Campaign For Equal Justice

NAPOLS Regional Highlight - Meet Rohan Hiatt Meet Rohan Hiatt. He joined the NAPOLS office last year and brings a lot of new vivacious energy to the team. “I spent the majority of my law school career focusing on Native American legal issues from a business and economic perspective, and I quickly realized the disproportionate need for access to justice in indigenous communities at a more fundamental level. I joined NAPOLS in order to bolster individual tribal members and increase the range of baseline legal services available to Native Americans throughout Oregon. In line with this work, I am enthusiastic about helping move the field further away from adversarial legal processes and toward conciliatory solutions, whenever possible.” *Learn more about Rohan in our news posts on our website: https://lnkd.in/gczXwxdu **Photo of the NAPOLS team

Congratulations Judge Mustafa Kasubhai on your Senate confirmation! Judge Kasubhai wasconfirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon by the U.S. Senate on November 19th. Judge Kasubhai is the first Asian American Article III judge in the District, as well as the first American Muslim to serve within the Ninth Circuit. Judge Kasubhai is a stalwart supporter of access to justice, legal aid, and the CEJ. Watch his keynote address from our 2022 Kick-Off Gala. His words are incredibly inspirational. Thank you Judge for all your support and work toward making access to justice a possibility for all Oregonians. https://lnkd.in/gzeaTJ8T?

This past Friday, the University of Oregon School of Law community came together to support the Campaign For Equal Justice at CEJ's Lane County Luncheon. This crucial initiative aims to raise funds for legal aid clinics across Oregon, ensuring access to justice.

We had a wonderful event in Lane County—the room packed almost to bursting was full of lively energy! Thank you to our keynote speaker Congressman Peter DeFazio, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this event possible. Check out the great photos of the event and we hope to see you all again next year! Check out our Facebook page to see the photos from the event: https://lnkd.in/gHssNP5b

The Campaign for Equal Justice and the Lane County legal community will honor Joe Richards at CEJ’s Lane County Luncheon on November 1. Joe devoted most of his career to a practice focused on employment and labor law matters for private and public bodies, especially school districts. He retired from Luvaas Cobb at the end of 2016 after more than 60 years but continued to provide legal assistance through pro bono work for the Lane County legal aid office. Joe was a stalwart supporter of legal aid throughout his career and supported CEJ since its beginnings in 1991. Joe was a leader in Lane County for championing access to justice and dedicating both his time and his dollars to legal aid. He will be greatly missed.

Honor and celebrate Pro Bono Month by giving your time and making twice the impact. Find out more in this article on page 15 in the Multnomah Lawyer: https://lnkd.in/gmzvBH-Q

CEJ and legal aid teamed up to celebrate and honor bro bono month with a joint event—a CLE and party! We heard from pro bono coordinator Jill Mallery and attorney John Moot why pro bono work is so important and the impact it can have for clients. It was a pleasure to honor the attorneys who have given their time throughout their careers to support their communities. A huge thank you to Stoel Rives LLP Rives for hosting this event! Check out the photos from this event, and we would love to have you join us for the next one. https://lnkd.in/gi_-RuVn

We had a wonderful luncheon in Central Oregon a few weeks ago. It was our largest event in the region with over 160 RSVPs! Thank you to our keynote speaker Mayor Melanie?Kebler, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this event possible. Check out the great photos of the event and we hope to see you all again next year! https://lnkd.in/gsE7MXCE

Regional Spotlight: Grants Pass Office! The Grants Pass office is now fully staffed! Managing Attorney Inessa Wurscher and paralegal Diana Fellows are pleased to introduce two new members of the team. Joseph Mandala is originally from Malawi in Southeast Africa, and went on to attend the University of North Dakota School of Law. Joseph hopes to bring positive experiences to the people of Southern Oregon and beyond, and to meet the need for equal access to justice. Bailey Martin is originally from Kansas City, and went to law school at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. During law school, Bailey was involved in environmental justice work as well as public interest law. Bailey came to work for legal aid because of her passion for social justice and issues surrounding equity in the United States. She is excited to get to work with passionate and motivated individuals to help as many low-income Oregonians as possible. (Photo names from left to right Diana Fellows, Joseph Mandala, Bailey Martin, and Inessa Wurscher)

What a wonderful way to start the campaign year! We set a goal of raising 30K at this event and we exceeded it! Thank you to all who came and donated to help us reach that goal. We hope to see so much more of our legal community at the rest of our events this season. You can check out our website for a list of our events. https://lnkd.in/gx4cwMdk Check out the great event photos on our facebook page here: https://lnkd.in/g47k7acz