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Juris Doctorate, May 1998
Dean’s Certificate for Special and Outstanding Service to the Law Center, 1998
Jeffrey Crandall Award for Public Service, 1998
Dean’s List, academic years 1996-7 and 1997-8
Public Interest Law Scholar, 1995-8
Equal Justice Foundation Member, 1995-8

Other Law School Activities:

Certified Law Student, Sex Discrimination Clinic, 3rd year (spring)
Student Member, Student-Faculty Financial Aid Committee, 2nd and 3rd years
Delegate, Student Bar Association, 2nd and 3rd years
Law Student Rep., Juvenile Justice Clinic, Family Opportunities Division, 2nd year (fall)
Student Member, Student-Faculty Public Interest Committee, 1st year
Research Assistant, Prof. Philip Schrag, Public Interest Law Scholars Program, 1st year

B.A. in Economics, May 1989

Member of the Oregon Bar, admitted September 1999.
Member (inactive) of the California Bar, admitted November 1998.

Represents neighborhood-groups and individuals in land use matters that promote sustainable and compatible growth.
Specializes in challenges to the validity of Measure 37 state and county waivers, and to related land use applications hearings and appeals. Litigates land use cases at the Land Use Board of Appeals, and in the Circuit Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court, including mandamus proceedings. Represents non-profit conservation organizations filing suit under the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Forest Management Act challenging Forest Service activities.

Represented and supervised certified third-year law students to represent victims of domestic violence in family law matters, including divorce, custody, custody modification, and restraining and stalking order cases. Teach weekly seminar to Clinic law students. Prepare motions, trial memoranda, appellate briefs and other pleadings as necessary. Supervise staff attorneys and lay advocates. Provide administrative oversight and support to the Clinic.

Provided direct legal representation at administrative hearings to individuals and families on CalWORKs, the new welfare program in California, and other related programs. Conducted extensive community outreach and education efforts to inform the low-income communities of Alameda County of their legal rights and new programmatic changes in CalWORKs. Advocated for policy changes at the county level. Supervised Boalt Hall law students participating in the Law Center's clinical program.

Researched legal issues for litigation of environmental and animal protection cases, including claims brought under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Freedom of Information Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act, and other nature conservation laws.

Provided direct legal representation for clients on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), General Assistance, Food Stamps, and Medi-Cal. Advocated for comprehensive support services in the development of County welfare-to-work programs, and for broad programmatic changes to the County General Assistance program.

Researched and drafted legal memoranda on issues concerning Section 8 housing, condominiums, cooperatives, and other related housing in legal matters. Compiled development information, including housing and urban development and other government agency web-sites announcing Requests for Proposals and Notices of Funding Availability.

Provided legal support, including research and drafting of pleadings, for prospective and on-going litigation under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Reviewed voting-change submissions for preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Designed possible redistricting plans and evaluated related census data.

Wrote foundation and corporate grant proposals for community development, education, voting rights and employment discrimination projects. Researched new donor prospects. Coordinated the four-day National Conference on African-American Women and the Law. Organized delegation of 45 women of color to attend and attended the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China.

Member of the Eugene Planning Commission.
Founding volunteer member, Seeking Out Democracy (SOD), a human dignity group in Junction City, Oregon.
Volunteer, Willamette Wildlife Rescue in Eugene, Oregon.
Volunteer, Days End Horse Rescue Farm outside Washington D.C.
Assistant to Member of Namibia’s First Democratically-elected National Council in the Post Apartheid Era.
Project Development Team Volunteer working to build Youth Center in Former Township in Namibia.
Volunteer English Teacher to Residents of Former Black Township in Namibia.
Extensive Travel including Europe, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, China, Guatemala and Thailand.