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Fall 2019

Where Are They Now?

What happened to the students who earned PILP summer stipends? What about those who received named scholarships? Who followed a different path and didn’t end up as a practicing attorney? What did they do? How did they fare? Where’s my favorite professor these days? Read on.

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Features

The Lasting Legacy of Scholarships

Paul Casey, a longtime supporter of Lewis &  Clark Law School, has made it possible for dozens of students to attend law school.

The Winding Vines of Post-Grad Life

While a majority of Lewis & Clark Law School graduates become practicing attorneys, some notable alumni have used the rigorous skills they gained in law school to branch off in other directions. These six alumni remind us that the Lewis & Clark community includes people of many different callings.

Public Interest Law Project at 30

January 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Lewis  &  Clark Law School’s Public Interest Law Project (PILP), a student-run organization that rewards and promotes the service of developing public interest attorneys.

Faculty, Staff, and Friends: Where Are They Now?

Remember that professor or staff member who was so helpful to you in a moment of need? Or perhaps, someone who pushed you farther than you thought possible? We’ve used the fabulous caricatures by Professor Emeritus Ron Lansing to help your search.

From the Dean

Jennifer Johnson and Bruno

From the Dean

As I travel around the country, I am frequently asked about our faculty and about other alums. “Where are they now?” “What are they doing?”

In this issue of the Advocate, we have gathered some information for your inquiring minds.

Announcements

A Brief Timeline of Environmental Law—Nationally and at Lewis & Clark Law School

Center for Animal Law Studies News

Lewis & Clark Law School Launches Animal Law Litigation Clinic

The Animal Law Litigation Clinic (ALLC), focusing on farmed animals, opened this fall at Lewis &  Clark Law School.

Distance-Learning Option: Online LLM in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law

In January 2019, Lewis &  Clark Law School introduced a new option for those who want to earn its internationally recognized post-JD environmental degree: an online, distance-learning pathway to the LLM in environmental, natural resources, and energy law.
NEDC reunion September 2019

NEDC and the Beginnings of Environmental Law at Lewis &  Clark

Lewis  &  Clark Receives $3.7 Million for Environmental Fellowships

A $3.7 million bequest from Washington environmental advocate John E. Diehl will endow postgraduate fellowships supporting Lewis  &  Clark Law School alumni who practice environmental law in the public interest.

Our Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program Celebrates 50 Years

In 2020, Lewis & Clark Law School will celebrate a significant anniversary—50 years of its environmental law program. One of the first such programs in the country, it remains one of the best. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report named it No. 1 in the nation.
Portland city view

Forging New Connections With the Portland Business Community

The Innovation Board collaborates with the business law faculty to create new programs and events for the Center.

Center for Business Law and Innovation

The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) creates a new framework to provide business law training and opportunities for students—helping them and the Oregon business community thrive.

News of Note

Teresa Smith

3L Teresa Smith Honored With Pro Bono Publico Award

Hannah Clements '20

Hannah Clements ’20 Named Wyss Scholar

Hannah Clements ’20 is the second Wyss scholar to be selected at the law school.
Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson

Endowed Lectures

PILP Auction Raises $61,500, Recognizes Megan Johnson

Nearly 200 attorneys, students, faculty, and staff attended the 28th annual Public Interest Law Project (PILP) Auction, donating over $61,500 to the organization’s Summer Award Program.

Fall Forum on Intellectual Property

Professor Doug Newell, Dean Jennifer Johnson, and Rex Malott BS '73, JD '76.

Business Law Spring Luncheon

Over 100 gathered at the Benson Hotel for the 2019 Business Law Spring Luncheon to celebrate the attorneys, donors, faculty, and students who make Business Law one of the premier programs at the law school.

Green Energy Institute Convenes Legislators and Energy Leaders

The Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School (GEI) gathered panels of experts to discuss the transition to tomorrow’s energy system.

Law School Celebrates 2019 Commencement

May 18, 2019

Faculty and Staff News

Joyce Tischler

“Mother of Animal Law” Joyce Tischler on Campus

Animal law pioneer Joyce Tischler joined the Lewis & Clark Law School as a professor of practice this year.
Robert Doeckel '14

Alumnus Robert Doeckel Returns to Teach Lawyering

Robert Doeckel ’14, former litigation associate at Garvey Schubert Barer, joined Lewis & Clark Law School faculty as a visiting assistant professor of lawyering.
Delcianna Winders

Delcianna Winders Takes the Reins of New Clinic

Sarah Lora

Sarah Lora Leads Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)

Oregon attorney Sarah Lora took leadership of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) this year, after Jan Pierce retired.
Professor Lisa Benjamin

Lewis & Clark Hires Professor Lisa Benjamin

A globally recognized expert and scholar in energy, climate change, and corporate law, Lisa Benjamin is the newest faculty member of the law school, participating in both the Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program and the Center for Business Law and Innovation.
Jan Pierce, clinical professor of law and director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC).

Jan Pierce Retires as Director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Doug Beloof, Professor Emeritus of Law

Doug Beloof: A Champion of Rights for Crime Victims

Lewis & Clark Professor Emeritus of Law Doug Beloof ’82, founder of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), retired in July 2019 after 20+ years of teaching.
Professor Sandy Patrick

Professor Sandy Patrick Receives 2019 Leo Levenson Award

Alumni News

Making History: Alumni Judges Help Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

In 1996, Kevin Chang BA ’75, JD ’78, who was at the time civil administrative judge for the O‘ahu First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i, ruled that the state of Hawai‘i had failed to show any compelling reason for the existing ban on same-sex marriage and declared it unconstitutional.
Dean Jennifer Johnson, President Wim Wiewel and professors Ron Lansing and Doug Newell posed with alumni at the luncheon.

McCarty Luncheon 2019

Over 30 graduates from the Class of 1969 and earlier gathered with their spouses and children at the Waverley Country Club to reminisce with friends and get an update on the law school.
First-year student Jessica Gutierrez presented the OSB honor to Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson. Seated from left to right: ...

OSB Diversity Section and First-Year Law Students Celebrate Judges

The Diversity Section of the Oregon State Bar (OSB D-Sec) honored newly appointed Oregon judges who bring diversity to the bench.

Class Notes, Fall 2019

Includes news received August 4, 2018, through July 31, 2019.

Leadership and Support

Matt Bergman '89 and daughter Madeline Bergman '19

Matt Bergman ’89 Establishes Scholarship

A longtime supporter of the law school, Matt Bergman ’89 established the Bergman Family Scholarship this May, on the occasion of the graduation of his daughter, Madeline Bergman ’19.

In Memoriam

Vigil on Wednesday, April 24th at 7:30 p.m.

In Memoriam, Fall 2019

Between September 1, 2018, and September 1, 2019, we learned of the passing of these alumni and friends:

Big Picture

The 2019 incoming class gathered in the amphitheatre for their first day of law school.
The 2019 incoming class gathered in the amphitheatre for their first day of law school. Lewis & Clark