Advocate Magazine

Professor Lydia Pallas Loren’s Work on the Landmark Restatement of Copyright.

Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman facilitated a workshop with CMS Parties to discuss the legal contours of some of the treaty’s most important provisions.

Most graduates of law school go on to practice law, working in law firms or providing legal counsel to organizations and businesses. Yet, for some, the lessons of law apply more broadly, and the outcome of their law school education has been a surprising and successful career outside of law. Here are just a few of our alums who followed an alternative route.

Any discussion of public defense in Oregon—and in many states—must acknowledge the elephant in the room: There aren’t enough public defense attorneys available to represent clients, and that’s causing a constitutional crisis.

Lewis & Clark sparks a national movement by redefining the role of companion animals in the legal system.

Five attorneys earned their law licenses through Oregon’s inaugural Supervised Practice Portfolio Exam (SPPE), and four of them are Lewis & Clark Law School grads.

Bryan Hinkle joined the law school this August as assistant dean of admissions.

Lewis & Clark’s Class of 2024 kept up a stellar bar pass rate, with a combined 83.5% for first-time Oregon exam takers in July 2024 and February 2025.

Acknowledging the major challenges this new class of future lawyers faces, Pate urged the graduates to sustain their spirit through “love, hope, peace, and joy.”

The 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award went to “a professor whose intellect, commitment, and compassion have profoundly shaped not only the academic lives of her students, but also the field of law itself,” said presenter Krista Lewis.

Lewis & Clark Law School had the largest ever showing in competitions during the last academic year.

Lewis & Clark Law School and Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) are creating the Public Records and Government Transparency Project, one of the first of its kind in the country.

Lewis & Clark and Albina Vision Trust (AVT) have partnered to build a hub for accessible postsecondary education in the historically Black northeast Portland neighborhood of Lower Albina.

The following clinical programs will be offered in the 2025–26 academic year.

Students  provided comprehensive legal support—under the guidance of their supervisors—for over 250 individuals who had previously been on the unrepresented list.

GLA student work concerned many pressing international issues.

This year, students at the National Crime Victims Litigation Institute (NCVLI) tackled a wide range of cutting-edge legal issues impacting victims’ rights.

As of summer 2025, the LITC has served 216 Oregonians in a variety of tax-related matters—a significant increase in case volume from prior years.

The Green Energy Institute continues to propel forward progress on Oregon’s climate policies despite national pressure to undermine momentum.

Earthrise’s work in 2024–25 spurred habitat improvements for endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Connecticut River.

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.

The Farmed Animal Protection Project trains JD, LLM, and MSL students to use legal tools to advocate for farmed animals.

The Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) had an outstanding year.

Six students served as last summer’s Lezak Fellows, working with immigrants, refugees, and other vulnerable and underserved community members.

Students were named as Lewis & Clark’s 2024–25 Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) Fellows.

Our students are amazing! Here are a few outstanding accomplishments, inside and outside of law school.

PILP’s mission is to support students in unpaid internships that address the justice gap.

Tory Dille ’26 and Shoshana Grossman, ’26 were named 2025 Wyss Scholars.

With more than a decade of work in the U.S. Department of Justice, Cecil VanDevender has joined the faculty of Lewis & Clark Law School.

Professor Chris Wold underscores a critical truth in his recent landmark work: human rights are a fisheries issue

Includes selections received from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. Read all the latest news from faculty and find more details about these listings as well as media appearances.

Angela Aneiros has joined Lewis & Clark Law School as an associate professor, specializing in business, corporate, and commercial law, and ethics

Bringing critical attention to how customer rating systems can perpetuate discrimination towards gig workers and other employees, Keith Cunningham-Parmeter won the 2024 Huffman Scholarship Award.

This August, the law school bade a fond farewell to a Lewis & Clark Law School fixture, Steve Johansen ’87.

The challenge raised significant support for PILP, helping fund summer stipends for students working in public interest law.

True to his belief that Lewis & Clark Law School “builds great lawyers,” his leadership ensured both academic rigor and comprehensive practice preparation. 

This fall, Erin J. Severe ’09 comes back to her law roots and joins Lewis & Clark as a visiting assistant professor serving in the Lawyering program.

The Center for Animal Law Studies joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund to co-present the 32nd annual Animal Law Conference in Portland. 

In spring, Yale’s Sterling Professor of International Law, Harold Hongju Koh discussed his two most recent books.

Last fall, the Small Business Legal Clinic hosted a forum on business law that was both a knowledge exchange and a celebration of some of the small businesses that the SBLC represents.

The 2025–2026 International Law Visitor, Durwood Zaelke, shared his insights on global environmental agreements that protect the climate and avoid triggering a tipping point in the Earth’s temperature.

Last spring’s environmental law symposium covered the impact of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on environmental law and policy.

Over 200 people gathered for this national conference for legal professionals and advocates who specialize in enforcing victims’ rights in a variety of roles.

This year’s Data Privacy Symposium, the Data Privacy Group’s (DPG) sixth, centered on “Privacy at the Crossroads: Adapting to an Uncertain Future.”

In collaboration with the Oregon chapter of the American Immigration Law Association (AILA), the Innovation Law Lab, and Oregon for All, Lewis & Clark Law hosted an immigration symposium.

Nearly 100 alums who graduated in 1985 and earlier gathered for the annual McCarty Society Luncheon.

It is with bittersweet news that this will probably be the last time you’ll hear from me as your Alumni Board President.

Members of the Class of 1991, Ellen Jones, Bryan Scott, and Teresa Statler, recently embarked on a whirlwind six-day trip to London.

Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate ’93 was honored with the 2025 Amburgey Award.

Kristen West McCall ’06 and Katie Jahangiri ’26 received 2025 Harpole Awards.

Our history dates back to 1884 as Oregon’s first state law school.

Today, there is a law student representative for every committee at the law school, from budget to curriculum.

Occasionally, Lewis & Clark Law School has celebrated two generations of alumni from the same family—a parent and child—but a three-generation legacy is truly rare. The Bryant family represents such a distinction.

Philip Jones ’76, is this year’s Distinguished Business Law Graduate.

Includes news received August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025.

In 1969, the Class of 1973 inaugurated our current campus. Fifty years later, they pioneered a new tradition of philanthropy.

In 1997–98, Queen’s Bench, the Multnomah County Chapter of Oregon Women Lawyers, created a commemorative calendar to honor the leaders who shaped the organization and the legal profession in Oregon.

Attorney Megan Rosen is the inaugural recipient of the Thomas Bloom Raskin Animal Protection Scholarship.

Emeritus Professor Jim Dente directed a substantial portion of his retirement savings to establish the endowed James Dente Scholarship for incoming students.

The new flagpole is dedicated to the memory of Gary L. Baker ’68, a beloved classmate and ALS warrior.