Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation awarded four Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant to third year law students who will take the Oregon bar exam in July. Among the receipients are Laura Forester, who will graduate from Lewis & Clark Law School in May, who is the single custodial parent of two children, ages 3 and 5 years old; and Darin J. Dooley, who will graduate from Willamette University College of Law in May, who is the single custodial parent of two children, ages 8 and 10. In addition, the Foundation awarded the bar exam grant to another graduating student from Willamette, who is a single parent to a 5 year old son, and to a University of Oregon School of Law graduating student, who is the single parent to a 16 year old daughter. … [Read more...] about Foundation Awards Four Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grants
Foundation Hosts Another Successful Silent Auction
As part of the OWLS Roberts-Deiz Dinner, the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation once again hosted its annual auction on March 19, 2007, raising a record amount of more than $20,000. The great success of the auction is attributed to a wonderful auction committee and the more than 150 donors who contributed items including artwork, entertainment tickets, weekend trips, and many baskets of special gifts. This year’s auction committee was co-chaired by Foundation Board members Libby Davis and Yumi O’Neil. The list of top donors includes Hon. Betty Roberts, Dady Blake, Roscoe C. Nelson, Dan Christopher Photography, Wachovia Securities, Steve Gotter, Lewis & Clark Law School, Becker Capital Management Inc., Deloitte & Touche, Kathryn Jackson, Williams Love O’Leary Craine & Powers and Karen Story. Each donation received was very important, and the Foundation would like to sincerely thank each donor for contributing. … [Read more...] about Foundation Hosts Another Successful Silent Auction
2007 – Foundation Makes Annual Grants
Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation has awarded its annual grants to several organizations which advance the Foundation’s mission to promote greater access to the justice system for women and minorities. Volunteers of America (Multnomah County CourtCare), CASA for Children, Portland Women’s Crisis Line, and St. Andrew Legal Clinic each received a significant grant from the Foundation in 2006. The Foundation also awarded the Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant to two third year law students who will take the Oregon bar exam in February. Anne Marie Clark, a Lewis & Clark Law School student, is the single parent of three children and has balanced law school with her significant parenting responsibilities. Samantha Copeland, a Willamette College of Law student, is also a single parent to an 8 year old child. The Foundation board congratulates these two deserving students on their success in law school and encourages them to do all they can in their careers to advance the interests of women and … [Read more...] about 2007 – Foundation Makes Annual Grants
