Queen's Bench Luncheon
Tuesday, July 8
11:45 am to 1:00 p.m.
Featuring Shari R. Gregory, MSW, JD
Jax Restaurant, 826 SW 2nd Ave., Portland
Join Queen's Bench for a facilitated discussion on Motives and Motivation: Keeping clear and authentic in our professional life. This luncheon will be facilitated by Shari R Gregory, MSW, JD, OWLS board member and past Queen's Bench Pres. Lunch is $14 at the door, cash or check only. No reservations required. For more information, please contact Marja Selmann at 503.233.0820 or marja_selmann@comcast.net or Sarah Krick at kricklaw@msn.com.

OWLS Leadership Committee Presents
LEG-Up
Thursday, July 10
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Portland, the City and the City Club
Black Helterline, 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1900, Portland
Featuring Susan Hammer, Immediate past President of the Portland City Club, Susan Hammer, will be joining us to talk about Portland and the Portland City Club. Named by Portland Monthly as the city's "best intellectual salon," the Portland City Club is a unique organization dedicated to informing the community about matters of public concern. Whether you are visiting Portland for the summer or a longtime resident, this month's LEG-Up will provide a great opportunity to learn more about the city we share. Refreshments served. No cost. For information and to RSVP positive only by Monday, July 7, contact OWLS at linda@oregonwomenlawyers.org or 503.595.7826.

OWLS & FRIENDS Financial/retirement study group
Thursday, July 10
Noon
Judge Perris' conference room, US Bankruptcy Court, 1001 SW Fifth Ave., 8th Floor
Plan to spend a few minutes getting past the friendly security guards on the 7th floor. Our topic this month: The first six chapters of Beating the Street by Peter Lynch, but everyone is welcome to join us, regardless of whether or not they have done the reading. Click here to order from Amazon, or here to order from Powells. For more information, contact Barbara Smythe.

Contract Lawyers & Sole Practitioners Brown Bag Lunch
Thursday, July 24 (NOTE: we're meeting on the 4th Thursday only in July)
Noon to one o'clock
Multnomah County Library Annex Conference Room, Bottom Floor, Standard Insurance Building, 900 SW Fifth Ave, Portland
We will meet as a discussion/support group in July and August to address questions presented by the group. (NOTE that our meeting in July in on the 4th Thursday, rather than on the usual 3rd Thursday.) Thanks to Maiya Hall for coordinating the June meeting! New members are always welcome. Our next meeting is August 21. No Cost. Cookies provided. For more information, contact Mary at mary.egan@comcast.net.

Clackamas Women Lawyers First Annual Summer Picnic
Saturday, August 9
Time TBD
Fields Bridge Park, 821 Willamette Falls Dr, West Linn
Save the date for our first annual summer picnic on August 9! For more information, contact Bonnie Carter / 971.344.3003.

Washington County Women Lawyers Brown Bag Lunches will resume in September. Watch this space for info about our summer picnic!
For more information, contact Mary Bruington or 503.846.3413.

Rebecca J. Bloom Chapter of Umatilla and Morrow Counties Happy Hour
Thursday, July 3
5:30 p.m.
Hamley's, 30 SE Court Ave., Pendleton
Join your colleagues for refreshments and networking the first Thursday of every month. For more information, contact Sally at sally@andersonhansell.com .

The Mary Leonard Law Society Summer CLE
Wednesday, July 9
Noon to 1:00 pm
"E-Filing," featuring Lisa Norris-Lampe, Supreme Court Staff Attorney
Cat Cavern, Willamette University
Ms. Norris-Lampe will speak about e-filing project for Oregon's Courts. Free to OWLS/MLLS members, law clerks and law students. All others who want one hour of CLE (accreditation pending) credit pay $10. For more information, email the MLLS at maryleonardlawsociety@hotmail.com or visit their website at www.maryleonardlawsociety.org.

July 15: Deadline for Nominations for Workplace Leader Award

Linn-Benton Women Lawyers Dinner
Wednesday, July 16
5:00 pm
Sybaris, Albany
LBWL meets every other month for dinner at Sybaris in Albany. Please join us in July and September! For more information, contact Chris Smith at chrissmi@us.ibm.com or 541.230.5000.

Josephine County Women Lawyers lunch
Tuesday, July 29
Noon
The Bistro (1214 NW 6th St in Grants Pass)
Enjoy lunch and conversation with your colleagues. Josephine County Women Lawyers meet for lunch the last Tuesday of every month. For more information, contact Hon. Victory Walker at victory.walker@ojd.state.or.us.

Cascade Women Lawyers Are Invited To a Summer Networking Lunch
Wednesday, August 13
Noon
Ernesto's Italian Restaurant, 1203 NE 3rd St., Bend
For more information contact Lorie Harris Hancock at lhh@karnopp.com.For more information contact Lorie Harris Hancock at lhh@karnopp.com.

Lane County Women Lawyers will meet again after the summer break. If you would like to participate on the steering committee or have suggestions for events, please contact Jane Yates at Yates@gleaveslaw.com.

Rogue Women Lawyers will have a Summer BBQ in August
Details forthcoming. For more information, contact Stephanie Burke SLB@roguelaw.com or Lisa Greif at lisa@sopd.net or 779.5636 ext. 344.

Oregon Chapter, Federal Bar Association
Presents
Appellate Advocacy in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
with Judges Mary Schroeder, Susan Graber, Anthony Gould, and Oregon Supreme Court Justices Thomas Balmer and Rives Kistler
Thursday, July 10
Historic Pioneer Courthouse, Portland
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (3 CLE credits pending)
Wine and Light Appetizer Reception Follows from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Please join several Ninth Circuit judges for an exciting afternoon that will include a demonstration oral argument with two of Oregon's outstanding oral advocates: University of Oregon President David Frohnmayer and Oregon Department of Justice Attorney Janet Metcalf.
Registration:
FBA Members: $125 Non-FBA Members: $150 Limit: 75 attendees
Live Telecasts at the U.S. District Courts in Portland and Medford:
$25 (FBA), $50 (non-FBA); $10 Law Clerks & Summer Associates
Mail checks to Kelly Zusman, 1000 SW 3rd, #600, Portland, OR 97210 (no
VISA). Questions? call 503.727.1009.

The Oregon Minority Lawyers Association (OMLA) annual fundraiser
Thursday, July 31
5:30 p.m.
Portland World Trade Center
OMLA's fundraising social is not just a great time, but an opportunity to help more ethnic minorities pass the Oregon State Bar exam. For more information about OMLA, click here http://omla.homestead.com/

Lewis & Clark Law School in Conjunction with the Federal Judicial Center and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
40th Anniversary of the Federal Judicial Center
Thursday September 18 and Friday September 19
Lewis & Clark Law School
Speakers: Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Walter Dellinger, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Prof. Drew Days, III, Prof. Henry T. Greely, Prof. Laurie L. Levenson, Prof. Judith Resnick and others. Cost: $350 for full program, CLE credit and reception. For more information and registration: http://law.lclark.edu/go/fjc. Online registration only. Space Limited.