The purpose of the Roberta Phillip Scholarship Reception is to raise money for scholarships to enable graduates of Rosemary Anderson Alternative High School (POIC) to attend college or vocational school. All proceeds from the reception will go toward such scholarships. Rosemary Anderson is an alternative high school in North Portland that serves predominantly at-risk youth of color, and for many of the students, this is their last attempt at high school. The high school has been recognized as one of the top five alternative programs in Oregon.

The scholarship is named after Roberta Phillip. Roberta is a graduate of Lewis & Clark law school (’06). After working as a classroom educator at Key West High School in Florida, Roberta decided to pursue a law degree in the hopes of affecting policy and programs effectively geared toward youth development. She became frustrated with the prevailing attitude that little energy should be focused on teens, and in particular at-risk teens, because it was too late to help them. Believing that it was not too late, she started a mentorship program in 2004 (her second year of law school). The program’s purpose is to provide one on one adult relationships for the students at Rosemary Anderson. The program matches one youth with one law student, in the hope that the youth will challenge ingrained beliefs regarding his/her own potential. Further, entrance into the program by the high school students does not require a minimum GPA. Roberta recognized that sometimes the kids most in need of the mentorship were those who were struggling in school or were not fully engaged. The program has served over fifty youths to date.

* Please reserve your spot today. Want to pay at the door? Email lawevent@lclark.edu with your plans to attend.

National Environmental Moot Court Champions

Lewis & Clark law students Bethany Cotton, Liz Crosson and Misty Federoff won the 2008 Pace National Environmental Moot Court championship from a field of 70 teams. This is the fifth time Lewis & Clark has won the national competition.

National Animal Advocacy Appellate Moot Court Competition

Lewis & Clark once again took the championship in the National Center for Animal Law’s National Animal Advocacy Moot Court Competition at Harvard. Erin Smith and Lauren Goldberg won the competition, with Erin receiving the Best Oralist award.

An estimated one-third of young Americans are uninsured, which is unacceptable to Jeff Traylor, a Lewis & Clark Law School student from Kirkland, Washington. Traylor is part of a growing number of individuals turning to the social networking site Facebook to advocate for universal health care. Having confronted the choice facing many Americans between paying bills or buying medicine, Traylor created a Facebook group that he hopes will help people “get organized, get active, and begin the campaign for reform and a real solution.” Read more about Traylor’s story at Politico.

L&C Law School Snapshots tells the tale of four students with a wide range of backgrounds, interests and observations. They write to share information and blog about their unique law school experiences. These are their stories, as they unfold.

Since 1973, Lewis & Clark Law School has set aside an evening to celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates and to acknowledge the generosity and commitment of munificent individuals. This year, the Law School will recognize The Stella Manabe ’92 as its distinguished graduate during a special awards banquet on Saturday, October 13. The Law School will also recognize Paul Casey as an honorary graduate.

 Distinguished Honors Dinner Details

Professors Chris Wold and Erica Thorson of the Law School’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP), and six Lewis & Clark law students are in The Hague, Netherlands helping the 171 member governments make decisions to protect species from overutilization due to international trade.

Read their daily reports from behind the scenes.

Catch up on the last 30 years! Gather with fellow classmates for drinks and hors d’ oeuvres, dinner and dancing at Hotel Monaco.
Class of 1977 Thirty Year Class Year on Saturday, July 28, 2007.   Register today!

Lewis & Clark law student Charles Neal has been the driving force behind a project to honor York, the lone African American on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with a permanent memorial on campus.

Oregonian Editorial

The Ninth Annual Joyce Ann Harpole Attorney Award and Scholarship Reception will be held on April 4, 2007 at Portland Center Stage - The Armory.  Susan Hammer will be the guest speaker at the reception. She will speak on the challenges, joys and rewards of community leadership. Amy Holmes Hehn will be  presented with the Joyce Ann Harpole Attorney Award. Law student Cody Elliott will be awarded the 2007 Harpole Memorial Legacy Scholarship.

Harpole Awards Reception and Presentation Details

Environmental Justice: IS IT ALL TALK? Environmental Justice Conference 

Saturday, March 17, 2007 

Registration at 8:30 am 

Salvation Army Moore Street Community Center 

Conference Details