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#1 in Environmental Law - Again
U.S. News ranks Lewis & Clark Law’s environmental law program number one in the nation for 2021, as well as 2020 rankings. Plus we have nationally recognized programs in Animal Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Business Law and Public Interest Law.March 17, 2020 -
Professor Serves as Legal Advisor at the Convention on Migratory Species
Professor Chris Wold has played a vital role as a legal advisor to the Convention on Migratory Species’ (CMS) since 2014, advising on voting and other procedures as well as drafting resolutions designed to protect migratory animals. This February, Wold was in India as an advisor to CMS at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP).March 28, 2020 -
Earthrise Settles Case Protecting Wild Salmon
On February 11, 2020, Earthrise Law Center, the environmental legal clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, settled a case protecting wild salmon from a net pen collapse that released hundreds of thousand non-native Atlantic salmon into the Puget Sound.March 17, 2020 -
Alumni Running for Judgeships
Three alumni and one adjunct professor from Lewis & Clark Law School are running for local judicial openings on upcoming ballots.March 17, 2020 -
First Diehl Environmental Law Fellows Announced
Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program announced the first four recipients for Diehl Fellowships. Three current students and one recent graduate were selected from a pool of applicants in February. The 2020 Diehl Environmental Law Fellows are Audrey Leonard ’20, Jesse Caldwell ’20, Teryn Yazdani ’20, and Dani Replogle ’19. Each Fellow will receive a $40,000 stipend for their work in public interest environmental law.March 17, 2020 -
LITC Director Moderates ABA Tax Panel
The Director of the Lewis and Clark Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and Vice Chair of the ABA Tax Section Pro Bono and Tax Clinic Committee, Sarah Lora, moderated a panel called “Employment Income Characterization through the Taxpayer Rights Lens” at the ABA Midyear Tax Section meeting in Boca Raton, Florida on Saturday, February 1, 2020.March 17, 2020 -
Earthrise Leads Efforts to Fight Proposed Changes to NEPA
Earthrise Law Center recently submitted extensive comments on the government’s proposed changes for how federal agencies must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).March 16, 2020 -
Public Interest Law Project Hosts Most Successful Auction in Years
The Lewis & Clark Law School Public Interest Law Project (PILP) auction on February 22, 2020, raised the most money since 2013. Over 200 people attended, which was also a significant increase from prior years. The additional funds raised will allow PILP to provide more summer awards to students who have an unpaid public interest internship.March 12, 2020 -
Alumnus Brandon Thompson Appointed as Judge in Washington County
Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of alumnus Brandon M. Thompson’01 to the Washington County Circuit Court on February 13, 2020.March 12, 2020 -
International Law and CBLI Host Conference on Import-Export Law
On March 6, 2020, Lewis & Clark’s International Law Program and the Center for Business Law & Innovation (CBLI) hosted the conference, Importing and Exporting Amid a Trade War: Tariffs, Export Control, and Sanctions, to a standing-room only crowd which included law students and area attorneys.March 12, 2020