Class Notes, Fall 2022

’70s

Sherry Smith JD ’72, currently president of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, was selected as one of 13 Berkeley citizens who compose the Independent Redistricting Commission charged with drawing new city district borders after the 2020 Census. 12/24/2021

Deborah Bail BA ’71, JD ’74 writes: “I have been an Idaho state district judge since 1983, when I was appointed to the general jurisdiction trial bench as the first woman district judge in Idaho. At that time, I was an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho. As a pro tem, I was the first woman to sit with the Idaho Supreme Court and the Idaho Court of Appeals. I have also served as a treatment court judge. In July 2021, I received the Idaho State Bar’s Distinguished Jurist award. I have moved from active to senior judge status as of June 1, 2021.” 8/31/2021

Tom Sherwin BA ’71, JD ’74 writes: “Yes, still active. Thirty-second year in practice at CEOResourcesInc.com. After being a CEO in the medical-device industry I have been advising CEOs and boards all these years. Not imaginative enough to have any idea what I would do if I retired, so I keep on doing something I really enjoy. The first Japan ’69 group reunion (21 of 23 living members attended) as part of the L&C 150th Anniversary was so much fun we are hoping to do it again in ’22. It was very fulfilling for all of us.” 2/24/2022

Scott Kauffman JD ’77 penned Saving Thomas, a story of forgiveness. After his wife’s death, reporter Jeremy Michaels concentrates on writing news stories that try to bring justice to the underdogs of the world, until an announcement by Buckingham Palace shatters his glass cocoon. The village hermit from the hometown Jeremy fled is to be knighted for still-classified services rendered during World War II. Jeremy’s editor sends him back home to discover just what qualifies the man—whom Jeremy knows well from a certain childhood adventure—for such an extraordinary honor. Fearing he’s been scooped by the hometown paper, Jeremy needs to discover the truth if he’s to save his job—and an old friendship. Wild Rose Press, 2022. 306 pages. 2/28/2022

’80s

Philip Schiliro JD ’81 was named a senior presidential fellow for the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University. Schiliro, a Hofstra alumnus and member of President Barack Obama’s administration, will teach classes, meet with students, and participate in university events, as well as expand the Kalikow Center’s scholarly record on the American presidency. His appointment comes as planning gets underway for Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference, slated for April 2023, which aims to analyze Obama’s campaigns, political leadership, policy agenda, and legacy. Schiliro has more than 30 years of experience in Congress and the executive branch. He served as Obama’s director of legislative affairs from 2009 to 2010, special advisor in 2011, and advisor for the Affordable Care Act and Health Policy in 2013 and 2014. As the president’s liaison to Congress, Schiliro played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and other historic laws and reforms during the first two years of the Obama administration. Previously, he served as U.S. Representative Henry Waxman’s chief of staff, the Democratic Staff director of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the policy director for Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, and the staff director for the Senate Democratic Leadership Committees. While on Capitol Hill, Schiliro was deeply involved in a broad range of health and environmental legislation (including the 1990 Clean Air Act) and a series of high-profile investigations. Since leaving government, he has cofounded two nonprofits, Co-Equal and Grow New Mexico. 9/8/2021

Scott Erik Asphaug JD ’83 was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon in an interim capacity, effective December 25, 2021. Asphaug, who had been appointed to serve as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon on February 28, 2021, will serve as U.S. attorney for up to 120 days, or until the confirmation of Oregon’s next presidentially appointed U.S. attorney by the U.S. Senate. If, after 120 days, a new U.S. attorney has not been confirmed, Marco A. Hernández, chief U.S. district judge for the District of Oregon, will appoint a U.S. attorney to serve until such confirmation occurs. A 16-year veteran of the Department of Justice, he has held several leadership positions in the district, including first assistant U.S. attorney, executive assistant U.S. attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, mortgage fraud coordinator, discovery coordinator, and professional responsibility officer. Asphaug previously served as a line assistant U.S. attorney in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions. Prior to his federal service, Asphaug was a senior assistant and deputy county attorney in the Multnomah County Attorney’s Office, where he handled tort and medical malpractice litigation. He also served as the advisory attorney to the Multnomah County sheriff. Before entering government service, Asphaug spent several years in private practice focused on criminal litigation. During this time, he was empaneled by the Portland Police Officers Union to represent officers during use-of-force administrative and grand jury investigations. 1/3/2022

Karl Anuta BS ’81, JD ’86 is still in Portland. He never left, despite some good offers. Anuta continues to practice environmental law for conservation-minded groups and individuals, as well as personal injury law for injured folks as he has done for more than 30 years. He recently got a great ruling requiring more serious environmental analysis of the impacts of orcas on other Puget Sound inhabitants in Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Anuta continues to spend, in his view, too little time fishing, paddling, and camping along lakes and streams throughout the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife, Karen Russell JD ’90, have managed to get their two kids through out-of-state colleges and launched into the world. They are now empty nesters, trying to figure out how many decades it will take before they can rebuild their savings, retire, and more fully enjoy the outdoor activities they love. Anuta can be contacted by email at kga@integra.net. 9/02/2021

Catherine Peffers Kirkland BA ’75, MAT ’83, JD ’87 writes: “I am a retired attorney, living on the Willamette River downhill from campus. I have four grown children and five beautiful grandchildren.” 3/7/2022

Vernellia Randall JD ’87, emerita professor of law at the University of Dayton, was recognized by the Society of American Law Teachers with the 2022 Great Teacher Award. The award was presented January 7, 2022. 12/7/2021

’90s

Joseph R. Durham JD ’90 has been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (environmental law). 8/19/2021

Marcia Buckley BS ’85, JD ’91 took the bench as a Lincoln County, Oregon, Circuit Court judge in February 2020. Prior to becoming a judge, Buckley practiced law in Lincoln County for 27 years. She lives in Newport, Oregon, with her husband, Mike Wheeler, and daughter, Sharon. 10/15/2021

Lori Hellis JD ’92 has published the No Nonsense Guide to Divorce with publisher Rowman & Littlefield. A sometimes funny, always compassionate guidebook directed to divorcing millennials, the title can be found at all major book retailers. Hellis, a retired family and criminal defense lawyer, will publish her second book, Children of Darkness and Light, with Pegasus Books in early 2024. It’s based on the true-crime story of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell. Hellis lives in Meridian, Idaho, with her husband of 35 years. 7/6/2022

Davina Pujari JD ’92, a former federal and state prosecutor and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement attorney, joined WilmerHale as a partner in its San Francisco office. Previously, Pujari was a leader of Hanson Bridgett’s environmental litigation practice. She will be part of WilmerHale’s energy, environment, and natural resources practice, while also working closely with the firm’s litigation team. Pujari’s practice focuses primarily on defense of civil and criminal environmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, environmental litigation against the government and between companies, and allocation of environmental costs. Following law school, she joined the EPA as an enforcement attorney, working there for three years prosecuting environmental and white-collar cases involving the illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, waterpollution, false statements and reports, and obstruction of justice. Pujari moved into private practice with Landels Ripley & Diamond for three years before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of California in 2000. After that, she was a senior assistant district attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s office for four years. Pujari returned to private practice in 2008 as a partner with Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, where she worked for six years before joining Hanson Bridgett in 2015. 1/24/2022

David Rorden JD ’93 was presented with the 2021 C.C. Bridgewater Award for Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid Program in Longview, Washington. “Dave helped our staff develop elder law clinics and assisted clients with their wills and estate planning as well as adult guardianship and power of attorney situations,” said program director Lori Bashor Sarancik. Rorden has been in private practice in Longview since 2000. 3/6/2022

Cliff Villa JD ’93 received tenure and promotion to full professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he teaches courses in constitutional law and environmental law and also supervises student attorneys in the UNM Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic, effective June 2021. In addition to writingseveral recent articles in the area of environmental justice, Villa is the lead author of a recent book, Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation (3rd ed. 2020). He also serves on the board of directors for the Western Environmental Law Center. 1/3/2022

Robin Craig JD ’96 is now teaching environmental law subjects at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. 12/31/2021

Diane Wiscarson JD ’96 won a case for the Frank family, who sued the Hood River County (Oregon) School District for denying their 9-year-old autistic son the education to which he was entitled. In his July 2, 2020, order, Oregon Administrative Law Judge Joe L. Allen wrote that the district didn’t provide the support the child needed, thereby violating the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. He ordered the district to pay for 900 hours of compensatory education—the equivalent of a school year—and mandated special education training for district staff. The district contested the ruling, but a July 1, 2021 order by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon affirmed the previous decision. The Hood River County School District has filed a notice to appeal the ruling a second time, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 10/9/2021

K. Christopher Jayaram JD ’97 was appointed as a district court judge for the 10th Judicial District in Johnson County, Kansas, by Governor Laura Kelly on February 5, 2021. Jayaram is married to Denice Biros Jayaram JD ’97. They live in Overland Park, Kansas, with their three children. 12/27/2021

Thomas Guy Hallam, Jr. JD ’98, a Boise-based attorney, was installed by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association as the 2021–2022 president at their 49th annual meeting luncheon in Sun Valley. Hallam is a partner at Strindberg Scholnick Birch Hallam Harstad Thorne, a regional firm focusing on employment and labor law. He clerked for the Honorable Karen Lansing on the Idaho Court of Appeals and is a longtime board member of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. Hallam is also a member of the Idaho State Bar labor and employment law section, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Federal Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Idaho and Oregon, as well as the Ninth Circuit. 8/4/2021

Stephen “Steve” G. Lowry JD ’98, a founding partner at Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, has been named to the Georgia Super Lawyers® Top 100 list for the sixth time. Lowry also received his 11th Super Lawyers designation in the Personal Injury General: Plaintiff category. 2/16/2022

Jennifer Yruegas JD ’99 received the 2021 Sandra K. McDonough Leadership Award from the Portland Business Alliance. Yruegas is dean of the College of Business and general counsel at Pacific University. A tenured faculty member, she teaches courses in law for both undergraduate and MBA students. Yruegas has also served her community by organizing more than 15 COVID-19 vaccination clinics, providing 10,000 shots to vulnerable populations. 9/15/2021

’00s

Román Hernández JD ’00 recently received the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce’s “Building Diversity” Award, which recognizes organizations and individuals in the building industry for their leadership in diversity and inclusion efforts. 8/18/2021

Tonya Alexander JD ’01 was selected for Super Lawyers® in alternative dispute resolution for 2021. 9/14/2021

Brenna Bell BA ’97, JD ’01 writes: “After a decade of advocating for critters and trees in national forests, I realized that the future of forests—and the future of everything—depends on us engaging climate change as an urgent humanitarian and ecological crisis. So, in 2020, I cofounded the Pacific NW Forest Climate Alliance, and in October 2021, I migrated from public lands law to climate justice organizing, as 350PDX’s new forest climate manager. I also still live at Tryon Life Community Farm, tucked into Tryon Creek State Park, so if you’re walking through the forest, come over and say hi to me and my goats!” 12/14/2021

Chanpone Sinlapasai JD ’02 was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown JD ’85 to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Prior to her appointment, Sinlapasai’s practice focused on federal immigration law. She has previously worked in related legal areas, including immigrant refugee, antitrafficking, and domestic violence matters. Sinlapasai also brings personal experience with the immigration process, as she came to the United States as a Laotian refugee when she was four years old. She is the past chair of the Oregon Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, and has also served on the Mexican Consulate Protection Team, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Citizens Academy, the Immigrant Refugee Community Organization Advisory Board, and several antitrafficking task forces. 9/1/2021

John Hairston JD ’03 was named administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in August 2021. Hairston had served as acting administrator and CEO since September 2020, and has dedicated the past 29 years to service at BPA in various positions. In his new role, he will lead BPA, the Pacific Northwest’s Federal Power Marketing Administration, which generates about $4 billion annually, provides roughly 27 percent of the electric power generated in the region, and maintains more than 15,000 circuit miles of high-voltage transmission line. Hairston has served in multiple capacities with BPA, including as COO. He will represent the interests of the organization and region in broad policy establishment at the national level with officials of the Department of Energy, other agencies, and congressional stakeholders concerning power resource development, interregional power coordination, transmission planning and operations, protection and mitigation of fish and wildlife, and new or modified legislation for the industry. 8/10/2021

Riley Lageson JD ’03 has joined Greenberg Traurig’s new restaurant industry group in Portland as a shareholder and chair. Lagesen moved to the firm after working at Davis Wright Tremaine for over 15 years. During his time at Davis Wright, he served as a partner, as well as the founder and chair of its own restaurant industry practice. In his Greenberg Traurig practice, Lagesen serves as lead outside counsel to brands and investors in the restaurant industry, advising them on finance and development strategies. In addition, he represents celebrities in their food and drink endeavors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked with one of his clients, Guy Fieri, in cofounding the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, which raised around $23 million and provided some 40,000 grants to restaurant employees affected by the emergency. Before his legal career began, Lagesen worked in the restaurant industry. He serves on the board of trustees of the Culinary Institute of America. “Joining Greenberg Traurig is a dream scenario for our clients, our team, and our ability to advocate on behalf of the restaurant industry,” Lagesen said. “The firm is uniquely qualified with its experience, size, and geographic footprint to assist clients, from private to public, with all transactional needs.” 2/7/2022

Michelle E. Nisle JD ’04 received the University of Oregon’s Becky L. Sisley Award, in honor of her community involvement, career development, and support of the university’s ideals as a former student-athlete. Transferring from Iowa State, Nisle joined the UO volleyball team at a time when the program was struggling to find its feet. She played the 1998 and 1999 seasons as a middle blocker,leading the Ducks in total blocks and block assists in her senior year. Nisle went on to pursue a career in law, serving as a deputy prosecuting attorney for 12 years in Washington, first in Cowlitz County and then in Clark County. She worked in the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit and as prosecution leader of the Elder Justice Center, where she sought convictions of those charged with physically or economically abusing seniors and incapacitated individuals. Nisle’s community service includes helping to represent pro bono a Native American tribe in a matter that was crucial to its cultural center, serving as a board member of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington, and mentoring current student-athletes. She and her husband, Ryan, live in Vancouver, Washington. 10/6/2021

J. Ashlee Albies JD ’05 has been named a Super Lawyer by the 2021 Oregon Super Lawyers® magazine for her civil rights work. Albies was also honored with the National Lawyers Guild’s Ernie Goodman Award and, along with Jesse Merrithew JD ’06, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association’s Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award. 8/30/2021

Jenna Plank JD ’05 was appointed by Governor Kate Brown JD ’85 to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Prior to her appointment, Plank worked for the Multnomah District Attorney’s Office for 16 years, most recently supervising the office’s misdemeanor unit. Along with her full-time work, Plank trains and mentors law clerks and junior attorneys. She has served on the Oregon State Bar Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, is the Region 5 representative for the Bar’s House of Delegates, and annually volunteers to instruct mock trial classes at Lewis & Clark Law School. 9/1/2021

Marcus H. Chong Tim JD ’06 has been named by the Bonneville Power Administration as its executive vice president and general counsel, effective February 13, 2022. Chong Tim permanently takes over the role as BPA’s top attorney after serving in an acting capacity since May 2021. 2/11/2022

David Roghair JD ’06 was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy to be the superior court judge for the Alaska Court System in Seneca Utqiagvik (Barrow), which is Roghair’s hometown. He has served there as magistrate judge since 2015. 12/24/2021

Jacqueline Alexander JD ’07 was featured on season 2, episode 5 of Expressions in Black on KGW Channel 8 (Portland). Alexander is founder and CEO of Know Your Fruit and Puff Factory. Her farm, Morale Orchards, is located in Hood River on land once worked by her husband’s family. 2/23/2022

Michelle McIver JD ’07 was appointed to the newly created Position 8 on theDeschutes County (Oregon) Circuit Court by Governor Kate Brown JD ’85. McIver, who was raised in Michigan, worked with AmeriCorps for two years prior to law school. After earning her JD, she performed pro bono work for Legal Aid Services of Oregon for several years before becoming a public criminal defense attorney at Crabtree & Rahmsdorff Defense Services in 2011. McIver now maintains her own law practice in which she provides public criminal defense legal services to individuals in Deschutes County. She also serves on the board of Together for Children and works with partners to bring yoga to Family Drug Court and the Deschutes County Jail. 1/2/2022

Jonathan E. Shardlow LLM ’07 has joined California firm Allen Matkins as partner in its Orange County office. Previously, Shardlow was the head of the land-use and litigation practice groups at California firm Gresham Savage. He is highly experienced with land-use issues, including matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act. Shardlow’s practice focuses on representing developers, landowners, and businesses concerning land-use issues, in particular environmental quality compliance and litigation. He also has experience with developmental agreements, conditional-use permits, development impact fees, and zoning. 3/7/2022

Lauren Goldberg JD ’08 was named Columbia Riverkeeper’s executive director, starting August 1, 2022. Over the past two decades, the $3.5 million organization has grown tenfold while defeating over a dozen new fossil fuel terminals, reducing toxic pollution, and protecting salmon. Goldberg joined Columbia Riverkeeper in 2006 as a law clerk, became a staff attorney in 2008, and has served as the legal and program director since 2016. As executive director, she will oversee all aspects of the organization’s legal and policy work, operations, and development. 5/12/2022

Erin Lufkin (Fitzgerald) JD ’08 writes, “I started a new firm on April 1, 2022: Lufkin Peckham Bergstrom LLP, focusing on probate litigation, family law, estate planning, and personal injury. Also, (this is very late) I married Ryan Lufkin JD ’07 in 2018.” 4/27/2022

Tyler Volm JD ’08 has joined Sussman Shank as special counsel in the firm’s business department. Volm advises clients on a wide range of business matters, including entity formation, asset transfers, real estate, financing, tax, succession planning, labor and employment, and civil litigation. He works with clients to ensure compliance with changes in the law, seeking proactive solutions to minimize the risk of litigation while vigorously advocating for clients in state and federal court when necessary. As a native of Portland, Volm has a well-rounded understanding of the local and regional economies, helping him tailor solutions to companies of all sizes and industries. For over 10 years, he has been blending his business practice with employment law, granting the unique experience to offer creative solutions from the boardroom to the courtroom. Volm is admitted to practice law in Oregon and Washington. 9/30/2021

Rebecca (Vogt) Like JD ’09 has been elected prosecuting attorney for the County of Kaua’i (Hawai’i). Like, who ran on a progressive platform and aims to expand access to resources, won nearly 70 percent of the vote during a special primary election in December 2021 and prevailed in the general election on February 25, 2022. She has been a deputy prosecutor for the past 11 years, before which she clerked for a circuit court judge on Maui who was also a former prosecutor. Like credits her Lewis & Clark education with preparing her for a career in litigation. 2/25/2022

Jennifer McGrew JD ’09 became a partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in February 2022. McGrew is based in the firm’s Austin, Texas, office and is a member of its technology transactions group. She specializes in business transactions involving clients in technology-driven and technology-consuming industries, with a focus on corporate transactions, licensing, and counseling. 2/9/2022

Stephen Raher JD ’09 has joined the Prison Policy Initiative as its general counsel. Raher’s work will focus on consumer protection and communications law issues impacting incarcerated and justice-involved people, as well as overseeing corporate governance and compliance. Prison Policy Initiative, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a national organization that uses research and advocacy to show how the excessive and unequal use of punishment and institutional control in the U.S. harms individuals and undermines community well-being. Raher will remain based in Portland. 9/16/2021

’10s

Michael Kittell JD ’10 and Taylor Smith Kittell JD ’10 recently founded Breakwater Law, with offices in Portland and Tillamook, Oregon. Michael focuses primarily on real property and business work, and Taylor focuses primarily on estate planning and administration. They live in Portland with Elias (4) and Maya (2). 4/18/2022

Delfina Homen JD ’10 joins Miller Nash’s intellectual property team in the firm’s Portland office. Homen will focus on representing clients in disputes involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement; trade secrets; unfair competition; and tort and contract matters. Currently, she represents clients from diverse industries in a variety of IP litigation matters, including trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and inter partes review patent proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Homen is also experienced in IP procurement and enforcement. She has worked on numerous trademark and patent applications, assisting clients in obtaining the IP protection they need to grow and support their business strategies. 9/22/2021

Adam Adkin JD ’11 was elected to partnership at Tonkon Torp, effective January 1, 2022. Adkin joined Tonkon Torp’s business department in 2017. His practice focuses on guiding business owners and managers through business transitions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. 12/21/2021

Tania Jarjur JD ’11 was named “Woman in Solar of the Year” by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Jarjur is the general counsel of Yellow Door Energy, which was founded in 2015 with the aim of providing sustainable energy solutions for commercial and industrial businesses. She is credited with negotiations of $150 million in funding and over 100 megawatts in contracts to bring solar to businesses in the region, as well as the development of a world-class legal department. Jarjur has also been ecognized for her efforts to mentor and empower women in the workplace. She grew up in Abu Dhabi and moved to the U.S. to earn a bachelor’s degree and her JD. Jarjur has also studied and worked in Washington, D.C.; France; Turkey; and the Netherlands. She was admitted to the Washington, D.C., bar and has since worked in the UAE and Dubai. 1/26/2022

Ann McQuesten JD ’11 has been promoted to partner at law firm Perkins Coie. McQuesten is a member of the emerging companies and venture capital law practice. She counsels clients, from startups to established companies, on corporate governance matters, securities compliance issues, and significant corporate transactions. 11/12/2021

Caitlin Overland JD ’11 assumed the role of Whitefish (Montana) municipal court judge on January 5, 2022. Overland was recently appointed to the position following the death of Judge William Hileman. Previously, she served as a deputy Flathead County attorney, working on a wide range of legal matters including criminal prosecutions, youth court, civil litigation, and land use law. Overland says her time in the county attorney’s office gave her a great foundation in severalareas of the law: “For a new attorney coming out of law school it’s the best experience. It’s a really great way to get exposed to a lot of different things.” She also maintains a private legal practice focusing on soil and water conservation. Overland clerked for the Montana Supreme Court before moving to the Flathead Valley and recently served as the substitute judge for Kalispell Municipal Court. She says the experience made her interested in applying for the Whitefish position. Overland recognizes that municipal and city courts are unique pieces of the justice system. “Besides voting, this is often the only interaction most people have with government. Most everyone ends up with a parking or speeding ticket at some point and it’s really important to me that they leave feeling like they were treated with respect, and that the court was responsive, fair, and efficient.” 1/7/2022

Lorraine Ater Rosado JD ’11 has been named a partner at Liles Parker. An experienced health lawyer, Rosado also is a certified professional coder and certified medical reimbursement specialist. Rosado has been with the firm since 2011, handling claims disputes involving most major health-care payers. She is experienced working on large, complex administrative appeals of extrapolated alleged overpayments assessed by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contractors, including Unified Program Integrity Contractors. Rosado has represented the entire spectrum of medical providers and suppliers, including primary care and specialty physicians and physician groups in private practice and hospital employment; dentists; mental health professionals; home health agencies; skilled nursing facilities; hospices; ambulance service providers; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; chiropractors; and durable medical equipment suppliers. 9/9/2021

Rohit Kapuria JD ’12 was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer as one of its 2021 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” Kapuria is vice chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s global immigration and foreign investment practice, as well as vice chair of the firm’s opportunity zones and qualified opportunity funds practice. 9/15/2021

Laura Warf JD ’12 was made partner by Davis Wright Tremaine and named as one of “America’s Rising Dealmakers” by the Global M&A Network. (Also see Births and Adoptions!) 7/18/2022

Adena Leibman JD ’13 joined the Biden-Harris administration in late February 2022 as a senior advisor to the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, who is the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Previously, Leibman was a senior manager for federal affairs at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), where she led the oceans and wild-caught fisheries national policy work. Before that, Leibman worked for U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) as his lead ocean and coastal policy staffer and appropriations manager. She oversaw the development and passage of the bipartisan Save Our Seas and Save Our Seas 2.0 acts, which address marine debris and plastic pollution; creation and initial funding of the National Coastal Resilience Fund; and drafting and introduction of the BLUE GLOBE Act, an ocean data and exploration bill. Earlier, Leibman served as plastics initiative manager and staff attorney with Ocean Conservancy, clerked with the U.S. Department of Justice and Bonneville Power Administration during law school, and started her career in policy as a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss legislative fellow. 3/17/2022

Christopher Morehead JD ’13 has been named a partner by Tonkon Torp, effective January 1, 2022. Morehead joined the firm’s labor and employment practice group in 2020. He works with employers of all sizes in industries such as health care, finance, manufacturing, and craft beverage to help them solve all types of workplace issues, ranging from advising on complex regulations to litigating on his clients’ behalf in state and federal court. Morehead was listed in 2022 by Best Lawyers in America in recognition of his professional excellence in his respective practice areas. 12/21/2021

Matthew Preusch JD ’13 was named partner by Keller Rohrback, effectiveJanuary 1, 2022. Preusch practices out of the firm’s Santa Barbara, California, office in the complex litigation group. A former reporter at The Oregonian, he helped initiate landmark consumer litigation related to Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” deceit and Wells Fargo’s unauthorized account scheme. When studies of moss samples identified several pollution hot spots in Portland, Preusch and others at Keller Rohrback launched cases that resulted in the largest environmental class settlement in Oregon history. 1/6/2022

Richard M. Viloria JD ’13 has joined Kaempfer Crowell as of counsel in the business law and real estate practice areas of the firm. Viloria earned his BA in sociology from the University of Nevada at Reno. His practice involves business, corporate, and real estate transactions, including entity formation and governance, real property acquisitions and dispositions, financing issues, general real estate agreements, leasing, and a variety of other business- and corporate-related matters. 2/22/2022

Blake Bowman JD ’14 was promoted to shareholder at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. His experience in mergers and acquisitions, commercial financing, securities offerings, and corporate governance allows him to provide practical advice and find sophisticated solutions to complex issues. From his in-house counsel experience, Bowman recognizes that understanding a client’s unique business operations and strategies is critical to effective representation. 3/1/2022

Laura Kerr JD ’14 has been elevated to the partnership of Stoel Rives, effective January 1, 2022. An experienced environmental attorney, Kerr counsels clients on environmental compliance, enforcement, permitting, and cleanup matters arising under federal and state environmental laws. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Kerr was an environmental researcher and educator. She served as a judicial extern for Chief Judge Aiken, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, and is currently a member of the executive committee of the Oregon State Bar Environmental and Natural Resources Section, serves on the Steering Committee for the Northwest Environmental Business Council’s Cascade Chapter, and maintains an active pro bono practice. Kerr was named one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Oregon) by Chambers USA; included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (Environmental Law), 2021–2022; and listed among Rising Stars (Environmental, Environmental Litigation, Energy, and Natural Resources) in Oregon Super Lawyers®, 2017–2021. She was also selected to participate in the Environmental Law Institute’s Emerging Leaders Initiative in 2020. 11/23/2021

Jason Mohabir JD ’14 of Woodhaven, New York, has joined the New York City office of Rivkin Radler as an associate in the real estate, zoning, and land use practice group. 2/17/2022

Sam Diaz JD ’15 was named executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon in October 2021. Previously, he served as a senior policy advisor in the mayor’s office for the City of Portland. Diaz has extensive experience with Oregon’s land-use planning system and served as 1000 Friends of Oregon’s director of community engagement in 2014 and 2018, shepherding the organization’s land-use leadership initiative program and directing its residential infill project advocacy. He reformulated how 1000 Friends carries out community engagement, and worked on many of its program and policy initiatives. Diaz, who grew up in Redding and Red Bluff, California, has lived experiences in both urban and rural areas and an understanding of the farming community. He specializes in land use and its intersections with climate change, working lands, environmental justice, and housing availability. 10/7/2021

Aaron C. Johnson JD ’15 has joined Lane Powell as counsel to the firm on its tax team. Johnson represents U.S. and international businesses in state and local tax matters, including tax controversies, tax planning, and structuring tax efficient transactions. Providing exceptional service is important to Johnson. He serves through teaching in higher education, volunteering on committees and boards, and taking part in diversity and inclusion work. Johnson is currently an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University where he was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year in 2020 and 2021. He is also an affiliate instructor for the University of Washington. Johnson holds an LLM in taxation. 1/19/2022

Jagjit Nagra JD ’15 was named the first executive director of Oregon Consumer Justice, a role he began in March 2022. Nagra has a background in Oregon-based policy, advocacy, government relations, and politics. He has worked extensively with community groups, foundations, government agencies, and elected officials to dismantle barriers to equity and build a more just and equitable society. Most recently, Nagra led the Government Relations office for the Washington County Administrative Office and Board of Commissioners. Previously, he worked in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) as field representative for Multnomah and Washington counties. 2/18/2022

Janina Maratita JD ’17 is a policy analyst at the Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Governor. Maratita is also an alumna of the NMI Summer Pre-law Program. 8/16/2021

Evan Christopher JD ’18 is joining the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives as committee counsel. In his new role, Christopher will develop policy and legislation concerning the federal courts, internet regulations, and intellectual property. Previously, he worked for Davis Wright Tremaine in Portland and Washington, D.C., representing clients in complex constitutional litigation, election and ethics litigation and advising, drafting and development of state and local legislation, and real estate litigation and compliance. 8/26/2021

Alysha Phelps JD ’18 joined Barran Liebman’s employment law team. With a focus on litigation strategy, Phelps defends employers in state and federal courts and provides practical solutions that are tailored to clients’ individual workplaces. She also serves as a member of the Oregon Women Lawyers Roberts & Deiz Award Committee, the MBA Young Lawyers Section CLE Committee, and the Lewis & Clark Law School Mentor Program. 2/23/2022

Nick Ball JD ’19 has joined the employment law team of Barran Liebman. Representing clients in both Oregon and Washington, Ball has experience defending cases before courts and administrative agencies. He excels at preventing employment disputes on the front end, and when litigation is required, crafting arguments that shut down claims before they reach trial. 3/4/2022

Caroline Brinster JD ’19 has joined the Jasper, Indiana, office of Dentons as an associate. Brinster is a litigator who represents clients in family law matters related to divorce, enforcement and contempt, and modifications. She also litigates commercial disputes, including breach of contract and business torts. 7/22/2022

Stacie Damazo JD ’19 has joined the firm of Barran Liebman in their employment and litigation practices. Damazo previously served as a legal extern to Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. She is an incoming director for the Oregon Women Lawyers Multnomah Chapter Queen’s Bench Board of Directors. 10/12/2021

Alison Roth JD ’19 has joined the leading business team of Miller Nash’s Portland office. Roth assists businesses with drafting and negotiating a variety of complex commercial agreements, including supply and distribution agreements, intellectual property licenses, purchase agreements, and stock option and profit interest plans and awards. Before joining Miller Nash, Roth practiced at a boutique Portland area law firm specializing in business and corporate law. She also has experience protecting and managing client trademark portfolios and advises on trademark marketing and use. 6/17/2022

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Destini Martinez JD ’21 is the recipient of a $5,000 Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant. Martinez hopes to pursue public interest work serving women and minorities as she moves forward with her legal career. The Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant is awarded twice each year by the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation. To qualify for consideration, applicants must be parents in their last year of law study who intend to practice law in Oregon. 11/5/2021

Gracey Nagle JD ’21 joins Tonkon Torp’s litigation department, where she will focus on business disputes as an associate. Previously, Nagle worked with the firm as a summer associate and completed a judicial externship for Lynn R. Nakamoto of the Oregon Supreme Court. Before she earned her law degree, Nagle worked for eight years as a paralegal in the Portland area and as a documentary filmmaker. 10/27/2021

Ken Katzaroff JD ’22 was promoted to shareholder at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. Katzaroff is part of the natural resources and real estate and construction industry groups. He represents clients in a variety of real estate development projects across Washington and Oregon, dealing with regulatory approval, subsequent appellate proceedings, land-use entitlement, state water rights, and surface mining permitting. His success comes from his care and personal attention to his clients. 3/1/2022