Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

In the context of the exhibit Lawyers without Rights - The Fate of Jewish Lawyers in Germany after 1933, lawyer Steven T. Wax will talk about current issues of concern in the Criminial Justice System, including an assessment of just and unjust laws, and the importance of the 6th Amendment.

Wax is a Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon in Portland, Oregon.  He is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Wax earned a B.A. cum laude from Colgate University in 1970 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1974.  He has been a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1983 and is also a member of the New York State Bar.  His most recent book was Kafka comes to America - FIghting for Justice in the War on Terror, A Public Defender's Inside Account.

No registration required. CLE Credit application is pending.

Please join us for our monthly luncheon on Thursday, October 18, 2012.  We will be privileged to hear from The Honorable Magistrate Paul Papak. We hope to see you all there!
Please RSVP and specify either vegetarian or meat lunch to Connie VanCleave, connie.vancleave@millernash.com, or (503) 205-2304.  You may pay online by clicking on the PayPal link below, or you may send a check, payable to the FBA, to FBA Oregon Chapter, c/o Connie VanCleave, 3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower, 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon  97204.

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Be a part of the dialogue and come join the discussion to consider hate speech in America today. Featuring:

• U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon kicking off the discussion by highlighting the issues raised in the provacative new book by Professor Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech, which compares the U.S. with other countires.
• Civic leaders commenting on their experiences with hate speech in Oregon.
• Participants contributing to the discussion at their tables using a recommended "civil dialogue" process.
• View exhibit of Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich by the German Federal Bar and the American Bar Association. The exhibit is touring the U.S. and ends in Portland on November 8, 2012.

Before 5pm: Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich exhibit, 1st floor lobby
4:30-5:30pm: complimentary appetizers, 2nd floor, Jury Assembly Room
5:30-7:30pm: Should Hate Sppech Be Protected? presentation and discussion, 2nd floor, Jury Aseembly Room

Partnering to bring this event to Oregonians are Classroom Law Project, Oregon State Bar, United States District Court, Lewis & Clark Law School, and library associations. This public forum is conducted with "Civility and Free Expression in a Constitutional Democracy - A National Dialogue," a nationwide initiative of the American Bar Association Division for Public Education and is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities' "Bridging Cultures" project.

The newest issue of For the District of Oregon is now available in the Newsletter section of this website.  Articles in this edition include:

• Things That I Learned During My First Year on the Bench That I Wish I Had Known as a Trial Lawyer;
• The President's Column;
• The Ashmanskas Trivia Box;
• Congress Seeks to Simplify Removal and Venue Rules with New Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act;
• From Unemployed to Associate: Tips for Navigating Protland's Job Market;
• Oregon FBA Board Members Attend the 2012 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; and
• District of Oregon Tackles Personal Jurisdiction Involving Trademark Infringement on the Internet (Again) in L&A Designs, LLC v. XTreme ATVs, Inc.

Read these along with FBA announcements in the newest issues of For the District of Oregon.

The newest issue of For the District of Oregon is now available in the Newsletter section of this website.  Articles in this edition include:

Please join us for our first luncheon of the fall, Thursday, September 20, 2012.  We will be fortunate to hear from The Honorable Susan P. Graber, circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Judge Graber previously served as an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, and on the Oregon Court of Appeals.

We hope to see you all there!
Please RSVP and specify either vegetarian or meat lunch to Connie VanCleave, connie.vancleave@millernash.com, or (503) 205-2304.  You may pay online by clicking on the PayPal link below, or you may send a check, payable to the FBA, to FBA Oregon Chapter, c/o Connie VanCleave, 3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower, 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon  97204.
MEMBERS REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE HERE:
(Please include your full name in the note section when you pay through PayPal.)
NONMEMBERS REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE HERE:
(Please include your full name in the note section when you pay through PayPal.)

The Federal Bar Association, Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section, & Oregon Chapter of the National Bar Association present Litigating Section 1983 Civil Rights Cases: Current Issues & Trends, generously sponsored by Barran Liebman LLP, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, and Stoel Rives LLP.

Do you represent plaintiffs or defend public employers in Section 1983 litigation? Are you interested in learning more about Section 1983 litigation? What are the most recent developments in civil rights law? How does law enforcement respond to encounters with mentally ill individuals?

This seminar offers a dynamic panel of speakers who will explore a range of hot topics in civil rights litigation, including racial and religious profiling, Section 1983 employment claims, recent developments in civil rights law, and petitions for attorney fees. Our panel of federal judges, including Judges Brown, Mosman and Clarke, will share their experiences and suggestions relating to Section 1983 litigation. Judge Coffin will discuss warrantless searches of electronic devices. Our mental health panel will share their experiences in advocating for disabled clients, mental health care provided to incarcerated persons, and law enforcement's interactions with persons suffering from mental illness.

If your practice includes Section 1983 litigation, you won't want to miss this CLE.

State or Federally issued Photo Identification is required for entry into the Courthouse.

While the billing address must match the one related to your credit card, please enter the name of the attendee on the PayPal form, not the name of the cardholder. Thank you.

For regular admission, Register and Pay Online Here:

Attorneys making $50,000 or less, Register and Pay Online Here: Unemployed attorneys, Register and Pay Online Here:

To view the schedule of Topics and Speakers, click the attachment. Attendees will be provided further instruction on how to download the CLE materials electronically in the near future.

The Federal Courthouse Connection is THIS FRIDAY, June 15, at noon at the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland.

Please join the federal judges and OWLS for this fun, informal networking event. The first 100 attendees get lunch on the house. And Judge Aiken is probiding ice cream!

You are encouraged to bring mentees, law students and colleagues. Make sure to leave time to go through security (bring your ID).

If you have not yet RSVPed, please email celene@oregonwomenlawyers.org right away if you're attending. Let us know how many will be in your party.

This event is sponsored by Oregon Women Lawyers.

Join us on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 4:30PM for a reception in memory of Nancy Bergeson and a celebration of defense attorneys. At 5:30PM, the second annual Nancy Bergeson Ardent Advocate Lecture - Remembering Defense Basics: Building Trust and Humanizing Our Clients will begin with speaker Colleen Scissors. The lecture with adjourn at 6:30PM, but please stay for more food, talk and libations.

Register by July 1, 2012. For more information, go to: http://www.ocdla.org/seminars/shop-seminar-2012-ardentadvocate.shtml

The event is sponsored by Pacific Northwest Law, LLP, the Federal Bar Association, Federal Public Defender, U.S. District Court Attorney Admissions Fund and OCDLA.

Join us for a picnic at Judge Leavy's farm on Sunday, August 5, 2012. More information will come.