Category Archives: CLE
Save the Date! Oct 18, Annual Meeting / Fall CLE / Social
UPDATE: Last Chance to Register — May 19 CLE, Day with Oregon Appellate Courts — Reminder and Topics List
APS “Brown Bag” CLE – February 11, 2015
What Just Happened?
A Review of Significant 2014 Oregon Appellate Decisions
The OSB Appellate Practice Section is holding a brown bag CLE (1.5 CLE credits pending approval) on Wednesday, February 11, noon-1:30 p.m., in downtown Portland.
This panel on important 2014 decisions from our state appellate courts will feature Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau, Court of Appeals Judge Erika Hadlock, Oregon Solicitor General Anna Joyce, and Willamette Law Professor Jeff Dobbins. Section chair Robyn Aoyagi will moderate. The speakers will identify and discuss key decisions from both appellate courts, covering a range of topics.
Where: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland.
When: Wednesday, February 11, from 12:00p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments: Cookies, coffee and water provided. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Credits: 1.5 general MCLE credits (pending).
Cost: $20 for Appellate Section members and $25 for nonmembers.
To register, print this message, fill in the name and bar number of the person attending, and send it with a check for $20 (Appellate Practice Section members) or $25 (nonmembers), payable to “Oregon State Bar,” to: Sara Kobak at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland, OR 97204.
This CLE is always popular, so register early if possible!
Name of person attending:
_________________________________________________________________
Bar number: ______________________________
Appellate Practice Section member (yes or no): ____________
Questions? Email: jona.j.maukonen@doj.state.or.us
Appellate Practice Section Annual Social and CLE!
The section invites you to its annual social event at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland! The section will offer a short one-hour CLE, followed by a reception.
What: Appellate Practice Section’s Annual Social and CLE!
When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, 4-6:30 p.m.
Where: Sentinel Hotel (formerly The Governor Hotel)
614 SW 11th Ave
614 SW 11th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205
Please register below. We hope to see you there!
- State of the Courts address;
- A farewell to retiring Judge Wollheim;
- An introduction to Court of Appeals Judge-to-be Meagan Flynn; and
- Updates from appellate court staff.
The social (5-6:30 p.m.) includes a bar hosted by Tonkon Torp LLP and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC.
The social is free and the CLE costs only $15 (fee waived for judges and judicial clerks)
Please RSVP with your name, bar number and a check for the CLE fee payable to “Oregon State Bar.”to:
Sara Kobak
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC
1211 SW Fifth Ave., Ste. 1900
1211 SW Fifth Ave., Ste. 1900
Portland, OR 97204
If you are attending the social only (which is free), or if you are a judge or judicial clerk (no fee due), please RSVP by email to skobak@schwabe.com.
American Constitution Society Event!
The Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview. Please join the society to hear a distinguished panel dissect the United States Supreme Court’s decisions from this past term, debate the direction of the Court in the upcoming term, and provide their views on what the that means to lawyers and lay people alike.
What: U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview
When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Perkins Coie
Where: Perkins Coie
1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor
Portland, Oregon
Please RSVP here.
Featuring:
Scott L. Nelson, Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group
Mr. Nelson, a litigation attorney specializing in civil appellate practice, brings experience practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court. His clients have included a former President of the United States, a sitting United States District Judge, the American Bar Association, and the American Historical Association.
Paula Abrams, Edward Brunet Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Professor Abrams worked in Washington, D.C., for the Executive Office of the President, Council on Wage and Price Stability, and later as an attorney for the Office of Legal and Enforcement Counsel at the Environmental Protection Agency. Her primary research areas are in constitutional law and her recent scholarship focuses on reproductive rights and population policy.
Scott A. Shorr, Attorney and Managing Shareholder, Stoll Berne
Mr. Shorr is a trial and appellate attorney who handles a variety of complex business, securities and class action litigation. Scott was the arguing counsel before the United States Supreme Court in GEICO General Ins. Co. v. Edo and Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Burr.
The event will be moderated by Jay Austin, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute.
1.5 hours of CLE credit is pending.
What Just Happened? A Review of Significant 2013 Appellate Decisions
The OSB Appellate Practice Section presents a brown bag CLE on Thursday, February 13, 2014, from noon-1:30 p.m., at Tonkon Torp LLP, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204 .
This panel on important 2013 appellate decisions will feature Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler, Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Duncan, Oregon Solicitor General Anna Joyce, and Willamette Law Professor Jeff Dobbins. The speakers will identify and discuss key decisions covering a range of topics.
Location: Tonkon Torp LLP, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204
Refreshments: Cookies and drinks provided, and please feel free to bring your lunch.
Cost: $15 for Appellate Section members and $20 for non-members. Free for judges and court staff.
1.5 general MCLE credits
To register, fill in the name and bar number of the person attending, and send with a check for $15 (Appellate Section members) or $20 (non-members), payable to “Oregon State Bar,” or with no payment (judges and court staff) to: Robyn Ridler Aoyagi, Tonkon Torp, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204.
For call-in information email robyn.aoyagi@tonkon.com
Questions? Email: robyn.aoyagi@tonkon.com or jona.j.maukonen@doj.state.or.us
Appellate Practice Section’s Annual Bench/Bar CLE and Social
Join your colleagues and Oregon’s appellate judges at Bridgeport Brewery for the Appellate Practice Section’s Annual Bench/Bar CLE and Social.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Bridgeport Brewing
1313 NW Marshall, Portland, Oregon
4:15-5:15 CLE: The Appellate Commissioner’s Role and Changes at the Court of Appeals.
Featuring: Honorable Rick Haselton, Chief Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals and
James W. Nass, Appellate Commissioner, Oregon Court of Appeals
5:15-7:15 – Appetizers and Beverages.
Featuring: Beer and wine generously hosted by Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt and Tonkon Torp, LLP
Registration details below:
Register by October 18, 2013
Mail registration form and check for $25 payable to Oregon State Bar to:
Meagan Flynn
1200 NW Naito Pkwy, suite 690
Portland, OR 97209
Sign me up for the Appellate Practice Section CLE & Social on October 28, 2013!
Name: _________________________________________
OSB#: ____________________________________
If you have questions, contact Meagan Flynn meaganf@pbandf.com
U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW AND PREVIEW
Presented Jointly by
and
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Standard Insurance
900 SW Fifth Avenue Basement Auditorium
Portland, OR
Featuring:
- Jeffrey C. Dobbins, Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law; Former Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
- William Funk, Robert E. Jones Professor of Advocacy and Ethics, Lewis & Clark Law School; Author,Introduction to American Constitutional Structure
- Scott L. Nelson, Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group; Former Law Clerk to Justice Byron R. White; Supreme Court Practitioner
And moderated by:
- Jay Austin, Senior Attorney and Director, Endangered Environmental Laws Program, Environmental Law Institute; Board Member, Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Please join us to hear our distinguished panel dissect the Court’s decisions from this past term, debate the direction of the Court in the upcoming term, and provide their views on what this means to lawyers and lay people alike. Scott L. Nelson, a litigation attorney specializing in civil appellate practice, brings experience practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Jeffrey C. Dobbins has taught Federal Courts and Appellate Procedure at Willamette University’s College of Law for seven years and has published several articles on those subjects. William Funk has written and lectured extensively on the structure of the Constitution. This panel will be moderated by Jay Austin.
RSVP here
CLE credit of 2.0 hours is pending.
Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
Telecommute to the February 28, 2013 CLE!
People outside the Portland area who wish to listen-in on the section’s February 28, 2013 Brown Bag CLE program may do so by telephone. If you are interested in registering as a call-in listener, please contact Derek Green for details at (503) 778-5264.