Class Notes, Fall 2013

1950s

Donald Bowerman ’59 was named in The Best Lawyers in America in the prac- tice areas of com- mercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, and personal injury litigation.

Warren Braucher ’59 was honored by the Colorado Bar Association for his 50 years of outstanding service to the legal community. During his career he was commerce counsel in the law department of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, as well as assistant attorney general for Col- orado and counsel to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. In his private law practice, Braucher specialized in transportation law, representing carrier and shipper interests before state and federal agencies and federal court. He was appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to the position of trustee in the liquidation of a major Denver-based motor carrier before retiring in 2000.

Donald Bowerman ’59 was named in The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of commercial litigation, medical malpractice defense, and personal injury litigation.

Warren Braucher ’59 was honored by the Colorado Bar Association for his 50 years of outstanding service to the legal community. During his career he was commerce counsel in the law department of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, as well as assistant attorney general for Colorado and counsel to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. In his private law practice, Braucher specialized in transportation law, representing carrier and shipper interests before state and federal agencies and federal court. He was appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to the position of trustee in the liquidation of a major Denver-based motor carrier before retiring in 2000. 1960s Correction: Our sincere apologies to Mr. Albert Menashe, a shareholder in Gervurtz Menashe Larson & Howe. In our spring 2013 issue of The Advocate, we mistakenly listed him as an alumnus of Lewis & Clark Law School and indicated he had retired. We should have said that Albert L. Menashe ’65 retired, but again, Albert A. Menashe of Gevurtz Menashe is actively practicing law at his firm. We regret the error and any confusion it caused.

1960s

Garry Kahn ’62 and Steven Kahn ’88 moved their firm, Kahn & Kahn, to the Loyalty Building at 317 S.W. Alder Street in Portland. Garry Kahn recently celebrated 50 years as an Oregon lawyer.

Richard Bach ’66 published Common Ground, the second book in his Common Denominator series of romantic thrillers. The book is available for Kindles, Nooks, and other e-readers at www.richarddavidbach.com and e-book outlets. The first title in the series, Common Enemy, is also available.

1970s

Chris Helmer ’74, a partner with Miller Nash, was profiled in the January issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin.

John Powers ’74 was honored as a Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. Powers has been a criminal defense lawyer in Portland for more than 30 years.

Bruce Beal ’75 wrote and published a techno-thriller, Proteus, about a genetically modified oil-eating organism that goes awry. The novel is available at www.amazon.com/ProteusMr-Bruce-Leonard-Beal/dp/ 1479385557.

Emil Berg ’75 presented a CLE program, Differences Between Idaho and Oregon State Court Practices and Procedures, in Boise, Idaho. Berg practices in Oregon and Idaho. The

Honorable Steven Maurer ’75 returned to private practice, rejoining his former law firm—now Glazer, Maurer & Peterson—in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Maurer served as presiding judge of the Clackamas County Circuit Court from 2006 through 2010. His practice emphasizes personal injury, family law, criminal defense, and general civil litigation.

Frank Dillow ’77 was appointed to serve as chair of the Realtor Commercial Alliance of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors for 2013. Dillow is licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. He serves as an adjunct fellow for the Discovery Institute’s technology and democracy project, and has a background that includes 25 years of service with Verizon Corporation, where he served for more than a decade as its vice president of federal government relations. A native Oregonian, Dillow served as assistant public utility commissioner for the State of Oregon during the administrations of Governors Tom McCall, Bob Straub, and Vic Atiyeh. He is also a former news reporter for The Oregonian.

Stephen Sady ’77 was the chief defense attorney for the high-profile Portland trial of the Somali American accused of trying to ignite a weapon of mass destruction at the city’s 2010 holiday tree-lighting ceremony. Sady is the longest serving employee in the Oregon Federal Public Defender’s Office. The

Honorable Lane Simpson ’77 officially retired from his position as Lake County circuit court judge, but will likely continue to serve as a senior circuit court pro tem until Governor John Kitzhaber fills the vacancy. Simpson took office July 1, 1990, after 13 years in private practice. He grew up in Lakeview, Oregon, and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1969.

1980s

Pamela Beery ’80 was named in The Best Lawyers in America for the fifth year in a row. Beery is an attorney with Beery Elsner & Hammond, and she specializes in land use and telecommunications law.

Thomas Brown ’80 was honored by the Multnomah Bar Association with the 2013 MBA Professionalism Award. He also was elected secretary/treasurer of the Multnomah Bar Foundation. Brown is a partner with Cosgrave Vergeer Kester, where his practice focuses on civil appeals in state and federal courts, insurance coverage opinions and litigation, and professional liability defense.

Scott Downing ’80 was elected to the board of the Multnomah Bar Foundation. Downing practices in the areas of family law, wills, estates, probate, and real property.

Paul Elsner ’80 was named in The Best Lawyers in America for the fifth year in a row. Elsner is an attorney with Beery Elsner & Hammond, and has 30 years of experience as a local government attorney both as in-house counsel and as outside advisor.

David Schachterle ’80 retired after more than 32 years as an associate regional counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Denver regional office. C.

Thomas Davis ’81 wrote and published a white paper on debt collection law in Oregon. His practice includes local, state, and national clients, and he appears in all courts throughout the state. Davis’ professional involvement includes serving as president of the Washington County Bar Association, pro tem circuit and municipal judge, courtappointed arbitrator, and hearing officer for the State of Oregon. He has worked in the debt collection industry for over 30 years. Davis’ white paper is available at www.nationallist.com/white_papers/oregon.

Nancy Hungerford ’81 was elected to a two-year term as a board member of the national Council of School Attorneys (COSA), an organization affiliated with the National School Boards Association. COSA focuses on education for its members and advocacy on legal issues for school districts on the national level. Hungerford practices as the senior partner of The Hungerford Law Firm, which represents more than 100 Oregon school districts and community colleges in the area of education and labor law.

Mark LeCoq ’82 is the commercial litigation group leader at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt.

Norman Dick ’83 joined ADR Support Services Panel News. He is a shareholder in the law firm of Walstead Mertschin in Longview, Washington, where he maintains an active general civil litigation practice. His work involves representing both plaintiffs and defendants concerning insurance defense, personal injury, wrongful death, insurance coverage, real property, and commercial matters.

Jeffrey Keeney ’83 was named in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, American’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Keeney is a shareholder with Tonkon Torp in Portland, and his real estate practice includes acquisitions and sales, financing, commercial leasing, and land use permitting. He represents local, regional, and national property owners and developers in a wide range of transactional matters and assists clients in land use proceedings before local governments. Max Miller Jr. ’83 was named in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, American’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Miller is a shareholder with Tonkon Torp in Portland, and he chairs the firm’s environmental and natural resources practice group.

Turid Owren ’83 was named in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, American’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Owren is a shareholder with Tonkon Torp in Portland, and heads the firm’s immigration practice group, advising clients on employment-related immigration and naturalization.

Steven Hedberg ’84 joined Aequitas Capital in Portland as chief operating officer.

Heather Hippsley ’84 was appointed chief of staff of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Previously, Hippsley was assistant director in the Federal Trade Commission Division of Enforcement.

Dan Lindahl ’84 and John Kaempf ’92 formed Lindahl Kaempf in Portland. The firm focuses on defending civil litigation in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels.

Dave Tilton ’84 was elected president of the Coos County Bar Association for 2013-14. He continues to serve on the Coos-Curry Housing Authority, with which he has once again assumed the position of chair.

Jeff Eden ’85 is the product litigation group leader at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt.

Mary Lou Haas ’85 is the 2013 recipient of the Multnomah Bar Association Pro Bono Award of Merit for her service to the Oregon State Bar Debtor Creditor Section Legal Aid Bankruptcy Clinic. Haas started volunteering with the bankruptcy clinic in 1997. Alicia “Lisa” Lowe ’85 is a recipient of the 2013 Iris Award, honoring women of achievement in Southwest Washington. Lowe is a member of the board of directors and partner in charge in the Vancouver office of regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. A member of the Washington State Bar Association and a current member and past secretary of the Southwest Washington Estate Planning Council, she has served as general counsel for the Port of Vancouver since 1998. In 2010, Lowe was appointed chair of the Washington Public Port’s legal committee, becoming the first person from outside the Port system to be named to that post. Lowe currently serves as the first female chair of Identity Clark County, is an emeritus board member and past member of the executive committee of the Columbia River Economic Development Council, and was a president of the Camas-Washougal Chamber board of directors. She also serves on the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s board of directors, as chair of its planned giving committee, and as cochair of its annual auction committee. She was president of the Clark County Bar Association for 2001. Lowe has been highly involved in Leadership Clark County (LCC). A 2003 graduate of the program, she has served as a board member and been a mentor to LCC project teams working to address community issues. Richard O’Brien ’85 was appointed president and CEO of Boart Longyear Limited. Most recently the president and CEO of NYSE-listed Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest gold producers, O’Brien brings 25 years of operational and financial experience in the natural resources, energy, and power sectors to his new role.

Cecily Smith ’85 is the executive director of the Foothill Conservancy in Pine Grove, California. Smith has more than 10 years of experience working for environmental nonprofit organizations. Before joining the Foothill Conservancy, she was the water resources specialist for Prairie Rivers Network, which is Illinois’ only statewide river protection and conservation nonprofit. Redmond, Oregon.

Lilian Bier ’86 of Bier Family Law moved her practice to 8705 S.W. Nimbus Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon.

Bradford Lamb ’86 opened a new firm, Hill & Lamb, in Portland. Lamb’s practice focuses on litigation and appellate work in state and federal courts with an emphasis on complex litigation, including insurance coverage disputes, construction defect, environmental, business, and defense of professionals.

Terry Weiner ’86 traded his galoshes and umbrella for cowboy boots and sunglasses by moving to central Washington after accepting a position as the city attorney of Ellensburg.

Gordon Welborn ’86 was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Welborn is a partner with Hart Wagner

in Barbara Craig ’87 was named the 2012 Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate by Lewis & Clark Law School. Craig is a partner with Stoel Rives in Portland.

Carla Kelley ’87 rejoined Miller Nash after serving as general counsel to the Port of Portland for 10 years and as assistant general counsel at NW Natural for 13 years. Kelley is part of the firm’s business practice, where she works with clients on government and regulatory issues.

Honorable Michael McShane ’88 (See “Changing Lives for the Better” in this issue.)

LeAnne Bremer ’89 was appointed secretary of the board of directors for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. She also received the Spirit of Clark County Award for her contributions to improving county operations by streamlining the permitting process. Bremer is the partner in charge of Miller Nash’s Vancouver, Washington, office, where her practice focuses on land use law, real estate, and government affairs.

1990s

Helen Hierschbiel ’91 was elected treasurer of the Multnomah Bar Association Board for the 2013-14 term. Robert J. Miller ’91 took a teaching position with the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix. He joined ASU’s Indian legal program and will concentrate on American Indian economic development issues. Previously, Miller taught for 14 years as a member of the Lewis & Clark Law School faculty.

Dorothy Cofield ’92 moved the Cofield Law Office to 8705 S.W. Nimbus Avenue, Suite 380, in Portland. She will continue to focus her practice on all aspects of land use law, including rural and urban development permits.

John Kaempf ’92 and Dan Lindahl ’84 formed Lindahl Kaempf in Portland. The firm focuses on defending civil litigation in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Barry Needleman ’92 is now admitted to practice in the States of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire; the U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Needleman is an attorney with McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton.

Barbara Smythe ’92 opened her own law practice, Barbara Smythe, L.L.C., in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She focuses on helping Oregonians plan for their futures and protect their loved ones, including spouses or partners, children, aging parents, friends, and valued charities.

Roger Alfred ’93 joined the Office of Metro Attorney as a senior assistant attorney for the Metro Regional Government. He will continue to practice in the areas of land use and transportation planning, with responsibility for issues related to the urban growth boundary and other regional planning projects.

Mitchell Milby ’94 moved his law practice, Milby Attorneys & Counselors, to 1909 Woodall Rogers, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75201. He focuses on business law, including entity formation, business negotiations and contract drafting, and trial work arising out of business disputes.

Peter Ayers ’95 opened the Law Office of Peter J. Ayers in Austin, Texas. He is frequently called on as an independent legal expert in intellectual property matters, especially patent infringement suits in the electrical and computer areas.

Ying Chen ’95 was named the 2013 Distinguished Business Law Graduate by Lewis & Clark. Chen is a patent attorney and cofounder of Chen Yoshimura, L.L.P., in Los Angeles, California.

Greg Scholl ’95 recently performed at the Lincoln City Cultural Center in Lincoln City, Oregon, with the Pacific Trombone Quartet. Scholl plays principal trombone in the Portland Columbia Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, and the Newport Symphony orchestras. He also plays in the Portland Brass Quintet and with the Michael Vlatkovich Trio. Scholl is the director of Metro Public Defender in Hillsboro, Oregon.

David Voluck ’95 released Alaska Natives and American Laws, Third Edition, a treatise coauthored with David Case. Voluck sits as chief judge to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, magistrate/judge to the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and judge pro tem for the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government. He is also an adjunct professor with Lewis & Clark’s summer Indian Law Program.

David Aman ’96 was named in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, American’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Aman is a shareholder with Tonkon Torp in Portland, and maintains a business litigation and intellectual property practice.

Adina Flynn ’96 was named a 2012 Five Star Wealth Manager in Portland Monthly. Flynn is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services and president of the Lewis & Clark Law School Alumni Board of Directors.

Benjamin Lenhart ’96 was named in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Lenhart is a shareholder with Lane Powell in Portland.

Joe Cooke ’97 and his musical group Bizarre Love Triangle were featured in the third episode of AMC’s new competition series, Showville, which aired June 6. Following auditions at the Power House Theater in Walla Walla, Washington, the act was selected to compete to be named town favorite.

Glenn Perlow ’97 was appointed New Hampshire Bank Commissioner. Prior to joining the Banking Department, he served for five years as a senior assistant attorney general at the New Hampshire Department of Justice.

June Wiyrick Flores ’97 was unanimously voted secretary for the Portland Estate Planning Council Board.

Dominic Auld ’98 was elected partner of Labaton Sucharow in New York, New York. Auld, an accomplished litigator with 15 years of experience prosecuting large-scale securities and investment lawsuits, is a leader in the firm’s securities and client and case evaluation groups. He also directs the firm’s recently expanded international litigation practice group.

Christopher Neumann ’98 is the recipient of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Environmental Connection 2013 Presenter of the Year Award for his course Stormwater Enforcement and Risk Mitigation Trends. The winner is determined through the review of presenter evaluations. Neumann is shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Denver, Colorado, and counsels clients in the retail, natural gas, petroleum, construction, home building, solid and hazardous waste, and mining industries on a wide variety of litigation, environmental, natural resources, American Indian law, administrative, land use, and insurance coverage matters.

Timothy Resch ’98 is managing partner at Samuels Yoelin Kantor in Portland. Resch’s practice emphasizes employment and business litigation.

Joshua Alpert ’99 joined the staff of Portland’s mayor, Charlie Hales, as a policy director. Alpert most recently was the Northwest conservation strategies director with the Trust for Public Land, where he led successful ballot initiatives to protect lands in several western states, including Oregon.

Joshua Husbands ’99 was named by the Portland Business Journal as one of its 40 Under Forty Executives for 2013. Husbands is a partner with Holland & Knight in Portland, where he is a member of the private wealth services section and represents clients in an array of business, tax, business succession, and estate planning matters, including business reorganizations, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Laura Maffei ’99 was elected 2013 chair of the Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the Oregon State Bar. Maffei, a shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, focuses her practice on environmental and natural resource law. She has extensive experience with Clean Water Act permitting and litigation, environmental cleanup projects, and environmental due diligence in Oregon and Washington. Maffei is also a member of the board of the Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, as well as chair of its legal committee.

2000s

Nicholas Dazer ’00 has been practicing as Nicholas Dazer P.C. since June 1, 2013. An experienced trial attorney, he represents both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving complex business disputes, insurance coverage, and catastrophic personal injury. Dazer is also an elected member of the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates.

Román Hernández ’00 is the 2013 recipient of the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association’s Paul J. De Muniz Professionalism Award. He was also appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Portland Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Hernández is a shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, where he focuses his practice in the areas of employment law, labor law, and business litigation. He provides general employment and labor advice related to employment policies and practices to employers of all sizes, and represents firm clients in state and federal courts in Oregon and Washington.

Leslie McAdam ’00 was named partner at Ferguson Case Orr Paterson in Ventura, California. McAdam is a civil litigator with significant experience in labor and employment, business, real estate, and probate litigation. She frequently works on commercial unlawful detainers and discrimination matters.

Kevin Minoli ’00 joined the Environmental Protection Agency ‘s Office of General Counsel to serve as the acting principal deputy general counsel. Principal deputy is the senior-most career attorney position at the EPA, and is essentially the equivalent of managing partner at a law firm.

Linda Ratcliffe ’00 joined the Bend, Oregon, firm of Hurley Re as an associate. Her practice focuses on issues facing seniors, people with disabilities, and caregivers.

Trung Tu ’00 was inducted as the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Northwest Regional Governor at the association’s national convention in Washington, D.C. In June, Tu received the Community Leadership Award from the Oregon Area Jewish Committee. He is a partner with McEwen Gisvold, where he specializes in business litigation, legal malpractice defense, and employment law.

Ian Wallace ’00 opened a law firm, Wallace & Hull, in Portland. He specializes in bankruptcy, consumer and creditor rights, and civil litigation, particularly personal injury, product defect, and premises liability claims.

Jeremy Aliason ’01 was selected as the first president of the newly established Seminole Nation Bar Association. Aliason is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. He grew up in Oklahoma City and is a member of the Nurcup Harjo band. Aliason serves on the board of directors for College Horizons, a program dedicated to helping Native Americans go to college and graduate school.

David Bean ’01 served as an advisory committee member for the 2013 Public Interest Law Project (PILP) Auction, which took place in February. The auction is an Class Notes annual event designed to help students finance legal public interest work at no cost to their employers.

Jennifer Bridges ’01 opened a practice, Paraclete Law, in Medford, Oregon. She specializes in estate planning, real estate and homeowners associations, business formation and agreements, and intellectual property.

Anne Kunkel ’01 was elected president of CREW Idaho, a business networking organization dedicated to supporting women in commercial real estate. She is a founding member and also serves on the organization’s board of directors. Kunkel is a partner with the Boise law firm of Givens Pursley, and her practice focuses on complex real estate, business, and asset transactions. She also helps clients obtain, transfer, and maintain liquor licenses and relateduse licenses throughout Idaho.

Caroline Lobdell ’01 is the recipient of the 2012 Service to Agriculture Award by Oregon Women for Agriculture. She was also recently awarded the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association Top Industry Promoter Award. Appointed to the Oregon State Bar Agricultural Law Section Executive Committee and the Oregon State Bar Administrative Law Section Executive Committee, Lobdell serves as the executive director of the Western Resources Legal Center, a nonprofit legal education program affiliated with Lewis & Clark. She joined the Lewis & Clark Law School Board of Visitors in 2013.

Justin Sawyer ’01 was named by the Portland Business Journal as one of its 40 Under Forty Executives for 2013. Sawyer is a partner in the litigation department at Miller Nash in Portland.

Shari Lane ’02 joined Harang Long Garry Rudnick’s labor and employment practice as of counsel. Lane’s practice focuses on advising employers in personnel issues and labor negotiations and on representing employers facing administrative agency claims and audits.

Christine Moore ’02 joined the Portland firm of Landye Bennett Blumstein as an associate attorney. She focuses on state and federal civil litigation and employment law. Moore is admitted to practice in Oregon, Nevada, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. She is a member of the Oregon State Bar, Multnomah Bar Association, Oregon Women Lawyers, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, and U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Alfred “Bubba” Cook ’03 was featured in the Fiji Times Online for his work for the World Wide Fund for Nature Western Central Pacific Tuna program based in the South Pacific Program office in Suva. His special focus is the sustainable management of tuna throughout the region, including the lucrative skipjack, albacore, yellowfin, bigeye, and bluefin tuna stocks. The core of his work with the WWF involves advocating for and promoting sustainable management of the tuna fisheries and requires significant engagement with the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and its subsidiary bodies. The position also requires close contact and coordination with the fisheries ministries of South Pacific countries such as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Tokelau.

Paige Davis ’03 was named a 2013 Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine. Davis is a shareholder with Lane Powell in Seattle. She concentrates her practice on cross-border tax and business planning for U.S. and foreign entities, working with clients to create international investment structures that are efficient from tax and legal perspectives.

Trinh Tran ’03 graduated from the inaugural Asian Pacific Islander (API) Community Leadership Institute, an innovative yearlong program in Oregon for developing leadership skills with a focus on equity, empowerment, and public advocacy.

Dan Eller ’04 is the tax assistant group leader at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. He is a shareholder with the firm and vice president of the Lewis & Clark Law School Alumni Board of Directors.

David Richardson ’04 started a law firm, PDX Law Group, in Portland. His practice will continue to focus on real estate litigation and transactions.

Geoff Tichenor ’04 was named by the Portland Business Journal as one of its 40 Under Forty Executives for 2013. Tichenor, a partner at Stoel Rives in Portland, focuses his practice on state and federal environmental laws applicable to air emissions, water discharges, storage tanks, waste management, contaminated lands, chemical storage, and spills. He regularly counsels clients facing environmental enforcement actions and presenting complex permitting and compliance questions.

Whitney Yazzolino ’04 and Julie Lohuis of Yazzolino, Lohuis & Edgel are corecipients of the 2013 Senior Law Project Volunteer of the Year Award. In addition to staffing the Hollywood clinic on a monthly basis, each attorney takes direct referrals from homebound clients who are unable to make it to the SLP clinic. Yazzolino started volunteering with the SLP in 2009, and has helped more than 66 clients.

Justin Cabrera ’05 was appointed as associate general counsel for PECI, a nonprofit energyefficiency consulting firm in Portland. Cabrera previously was an associate general counsel at Nike, and is vice president of the Lewis & Clark Law School Recent Graduates Council.

Jennifer Durham ’05 is a partner with Hiefield Foster & Glascock in Portland. She devotes her practice to defending personal injury, products liability, and construction defect matters.

Cory Jones ’05 is a partner with Klarquist Sparkman in Portland. His practice focuses on assisting in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications with an emphasis on the computer and software field.

Neil Olsen ’05 is a shareholder with Zupancic Rathbone in Portland. His practice focuses on real estate and business matters.

Suzanne Revelle ’05 opened a law practice, Suzanne Revelle, Attorney at Law, in Portland. She focuses on family law, child advocacy, probate and wills, and general civil practice.

Catherine Turner ’05 received Minnesota Bar Association Criminal Law Specialist certification, completing a rigorous approval process that included an examination in her specialty area, peer review, and documented experience. Turner is a criminal defense lawyer practicing in the Twin Cities metro area.

Chad Colton ’06 was elected shareholder at Markowitz Herbold Glade & Mehlhaf. His practice focuses on complex business cases such as shareholder and partnership disputes, claims involving corporate fraud and fiduciary obligations, bet-the-company litigation, and contract disputes.

Phillip Haberthur ’06 was named shareholder of Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt in their Vancouver, Washington, office. He focuses in the areas of creditor’s rights, including foreclosures, loan workouts, and modifications; consumer protection actions; bankruptcy; real estate and title litigation; and general commercial litigation.

Jason Nixon ’06 was elected shareholder at Durham Jones & Pinegar in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nixon is an intellectual property attorney with an electrical engineering background.

Jeff Woodcox ’06 was elected partner at Tonkon Torp in Portland. Woodcox is a business attorney who advises clients on acquiring and disposing of businesses and assets, securities compliance, and raising capital through private placements of equity and debt. He is a member of the firm’s corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practice groups.

Shannon Flowers ’07 joined Folawn Alterman & Richardson in Portland as an associate. Flowers’ practice focuses on civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, in areas including legal malpractice, business and commercial disputes, and trust and estate litigation. She most recently worked for several years as a deputy defender in the appellate division of Oregon’s Office of Public Defense Services.

Teka Lamade ’07 received the 2013 Solo Practitioner Pro Bono Award from the Alaska Bar Association. She was recognized for her work through the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault assisting victims with matters including protection orders, divorce, paternity, probate, and bankruptcy. Previously a staff attorney for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Lamade started her own practice in Sitka in 2012.

Merrill Maiano ’07 joined Wyse Kadish in Portland as an associate attorney. She continues to focus on estate planning and administration.

Allison Williams ’07 opened the Law Office of Allison Williams in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Her practice focuses on personal injury and criminal defense.

Kailei Feeney ’08 joined deVrieze Carney in Seattle, Washington, as an associate attorney and office manager.

Leslie Joyner ’08 joined the law firm of Marlin Saltzman in Agoura Hills, California. Her areas of practice include employment, nonemployment class actions, and complex litigation.

Loren Thompson ’08 joined the firm of Bobzien McGuire in Portland.

Jennifer Woodhouse ’08 joined Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt as a tax associate in Portland. Previously, she was a staff attorney with Legal Aid Services of Oregon in their statewide tax clinic.

Malcolm Begay ’09 was the featured speaker at Northland Pioneer College’s Leadership Spring Lecture Series. He is from Steamboat, on the Navajo Nation. Begay has legal assistant and research experience with the vehicular homicide unit of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. He also served the Gila River Indian Community Office of Water Rights and with various private sector legal firms.

Kathy Black ’09 joined the board of directors for the Oregon Crusaders, a Portland-based drum and bugle corps recently granted world-class status by Drum Corps International. The nonprofit youth organization emphasizes performance excellence in percussion, brass, dance, and visual artistry.

Eric DeWeese ’09 joined the law office of Robert G. Dolton in Clackamas, Oregon. He will manage the firm’ trial practice, handle commercial real estate and leasing transactions, and assist clients with estate planning and trust administration.

Katie Jeremiah ’09 was named one of Engineering News Record’s Top 20 Under 40 for her work in design and construction. Jeremiah has a degree in construction engineering management and worked in construction for five years before earning her JD Her practice at Jordan Ramis focuses on construction, environmental, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and sustainability law.

Katie Scates ’09 opened the Law Office of Katie Scates at 2121 S.W. Broadway, Suite 130, Portland 97201.

Gail Shibley ’09 is the chief of staff for Portland’s mayor, Charlie Hales.

Mark Strandberg ’09 is an associate in the Portland office of Wrenn Bender McKown & Ring. He represents municipal entities, businesses, and individuals in regulatory, permitting, and litigation matters involving a broad range of environmental, natural resources, tribal, energy, land use, and occupational health and safety issues.

2010s

Bridget Donegan ’10 joined Larkins Vacura in Portland as an associate. Donegan previously was a law clerk for the Oregon Supreme Court.

Andrew Ginis ’10 is corecipient of the 2013 Young Lawyers Sections trial practice, handle commercial real estate and leasing transactions, and assist clients with estate planning and trust administration. of Multnomah Bar Association Award of Merit. Ginis is a member of and an active contributor to the YLS Pro Bono Committee.

Nikki Martin ’10 joined the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) as regulatory and legal affairs manager in Anchorage. Previously, Martin was an associate attorney for Anchorage-based Foley & Foley. She also worked as a law clerk for Judge Andrew Guidi, and for the Western Resources Legal Center. Martin acted as a legislative aide to Alaska State Legislature House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels, and as a legislative correspondent for U.S. Senator Ted Stevens.

Vincent Sliwoski ’10 joined Farleigh Wada Witt in Portland as an associate. He maintains a diverse practice that includes business transactions and disputes, intellectual property, and real estate. Sliwoski also was elected to the Hollywood Theatre Board. Prior to practicing law, he worked as an office technical consultant, a technical writer, and an English teacher in Japan. Leora ColemanFire ’11 joined the board of directors for Portland’s Q Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Coleman-Fire is an associate with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt and focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment law.

Daniel Rowan ’11 joined Bullard Law as an associate. He specializes in public sector law, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration.

Todd French ’12 joined Dascenzo Intellectual Property law as an attorney. His practice focuses on patent and trademark procurement, as well as client counseling.

Laura Godfrey ’12 is an assistant district attorney with the Bronx District in New York.

Jenelle Hellekson ’12 joined McEwen Gisvold in Portland as an associate. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions, business law, and estate planning.

Jeremy James ’12 joined Cosgrave Vergeer Kester in Portland as an associate. His practice focuses on civil litigation, including personal injury and property damage liability.

Elizabeth Jessop ’12 joined the Law Offices of Geoff Bernhardt in Portland as an associate. Her practice includes estate planning, probate and trust administration, and elder law.

Johanna Schwartz ’12 is an associate with Klarquist Sparkman in Portland. Her practice focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.

Jason Yarashes ’12 joined Harrang Long Gary Rudnick in Portland as an associate. Previously, he clerked for the Multnomah County Attorney and worked for a small Portland law firm specializing in employment. As a law student, Yarashes performed legal services for numerous organizations, including the Legal Aid Services of Oregon’s Farmworker Program.