010 awards which included Maggie Finnerty, SBLC’s executive director and clinical law professor, as the “Women in Business Champion of the Year” for the NW Region and Oregon.
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Jim Martin J.D. ’81 earned an appointment from President Obama to serve as regional chief for the EPA. -
U.S. News & World Report asks law admissions staff to share best practices for applicants. -
Forty years ago, the U.S. government significantly expanded federal regulation and enforcement of contaminants released into the air. -
Law students Ryan Talbott and Nikki Campbell were both drawn to Lewis & Clark Law School because of its environmental law program, yet their legal interests could someday find them pitted against each other in a courtroom. -
2010 Distinguished Business Law Graduate, Mike Winslow’s career is a stellar example of the congruence between business law and environmental law. -
Step into the dark … and witness something amazing
Explore the roots of humanity’s assumptions about nature. -
Paula Bechtold J.D. ’75 blazes the trail for women in the law profession and devotes her lifetime career to community service.
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Professor Maggie Finnerty discusses the impact of the economic downturn on small businesses in this Oregonian business article. -
Law review serves dual role in student education and critical legal analysis -
Law School Dean Robert Klonoff shares expertise in scholarly work and public addresses to the academic legal community. -
On the first day of working meetings of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), IELP distributed to the 175 Parties a comprehensive analysis of the Convention that examines the core objectives of the treaty in the context of some of the most important provisions of the Convention.
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Chris Wold, director of the International Environmental Law Project (IELP), and Erica Thorson, IELP clinical professor, are in Doha, Qatar to help 175 member governments make decisions to protect species from overutilization due to international trade. -
Paul Smith speaks on civil rights as first speaker in American Constitution Society series.
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Robert Cooper Ramo will be the 2010 commencement speaker at the law school commencement on May 29th
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Three Lewis & Clark Law School moot court teams dominated in 2010 international, environmental and animal law competitions this month. -
The Public Interest Law Project raises funds to support current students and recent graduates who work in the public sector. -
Students take first place in Mid-Atlantic Super Regional Jessup International Moot Court Competition -
Lewis & Clark law students triumphed over 83 other teams to win their third national environmental law moot competition in a row. -
Lewis & Clark law students earned spots in the final rounds of national animal law moot court competition at Harvard. -
Professor Abrams explores parents’ rights to determine children’s education in new book -
Law professor Jan R. Pierce (pictured) and law alum Dannielle Booth talk about celebrating ten years of tax assistance by the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. -
Law alumnus Steve Doherty’s new appointment by Interior Secretary Salazar receives endorsement from The Oregonian editorial board. -
Indian Law professor and blog author of Native America, Discovered and Conquered Robert Miller was noted by The Wall Street Journal’s Blog Watch in the category of Native Americans.
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James Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. Professor of Law, writes a guest column for The Oregonian on the ‘arrogance of power’ of the Obama administration.
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Maddy Sheehan J.D. ‘05 is profiled in the Oregonian after a passion for fishing and a dam removal project inspired her to go to law school. -
Professor Steve Johansen received the top award granted in the legal writing community at the 2010 American Association of Law Schools annual meeting. -
The International Environmental Law Project tackles some of today’s most challenging global legal issues. -
A Lewis & Clark law student and alumna are among the six promising new lawyers named to Attorney General Kroger’s Honors Attorney Program. -
Law professor Bob Miller appeared in the New York Times, discussing Native American tribes’ efforts to buy back long-promised lands around the country.
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Meg Garvin, executive director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute, addresses restitution for child porn victims on Minnesota Public Radio. -
The Oregonian reports students from Lewis & Clark Law School are getting invaluable experience helping developing countries prepare arguments and research international law at the United Nations climate summit under way in Copenhagen. -
International Environmental Law Project students are blogging about their efforts to negotiate reductions in emissions at the Copenhagen climate summit. -
Erica Thorson, Clinical Law Professor at the International Environmental Law Project (IELP), recently returned from Morocco where she participated in a customs training workshop with two leading international conservation organizations, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Species Survival Network (SSN). -
Law alumna Rai Sue Sussman is making national headlines for challenging the legality of a single mother’s deployment to Afghanistan. Read the NPR story.
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Law alum Stephanie Parent (pictured) and Patrick Flanagan will head new environmental law division at the Oregon Department of Justice. -
Lewis & Clark Law School’s Adjunct faculty John Kroger and this year’s Oregon Book Award winner for his book Convictions: A Prosecutor’s Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves was featured in a November 4, 2009 article in The Oregonian. -
In a video interview, CALS organizers and conference speakers talk about work in their specific field and why animal law is relevant to society at large.
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Jacques von Lunen, special reporter to The Oregonian wrote a column on this year’s Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark College which explored the links between animal law and other disciplines. Keynote speaker Nicholas Kristof, author of the new book “Half the Sky,” spoke on the connection between animal welfare and social justice.
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In an op-ed in The Oregonian, environmental law professor Michael Blumm urges the Obama administration to take bigger steps toward protecting the Northwest’s wild salmon.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy came to the law school campus to introduce the inaugural speaker in the annual Anthony Kennedy lecture series.
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Our unmatched setting, proximity to a progressive urban center, and Pacific Northwest heritage combine to offer all who teach, study, or work here a deep sense of place and broad opportunities for reflection, renewal, and recreation. -
This October, J.B. Ruhl, the Matthews & Hawkins Professor of Property at Florida State University College of Law, will deliver a public lecture on “After Cap-and-Trade: The Climate-Forced Path of Environmental Law.”
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Law alumnus and local municipal court judge John Mercer is praised for his judicial leadership.
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Maggie Finnerty, executive director and clinical law professor for the Small Business Legal Clinic, discusses the services the SBLC provides.
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Editorial by Law Professor Robert J. Miller: http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/52646107.html
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Professor Steve Johansen Recognized by the Legal Writing Institute
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Dean Robert Klonoff was a principal speaker at the Sino-US International Conference on Tort Law -
Lewis & Clark Law School’s Public Interest Law Program ranks No. 3 in National Jurist magazine’s 2009 annual ranking of law schools. The ranking assesses student involvement in public interest, curricular offerings, and financial factors.
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Lawyers routinely tell stories in legal documents and the courtroom but conveying clear, compelling stories is as much a science as an art. -
Law students placed fourth in the world in an international moot court competition that included more than 400 law schools representing more than 90 countries.
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The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), an organization focused on victims’ rights legal advocacy, education and resource sharing, held its annual conference on June 30-July 1.
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Of the four open clerkships with the Oregon Supreme Court, three went to Lewis & Clark law students.
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Lewis and Clark has developed a nationally recognized Legal Analysis and Writing program thanks to its innovative teaching, extensive curricular offerings, and involvement in the national Legal Writing community. -
In addition to our Distinguished Visitor Program, Lewis and Clark is also drawing national attention as the host of Once Upon A Legal Time: Chapter Two, the second international conference on Applied Legal Storytelling. -
In the spring of 2009, the school created its Distinguished Visitor in Legal Analysis and Writing Project attracting nationally known teachers and scholars to enrich our Legal Analysis and Writing program. -
Associate Dean and Director of Business Law Programs at Lewis & Clark Law School, Lisa LeSage, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at one of Latin America’s top law schools, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile, for the 2009-2010 academic year. -
The National Crime Victim Law Institute’s annual Crime Victim Law & Litigation Conference promotes enforcement of victims’ rights by helping attorneys and advocates develop skills to effectively assist victims in the criminal justice system. -
William Penn, public interest law coordinator, weighs in on how the economic downturn is affecting job opportunities in the public interest law sector in the National Law Journal.
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Dean Klonoff shares insights about former classmate Sonia Sotomayor. In the wake of President Obama’s selection of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, media reports have explored the judge’s personal and professional history to gain insight into what she might bring to the bench.
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Law lecturer Geoffrey Manne addressed the European Commission’s ruling against Intel and the Obama administration’s announcement to pursue more antitrust cases at Forbes.com and the New York Times.
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In a recent LA Times article, law professor John Parry offered his views on the legal justifications outlined in the interrogation memos written in 2002 and recently released by the Obama Administration.
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On April 23-24, Lewis & Clark Law School and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program hosted legal and energy leaders from across the country at a conference, Greening the Grid: Building a Legal Framework for Carbon Neutrality.
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In a down economy and competitive job market, career counseling services have become more important than ever for students preparing to graduate and prospective students considering where to attend law school. Lewis & Clark Law School is countering panic-inducing headlines with comprehensive career services and a wide array of clinical and other hands-on opportunities that allow students to put what they learn in the classroom into practice. -
Take advantage of a unique opportunity to study core law courses in one of America’s most beautiful cities. -
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National Crime Victim Law Institute’s 2009 Conference -
Our highly ranked Legal Analysis and Writing department has drawn national attention with its innovative Distinguished Visitor in Legal Writing project -
The Justice Anthony Kennedy annual lecture series will lead off with a talk by Kathleen Sullivan
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National legal and industry experts recently convened at Lewis & Clark -
Thirteenth Annual Mentor Awards Presented: Each year, the Law School presents awards recognizing outstanding mentoring. -
Law School Professors Jennifer Johnson, Lydia Loren and Janet Steverson have been named Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholars in recognition of their exemplary teaching and scholarship. -
Hon. Betty Roberts ‘66 is the author of “With Grit and By Grace- Breaking Trails in Politics and Law: A Memoir,” -
This year’s Law School commencement speaker will be nationally known trial lawyer, Robert S. Bennett, -
Tung Yin and George K. Foster will join our Law School faculty in fall, 2009. -
Oregon Secretary of State (and Lewis & Clark Law School Graduate) Kate Brown was Guest Speaker at our annual Harpole Awards & Reception. -
The Hispanic National Bar Association announced its annual “Top Hispanic Lawyers Under 40“. -
Lisa LeSage, associate dean and director of Business Law Programs at Lewis & Clark Law School, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant. -
Straight after graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School, Simon ffitch helped low-income clients resolve problems with their power company through Legal Aid. -
Lewis & Clark Law School has one of the highest rates of public-service participation in the country, with more than one out of three graduates choosing to work in the public service sector. A number of programs and projects at the law school, such as legal clinics, externships, and the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) help students and graduates succeed in the sector.
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Law students Tarah Heinzen, Erica Maharg, and Lizzy Zultoski, triumphed over 67 other teams and won the Pace National Environmental Moot Court Championship. -
Lewis & Clark Law School invites you to a lecture by our 2009 Distinguished Higgins Visitor, Professor Roberta Romano: The Uncertain Future of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. -
Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to announce the launch of a new joint J.D. /LL.M. degree program in environmental law -
Lewis & Clark Law School was proud to host the First ABA Northwest Water Law Symposium. -
Current Law School student Stephen Raher will be presenting his paper. -
Lewis & Clark Law student teams, Andrew Freeman and Zachary Norris, and Bryan Telegin and Carey Whitehead made it to the final round of Harvard’s 6th Annual National Animal Law Competition. -
Three out of five of Attorney General John Kroger’s picks for the Honors Program at the Oregon Department of Justice are Lewis & Clark Law School Alumni. -
Judge Pierre Leval lectured and participated in several classes and joined students for an informal lunch
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