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Mary Leonard Law Society |
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Transforming the Practice of Law... |
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Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who completed a rigorous training program lead by former Vice President Al Gore, will present and educate about issues and solutions surrounding global warming..
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Message From the President |
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Dear Members,
As we’ve learned from our featured speakers this year, there are many opportunities to become involved in leadership all around the state. Nancy Goss Duran explained the Governor’s appointment system and the many, many positions available on committees of all kinds. At the January OMLA event, “An Evening at Mahonia Hall,” Governor Kulongoski again invited members to volunteer for committee appointments. Senator Jackie Winters and Representatives Tina Kotek and Betty Komp told us of their personal journeys to elected office and how they made their decisions to run. They emphasized that you need to jump in with both feet without fear. Kellie Johnson, Multnomah County Assistant District Attorney, former President of OWLS, and current member of OSB Board of Governors spoke eloquently of SHOES (Service, Honesy and Humor, Opportunity, Encouragement, and Success), as you can read in Judge Tanner’s article. Our upcoming panels and speakers, we hope, will continue to inspire all of you to reach for every opportunity and help others to do the same. We also encourage all of our members to become more involved with Mary Leonard and OWLS. Who knows where the next opportunity will appear?
Sincerely, Shannon Terry
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Recent Events and News |
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Membership Meeting, March 17, 2009
At our March 17th meeting, Betsy Earls described the dynamic and stimulating world of “the front end of the law” — lobbying the Oregon legislature. Betsy is Vice President and General Counsel for Associated Oregon Industries (AOI), which pursues public policy and legislative initiatives on behalf of its 1,500 members — primarily businesses, but also business consultants, CPAs, tax advisers, and attorneys.
Betsy has worded as a lobbyist for much of her career. While clerking at a law firm...
Upcoming Events
· Spring CLE: 1965, Selma Alabama, and the Right to Vote Ronald K. Silver, Assistant United States Attorney
Tuesday, April 21st, Noon—1:30 p.m. Cat Cavern, Putnam Center, Willamette University MCLE Credit: 1.5 Access to Justice Credits
“1965, Selma, Alabama, and the Right to Vote”
Ronald K. Silver, will take you back to Selma through pictures and commentary, explaining the struggle that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Free to OWLS members, $10 to non-members. Registration starts at 11:45 a.m.
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Practice Tips: Advice from Marion County Judges and Court Staff. The following practice tips, Tips For Law Clerks, reflects a “polling” of judges and staff over a number of years and may not reflect the opinions of all members currently on the bench. |
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Suggestions? Do you have an idea for a monthly meeting topic or a speaker you would like to invite? Activities for MLLS to sponsor or participate? Would you like to volunteer?
Please let us know by sending your suggestions to: |
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The Mary Leonard Law Society wants to thank the folks at Puddletown For hosting our site. |
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Hadley Rose |
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Hadley rose: A Lawyer Helping Those Who Can’t Help Themselves
In May, 2008, Hadley Rose graduated from Willamette University College of Law. After serving as Editor in Chief of the Willamette law Review and spending a summer working at the Grameen bank in Bangladesh, Hadley plans to continue her tradition of helping others, specifically those who live in hostile and undeveloped areas of the world…
I just returned a few days ago from my Christmas adventure in Ethiopia! It was a wonderful trip with lots of history and interesting experiences. Please find the pictures from the trip in the slide show. After the short flight from Kigali to Addis Ababa, our first stop on the trip was |