OLSPIF History
In the early 1990s, a group of law students joined a growing movement nationwide to raise funds so that their peers could accept public service summer employment that otherwise would be unpaid. At Oregon Law, the first Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund Annual Auction began in 1994 sparking a long and successful tradition of spirited fundraising. With strong student, faculty, and community support, the OLSPIF Annual Auction enjoys a rich history of success with Oregon Law students dedicating thousands of hours working in service positions. In 1996, Professor Tom Lininger began his incomparable service as OLSPIF Emcee and Auctioneer, elevating the auction’s success to new heights.
In 2010, OLSPIF made a strategic decisions to take its fundraising to the next level by moving the auction off campus, to the Eugene Country Club to encourage greater participation by the local bar and alumni. This decision has resulted in two record-breaking fundraising years and has seen a resurgence in attorney participation in the OLSPIF auction. In 2011, OLSPIF issued a record 15 stipends, and in 2012, a record 16 stipends. We anticipate continued expansion of the auction and attorney participation!
See where past stipend recipients have worked
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2012
Robert Davis
Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
Eugene, OR
Lauren Eldridge
American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Basil El-Ghazzawy
Civil Liberties Defense Center
Eugene, OR
Laura Fishman
Center for Families, Children & the Courts
San Francisco, CA
Lindsay Gaesser
Center for Biological Diversity
San Francisco, CA
Allison Knight
Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Defender
Sacramento, CA
Martie McQuain
Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
Eugene, OR
Ariel Nelson
Multnomah Defenders Inc.
Portland, OR
Colleen O’Malley
Children’s Law Center of California
Los Angeles, CA
Emma Pelkey
California Department of Justice, Employment and Administrative Mandate
Oakland, CA
Amanda Schuft
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
Portland, OR
Adam Walters
Trustees for Alaska
Anchorage, AK
Shira Zucker
San Francisco Public Defender, Juvenile Unit
San Francisco, CA
2011
Aila Hoss
Lane Coalition for Healthy Active Youth
Eugene, OR
Emily Sitton
Farmworker Program
Oregon Law Center
Portland, OR
Joseph Matuk
Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District
San Diego, CA
Elizabeth Brown
Our Children’s Trust
Eugene, OR
Allison Folks
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
Portland, OR
Jonathan Patterson
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
Portland, OR
Devin Visciano
U.S. Department of Justice
Juneau, AK
Brittany Mahugh
Attorney General of Washington
Olympia, WA
Vannia Glasinovic-Hindery
Centro Latino Americano
Eugene, OR
Kasia Mlynski
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
Portland, OR
Rachael Lipinski
Josephine County Circuit Court
Grants Pass, OR
Diva Lucille Jones
The Alliance for Children’s Rights
Los Angeles, CA
Galen Carrico
Washoe County Public Defender
Reno, NV
Sarah Hays
National Crime Victim Law Institute
Portland, OR
Chelsea Ray
Municipality of Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
2010
Allison Folks
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services (CCILS)
Shelley Aschenbrenner
Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
Holly Hayman
Oregon “AFSCME” American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Bridget Budbill
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights (Washington, D.C.)
Brent Wilkins
Western Environmental Law Center
Lauren Marie Fleming
National Center for Lesbian Rights (San Francisco)
Cassandra Champion
Civil Liberties Defense Center
2009
2008
Sandy Weintraub
Alaksa Legal Services
Christina Stephenson Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City
Maureen McGee Crag Law Center, Portland
Channa France Federal Public Defender, Medford
Sandy Kozlowski Juvenile Rights Project, Portland
Danielle Smith Lane County Legal Aid, Eugene
Joe Lear Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees, Portland
David Sherbo-Huggins
TeamChild, Seattle
Alison Torbitt
U.S. Department of Justice, Natural Resources Division, Sacramento
2007
Christina Davis
Friends of the San Juan, Friday Harbor, Wash.
Amber Munger
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, Joseph, Ore.
Kevin Stout
Lane County Legal Aid, Eugene
Betsy Bridge
National Wildlife Federation, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Lauren Trent
Northwest Women’s Law Center, Seattle
Jeff Richards
Oregon Clean Water Action Project, Eugene
Yaju Dharmarajah
Oregon Public Defender’s Office, Corvallis
Kaci Callahan
Washington Protection and Advocacy System, Seattle
Stefanie Herrington Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene
John-Michael Partesotti
Window Rock DNA Legal Services, Window Rock, Ariz.
Jordan Bates
Youth Law Center, San Francisco
2006
Kate Symes
Alaska Public Defender Agency, Anchorage
Jolene Goodnight
Cascade Resources Advocacy Group, Portland
Greg Reinert
Goal One Coalition, Eugene
Katherine Krauel
Harney County District Attorney’s Office, Burns, Ore.
Pete Henkle
Lane County Law and Advocacy Center, Eugene
Amber Moser
Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, Portland
Anne Abbott
Northwest Justice Project, Olympia, Wash.
Lucy Caudill
Northwest Justice Project, Vancouver, Wash.
Alyssa Johl
U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C.
2005
Matthew Ellis
Alaska Public Defender Agency, Anchorage
Suzanne Piluso
Cascade Resources Advocacy Group, Portland
Becki Kammerling
Cascadia Wildlands Project, Eugene
Ela Orenstein
Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, Atlanta
Sarah Peters
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Portland
Patricia Bradwell
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Legal Assistance Project
Ryan Casey
Rodnik Legal Center, Moscow, Russia
Mary Morgan West
Seattle Community Law Center
Brianna Tindall
Sierra Club, San Francisco
Danielle Lordi
Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Hillsboro, Ore.
Andrew Orahoske Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene
2004
Dan Kruse
Cascadia Wildlands Project, Eugene
Jonathan Evans
Center for Biological Diversity, Oakland, Calif.
David Skillman
Community Justice Project, Pittsburgh
Erin Ganahl
Environmental Advocates, San Francisco
Zack Mazer
Environmental Defense Center, Santa Barbara
Emmett Soper
Human Rights First, Washington, D.C.
David Eisenberg and Lacy Westfall
Lane County Law and Advocacy Center, Eugene
Kate Drewry
The Nature Conservancy, Portland
Cheri Brooks
Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C.
Daniel Galpern
Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene
Jesse Elison
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Boise
2003
John Lohuis and Kyoko Wyse
Alaksa Legal Services, Anchorage
Naomi Melver and James Wolverton
Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment, San Francisco
Tina Ching
Domestic Violence Clinic, Eugene
Michael Harris
Multnomah Defenders Inc., Portland
Julie Meyer
Oregon Law Center Farmworker Office, Woodburn, Ore.
Alison Petri
Oregon Law Center, Portland
Katie Chamberlain
Public Defender, San Francisco
Josh Knight
Southern Oregon Public Defender, Medford
2002
Annie Mortland
Oregon Law Center, Portland
Shannon Green
Washington State Association of Counties, Olympia
Kenny Kennedy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions, Washington, D.C.
Shannon Sivell
Lane County Law and Advocacy Center, Eugene
Rachel Warner
Environmental Law Service, Czechoslovakia
Jeremy Arey
Souther Utah Wilderness Alliance, Salt Lake City
Alice Baker
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Boston
2001
Jeff Kuyper
Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, Boise
Kassandra Brown
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D.C.
David Pebworth and Jason Ramey
Lane County Law and Advocacy Center, Eugene
2000
Kori LaPoint
Refugee and Immigration Services, Roanoke, Virginia
Racheal Egan
Metropolitan Public Defender’s Office, Portland
Kristin Olson
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations, Seattle
Robert Karmin
Bahr & Stotter, Eugene
Aimee Lobo-Berg
Oregon Law Center, Portland
Robert Matthews
ELAW, Eugene
1999
Judy Yablonski
Oregon Legal Aid Services, Albany
Brett Paben
Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson
Elisa Swanson
California Rural Legal Assistance, San Francisco
Megan Haynes Oregon Legal Services Corporation, Hillsboro
Sara Collins
Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Portland
Lisa Ellis
Children’s Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.
Jeannie Salyer
Public Defender’s Office, Seattle
1998
Michelle Haley
Lake Superior Binational Forum, Marquette, Mich.
Janine Rynczak
Health Law Advocates, Boston
Joe Serres
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Williams, Ore.
Kimberly Bulkley
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Kazakhstan
Rebecca Ledwith
Redress, London
Kelly Matheson
Trustees for Alaska, Anchorage
Brent Newell
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation’s Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment, San Francisco
