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OCDLA committees are volunteer driven and are always looking for new, interested members. Contact the committee chairs below if you would like to become involved.


Amicus Curiae

Rankin Johnson, Chair | Portland | Email
Trial Lawyer Seat: Spencer Hahn | Email
Rebecca Davis | Eugene | Email
Laura Graser | Portland | Email
Rosalind Lee | Eugene | Email
go Amicus Curiae Guidlines

Capital Defenders

Dennis Balske, Co-Chair | Portland | Email
Richard Wolfe, Co-Chair | Portland | Email
Matt Rubenstein, Co-Chair | Portland | Email
go Go to the Capital Defenders page

Education

Ryan Scott, Chair | Portland | Email
Dawn Andrews, Board Liaison | Portland | Email
Alexander Bassos | Portland | Email
Paul Beneke | Medford | Email
Leland Berger | Portland | Email
David Ferry | Salem | Email
Laura Fine | Eugene | Email
Peter Gorn | Medford | Email
DeAnna Horne | Portland | Email
Christopher Howard | Portland | Email
Celia Howes | Portland | Email
Michael Levine | Portland | Email
Paul Levy | Salem | Email
Lisa Ludwig | Portland | Email
Shaun McCrea | Eugene | Email
David McDonald | Portland | Email
Ronald Miller | Vancouver | Email
Richard Oberdorfer | Portland | Email
Diane Rader Riggs | Portland | Email
Susan Elizabeth Reese | Portland | Email
Steven Sherlag | Portland | Email
Martha Spinhirne | Portland | Email
Ingrid Swenson | Salem | Email
Elizabeth Wakefield | Portland | Email

Juvenile Law

Karen Stenard, Co-Chair | Eugene | Email
Tahra Sinks, Co-Chair | Salem | Email
Katherine Berger | Portland | Email
Tom Crabtree | Bend | Email
Morgen Daniels | Pendleton | Email
Kevin Ellis | Portland | Email
Paul Levy | Salem | Email
Julie McFarlane | Portland | Email
Ingrid Swenson | Salem | Email

Law School Outreach

Dawn Andrews, Portland | Portland | Email
Paul Beneke, Medford | Email
Tahra Sinks | Salem | Email

Legislative

Robert Homan, Chair | Eugene | Email
Marie Desmond, Board Liaison | Eugene | Email
Gail Meyer, OCDLA Substantive Issues Lobbyist | Salem | Email
James Arneson | Roseburg | Email
Kathryn Aylward | Salem | Email
Katherine Berger | Portland | Email
Leland Berger | Portland | Email
Ann Christian | Vancouver | Email
John Connors | Portland | Email
Rebecca Duncan | Salem | Email
Amy Elkanich | Portland | Email
Alex Hamalian | Portland | Email
Gregory Hazarabedian | Eugene | Email
DeAnna Horne | Portland | Email
Paul Levy | Salem | Email
Denny Maison | Stayton | Email
Shaun McCrea | Eugene | Email
David McDonald | Portland | Email
Robert Raischio | The Dalles | Email
Susan Elizabeth Reese | Portland | Email
Ross Shepard | Eugene | Email
Matthew Shields | Medford | Email
Robert Suchy | McMinnville | Email
Ingrid Swenson | Salem | Email
Bear Wilner-Nugent | Portland | Email
Cate Wollam | Portland | Email
go Go to the Legislative Action page

Women in Criminal Defense

Cate Wollam, Chair and Board Liaison | Portland | Email
Maurisa Gates | Portland | Email

PAC Committee

This political action committee is separate from OCDLA. There is no chair for this committee. Contact OCDLA for information.
James Arneson | Roseburg | Email
Ann Christian | Vancouver | Email
Mark Cross | Oregon City | Email
Greg Hazarabedian | Eugene | Email
Gail Meyer | Portland | Email
Mark Nelson | Salem | Email
Lindsay Partridge | Salem | Email
John Potter | Eugene | Email

Victims’ Rights Committee

David McDonald, Chair | Portland | Email
Greg Hazarabedian | Eugene | Email
Shaun McCrea | Eugene | Email
Yonit Sharaby | Portland | Email
Tahra Sinks | Salem | Email

Website Committee

Erik Bucher | Portland | Email
John Lamborn | Burns | Email