Animal Law Conference - Law School - Lewis & Clark
19th Annual Animal Law Conference
Standing Up for Animals: Can a Bad Economy Inspire Greater Goodness?
Thank You Sponsors and Donors!
The Center for Animal Law Studies, the Lewis & Clark Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund are co-sponsors of this conference. Thank you to everyone who makes this event possible!
We would also like to thank Brewed Awakenings and Uncle Paul’s Produce Market for providing in-kind donations.
Conference Planning Board
The Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark is a group effort between the Lewis & Clark Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapter and the Center for Animal Law Studies. This event would not happen without the dedication and hard work of the core conference planning board:
Pamela Frasch
See Pamela Frasch’s bio and photo on the Speaker Bios page!
Holly Gann, 3L, Lewis & Clark Law School
Outside of school, Holly enjoys working with animal protection organizations and advocating for legislation to facilitate positive changes for animals. She also enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Jupiter and Odie.
Kathy Hessler
See Kathy Hessler’s bio and photo on the Speaker Bios page!
Jaclyn Leeds, 2L, Lewis & Clark Law School
Outside of school, Jaclyn volunteers with the Portland Animal Welfare Team, providing veterinary care and supplies to companion animals of low-income individuals, and keeps busy taking her rescued pup Ebony to scentwork classes. She will begin clerking for the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s litigation program this fall.
Liberty Mulkani, MEd, event coordinator, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
In 2007, she earned her Masters of Education with an emphasis in humane education through Cambridge College and the Institute for Humane Education. She also manages the office for a film equipment company, Telescopic Camera Crane, and serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Humane Society. She lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her husband and two rescued cats.
Michelle Pawliger, 2L, Lewis & Clark Law School
Michelle Pawliger is currently a second year law student at Lewis & Clark Law School. She is studying animal and environmental law. She became interested in animal law while working for her college animal activist organization at the University of Florida. Michelle moved from Florida to Oregon for Lewis and Clark’s animal law program. In her first year of law school she became the Speaker Series Coordinator for SALDF and a member of Animal Law, the animal law journal at Lewis and Clark. She also interned for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in their government affairs department. She is now a 2011-2012 Co-Director for SALDF and a Submissions Editor for Animal Law.
Outside of school, Michelle works with HSUS and Oregonians for Humane Farms to end the use of battery cages for egg-laying hens in Oregon.
Nick Stack, 3L, Lewis & Clark Law School
Outside of school, Nick enjoys doing pro bono work for animal organizations to better the lives of animals. He has also worked to increase access to affordable housing for working class Oregonians. He enjoys cooking and hanging out with his two rescued dogs.
Event Coordinator:
Liberty Mulkani
lmulkani@lclark.edu