Advocate Magazine

Alum Matthew Bergman’s sdvocates for social media victims.

Comprehensive discussions at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Professor Keith Cunningham-Parmeter discusses the power of customer ratings systems on gig workers and how antidiscrimination protections in employment law could be triggered.

Dean Jennifer Johnson has steered Lewis & Clark Law School through a history-making decade.

Lewis & Clark Law School Dean Jennifer Johnson has been awarded the first endowed law school deanship in the state.

Román Hernández shared the challenging pathway that led him to be the distinguished attorney and celebrated leader of his community today.

The graduating class of 2024 bestowed the prestigious Leo Levenson Excellence in Teaching Award on Douglas K. Newell Professor Janet Steverson.

As Oregon faces a crisis-level shortage of public defenders, the law school is partnering with Metropolitan Public Defenders (MPD).

Lewis & Clark Law School launched the Advocacy Center in 2023 to provide robust experiential learning opportunities for students.

Lewis & Clark’s Class of 2023 achieved the highest post-graduate employment rate of any law school in Oregon and continued the school’s trend of holding the highest bar pass rate in the state.

Lewis & Clark Law grads now have an alternative pathway to licensure from the Uniform Bar Examination: the Oregon Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE).

The Farmed Animal Protection Project (FAPP) offers students a two-semester experiential learning opportunity focused on farmed animal protection.

The Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC) offers a litigation practicum to L&C law students with hands-on legal training on behalf of natural resource users.

Thanks to donor support, the clinic employed several top-notch law clerks to assist us in advocacy efforts.

Throughout the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024, Crime Victim Litigation Clinic students engaged in significant legal work nationwide.

This year marked a bittersweet transition for Earthrise, as Earthrise Director and Clinical Professor Allison LaPlante ’02 left the law school after almost 20 years.

The GLA continues to advocate for transformational outcomes in international animal and environmental law. 

This year, the SBLC business clinic had 28 interns and the patent clinic had four.

In 2023, the LITC successfully served 179 local clients in various tax related matters.

Frank Morton-Park ’23 has been named the 2023 recipient of the Robert C. Watson Intellectual Property Award.

The International Law Committee named Kelsey Chapman-Sutton ’24 and Beth Sethi ’24 as the recipients of this year’s Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Award.

Ilona Hyett’s exemplary work at the Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) garnered her the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) Outstanding Clinic Student Award.

Hayden Wyatt JD ’25 and Ian Connolly JD ’25 are Lewis & Clark Law School’s 2024 Wyss Scholars, noting their commitment to environmental justice and conservation efforts across the West.

For the first time in over a decade, Lewis & Clark Law School’s moot court team advanced to the national quarterfinals of the National Trial Competition.

The Public Interest Law Project (PILP) raised $60,230 at its 2024 auction, funding summer stipends for nine law students working in public interest positions.

Earthrise Law Center sent rising star Drew Baloga ’24 to argue in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last fall.

The Lezak Fellowship awards summer stipends to law students committed to community service and social justice.

The MBA Fellows Program provides students with a guaranteed ten-week summer internship.

Professor Chris Wold continues to draw attention to the state of international whaling and advocating for enforcing international law.

Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita Susan Mandiberg is serving as one of 12 members of the new Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC).

Professor of Practice and Director of the Advocacy Center, Jo Perini-Abbott, accepted the Rebuilding Justice Award.

The Environmental Law Reporter (ELR) has named “Forgotten Waters,” by Professor Michele Okoh, as one of its top 20 articles of 2023.

Professor Sarah Lora, director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC), co-authored a chapter in the International Handbook on Clinical Tax Education.

Professor Susan Felstiner has helped to develop a groundbreaking U.S.-Ukrainian Clinicians Workshop Series.

Professor Susan Felstiner has helped to develop a groundbreaking U.S.-Ukrainian Clinicians Workshop Series.

Clinical professor, alum and director of Earthrise Law Center, Allison LaPlante, announced her departure from Earthrise.

Professor Lisa Benjamin recently submitted co-authored briefs advocating for state obligations.

Includes selections received from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024. Read all the latest news from faculty and find more details about these listings as well as media appearances, visit law.lclark.edu/faculty/news/highlights.

“AI’s New Role in Informational & Decisional Data Privacy,” panelists from national firms and corporations discussed legal and business risks for artificial intelligence (AI), kids’ data, and other trending issues.

New York Law School Professor Emerita and former president of the ACLU, Nadine Strossen, presented the 2023–24 Huffman Lecture in Honor of the Western Resources Legal Center.

Emerita Professor Helen Kang presented her lecture, “Bearing Witness to Environmental Injustice: The Path Forward.”

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump captivated attendees with his passionate discourse on justice, equality, and the enduring influence of Dr. King’s legacy.

“Law is going to be one of the most important tools to bring about change,” emphasized The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in his keynote for the ninth annual Environmental Law Spring Symposium.

A 1969 alum wanted to leave a lasting legacy to honor two people who were instrumental to his success at Lewis & Clark Law School: Judge John F. Gantenbein and Professor Ronald Lansing.

Last year has been a time of growth for the Alumni Board - both in terms of board members as well as our fundraising efforts for the Alumni Board of Directors Scholarship.

Joyce Ann Harpole ’79 exemplified professionalism, a delight for life, and the balance between her legal career, family, friends, and community. Each year, her life is celebrated with the Harpole Reception and Awards.

Includes news received August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.

Between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024, we learned of the passing of these alumni. (Dates of death, where known, are listed with the names.)