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Three Students Selected for 2024 Jeff Jones “Nicely Done” Award

The Jeff Jones “Nicely Done” Award, honoring the late Professor Jeffrey D. Jones, is given annually by the Student Bar Association (SBA) to students who embody accountability, empathy, and community. This year, the SBA has selected Rianka Macwan ’24, Sun Kim ’24, and Paige Punzalan ’25 as the 2024 recipients.

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26th Annual Harpole Awards & Ceremony

Jessica Bridges ’25 and Diana Bettles ’13 are the recipients of this year’s Harpole Scholarship and Harpole Attorney Award and Harpole, respectively.

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Lewis & Clark Law Moot Court Team Achieves Quarterfinals at National Competition

Lewis & Clark Law School’s moot court team advanced to the national quarterfinals—the first in over a decade— and was honored with “Most Professional Team” award.

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Finding a Surprising Calling in Tax Law

Originally drawn to law school to seek justice for animals in captivity, Rianka Macwan, JD ’24, maximized her law student experience by fully exploring and participating in all of her interests. Through this personal and professional work, she decided to launch her career as the LITC’s ABA Tax Fellow.

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2024 Lezak Social Justice Fellows Named

The Lezak Social Justice Fellowship awards summer stipends to law students, motivating them to contribute to the Oregon community while offering mentorship and support. In 2024, four outstanding students—Elaine Morado ’26, Tanner Condit ’25, Stephanie Scheno ’25, and Zoe Fielden ’26—have been chosen as fellows. 

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Celebrating Earth Day

For Lewis & Clark Law School, Earth Day isn’t a once-a-year event—it’s a daily mission. Explore the ongoing environmental endeavors of our faculty and students:

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Faculty On Point

Professor Raj Reddy

Rajesh K. Reddy

Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient

NBC News features insights from Raj Reddy regarding animal consciousness and its implications for animal law.

Professor Dan Rohlf

Dan Rohlf

Grizzly Population Surge Tests Boundaries of Species Protection

Growing grizzly bear populations pose legal challenges to transferring management from federal to state control, as courts remain skeptical of federal efforts despite significant population recoveries since the bears were listed in 1975.

Professor Jim Oleske.

Jim Oleske

Opinion: I’m not a lawyer. But I see what the same-sex wedding website case will mean.

Washington Post opinion quotes Professor Oleske, cited by Justice Sotomayor in the dissent, to describe the issues before the justices in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.

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Jo Perini-Abbott

Oregon’s New Bar-Exam Alternative is the First of its Kind

The Washington Post quotes Professor Perini-Abbott on the impact this alternate pathway to the bar exam will have on students.

John Parry

John Parry

Brazil Blames U.S. Pilots in Crash That Killed 154. They’re Still Flying.

The Washington Post quotes Professor John Parry on the legal technicalities of extradition.

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    of 2021 grads were employed or pursuing a graduate degree within 10 months of graduation.

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    Years of training leaders in environmental law.