2025-2026 Multnomah Bar Association Fellows Announced

On October 2nd, 2025, the law school recognized its newest first-year Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) Fellows: Finn Johnson, Hooman Dadkho, and Christina Smith.

The MBA Bar Fellows Program is a highly selective initiative aimed at enriching Oregon’s legal profession by elevating the voices and experiences of aspiring lawyers whose perspectives reflect the complexity of the communities they will serve. The program provides fellows with a guaranteed ten-week summer internship during their 1L year and a $15,000 minimum stipend for their work. Throughout law school, the program also provides fellows with judicial mentorship, access to networking opportunities, and access to other professional development opportunities to strengthen interviewing, networking, and various other professional skills.

The MBA Fellows program was co-founded by attorney Jollee Patterson, Emily Teplin Fox, and Adele Ridenour, who wanted to increase access to justice in Oregon through enhancing the inclusivity of the bar and encouraging law students with a commitment to build fulfilling legal careers in Oregon.

The MBA Fellows Program is made possible through the joint partnership between Lewis & Clark Law School, the Multnomah County Bar Association, and University of Oregon School of Law, with support provided by sponsoring employers. Each law school may only select a small number of fellows per year. Students are selected for their demonstration of outstanding potential for success in the legal profession, their strong commitment to or interest in practicing law in Oregon, and their desire to contribute to the inclusivity of the Oregon State Bar. In addition to the new 25-26 cohort, current Lewis & Clark Fellows include Wren Anthony ’26, Connor McRobert ’26, and Daniella Cardinale-Weinberg ’26, Jade Miller ’27, Victoria Minnieweather ’27, Tracey Nguyen ’27, and Amarit Ubhi ’27.

The support for this program is sponsored by many generous employers. Past summer sponsors included Allegiant Law, Ballard Spahr, Dunn Carney, Markowitz Herbold, Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation (funding a fellow at Legal Aid Services of Oregon), the Professional Liability Fund and Stoel Rives (jointly funding a fellow at The Commons Law Center), and Schwabe.