Advocate Magazine
Fall 2017
Coming Full Circle: Reunion Honors Alumni From China
After many months of planning, they gathered for their first alumni reunion.
Features
Earthrise Law Center Celebrates 20 Years
Our first environmental law clinic celebrated its 20th anniversary during the 2016–17 academic year.
The Rise of Big Immigration Law
The mushrooming of immigration policing strategies threatens to narrow or even close avenues to lawful status.
Taking a New Look at Oregon’s Death Penalty
A research opportunity with her faculty mentor helped this student find her future.
From the Dean
Hello From the Dean
At Lewis & Clark Law School, we are in the business of possibility. We nurture, we teach, and we encourage our students so they may surpass their limits, fulfill their dreams, and contribute to a better world.
Announcements
Gantenbein to Shine Once Again
Lewis & Clark is getting ready to unveil a newly renovated John Gantenbein Building this fall.
Lewis & Clark Names Wim Wiewel as Its President
Lewis & Clark selected Wim Wiewel (pronounced Vim VEE-vel) in June 2017 to lead the institution forward as its next president.
News of Note
Lewis & Clark Wins Animal Law Award
The Animal Legal Defense Fund named Lewis & Clark’s student chapter (SALDF) as its 2016 Chapter of the Year.
Lewis & Clark Places Second in National Client Counseling Competition
Jessica Gordon ’17 and Michelle Stowers ’17 won second place at the National American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition
National Jurist Honors Amanda Gomm ’17
National Jurist magazine named Amanda Gomm ’17 as one of its 25 Law Students
of the Year.
of the Year.
Jonathan Morris ’17 Wins National Essay Contest
Jonathan Morris ’17 wrote the winning entry in the first-ever national Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) essay contest, which was judged in November 2016.
Moot Court Teams Excel in National Tournaments
Moot Court Teams Excel in National Tournaments
Mentor Awards
At the 21st Annual Mentor Awards presentation, we honored local law professionals who participate in our formal mentoring program for the time, commitment, and friendship they provided our students throughout the 2016–17 academic year.
Food and Environmental Law Intersect
To mark the 16th anniversary of its symposium, the Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program combined forces with organizers of Lewis & Clark’s Food Law Forum to host a joint event—21st Century Food Law: What’s on Our Plates?
Cornelius Honor Society Induction
The faculty elected 37 graduates to be inducted into the Cornelius Honor Society on May 26 during a special reception.
Harpole Awards Presentation and Reception
Jennifer Yruegas ’99 and Dayna Jones ’18 were honored at the 19th Annual Joyce Ann Harpole Awards presentation and reception. Judge Anna Brown ’80 was the event’s featured speaker.
Distinguished Alumni Honors Ceremony
Alumni, faculty, staff, and honored guests gathered to celebrate the achievements of a select number of extraordinary people.
PILP Auction Returns
After a one-year hiatus, the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) Auction celebrated a successful return in vintage Vegas style!
Amy Bushaw Honored With Leo Levinson Award
The graduating class conferred the 2017 Leo Levinson Award for Excellence in Teaching on Professor Amy Bushaw.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown ’85 Delivers Address
Members of the Class of 2017 were celebrated by family, friends, faculty, and staff at the law school commencement ceremony on May 27. Oregon Governor Katherine “Kate” Brown JD ’85 was the featured speaker.
Faculty and Staff News
Faculty Highlights
Faculty Highlights
Daryl Wilson JD ’80: 27 Years of Service
Professor of Lawyering
U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Honors Lansing With 2016 Lifetime Service Award
Professor Emeritus Ron Lansing has influenced thousands of lives in Oregon’s legal community, as a teacher, lawyer, and scholar.
Bernie Vail: 45 Years of Service
Professor of Law
Bill Funk: 34 Years of Service
Lewis & Clark Distinguished Professor of Law
Larry Brown: 39 Years of Service
Professor of Law
Toni Berres-Paul JD ’86: 25 Years of Service
Professor of Lawyering
Alumni News
Linda Holmes ’97: Pop Culture Happy Hour
The voice of Linda Holmes ’97 is relaxed and easy—she’s well practiced, having worked as a radio host for nearly 10 years.
Peggy Nagae ’77: Challenging the Constitutionality of Internment
Peggy Nagae ’77 accepted the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession’s 2017 Spirit of Excellence Award.
Marriages and Unions, Fall 2017
Includes news received July 16, 2016, through August 31,2017.
Class Notes, Fall 2017
Includes news received July 16, 2016, through August 31,2017.
Leadership and Support
Volunteers Who Make a Difference
We depend on a powerful network of hundreds of passionate and loyal volunteers who promote the mission and support many areas of Lewis & Clark Law School through their coordinated efforts.
Dan D. Harmon ’85: A Culture of Support
Entering law school with an engineering degree, Dan Harmon was, he says with a smile, both a bit brash and not very worldly. “I grew up in a small, conservative community of farmers and orchardists in central Washington. I thought Birkenstock was Oregon’s version of Woodstock.”
Dmitriy Goloskinskiy ’17: Profile of a Young Alumnus Donor
After earning a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from Washington State University, Dmitriy Goloskinskiy undertook a multistate search for his ideal law school. He concluded Lewis & Clark Law School was it.
Dear Alumni and Friends
Lewis & Clark Law School has a very rich tradition of supporting students and faculty—and that is because of donors like you.
