Former OWLS president Helle Rode was recently promoted to the position of Associate Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity at Oregon Health & Science University.
Helle Rode
Helle Rode Has New Post at OHSU
Cheryl Hodgson Opens Portland Office
Cheryl Hodgson is a branding and entertainment attorney representing global brand owners. Hodgson Legal services clients in California, Oregon, and New York. The firm also provides global brand protection through her network of IP experts. Cheryl provides strategy, guidance, and legal advice for her brand clients throughout the world. She is a mediator in trademark, copyright, and music industry disputes for the U.S. District Court and the World Intellectual Property Association. Her extensive courtroom experience in representing brand owners was the genesis of Brandaide.
Cheryl served as President of the California Copyright Conference. She is a regular speaker and guest lecturer on brand protection, trademark and copyright law for the E Marketing Convention, California Copyright Conference, Beverly Hills Bar Association, CLE International, and numerous law schools. She has also shared her expertise as a guest author for the World Trademark Review, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Colorado Lawyer, and Denver Law Journal. She is the founder of www.brandaide.com
Cheryl Hodgson
Oregon Women Lawyers Announces New Officers and Directors
PORTLAND, Oregon – Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) is pleased to announce its new officers and board members for 2017-2018. Angela Franco Lucero was elected as president, having served previously as president elect, treasurer, and secretary. Ms. Lucero is a partner at Kranovich and Lucero LLC in Lake Oswego, practicing insurance defense and personal injury law. Amber Hollister was elected as treasurer, having served previously as historian. Ms. Hollister is the General Counsel for the Oregon State Bar in Tigard. Hon. Allison Boomer was re-elected as OWLS’ secretary. Ms. Boomer is a Tax Magistrate at the Oregon Tax Court in Salem. Joining the executive committee is Megan Burgess. Ms. Burgess in an attorney with Peterkin & Associates in Bend, practicing real estate and construction law. All OWLS officers are also members of the board.
In addition, OWLS is pleased to announce its newly elected and reelected board members: Maya Crawford (Portland), Sara Kobak (Portland), Katharine Lozano (Salem/Portland), Aruna Masih (Portland), Banafsheh Violet Nazari (Portland), Yumi O’Neil (Wilsonville/Portland), and Adele Ridenour (Portland).
Board members continuing their service are: Jacqueline Alarcón (Portland), Hon. Valeri Love (Eugene), Jennifer Nicholls (Medford), Susan Pitchford (Portland), Kristin Sterling (Portland), Amanda Thorpe (Grants Pass), Val Tomasi (Portland), Gloria Trainor (Portland), and Jim Yocom (Beaverton).
With over 1400 members, Oregon Women Lawyers is committed to the advancement of women and all minorities in the practice of law, including racial and ethnic minorities and members of the LGBTQ community. To achieve this goal we provide and support programming that includes attention to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and ability. We strive to make meaningful connections with other minority bar associations in Oregon and to partner with them to provide support for all underrepresented groups in our profession.
New Salem Estate Planning and Elder Law Firm Rice Kueny
Salem attorneys Julia Rice and Rebecca Kueny have merged practices to create the estate planning and elder law firm Rice Kueny. Rice Kueny works with clients, along with their financial and tax advisors, to develop and implement comprehensive and personal estaste plans that minimize the potential for taxes and litigation. Rice Kueny also assists clients with the administration of a loved one’s estate while remaining in tune to their clients’ emotional needs during this challenging process.
Julia Rice
Rebecca Kueny
Elizabeth Brownhill Opens Solo Practice
Elizabeth Brownhill has opened a solo practice in Portland. Elizabeth works with people with disabilities and their families to navigate the system and plan for a secure future. Her practice areas include estate planning and special needs trusts, guardianships, public benefits (Social Security and Developmental Disability Services) advocacy and appeals, and special education. Please see her website for more information.
Elizabeth Brownhill
Brett Applegate has Joined Larkins Vacura LLP
Brett Applegate has joined Larkins Vacura LLP, where her practice will emphasize civil litigation.
Brett Applegate
Chris Helmer Appointed IBA Litigation Committee Newsletter Co-Editor
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP partner Chris Helmer has been appointed newsletter co-editor of the Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association.
Helmer currently focuses her work on international dispute resolution, complex international contracts and marine-related matters. As head of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s international team, she also assists clients by directing team members as they work on foreign-market entry for U.S. companies, drafting cross-border sales and foreign manufacturing agreements, preparing export/import compliance programs and handling FCPA investigations. Helmer earned her bachelor’s degree in three years, magna cum laude, at Washington State University before receiving her law degree, cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School. She obtained an LL.M. in international law from Columbia University, while serving as part-time in-house counsel to a Daimler-Benz multinational subsidiary.
Chris Helmer
Kimberly Stuart Now at Washington County Counsel’s Office
Kimberly SY Stuart (formerly Kimberly Sugawa-Fujinaga) has left the private practice of law and is now an assistant county counsel in Washington County.
Kim Stuart
Stefyni Allen Has Founded Allen Law PC
Stefyni Allen has started a solo practice in Salem, Allen Law PC. Her practice focuses on family law, including divorce, custody and modifications. She also practices in the area of special education law, including disability discrimination in the school setting, developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEP) and 504 plans.
Claire Brown Joins Marathon Scholars Board of Directors as Secretary
PORTLAND, Ore. (April 6, 2016) – Tonkon Torp attorney Claire Brown has joined the Board of Directors of Marathon Scholars as its Secretary. The organization partners adults and talented low-income children to make the dream of a college education a reality.
Tonkon Torp has strong ties to Marathon Scholars. The nonprofit was co-founded by Tonkon Torp partner Jeff Cronn, and several firm attorneys are actively involved with the organization as coaches. The Marathon Scholars program combines mentoring, college scholarships and enrichment opportunities to invest in children and to help remove the obstacles they will face on their marathon journey to a college degree.
Brown is a member of the firm’s Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurial Services practice groups. Her practice is focused on the areas of securities, corporate governance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general business law matters.
About Tonkon Torp
Tonkon Torp LLP is a leading business and litigation law firm serving public companies, substantial private enterprises, entrepreneurial businesses and individuals throughout the Northwest. For more information, visit tonkon.com.
Claire Brown
