Appellate Practice Section CLE – The Historic Grants Pass Decision: How We Got Here and What It Means for the Future

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Please join the Appellate Practice Section for the following free CLE:

The Historic Grants Pass Decision: How We Got
Here and What It Means for the Future
Thursday, October 17, 2024
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1.5 general CLE credits (pending)
In-person at the Pioneer Courthouse
700 SW 6th Avenue, Portland

The Pioneer Courthouse Historical Society is thrilled to invite you to its annual fall CLE, this year about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. In that case, the Court examined whether and to what extent the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment precludes Grants Pass from regulating camping and overnight parking on public property, issues that particularly impact those experiencing homelessness.

We will welcome four panelists: the two litigants who argued the case before the Supreme Court, as well as two Oregonians with policy experience on the issues. We will hear from Theane Evangelis, a Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, who served as counsel for the City of Grants Pass; Ed Johnson, Director of Litigation at the Oregon Law Center, who served as counsel for the plaintiffs in the case; Marc Jolin, Lead Senior Consultant at Focus Strategies, who is the former head of the Multnomah County and City of Portland’s Joint Office of Homeless Services; and David Bonn, a Lieutenant with the Hillsboro Police Department, who recently served as a Community Outreach Sargeant working on camping ordinances.

The program will include two moderators: the Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain and Danny Newman. Judge O’Scannlain has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1986. Danny is a Partner at Tonkon Torp LLP and the President of the Historical Society.

Please arrive by 3:15 to allow additional time to clear security and find a seat in the courtroom. The program will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. The CLE is sponsored by the Oregon State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section, Tonkon Torp LLP, and Perkins Coie LLP.

Cost: Free (registration required)

Click here to register.

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The Day with the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals CLE is here!

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After five years off, this popular all-day CLE is back! Sponsored by the Appellate Section, this CLE will feature judges from both appellate courts.  You can view the schedule here.

Register now for the in-person or remote viewing options!  In-person attendance is capped at 100 people and registration closes at noon on November 10; remote registration is open until noon on November 16.

The CLE will cover the following topics:

• New Judge Roundtable with Justices Bushong, James, and Masih, and Judge Jacquot
• Appellate Advocacy Nuts & Bolts with Justice DeHoog and Judges Aoyagi, Kamins, and Shorr
• State of the Courts Post-Pandemic with Chief Justice Flynn
• Lunch with a Judge
• Motions with Chief Judge Lagesen, Judge Egan, and Appellate Commissioner Kidd
• Candor, Civility & Credibility with Justices Duncan and Garrett, and Judges Hellman, Joyce, Pagán, Powers, and Tookey
• Shifting the Paradigm of Access to Justice with Judges Ortega and Mooney, and Staff Attorney Anna Belais
• Oral Argument from a Practitioner’s Perspective

Credits: Approximately 6.0 CLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics credit and 1.0 Access to Justice credit

General in-person registration is $150, with a discount of $75 for government attorneys, public interest attorneys, and attorneys earning less than $65,000 per year.

Remote registration is $75.

Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) – Appellate Referral Opportunities!

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Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) provides free legal services for eligible low-income clients.  The LASO Salem Regional Office has a statewide appellate referral program for cases likely to have a broad impact on access to justice issues, or cases that are likely to broadly affect low-income Oregonians, survivors of domestic violence, tenants, or other clients typically served by LASO.  Appellate services include consultations with experienced attorneys and possible representation in civil and administrative appeals before the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court.  You may also request LASO to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the organization.  To make an appellate referral, please use the LASO Appellate Outreach Instructions and Form.  For more information about appellate referrals, please contact Rachael Federico at [email protected].

Now Recruiting OSB Members for Appellate Practice Section Executive Committee!

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The OSB Appellate Practice Section is currently recruiting OSB members to serve as members-at-large on our 2022 Executive Committee.

The Appellate Practice Section Executive Committee manages the activities of the section. Executive Committee work ranges from planning CLE programs and networking events, producing informational newsletters and other publications, tracking relevant legislation, and developing ways to increase diversity and promote inclusion to improve the practice of law and our ability to serve our community. We work closely with members of the appellate courts and Appellate Commissioner’s Office to bring opportunities for engagement between the bench and bar, assist in the management of the Oregon Appellate Court Pro Bono Program, and publish the Oregon Appellate Almanac.

Member-at-large terms are two years. They begin on January 1, 2023.

If you are interested in serving, please email a 1-2 paragraph statement of interest, including information about your experience and your particular interest in contributing to the Section, to [email protected]. Statements of interest are due by Thursday, December 1.