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The Campaign is an event in and of
itself. We accept donations at any time. Have you
made your '08 donation yet?
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
12:00 - 1:30 pm (it's a Luncheon!)
The Heritage Ballroom of the Governor Hotel,
Portland
Thank you all for making our Annual Luncheon a
huge (and we mean HUGE) success! We had a
record 441 guests this year. When we recover,
we'll post some highlights; check back soon!
There
are tickets to the
play (not the reception) available through
Portland Center Stage, but the ones that Portland
Center Stage arranged for us went fast!
Wednesday 13 February 2008
Tours beginning at 6:15
Reception at 6:45
Curtain at 7:30
The Armory in the Pearl District
Portland Center Stage has again made their
mezzanine balcony and a performance of
The Beard
of Avon available to us for one evening. A
wine & dessert reception, including a tour of the
environmentally green Armory, will be held
beforehand.
The Beard
of Avon is a comic take on the life of
Shakespeare, and is played by the same cast playing
Twelfth Night at PCS. Tickets to the
reception and play are $50 per person. Since
tickets retail at $45 regularly, this is a very good
deal!
Reviews are in! Click
here for the Oregonian's review of
The Beard of Avon, and
here for
Twelfth Night. Remember that PCS is
offering half price tickets for Twelfth Night
to Beard of Avon ticketholders.
Tuesday 15 January 2008
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Mahonia Hall, Salem
The fourth annual reception for major donors at
the Governor's mansion generated unprecedented
enthusiasm! Our thanks to Ted and Mary for
their continued generosity and support.
Friday, 26 October 2007,
2 shows (6pm & 9pm)
The Mission Theatre (McMenamin's), Portland
Hosted once again by Master of Merriment Kerry Tymchuck,
it is agreed that this was the best LAF-OFF yet!
Aren't you sorry you missed it?
COMEDIANS
First Show (6
pm):
Kings of Comedy (they get dual custody of the
Rubber Chicken):
David Aman – Tonkon Torp
Hon. Jacob Tanzer – Former
Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Montalbano – Elliot Ostrander & Preston
Greg Levinson – Elzinga & Associates
Second Show (9
pm):
Queen of Comedy:
Lisa Ludwig – Attorney at Law
Hon. Jacob Tanzer – Former
Supreme Court Justice
Jeremy Aliason – Lewis & Clark Law School & Native American Project
of Legal Services
Mike Porter – Miller Nash
JUDGES
Hon. Thomas
Balmer, Oregon Supreme Court
Hon. Julie Frantz, Multnomah County Circuit Court
Hon. Adrienne Nelson, Multnomah County Circuit Court
Hon. James Redden, US Courts
Hon. Diana Stuart, Multnomah County Circuit Court
Craig Wessel,
Publisher of the Portland Business Journal
Hon. Robert Wollheim, Oregon Court of Appeals
Premiere Sponsor: Fios, Inc.
Supporting Sponsor: The Multnomah Bar Association
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 5pm
The Billiard Room, The Governor Hotel
Our 2007 Leadership and Advisory Committee
Kickoff was an exciting event, with legal aid lawyer
Sharon Brown speaking about her client Kerri
(featured in our new brochure). Also
presenting were the Executive Directors of the
Oregon Law Center, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and
the Campaign, and we rounded off the evening with an
energizing game of CEJ-style Jeopardy with very
special prizes. The year is off to a great
start!
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 5:30 - 7pm
The Terrace of the Jean Vollum Ecotrust Building,
the Pearl District
This event for Associates, New Lawyers and Law
Students truly gets more popular every year.
On one of the last beautiful summer evenings of the
year, we gathered old friends and new faces on the
Ecotrust Terrace to eat Hot Lips pizza and hear from
Lynne Lloyd (LASO), Brien Flanagan (Schwabe
Williamson & Wyatt), Amy Edwards (Stoel Rives), and
Jessica Hamilton (Ball Janik) about the impact legal
aid has in the lives of so many Oregonians.
Friday, 11 May 2007, Lunchtime
The Community Room of the Klamath Falls Courthouse
The office will provide access to civil legal
services for low-income Oregonians residing in
Klamath and Lake Counties. This area was
previously serviced by the Central Oregon office,
located in Bend.
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
The Heritage Ballroom of the Governor Hotel,
Portland
Our Annual Luncheon was nearly sold out!
Thank you all for once again making this event such
a success.
Saturday 17 February 2007
Reception beginning at 8:30
Curtain at 10:30
The Armory in the Pearl District
Portland Center Stage has generously made their
new theatre and a performance of
The Thugs
available to us for one evening. This is your
chance to see the Gerding Theatre while helping the
Campaign realize its 2006 fundraising goal. A
wine & dessert reception, including tours of the
newly refurbished and environmentally green Armory,
begins at 8:30. The action of
The Thugs
takes place after hours in the offices of a
prominent downtown law firm, and is a darkly funny
comedy.
Tuesday 6 February 2007
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Mahonia Hall, Salem
The third annual reception for major donors at
the Governor's mansion was an evening not to be
missed. The standing-room-only crowd heard N.
Robert Stoll's surprise announcement of his $10,000
match challenge.
February 6, 2007
 In
celebration of the public service of Governor Ted Kulongoski,
First Lady Mary Oberst and the late Paul Oberst, University
of Kentucky professor of law and civil rights pioneer.
N. Robert Stoll, a long-time Campaign
supporter, has challenged Campaign for Equal Justice
contributors to increase their donations by increasing his
own. Robert will match additional gifts of $500 or more,
pledged between February 6 and March 12, 2007, dollar for
dollar to a total of $10,000.
Wednesday October 4, 2006
17 legal aid offices across Oregon
More than 700 lawyers and community leaders
visited with their local legal aid attorneys to
learn more about the work of legal aid lawyers and
celebrate with community partners. A
comprehensive list of speakers and awardees follow.
Albany:
Speaker: Hon. Jack
L Landau, Oregon Court of Appeals
Pro Bono Award: Chelsea Armstrong, Law Office
of Edward Daniels
Community Partner Award: Eryn Rose, Services
Case Manager, Oregon Cascades West
Bend/Central Oregon:
Speaker:
Hon. Robert "Skip" Durham, Oregon Supreme
Court
Community Partner Award: Homeless Leadership
Council
The Central Oregon Open House was underwritten by
the Bank of the Cascades
Coos Bay:
Speakers: Hon.
Martin E Stone, Circuit Court Judge
Judy Moody, Executive Director, Women's Safety &
Resource Center
Community Partner Awards:
Coos Family Law
Resource
DHS Adult Protective Services Program
Grants Pass:
Speaker:
Tim Gerking, OSB Board of Bar Governors
Hillsboro:
Speakers:
Representative Brad Avakian, Oregon State
Legislature
Hon. Tom Kohl, Presiding Judge, Washington
County Circuit Court
Community Partner Awards: Centro Cultural,
Sue Gerhardt,
Family Court Coordinator, Washington County Circuit
Court
Judy Taylor,
Family Court Specialist, Clatsop County Circuit
Court
Eugene/Lane County:
Speakers:
Hon. Martha Lee Walters, Oregon Supreme Court
Dean Margaret L Paris, University of Oregon
School of Law
Gerry Gaydos, OSB Board of Bar Governors
Pro Bono Award: Lynn Shepard, Attorney at Law
The
Lane County Open House was underwritten by
Pacific
Continental Bank
Newport/Lincoln County:
Speaker:
Hon. Virginia Linder, Oregon Court of Appeals
Community Partner Awards:
Richard Diaz, Attorney at Law
Jane Meyer, Lincoln County LASO Advisory Council
Lisa Norton, Spokesperson, Siltez Tribal Court
Mathew Powell, Attorney at Law
June St. Clair, Lincoln County LASO Advisory
Council
Theresa
Wisner, Director, My Sisters' Place
Medford/Jackson County:
Speaker:
Hon. Mary Deits, Court of Appeals Plan B
Judge
Community Partner Award: Rich Hibbs, Premier
West Bank
Pro Bono Awards: David Berger,
Attorney at Law
Alissa Weaver, Attorney at Law
McMinnville:
Speaker:
Representative Donna Nelson, Oregon State
Legislature
Community Partner Award: Carolyn Garza, Case
Manager, Community Action Agency of Yamhill County (YCAP)
Pro Bono Awards:
Mark Bierly, Attorney at Law
Cynthia Noble, Attorney at Law
Ontario:
Speaker:
Representative Thomas Butler, Oregon Legislature
Carol DeHaven Skerjanec, OSB Board of Bar
Governors
Community Partner Awards:
Jennifer Trainor, Child Care Specialist for
Child Care Resource and Referral, a program of the
Training and Employment Consortium
David Lucero, Cynthia Castillo & Sam Galan,
Oregon Human Development Corporation
Oregon City:
Speaker:
Hon. R William Riggs, Oregon Supreme
Court
The Oregon City Open House
celebrated the new partnership with Clackamas
Social Services to Enhance Fair Housing.
Pendleton:
Speaker:
Karin Immergut, US Attorney District of
Oregon
Community Partner Awards:
Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Shelter from the
Storm
United Methodist Church
Pro Bono Awards:
John Grove, Attorney at Law
Bill Bridges, Attorney at Law
George Galloway,
Attorney at Law
Portland:
Speaker:
Hon. Paul DeMuniz, Chief Justice, Oregon Supreme
Court
Senator Kate Brown, Oregon State Legislature
Hon. Adrienne Nelson, Multnomah Circuit Court
Community Partner Award: The DVERT Team
The
Portland Open House celebrated former Directors of
Multnomah County Legal Aid, in honor of their 70th
anniversary.
Roseburg:
Speaker:
Jonathon Hill, Public Member, OSB Board of
Bar Governors
The Roseburg Open House
celebrated the history of legal aid in Douglas
County with Roseburg legal aid office alumni.
St. Helens:
Speaker:
Representative Betsy Johnson, Oregon Court of
Appeals
The St. Helens Open House
celebrated the partnership with Columbia County
Legal Aid, working together to provide legal
services to low-income residents of Columbia County.
Salem:
Speaker:
Hon David Schuman, Oregon Court of Appeals
Woodburn:
Speaker:
Hon Rives Kistler, Oregon Supreme Court
Community Partner Awards:
Silverton Together
Hispanis Unidas
Oregon Child Development
Coalition
Mary Lewis, Oregon Monitor
Advocate, Oregon Employment Department
Pro Bono Award:
Michael B Dye, Attorney at Law
ABA Day 2005, Washington DC
ABA President Michael S. Greco, assisted by Robert
D. Evans, Director of the ABA Governmental Affairs Office,
and Julie M. Strandlie, Director of ABA Grassroots
Operations, honored the Campaign for Equal Justice (in
partnership with the Oregon State Bar) for our outstanding
grassroots efforts in support of funding for the Legal
Services Corporation and to improve access to justice for
all at the May 2006 ABA Day in Washington D.C. Board
Chair Ed Harnden accepted the award on behalf of the
Campaign. The award acknowledged the Campaign's
leadership, in conjunction with Oregon Senators Wyden and
Smith, in achieving bi-partisan support for federal
funding for legal aid.
Tuesday, 15 April 2006
5-7 pm, OPUS6IX Art Gallery, Eugene
Chief Justice David Brewer, Oregon Court of
Appeals: "Our system is complex. It's
why lawyers are licensed to practice law and belong
to the bar. And it's an adversarial system of
justice, people who aren't represented are at a
disadvantage and they're gonna lose whether they've
got a good case or not."
This reception honoring Lane County donors to the
2005 Campaign and the Endowment fund.
Judge David Brewer of the Oregon Court of Appeals
spoke movingly of the daily challenges of living
with poverty. Speakers also included Lane
County Campaign Chair Gerry Gaydos, Campaign
supporter Martha Walters, and Caroline Forell of the
Domestic Violence Clinic.
Wednesday, 22 February 2006
The Heritage Ballroom of the Governor Hotel, Portland
Highlights from our luncheon celebrating the
successful close of our 2005 Campaign:
Senator Ron Wyden:
"Nobody is interested in your party
identification when it comes to equal justice...but
we are interested in making sure everybody has equal
opportunity to succeed in our society and that's why
this program is so special."
Senator Gordon Smith:
"Equal justice under the law is not a
Democratic issue or a Republican issue; it's an
American issue."
Henry H Hewitt: "This one
million dollars feels awfully good. Imagine
that. We have raised one million dollars this
year..."
Wednesday, 7 December 2005
Mahonia Hall, Salem
Attended by 50 of our major donors and Marion
County volunteers, the second annual Holiday Tea at
the Governor's Mansion was a beautiful
afternoon. Governor Ted Kulongoski and First
Lady Mary Oberst both expressed their deep support
for Legal Aid in Oregon, and their appreciation for
the Campaign's efforts to sustain it.
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
University of Oregon Law School Commons, Eugene
This reception honoring Lane County Legal Aid and
the Lane County Law & Advocacy Center was hosted
by the University of Oregon School of Law.
Judge David Schuman of the Oregon Court of Appeals
spoke eloquently about equal access to
justice. Speakers also included U of O Dean
Laird Kirkpatrick, Lane County Bar President Marc
Perrin, and Lane County Legal Aid Director Laurence
Hamblen.
Friday, 9 September 2005
The Memorial Coliseum, Portland
Once again the funniest lawyers we could find
vied to take home the title of Funniest Lawyer in
Oregon, and all in support of legal aid.
Presided over once again by Kerry Tymchuck, over 800
guests crowded the arena of the venerable Memorial
Coliseum. The Hons Anna Brown, Julie Frans,
and Rives Kistler, (with the assistance of our guest
arbiter Gert Boyle of Columbia Sportswear, Inc.)
deemed Emily Simon supremely hilarious, but it was a
close call! LAF-Off is organized by Fios and friends in cooperation with
the Campaign. For more information, please visit
www.laf-off.org.
Wednesday, 2 March 2005
12:00 - 1:30 pm, The Pavilion Ballroom of the
Portland Hilton
Highlights from the Luncheon
Hon. Neil Bryant, former State Senator of
Oregon:
"A community is democratic only when the
humblest and the weakest person can enjoy the
highest civic economic and social rights that the
biggest and most powerful possess."
Debi Westenbarger, Legal Aid client:
"On behalf of all of the individuals who have
used legal aid services, my little boys and I
personally thank you, for your thousands of
thoughts, prayers, and pennies."
Helaine Barnett, President, Legal Services
Corporation: "Oregon is a perfect
example of making access to justice the bipartisan
issue it is."
Our Keynote Speaker this year was the President of
the Legal Services Corporation, Helaine
Barnett. The LSC Board selected her as
President based on her exemplary 37-year career
providing legal services to the poor in New York
City and her leadership record in the American legal
community at the national, state, and local levels.
Tuesday, 19 October 2004
Highlighting protection for families experiencing
domestic violence.
Robert Grey, President, American Bar
Association: "...every place that [legal
aid] exists, lives are improved and conditions are
better and this democracy lives another day because
of it."
With over 700 attendees in 15 locations across the
state, the Open Houses were a great success!
Speakers included American Bar Association President
Robert Grey, Past President Robert Hirshon, Governor
Ted Kulongoski & First Lady Mary Oberst, Oregon
State Bar President William Carter, and Oregon Court
of Appeals Judge David Brewer.
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