Class Notes, Fall 2023

70s

Daniel Bohlmann BS ’70, JD ’73 writes: “Upon graduation from L&C, I teamed up with fellow alum Dexter Sunderland BS ’70 to purchase around-the-world air tickets on Pan Am. We visited over 80 countries in one year, generally backpacking, staying in youth hostels, and working odd jobs to experience the local flavor and to gather information for an eventual thesis on international legal system comparisons and contrasts for law school. After graduating from law school, I apprenticed under Keith Burns BS ’54, JD ’58, focusing on labor law issues. Eventually I moved to Palm Springs, California, where I was honored to assist Frank and Barbara Sinatra in their various charitable fundraising programs. As fate would have it, I was selected in 1979 to appear as Dallas actor Larry Hagman’s double for several events related to the show. In 1990 I was introduced to my wife, Sharie, by Frank Sinatra, who was an avid collector of my wife’s world-renowned artwork. Sharie has been commissioned by the Reagans and the Clintons to paint holiday artwork for the White House. Sharie and I have established an art endowment program for Lewis & Clark. In the late 1990s I was hired as senior vice president and general counsel to coordinate the marketing for what became one of the world’s most successful information programs, Billy Banks Tae Bo. I successfully lobbied President Clinton to award Bill a favored spot on the National Fitness Council. Since 2017 we have permanently relocated to San Carlos Sonora in Mexico on the fabulous Sea of Cortez. We welcome all pioneers to come visit down south anytime. It’s been a fabulous journey and I always give credit to Lewis & Clark College and Law School for providing the foundation for a life well lived!” 8/16/2022

Chris Helmer JD ’74 was honored with the Oregon State Bar 2022 Edwin J. Peterson Professionalism Award. A partner at Miller Nash with over 40 years of litigation experience, Helmer has blazed the way for female lawyers in Oregon and has served as a mentor to countless law students and new lawyers, helping them develop their practice in a way that reflects their passion. Helmer primarily handles international and maritime matters—both litigation and transactional. She has arbitrated international cases before the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and many other arbitral institutions, as well as handled countless U.S. cross-border and maritime disputes. Helmer works with clients in a variety of industries and has negotiated and documented hundreds of simple to complex contracts dealing with licensing and product sales, custom manufacturing abroad, agency and distribution, vessel construction, charter parties, foreign joint ventures, letters of credit and cross-border financing. She is the first woman appointed by the Oregon Supreme Court to serve on the Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, as well as the first woman to be elected to the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors. Currently, Helmer is serving in multiple leadership positions in the International Bar Association and teaches as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. She has been selected for inclusion on the Oregon Super Lawyers list and recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in admiralty and maritime law and commercial litigation. Helmer was also recognized as Lawyer of the Year—USA in admiralty and maritime by Lawyer Monthly and named in the international edition of Who’s Who Legal: Litigation. Helmer holds an LLM in international law from Columbia University. 12/5/2022

Scott Kauffman JD ’77 had a short story, “Luck Can Be Like a Woman,” published in the literary journal Briar Cliff Review (bcreview.org). His novel Saving Thomas was named as a finalist for both the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award and the 2022 Chanticleer Murder & Mayhem Award, and was short-listed for the Goethe Award for Recent Historical Fiction. 6/5/2023

Robert Tobiassen JD ’78 authored a chapter on international trade in wine for the second edition of Wine in America: Law and Policy, published by Aspen Publishing in March 2023. 5/17/2023

80s

Bowen Blair JD ’80, an environmental attorney and author, was appointed by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to the National Park System Advisory Board, which advises Haaland and the director of the National Park Service. The board also has a regulatory role in recommending new National Natural Landmarks and National Historic Landmarks and provides recommendations regarding the national historic significance of proposed National Historic Trails. Blair begins his four-year term in 2023. 06/05/23 Debra Jenks JD ’83 was appointed to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees by Governor Ron DeSantis and is currently the board’s chair. Jenks, a partner and attorney at Jenks & Harvey, is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and currently serves on the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from New College of Florida. 4/21/2023

Molly Marcum JD ’83 was named 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Health Care Law in Portland, Oregon, by Best Lawyers. Marcum is a partner at Keating Jones Hughes whose practice includes advocacy and defense of health care providers at their licensing boards, in credentialing matters, and in civil litigation. 1/19/2023

William “Bill” Whitaker JD ’86, a Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State, is currently stationed in São Paulo, Brazil. Whitaker joined the department after practicing law in Anchorage and Kodiak for 16 years, and has previously served in U.S. embassies and consulates in Mexico City; Bern, Switzerland; Santiago, Chile; Tijuana, Mexico; and Oslo, Norway. He can be reached at wwwhitaker77@gmail.com. 3/22/2023

“This photo of Rob and me (David Moskowitz) came after seven hours of testimony and deliberation. It was a heady moment as Rob and I enjoyed a moment of satisfaction and celebrated the commission’s decision, with a local beer, overlooking the mighty Columbia River.” David Moskowitz JD ’90 writes, “I have been working continuously on wild fish and wild river conservation issues, beginning with volunteering for NEDC during my first year of law school. Over time, I have worked for the Northwest Steelheaders, Oregon Trout, Native Fish Society, NOAA Fisheries, Metro Regional Services, Wild Salmon Center, WaterWatch of Oregon, and Deschutes River Alliance. I ran my own legislative advocacy consultancy and now have been the executive director of The Conservation Angler (TCA) since 2016. In 2021, we were thrilled to hire staunch wild-fish advocate Rob Kirschner JD ’07, who was serving as general counsel at Freshwater Trust for Joe Whitworth JD ’00, as our legal and policy director. (I first met Rob when he and some of his fellow students, including Joseph Furia JD ’08, Eric Shoemaker JD ’07, Thor Tingey JD ’07, and Andy Mitchell JD ’07, attended a Career Services event in which I’d participated. As our paths continued to cross—sometimes on a river, sometimes in a duck blind, sometimes at work—we forged meaningful connections.) In 2022, TCA joined the North Umpqua Coalition (NUC), whose aim is to advocate for an all-wild steelhead North Umpqua River. The North Umpqua is one of the few Oregon rivers home to both wild summer and winter steelhead, and Rob led the coalition’s legal and policy review of Oregon’s fish and wildlife management of the river’s famed wild summer steelhead. A year’s worth of advocacy and legal work culminated in convincing the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to end the hatchery summer steelhead program on the river. It is the first ever affirmative hatchery program closure decision in Oregon. But the story is not over; the commission’s decision is the subject of litigation. NUC, represented by Karl Anuta BS ’81, JD ’86 and Mike Sargetakis JD ’17 as amicus curiae, will pursue this case to the end to protect this historic victory for wild fish. On my first day of law school, former Dean Steve Kanter, as part of his address to the incoming class, urged us to get to know each other, ‘because these classmates will become your law partners, your bosses, your clients, your mentors, your spouse, and definitely your friends.’ Wise words from one of my favorite professors.” 10/14/2022

Todd Beaird BA ’88, JD ’91 will be spending more time on the Lewis & Clark campus soon, as his daughter, Kayla, will begin her first year there as an undergraduate in fall 2023! And so a second generation will stand behind the Manor House and gaze in awe on Mount Hood … at least on the few days where it’s not hidden behind the clouds. Kayla’s current plan is to study environmental science and possibly continue on to Lewis & Clark Law School to study environmental law, although we all know plans can change over four years. “Whoa, oh, what I want to know … where does the time go?” 5/4/2023

90s

Scott Kerin JD ’96, an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon, was recently awarded the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service for his role as one of the prosecutors in the U.S. v. Steven Pinto case. Following extensive pretrial litigation and a five-week trial in Fargo, North Dakota, a jury convicted the defendant for running a large criminal enterprise involved in the unlawful manufacture and distribution of hundreds of thousands of counterfeit pills manufactured with fentanyl. 8/23/2022

Allan Webster LLM ’99 was appointed vice president of regulatory approvals by Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), a nonprofit tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel inside a deep geological repository, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come. The NWMO is guided by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers, and Indigenous Knowledge Holders that are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. Webster, who formerly was the director for regulatory affairs and environmental assessment, will play a key role in ensuring Canada’s plan meets strict regulatory requirements to protect the health, safety, and security of people and the environment. He joined the NWMO in 2017 after more than 20 years of working with Ontario PowerGeneration (OPG) in the field of nuclear regulatory affairs and environmental assessment. During Webster’s time at OPG, he was part of the team that accomplished several significant projects, including an initiative to enhance the effluent treatment systems in nuclear power plants, regulatory licensing programs, the construction of used nuclear fuel facilities at Ontario nuclear stations, and the life extension and new nuclear projects at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. His final major project at OPG was the proposed deep geological repository for low- and intermediate-level waste. Webster, who is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation, will continue to work with communities and apply the same participatory approach to these important planning and decision-making processes as he did in his previous role. 6/26/2023

00s

David Bean JD ’01 concluded his term on the Multnomah Bar Association board of directors and now serves on the board of directors of the Multnomah Bar Foundation. Bean continues to practice family law at Wyse Kadish, serving as a mediator and representing parties in traditional contested cases, as well as in collaborative divorces. 9/16/2022

Rhett Bernstein JD ’02 was reelected as West Linn’s municipal judge in November 2022. He has served in the position since 2013. Bernstein previously was a prosecutor in Lake Oswego, Oregon City, and Milwaukie. He started his own practice as a defense attorney in 2005. 1/20/2023

Ellen Osoinach JD ’02 was chosen by the Lake Oswego City Council to be the city’s new attorney. Osoinach most recently served as a local legal initiative attorney for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and had been the senior deputy city attorney for Portland. She has also previously worked as the deputy district attorney at Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and for the Oregon State Legislature. Osoinach earned her bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College. 4/21/2023

Elizabeth Teague (Krug) JD ’02 was promoted to vice president of operations for Kids Above All, a social service nonprofit based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization works to build better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence, and systemic injustice. This role includes overseeing grant funding, data and quality, risk assessment, facilities, and project management of the strategic plan and program expansions. 4/24/2023

Samantha Murray JD ’03 is the executive director of the interdisciplinary Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC) at the University of California at San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where she teaches graduate courses on ocean law and policy. In 2019, Murray was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Fish and Game Commission, where she serves as president. She also has directed ocean and water programs at Ocean Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and Oregon Environmental Council. Murray played a key role in the design and implementation of California’s network of marine protected areas and has served on the Marine Protected Area Federal Advisory Committee and CalTip Citizens Committee, as well as numerous boards. Most recently, she attended the November 2022 UN climate conference COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. 1/20/2023

Maya Crawford Peacock JD ’03 was named executive appointments director by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. Peacock previously led the Lawyers Campaign for Justice, a nonprofit that aims to broaden access to legal representation. She also has been a supervising attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oregon and was a public interest law coordinator at Lewis & Clark. 4/21/2023

Esther Van Mourik-Rudnick JD ’03 is now the deputy director of tax policy for the Colorado Department of Revenue. Previously, Van Mourik-Rudnick represented the Colorado General Assembly for more than 16 years. 5/13/2023

Leah Feldon JD ’04 is the interim director of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Previously, Feldon served as the deputy director. She has worked with the department since 2005. 2/7/2023

Yi-Kang Hu JD ’04 won a position as city councilor of Tigard, Oregon, in the 2022 general election and currently serves as president of the council. In his day job, Hu is a food and drug lawyer, helping food, drug, and cosmetic companies navigate the regulatory framework of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior to his legal career, he was a research scientist and earned a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology. 11/16/2022

Parna Mehrbani JD ’05, partner at Tonkon Torp, has been appointed cochair of its intellectual property practice group. Mehrbani works with local, national, and international clients on all aspects of intellectual property issues. She is active in the legal and trademark communities, and her practice is consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, and World Trademark Review 1000. 6/25/2023

Michele Wasson JD ’05 joined Tonkon Torp’s business department, where she will practice in the estate planning and advocacy and nonprofit practice groups. Previously, Wasson served as chief fiduciary officer at Riverview Trust Company, overseeing the trust and charitable services. Prior to that, she worked for over a decade as an attorney at Stoel Rives. Wasson has represented high net-worth individuals and families in estate planning, wealth transfer, probate and trust administration, business succession, and philanthropic matters. She has also assisted clients from a wide range of tax-exempt entities to navigate complex laws and regulations in all aspects of governance, compliance, and tax-related matters. Wasson is board vice chair for the Estate Planning Counsel of Portland and is an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. 6/25/2023

Jinnifer Mariman JD ’06 was elected to a Kalispell, Montana, elementary district trustee position in a crowded race. This will be Mariman’s first term on the board. She is an attorney with McGarvey Law Firm and the mother of two Kalispell Public Schools students. Mariman and her husband, Gabe, who is the owner of Bias Brewing, have worked on a number of initiatives and boards with both the school district and the city of Kalispell. 6/25/2023

Sung Jin Ro JD ’07 has joined Korean law firm Yoon & Yang as a senior foreign attorney. Previously, Ro worked for Versum Materials, an American global material manufacturer for semiconductor and display industries, where he was a general counsel for six years in Seoul. He is experienced in technology-driven industries and comprehensively supervised legal affairs, including labour management, post-merger integration, and foreign direct investments. 4/20/2023

Nichole Tennyson JD ’08 has been appointed chief legal officer of Daimler Truck North America. In this newly- established role, Tennyson joins the company’s senior leadership team and will lead a dispersed team across North America. She will be responsible for all legal and compliance matters, corporate audit, and external affairs while advising the company on risk and governance. Tennyson joined Daimler in July 2022 after an extensive legal career of progressive responsibility in both private and publicly held companies where she played an instrumental role advising on legal strategy. She had served as associate general counsel at Tektronix since 2016. Prior to that, she was interim general counsel and corporate secretary at Erickson Incorporated. Tennyson has also previously worked in private practice as an associate attorney in the business law and intellectual property groups at Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt. 7/12/2023

10s

Adam Adkin JD ’11, a partner at Tonkon Torp, has been appointed cochair of its business transitions practice group. Attorneys in the group work closely with business owners and their management teams to identify, structure, and execute sophisticated transition strategies, including merger and acquisition deals, finance solutions, and corporate finance transactions. Adkin’s practice focuses on merger and acquisition deals and corporate finance with a particular emphasis on construction and permanent loans for senior living communities. He also provides substantial counsel to professional firms and others in structuring owner relationships and facilitating exits. 6/25/2023

Chris Gunn JD ’11 has transitioned to a new role as director of equity, labor, and economic prosperity for the U.S. Department of Energy. Gunn has over 20 years of experience, principally in energy law and policy with a current emphasis in leading national policy discussions on equity and energy justice. She is highly regarded for her leadership, board expertise, innovative ideas, and contributions to grid innovation. Previously, she served as a senior advisor for energy and environmental justice at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis. Gunn’s role involved spearheading efforts to ensure that equity considerations were integrated into federal grants via Community Benefit Plans. She previously served as an attorney-advisor for the Bonneville Power Administration and the acting assistant general counsel for transmission in the Office of General Counsel. Alongside her professional pursuits, Gunn is passionate about mentoring law students and young attorneys. She is also actively involved in Pinay Powerhouse, a nonprofit organization centering Pinays in the legal profession, and serves as president of the Oregon Filipino American Lawyers Association. 7/21/2023

Bret Kravitz JD ’11 was named general counsel and secretary for Green Thumb Industries, a leading national cannabis-consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE Dispensaries. Kravitz will serve as the primary legal advisor to management and the board while overseeing all legal matters of the company. He had served as chief corporate counsel for Green Thumb since 2017, closing numerous strategic acquisitions, partnerships, and capital raises in coordination with Green Thumb’s executive team. Previously, Kravitz held attorney positions at Dickinson Wright and Baker Hostetler. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Colorado and an MBA in finance from the University of Denver. 4/21/2023

Brooke Merrell JD ’12 is now the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve, which encompasses 6 million acres of Alaska’s interior wilderness. She is the first woman to serve as superintendent in the park’s 105-year history. 8/16/2022

Daniel Rubin JD ’12 was reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, where Rubin has served in this role since 2018. Rubin was acting chief counsel and staff attorney at the department between 2013 and 2018. Previously, he was a policy assistant at the Conservation Strategy Group, a graduate fellow at the California Energy Commission, a law clerk at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and a law clerk at the Department of Water Resources. 2/20/2023

Daniel Timmons JD ’12 was named the Rio Grande waterkeeper and Wild Rivers program director for WildEarth Guardians. For the past several years, Timmons has been a staff attorney with WildEarth Guardians, litigating a variety of climate and energy-focused cases that resulted in significant wins related to the federal government’s approval of oil and gas leasing and development on public lands. He is looking forward to bringing his legal and scientific backgrounds to bear on the complex set of issues facing the Rio Grande and the imperiled ecosystems that depend on healthy flows and clean water. When he’s not playing outside, Timmons can be found in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 9/2/2022

Zoe Grover JD ’14 is stepping into a new role as executive director of the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI), for which she has been a board member since the organization’s founding. Previously, Grover served for nine years as executive director of another nonprofit, Stop Handgun Violence. At PAARI, she will be leading a network of over 650 police departments across 40 states that are committed to using their role as first responders to treat addiction as a disease. The organization helps create partnerships between public health and public safety that provide no-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery by offering training, strategic guidance, support, and resources to public safety agencies. To date, PAARI partners have helped tens of thousands of people into treatment. 12/16/2022

James Henry JD ’14 was named one of Modern Counsel’s “35 Under 35.” The associate general counsel for ZoomInfo, the Vancouver, Washington-based software company that made waves with its huge IPO in 2020, Henry landed his first in-house position just months after passing the bar exam. He also serves on the board of the Washington Timbers Football Club, a local nonprofit youth soccer club. 10/19/2022

Hans Huggler JD ’14 and his partner, Alexandria Shasteen, have formed Borealis Benefits Law, Incorporated. A virtual practice, the firm represents individuals in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington whose employer-provided disability insurance claims have been denied. For more information, visit ERISABorealis.com, email info@erisaborealis.com, or call 907-600-1711. Previously, Huggler was with Lane Powell PC as an associate (2015–2021) and counsel to the firm (2022) in its Portland and Anchorage offices. He worked on teams representing disability insurers and claims administrators as well as teams representing and advising clients on a range of insurance, aviation, and other commercial matters. Huggler, who now lives in British Columbia, holds an LLM from the McGill Faculty of Law, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University, and clerked for Sharon Gleason, U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska. 3/9/2023

Madeline Lefton JD ’14 was appointed director of government affairs at Nxu, a U.S.-owned technology company manufacturing innovative battery cells and battery packs for use in advanced energy storage systems and megawatt charging stations. Lefton has more than a decade of experience in energy consulting, legislative, financial, and operational experience lobbying for, financing, and building carbon and non-carbon-based technologies and infrastructure. She worked for various Silicon Valley energy startups and private equity firms before rising in the political ranks to become senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy. Lefton most recently acted as head of government affairs for EVONIX, an advanced lithium battery company, where she supported programs that resulted in multiple government contracts and grants. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dartmouth College. 6/5/2023

Perry Salzhauer LLM ’14 has join McGlinchey Stafford as a partner and cochair of the cannabis industry group. Salzhauer, who cofounded Green Light Law Group in 2015, is a corporate and environmental attorney with two decades of experience providing strategic andcompliance guidance as well as legal advice to public and private entities. He has served as both outside and in-house counsel to a variety of companies, investors, and government agencies throughout the United States, and has helped successfully launch several marijuana companies, brands, and projects. Perry’s years working on business processes and SEC and environmental compliance make him uniquely qualified to advise participants in the emerging cannabis space, where navigating compliance within complexregulatory regimes can be a major barrier to entry and long-term success. 5/17/2023

Tyler Alexander JD ’15 led the team of attorneys responsible for testing CoCounsel, the world’s first generative AI legal assistant. CoCounsel was released by Casetext in early 2023. 3/25/2023

Shanna Fricklas JD ’15 started working as U.S. Congressional House Liaison (Attorney Advisor) for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of External Affairs in November 2022. 11/10/2022

Amanda Manjarrez JD ’16 brings creative leadership and a deep commitment to social justice to her work as director of public policy and government affairs at Foundations for a Better Oregon. A longtime advocate for racial equity and good governance, she collaborates with Oregonians around the state to design, test, and champion system change strategies that deliver lasting impact for children and families. Previously, Manjarrez served as the first director of advocacy for the Coalition of Communities of Color and Latino Network, where she supported the organization in establishing an advocacy department. She also served as chief strategist at the Center for Civic Policy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she engaged in redistricting efforts in 2010. She is currently a member of the New Mexico State Bar with a practice focused on election law and nonprofit advocacy. 4/21/2023

Erica Clausen JD ’17 was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice (CEJ) Oregon, the main support organization for statewide legal aid programs. CEJ has raised more than $30 million over the past 30 years to help low-income and elderly Oregonians access critical resources such as food, shelter, medical care, and physical safety. Clausen is an attorney with Miller Nash, which is a longtime supporter of CEJ through fundraising, board participation, and pro bono work. Her practice focuses on eminent domain, public entities, nonprofits, and higher education, as well as sports and entertainment; she also has broad familiarity with complex civil litigation. Clausen represents local, national, and international clients in complicated and often high-profile disputes in state and federal courts. In addition to her involvement with CEJ, she also serves on the Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Portland board of directors. 10/28/2022

20s

Jessica Bernardini JD ’21 has left McDowell Rackner Gibson to join Tonkon Torp’s environmental and natural resources practice group. Previously, Bernardini worked as an engineering consultant to private and public entities. Her practice focuses on providing clients with regulatory advice and representation in matters of energy and environmental law. Bernardini has a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and an MS in geo-environmental engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. 6/25/2023

Drew Hancherick JD ’22 has joined the Lake Oswego office of VF Law as an associate in the firm’s real estate, land use, and environmental practices group. Hancherick helps represent clients with matters in real estate and business sale agreements, boundary disputes, property line adjustments, establishing contractual parameters, environmental implications, and general civil litigation. Previously, he served as a law clerk at the firm. Hancherick holds an undergraduate degree from Elon University and is a member of the Oregon State Bar. 11/15/2022

Zoe Keliher JD ’22 is an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). She holds a commercial multi-instrument pilot’s license, as well as seaplane, helicopter, and aviation maintenance licenses, which she uses along with years of experience and knowledge to investigate and learn from aircraft-related accidents. She is one of only six female investigators with the NTSB, out of a team of 40. 8/16/2022

Natalie McNeill JD ’22 has joined Tamaki Law of Yakima, Washington, as an associate attorney. McNeill is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon. 6/25/2023

Diana Ramos JD ’22 joined Miller Nash’s financial services industry team in the firm’s Portland office. Ramos assists banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions with a variety of banking matters, including regulatory compliance and operations. She has extensive experience in the banking industry, having worked in financial intuitions for over 15 years. Before joining Miller Nash, Ramos spent 10 years working for a large national bank in roles that include credit risk management and compliance. She started her career in a small credit union, allowing her to gain a general understanding of banking operations, regulatory requirements, and lending activities. Ramos has also served as a judicial extern for the Oregon Court of Appeals. 12/19/2022

Marriages and Unions

Cooper Warner JD ’16 and Jason Polen JD ’16 are soon to be celebrating their one-year anniversary after tying the knot at Quimby Country, a cottage resort in Vermont’s scenic Northeast Kingdom. They were surrounded by their family and friends (including those with four legs) and loons for three nights of summer camp fun. Timothy Fitchett JD ’16 was among those in attendance. 2/3/2023

Elyse Lopez JD ’18 (now known as Elyse Waters) and Ben Waters eloped in sunny Las Vegas on December 15, 2022. 2/17/2023