Class Action Daniel H. Skerritt BA’65, JD’68 of Portland, Ore., has been named one of Oregon’s Top 10 Lawyers by Super Lawyers. A highly respected litigator with more than three decades of experience, Skerritt is a partner at Tonkon Torp LLP, where he represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation. He has also been a tireless advocate for equal access to justice and adequate funding of the judicial branch. Mary K. Hughes JD’73 of Anchorage, Alaska, a member of the Willamette University Board of Trustees, was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the country’s leading voice for higher education governance. She is the first trustee from Willamette to be appointed to the AGB’s board. Since 2002, Hughes has served as a member of the University of Alaska’s Board of Regents and was its chairperson for three years, and is a trustee of the University of Alaska Foundation.
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Roscoe C. Nelson Jr. JD’73 of Portland, Ore., has practiced law
in Portland for many years and has provided free legal services to the poor throughout his career. His family members and friends established the Roscoe C. Nelson Jr. Fund for Pro Bono Law Services to the Poor to honor his work with this vulnerable population, and to help connect volunteer lawyers with low-income people in need of legal services in Multnomah County. The Portland regional office of Legal Aid Services of Oregon recently received a $30,000 grant from the Fund, which is administered by the Oregon Community Foundation. Robert J. Saalfeld JD’74 of Salem, Ore., was named a 2014 Oregon Super Lawyer in the practice area of estate planning. This is the ninth consecutive year Saalfeld has received this honor. Saalfeld is a partner at Saalfeld Griggs PC in Salem. E. Penn Gheen JD’75 of Seattle, Wash., has been named a 2014 Washington Super Lawyer in the practice area of civil litigation defense. Gheen is a partner at Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. Elana L. Turner Graham JD’76 of Las Vegas, Nev., has been sworn in as president of the State Bar of Nevada. She spent a number of years as chief deputy district
attorney for Clark County, where she oversaw the child support division and the collection of millions of dollars in support arrears. Graham currently serves as deputy director of the Southern Nevada Senior Law Program in Las Vegas. She is married to R. Ben Graham JD’68 and is a proud mother and grandmother. Susan M. Hammer JD’76 of Portland, Ore., served as a judge and mediator for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mediation Week held Feb. 7–12, 2014 in Paris. Hammer judged or mediated for students from Bulgaria and Bahrain, Germany and Australia, the United States and New Zealand, Israel and Denmark, Singapore and Canada, Russia and France, Ukraine and The Netherlands. She owns Susan M. Hammer Dispute Resolution Services in Portland. She is a distinguished fellow in the International Academy of Mediators and a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. She serves on the board of trustees at Willamette University.
Jay R. Inslee JD’76 of Olympia, Wash., who is currently serving as governor of the Washington state, received the Friend of the Legal Profession award from the King County Bar Association at its annual dinner on June 18, 2014. He was recognized for his leadership in establishing a moratorium on the death penalty during his term as governor. Rodney K. Norton JD’77 of Lake Oswego, Ore., has been named a 2014 Oregon Super Lawyer in the area of personal injury defense – medical malpractice. Norton is a partner at Hart Wagner LLP in Portland. He previously was the trial attorney for Oregon Health & Science University. Jan K. Kitchell JD’78 of Portland, Ore., has joined Cable Huston as of counsel and a member of the firm’s litigation group. Kitchell brings more than 35 years of trial experience in a wide range of areas to the firm. He focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, will and trust contests and other estate litigation in the Pacific Northwest. He previously was with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt.
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1. Tony L. Swartz JD’12 and Peter J. Berg JD’13 2. June A. Campbell JD’80 and Clifford L. Peterson JD’81 3. WUCL Dean Curtis Bridgeman and Willamette Trustee Lynn E. Ristig JD’85 4. Anne E. Senter JD’95, Lori A. Oliver JD’95, Robert V. Boeshaar JD’95