Members of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation gathered at three events in late November and early December, 2016 with recipients and judges to celebrate our Armonica Grant recipients in Eugene, Portland and Salem. Congratulations to the grant recipients: Jen Penaherrera, Angela Rico, Laura Koistinen, Tessa Copeland, Gabriela Perez-Mendoza, and Bailey Moody. In addition to each receiving $1000.00 for textbook costs, the recipients were matched with Judges Josephine Mooney, Eve Miller, Stacie Beckerman, Adrienne Nelson, Cheryl Pellegrini and Justice Lynn Nakamoto, who will each serve as their respective student’s mentor for a year. … [Read more...] about OWLS Foundation Celebrates the 2016 Armonica Grants Recipients
2016 Armonica Grant Recipients
Congratulations to this year's Armonica Grant recipients: From Lewis & Clark: Tessa Copeland and Laura Koistinen From University of Oregon: Jen Penaherrera and Angela Rico From Willamette: Gabriela Perez-Mendoza and Bailey Moody Each law student recipient receives a monetary grant in the amount of $1,000 and is matched with a mentor judge or attorney. … [Read more...] about 2016 Armonica Grant Recipients
Balancing the Scales: A Feature Documentary Film, October 25, 2016
Balancing the Scales: A Feature Documentary Film will receive a screening at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at World Trade Building 2 Auditorium. Over a period of 20 years, Atlanta lawyer and producer Sharon Rowen interviewed more than 40 women attorneys spanning five generations. Oregon Women Lawyers and Bodyfelt Mount LLP are proud to bring this event to Portland. Join us at the World Trade Center Building 2 auditorium for a social and networking at beginning at 4:30 pm with the film screening followed by Q&A with Sharon Rowen from 5:15 to 6:45. Parking is available in the World Trade Center garage. All proceeds will benefit the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation. Cost is $25 or $10 for students. To register, click here. … [Read more...] about Balancing the Scales: A Feature Documentary Film, October 25, 2016
Congratulations to Raffle Winner Sue Grabe!
At Oregon Women Lawyers’ March 11, 2016 Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner, the OWLS Foundation conducted a raffle of a vacation package to the city of Cortona in the beautiful Tuscany region of Italy. Beatrice Grace, a recipient of two of the Foundation’s grants (see her story on this page) was asked to draw the winning ticket out of a bowl. The winner was former OWLS board member Sue Grabe, Director of Public Affairs at the Oregon State Bar. The vacation package that she won includes accommodations for two in an apartment in the heart of the city for one week, concierge services and other travel arrangements in Italy. The concierge will assist Sue to arrange cooking classes, wine tours, museum passes, car rentals and more, -- all to make the vacation a truly special, customized event! After winning this prize, Sue stated: “I appreciate the work OWLS and the OWLS Foundation does on behalf of women and minorities in the justice system in Oregon. The success of the organization is based on the … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Raffle Winner Sue Grabe!
Beatrice Grace Thanks the OWLS Foundation for Supporting Her Dream
Beatrice Grace, a new lawyer, 2015 UO Law School graduate and proud member of OWLS, is a grateful recipient of two OWLS Foundation grants during her final year of law school — the Armonica Law Student Grant (2014) and the Vernellia Randall Bar Exam Grant (2015) — for the financial relief they brought her family: Last year, my family and I were entering a real crisis. At the end of my last year of law school, the ability to study for the bar presented a huge hurdle. I had no way to pay my bills, my rent. I was looking at having to work 12-hour shifts in the ER while trying to study and raise my two children as a single parent. Not passing the bar was an unthinkable option. It would have been a terrible hardship for my family. We had all worked so hard to get me to this point. I am the first person in my family to go to law school and the first person in my family to get an advanced degree. Now, this last mile seemed for all practical purposes impossible. For the first time, I … [Read more...] about Beatrice Grace Thanks the OWLS Foundation for Supporting Her Dream
OWLS Foundation Congratulates OWLS Awards Recipients!
The Hon. Jill Tanner, Recipient of the Justice Betty Roberts Award: OWLS Foundation is very pleased to congratulate the Hon. Jill Tanner, who received the Justice Betty Roberts Award from Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) on Friday, March 11, 2016. Jill is a Board Member of the OWLS Foundation, a past Board Member of OWLS, past President of the Mary Leonard Law Society (Salem-area chapter of OWLS) and a very active contributor to OWLS, the Oregon State Bar and many other professional and civic organizations. She recently retired from the Oregon Tax Court, where she was the first woman Presiding Magistrate from 2002 to 2015. The Justice Betty Roberts Award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to promoting women in the legal profession and in the community. Jill certainly exemplifies the values and contributions for which Betty Roberts was a role model. We are very proud and gratified to have Jill on the OWLS Foundation Board! Kellie Johnson, Recipient of … [Read more...] about OWLS Foundation Congratulates OWLS Awards Recipients!
OWLS Foundation Celebrates the 2015 Armonica Grants Recipients
The Hon. Jill Tanner of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation gathered on November 19, 2015 with recipients and judges to celebrate our Armonica Grant recipients in Salem, Oregon. Congratulations to the grant recipients: Nena Nolan and Jennifer Streeter. In addition to receiving $1000.00 for textbook costs, these recipients were matched with Judges Cheryl Pellegrini and Lynn Nakamoto who will each serve as their respective student's mentor for a year. Members of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation gathered on November 6, 2015 with recipients and judges to celebrate our Armonica Grant recipients in Portland, Oregon. Congratulations to the grant recipients: Mei Tsai and Christine Bushnell. In addition to receiving $1000.00 for textbook costs, these recipients were matched with Judges Youlee Yim You and Adrienne Nelson who will each serve as their respective student's mentor for a year. Members of the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation gathered in November 2015 with … [Read more...] about OWLS Foundation Celebrates the 2015 Armonica Grants Recipients
OWLS Foundation pledges to be a founding supporter of Marion County CourtCare
The Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation has pledged $10,000 as a founding contributor to the campaign to establish the Marion County CourtCare project. The campaign is being spearheaded by the Mary Leonard Law Society, the Marion County chapter of Oregon Women Lawyers. This project will improve the access to justice for litigants by providing day care for their children during the time the litigants need to appear in court. … [Read more...] about OWLS Foundation pledges to be a founding supporter of Marion County CourtCare
Grant Recipient Pays it Forward
A few thoughts from 2009 Armonica Law Student Grant recipient Jacqueline Alarcón: I have been an attorney since 2011; however, my involvement with OWLS goes back to my second year as a law school student (2008-2009), when I was awarded the Armonica Law Student Grant by the OWLS Foundation. As part of that award, I was to be appointed a judicial mentor and attended the OWLS Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner. I was paired with the Honorable Darleen Ortega who has provided me with invaluable mentorship and has helped define the type of attorney I am and want to be. The Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner is a special event for me as two influential women have been awarded the Mercedes Deiz award, specifically; Armonica Gilford was awarded the Mercedes Deiz award in 1997 and Judge Ortega in 2011. I have served on the OWLS Fall CLE Committee, and the OWLS 25th Anniversary Committee, and currently serve on the OWLS Roberts & Deiz Awards Dinner Committee. In addition to my involvement … [Read more...] about Grant Recipient Pays it Forward
Foundation Board Member Jill Tanner Recognized as “Woman of Achievement”
The OWLS Foundation congratulates Hon. Jill Tanner, who received the Woman of Achievement award from the Oregon Commission of Women on May 2, 2015. At the event, the awards were presented by Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. Several Foundation Board members attended the luncheon. … [Read more...] about Foundation Board Member Jill Tanner Recognized as “Woman of Achievement”
