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Megan Senatori

Companion Animal Law Evolves to Protect People and Their Pets

Lewis & Clark sparks a national movement to protect both people and their pets by redefining the role of companion animals in the legal system.

Bonnie Page, Hollis Robb '26, West Aron '25, Brittany Mullen '26

Students Take First Place in Drafting Counsel in Transactional Law Invitational

Lewis & Clark Law’s student team took first place for “Drafting Counsel” in a national competition for transactional law.

Lane Kadish '25, Sophie Keller '26, and Michael F. Johnson '25 join Professor Craig Johnston in celebratory photo after winning the 2025 ...

Environmental Moot Court Team Wins Ninth National Championship

Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Moot Court Team recently secured its ninth national championship at the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC) at Pace University, further solidifying its status as the most successful school in the competition’s history.

Tory Dille and Shoshana Grossman

Celebrating Our 2025 Wyss Scholars: Tory Dille ’26 and Shoshana Grossman ’26

We are proud to celebrate Tory Dille and Shoshana Grossman, this year’s Wyss Scholars from Lewis & Clark Law School. Both students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to environmental advocacy, public lands protection, and conservation law.

SBLC

Practical & Impactful: The Small Business Legal Clinic

Offering both practical training for students and affordable legal assistance to entrepreneurs, the Small Business Legal Clinic is a win-win for Oregon businesses and the next generation of business attorneys.

Clockwise starting from top left: Aisha Amiri, Beth Sethi, Kendra Summers, and Haley Sinclair.

The First Attorneys Licensed Through Oregon’s SPPE Program

Lewis & Clark Law alumni are leading the way in Oregon’s new Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE), a bar alternative that prioritizes hands-on legal experience over a traditional exam. Four of the first five attorneys who earned their licenses are L&C grads.

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Faculty On Point

Charie Martel

Charlie Martel

Do You Have the Right to Vote?

Does the Constitution give you a right to vote for the president of the United States?

Chris Wold

Chris Wold

‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures

Multnomah County is seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.

Dan Rohlf 2023

Dan Rohlf

President Biden’s Last Push to Cement His Conservation Legacy

New monuments, drilling restrictions, and species protections could have lasting benefits.

Professor Dan Rohlf

Dan Rohlf

Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting

GOP-led Natural Resources Committee questions efficacy of Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Clinical Professor and Director Erica Lyman '05, of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment

Erica Lyman

Biden Urged to Make Export-Import Bank Stop Fueling Climate Crisis

Climate advocates on Wednesday formally urged the Biden administration to instruct the United States’ export credit agency to stop financially supporting activities that are fueling the climate emergency.

Juliet Stumpf

Juliet Stumpf

“When we criminalize immigrants, we begin to deprive them of the idea that they are part of the United States”
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    of 2021 grads were employed or pursuing a graduate degree within 10 months of graduation.

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    Years of training leaders in environmental law.