Section Meetings & Continuing Legal Education
Executive Committee
Monthly Meetings
The Executive Committee meets the third Tuesday of every month (except December) at noon in the offices of the Oregon State Bar in Tigard, Oregon. The executive committee meetings are open to the public.
Effective March 12, 2020, until further notice, the monthly meetings of the executive meeting are by telephone/Zoom only while Covid-19 restrictions are in effect. Contact Chair Leah Watson or Secretary Leslie Nelson if you would like to participate.
Annual Meeting Information
The Section’s annual meeting is held in November, just before the November Executive Committee meeting. The annual meeting is open to the public. The 2022 Annual Meeting will be held near November 15, 2022, starting at 12 noon. The meeting will be via Zoom. Details to follow or contact Secretary Leslie Nelson for details.
During the annual meeting, nominations will be made for next year’s Executive Committee positions. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor.
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At the December 2022 Annual Meeting, section members will vote for the following positions:
Officers with terms ending December 31, 2023
Chair: Ryan Adams
Chair-Elect: Leslie Nelson
Past-Chair: Leah Eccles Watson
Treasurer: Ross Neher
Secretary: Jaimie Fender
Elected Members-at-Large to the Executive Committee with terms ending December 31, 2024
Michael Hajarizadeh
Michael Curtis
Daniel O Schmidt
Mark Ronning
Joel W Stevens
Members previously elected to the executive committee and continuing through December 31, 2023, include: Tracy Connor and Trevor Caldwell
Fiscal Information
The Section’s fund balance as of November 30, 2022, was $3,413. All Section financial statements can be found at here
Continuing Legal Education Classes
Upcoming Events:
See the Events page
Past Events:
Serving Justice Involved Veterans
July 20, 2021
Presenter – Michael Hajarizadeh – the Director of the Veteran’s Defense Resource Center
Learn about:
PTSD
DD 2-14s
SF-180s
Other issues that will help you represent veterans involved in the criminal justice system
Representing Veterans and Their Families—VA Accreditation
October 27, 2020
Speaker – Mary Markovich.
Topics: Representing before the VA, Veterans Health Administration, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, Claims procedure, Appeals procedure, VA accredited agents and attorneys duties.
Justice Involved Veterans
November 10, 2020 (a virtual CLE)
COVID Update—Eviction Moratorium, Employment/Unemployment Law, and VA Update
September 14, 2020
Eviction moratorium, Employment/unemployment update and VA benefits update. Speakers were Juhi Aggarwal, Heather St. Clair and Renaye Murphy.
Veteran Defense and House Bill 2462
December 2019
PresenterL Jesse Wm. Barton
Slides are available here.
Effective March 12, 2020, until further notice, all in-person continuing education classes are on hold while Covid-19 restrictions are in effect. Check back for details about other classes or call Leslie Nelson, the Military and Veterans Law Section Continuing Legal Education Coordinator.