Emily Templeton Receives 2023 YLS Rookie of the Year Award

by Wilson Jarrell YLS Board

The MBA Young Lawyers Section is proud to recognize Emily Templeton as one of its recipients of the YLS Rookie of the Year award for outstanding contributions during the 2022-23 committee year. During her first year on the YLS Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee, Emily served as the co-chair on the Outreach Subcommittee. In this role, she secured high-profile speakers for the Winter and Spring CLE Series, increasing attendance and participation. The YLS looks forward to her continuing leadership on this committee in the upcoming year.

Emily received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Portland State University in 2017 and her JD from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2021. She began working at OlsonDaines in their consumer protection section as a law clerk and joined the section as an associate in 2022.

with deep compassion. She maintains composure, speaks with integrity, and consistently showcases an even temper in court. Her fresh knowledge, youthful approach and innovative mindset make her an exemplary attorney. Emily endures a multitude of challenging experiences, while gracefully and valiantly representing the role of one of the best newcomers in Multnomah County.”

Emily Templeton

In addition to the extensive energy Caulin puts into the YLS Pro Bono Committee, he also works as an associate in Stoel Rives’ Real Estate group. Along with his experience drafting general real estate transactional documents, including purchase and sale agreements and lease agreements, Caulin focuses his practice on renewable energy projects, timber transactions, and agricultural transactions.

Caulin served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Rives Kistler of the Oregon Supreme Court and to the Honorable Jolie Russo of the US District Court for the District of Oregon before graduating from the University of Oregon School of Law. Somehow, he has also managed to fit in being a coach on the Jefferson High School Mock Trial Team. Before legal life, Caulin graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in economics and worked in an intensive care unit in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a health unit coordinator.

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Holli Parulski, a former client, says: “Emily is tenacious, spirited, genuine, and sophisticated in her approach to law. Her ability to navigate and willfully advocate on behalf of clients is a muchneeded addition to humanity. She supported and represented my best interests in the courtroom

April Fredrickson, with Miller Nash LLP, first met Emily as opposing counsel when Emily was still a certified law clerk. Ms. Fredrickson says: “What I really appreciated about working with Emily is that she was a strong advocate for her client, she was pleasant and cordial to opposing counsel, and more importantly, she was curious, not afraid to ask questions, and candid when she made a mistake. Not all lawyers have these qualities and I think they will suit her well as she decides what kind of lawyer she wants to be.”

Kim Sordyl, a local civil rights attorney, says: “I had the pleasure to observe Emily at oral argument over a complex motion to dismiss in a high-profile case. Emily argued for the plaintiff against a partner and won. She