Quick Links

Lewis & Clark Law School

Empowering Advocates For The World

We create a supportive intellectual environment in which our students develop the legal knowledge, critical thinking, practical skills, and values that empower them to excel as ethical and engaged professionals in a diverse and dynamic world.

  • <div class="big-video"> <h3 class="big-video_title"> Welcome to Lewis & Clark Law School </h3> <div class="big-video_image" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="lw_item_thumb"> <a href="/live/profiles/15494-welcome-to-lewis-clark-law-school"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/500/height/281/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/500/height/281/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/800/height/449/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/800/height/449/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/980/height/550/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/683/width/980/height/550/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/683/width/980/height/550/crop/1/src_region/0,0,984,553/90815_Why_the_Law_Matters__Conversation_with_Tung_Yin_1-11_screenshot.rev.1634246452.jpg" alt="Law student outside on campus" width="980" height="550" data-max-w="984" data-max-h="553" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/> </picture> </a> </span> </div> <div class="big-video_iframe" id="video-kO8EHOG0VFI" data-youtube-id="kO8EHOG0VFI"></div> <button class="big-video_play"> <span class="sr-only">play video</span> <i class="fas fa-play" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div>

News and Media

Comparative Report to Curb the Expansion of Industrial Animal Agriculture

The analysis of how courts are addressing industrial animal agriculture in four countries is the first of its kind from the Farmed Animal Protection Project of the Center of Animal Law Studies (CALS).

Polar bear on a wide surface of ice in the russian arctic close to Franz Josef Land.

Justice for Animals and the Environment on a Global Scale

The law school’s Global Law Alliance is helping to advance environmental and wildlife protections across the globe while giving students hands-on experience in international law.

Business Law Fall Forum 2025

Business Law Forum Provides Legal Perspectives on Corporate Climate Action

The 2025 Business Law Forum at Lewis & Clark Law School convened scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts to examine how corporate law, regulation, disclosure, and litigation are rapidly evolving in response to the global challenges of climate change.

Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) Fellows: Finn Johnson, Hooman Dadkho, and Christina Smith.

2025-2026 Multnomah Bar Association Fellows Announced

Three 1ls were named as Multnomah Bar Association Fellows: Finn Johnson, Hooman Dadkho, and Christina Smith

Robin Pope and Lane Shetterly

Lewis & Clark Law Alumni Advance Parentage Law Through Senate Bill 163

Lewis & Clark Law graduates Robin Pope and Lane Shetterly helped lead a three-year collaborative effort resulting in Oregon’s Senate Bill 163, a landmark law modernizing the state’s parentage framework to better reflect diverse families and evolving reproductive technologies.

Live captioning debuted during First-Year Orientation with Dean Alicia Ouellette on August 9, 2025.

Law IT Launches Live Captioning System to Support Accessibility Across Campus

Lewis & Clark Law School has introduced live captioning in every classroom—enhancing accessibility and inclusion for all students. What began as a project to support hearing-impaired learners is now transforming how the entire community engages and connects.

See More News
The amphitheatre provides a central area to relax, study and play.
One of the forest paths adjacent to the Law School in Tryon Creek State Park.
Lewis & Clark Law School Plaza, entering the law school campus.
A twilight view of Lewis & Clark Law School buildings
Environmental law prof Dan Rohlf in the classroom.

Faculty On Point

Tung Yin

Portland awaits appeals court ruling that could free National Guard to mobilize

“If Trump sends in Marines to follow ICE officers who are trying to arrest people who may be in the U.S. unlawfully, that would likely violate the Posse Comitatus Act, Tung Yin said.

Aliza Kaplan

Aliza Kaplan

An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

When Lloyd Gray stood trial for rape in 1980, two jurors didn’t believe he was guilty and voted to acquit. Today, a split-jury verdict would mean a mistrial and possibly Gray’s freedom.

Craig Johnston

Craig Johnston

An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

Dan Rohlf 2023

Dan Rohlf

Trump Administration Moves to ‘Neuter’ America’s Most Important Wildlife Law

Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.

Juliet Stumpf

Juliet Stumpf

ICE detains police officer even after DHS system approved him for work

Federal officials arrested a Maine police officer they said overstayed his visa. His department said DHS had earlier verified the officer’s work eligibility.

See More Faculty Highlights
  • <picture class="lw_image lw_image91891"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/500/height/330/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/500/height/330/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/500/height/330/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/500/height/330/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/800/height/528/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/800/height/528/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 800px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/800/height/528/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/800/height/528/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 801px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg" alt="" width="925" height="610" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/683/width/925/height/610/crop/1/91891_LAW-0618-Multnomah_Co_Courthouse_Students-073-4899_1_1.rev.1640121334.jpg 2x" data-max-w="2784" data-max-h="1759" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture>

Your Career Awaits.

Our alums do rewarding work every day in law firms, government, businesses and nonprofit organizations. You can too!

See Alumni Stories

Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

Diversity: 31% of 1Ls self-identify as students of color

  • 85%

     of first time takers on the July 2025 Oregon bar exam passed.

  • 50+

    Years of training leaders in environmental law.