From a group of outstanding applicants, the following individuals have been selected as recipients of the Armonica Law Student Grant for the academic year 2024-2025: From Lewis and Clark: Juliette Liu, Shannon Reny, and Stevie Riley From University of Oregon: Chelsea Alatriste Martinez, and Andrea Welsh From Willamette: Stephanie Lugo Wistner Each grantee is in the final year of law school. They will receive a monetary award and will be matched with a judge or senior attorney mentor. To learn more about the Armonica Law Student Grant, click here. … [Read more...] about 2024-2025 Armonica Law Student Grant Recipients
Law Students: Keep these Application Periods in Mind!
Armonica Law Student Grant: Applications are accepted from August 1 to September 15 and must be submitted during a student’s final year of law study. Grant recipients are matched with a mentor judge or senior attorney and receive a monetary award of $3,000. To learn more about the grant, click here. Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant: Applications are accepted between August 1 and October 1. Eligible to apply are law student parents with children under the age of 18 who are preparing for the February 2025 Oregon Bar Exam. Recipients will receive a $5,000 monetary award. To learn more about the grant, click here. … [Read more...] about Law Students: Keep these Application Periods in Mind!
MBA Fellow Ethan Smith Selected as LASO Summer Intern
Ethan Smith, a student at University of Oregon School of Law, has been designated the recipient of the OWLS Foundation grant supporting a summer internship at Legal Aid Services of Oregon. Ethan earned his undergraduate degree in history, with minors in pre-law and political science, at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Multnomah Bar Association Fellows Program, providing financial support for a summer internship at Legal Aid Services of Oregon after the Fellow's first year of law school. To learn more about the Fellows Program, click here. For more information about Legal Aid Services of Oregon, click here. … [Read more...] about MBA Fellow Ethan Smith Selected as LASO Summer Intern
Amanda Ray and Camille Sakamoto Named as Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant Recipients
Two Lewis & Clark law students in their final year of study have been named as recipients of the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant. Amanda Ray and Camille Sakamoto will be sitting for the July Oregon State Bar exam. This grant is reserved for law student parents of young children, who face special challenges in juggling childcare with bar preparation. To learn more about the grant, click here. … [Read more...] about Amanda Ray and Camille Sakamoto Named as Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant Recipients
Karla E. Márquez de Gaab Receives the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant
We are pleased to announce that Karla E. Márquez de Gaab, a law student in her final year at Lewis & Clark, has been named a recipient of the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant. Karla plans to sit for the February 2024 Oregon Bar Exam. To learn more about the grant, click here. … [Read more...] about Karla E. Márquez de Gaab Receives the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant
2023-24 Armonica Grantees Named
From a field of many outstanding candidates, we are delighted to report that six students in their final year of study at Oregon law schools will receive our Armonica Law Student Grant. In addition to a modest stipend, the students have been matched with a mentor judge. This year's grantees are Jennifer Melikian and Heather Spencer (Lewis & Clark), Gioia Fisk and Antonio Tellez Santaella (Willamette), and Misty Nichols and Danielle Riege (University of Oregon). The mentor pairings are as follows: Antonio Tellez Santaella & Judge Ramón Pagán Danielle Riege & Judge Angela Lucero Jennifer Melikian & Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai Gioia Fisk & Judge Katherine Tennyson (Ret.) Heather Spencer & Judge Jacqueline Alarcón Misty Nichols & Judge Cheryl Albrecht … [Read more...] about 2023-24 Armonica Grantees Named
Aruna Masih Appointed to Oregon Supreme Court
We are delighted that board member and former OWLS Foundation president Aruna Masih has been appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by Governor Tina Kotek. To read more about the appointment, click here. … [Read more...] about Aruna Masih Appointed to Oregon Supreme Court
MBA Fellow Kevin Arturo Gomezlizarraga Selected as 2023 LASO Summer Intern
Kevin Arturo Gomezlizarraga, who is completing his first year of study at University of Oregon School of Law, has been designated the recipient of the OWLS Foundation grant supporting a summer internship at Legal Aid Services of Oregon. Kevin is a reserve officer in the United State Marine Corps. His undergraduate studies in Political Science were at Mesa College, San Diego, and University of California San Diego. He hopes to use his education and experience for the betterment of vulnerable populations who need a voice that understands their plights. Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Multnomah Bar Association Fellows Program providing financial support for a summer internship after the Fellow’s first year of law school. To learn more about the Fellows Program, click here. For more information about Legal Aid Services of Oregon, click here. … [Read more...] about MBA Fellow Kevin Arturo Gomezlizarraga Selected as 2023 LASO Summer Intern
Anne Holt is the Recipient of the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant
University of Oregon Law student Anne Holt is the latest recipient of the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant. Anne will be sitting for the July 2023 Oregon bar exam. … [Read more...] about Anne Holt is the Recipient of the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant
2022-23 Armonica Law Student Grantees
Congratulations to those students who are recipients of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation’s Armonica Law Student Grant for the 2022-23 academic year! They are Leona Yazdidoust of Lewis & Clark, and Mai Lani Moua, and Shiri Salehin from University of Oregon. Each grantee has been matched with a mentor and will receive a monetary award of $2,000 for law school expenses. Volunteer mentors for the 2022-23 academic year are Justice Rebecca Duncan of the Oregon Supreme Court, Judge Amy Baggio of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and Judge Debra Velure of the Lane County Circuit Court. The Armonica Law Student Grant is named for the late Armonica Gilford, an active board member of Oregon Women Lawyers and the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation, and a treasured member of the wider legal community. To learn more about Armonica click here. Applicants for the grant must be in their final year of legal studies at an Oregon law school. Applications for the 2023 grants will be accepted … [Read more...] about 2022-23 Armonica Law Student Grantees
