2017 LUNCHEON SPEAKER SERIES
MADE IN OREGON: HOMEGROWN ISSUES AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESs
QUEEN'S BENCH MONTHLY LUNCHEON SPEAKER SERIES
Each calendar year, the Queen’s Bench luncheons and events focus on a different theme consistent with our mission to promote professional advancement, camaraderie, and good fellowship among women in the legal profession and the community. During 2016, we will explore what more Oregon women lawyers can be doing to help those who are struggling in our community. Everyone is welcome - you need not be a member to attend our events.
Except where indicated otherwise below, our monthly luncheons will be held at the federal courthouse, 1000 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR. Doors open at 11:45 a.m., and our speakers will begin at noon. Please bring photo identification to present to courthouse security. The bag lunches will be catered by New City Kitchen, a local nonprofit organization offering employment opportunities to those looking for a second chance, at a cost of $12 (or $5 for students). Registration closes at 9 a.m. on the Friday prior to the Tuesday luncheon, but you may also attend without a lunch by emailing us at [email protected]. Nursing mothers and young children are welcome, and celebrated, at all Queen's Bench events.
Registration for our Tuesday, November 8, luncheon has now closed. If you would like to attend without ordering a lunch, please contact us at [email protected]. See you on Tuesday!
Except where indicated otherwise below, our monthly luncheons will be held at the federal courthouse, 1000 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR. Doors open at 11:45 a.m., and our speakers will begin at noon. Please bring photo identification to present to courthouse security. The bag lunches will be catered by New City Kitchen, a local nonprofit organization offering employment opportunities to those looking for a second chance, at a cost of $12 (or $5 for students). Registration closes at 9 a.m. on the Friday prior to the Tuesday luncheon, but you may also attend without a lunch by emailing us at [email protected]. Nursing mothers and young children are welcome, and celebrated, at all Queen's Bench events.
Registration for our Tuesday, November 8, luncheon has now closed. If you would like to attend without ordering a lunch, please contact us at [email protected]. See you on Tuesday!
2016 LUNCHEON SPEAKER SERIES - WE CAN DO MORE
January 12, 2016: We Can Do More To Stop Sex Trafficking in Multnomah County
(Featuring Erin Ellis, Executive Director of SARC, the Sexual Assault Resource Center, who will discuss the
sex trafficking crisis in Portland and what more we can do to help women who are struggling)
January Door Prize: Punjammies, PJs made by sex trafficking survivors in India (www.sudara.org)
February 9, 2016: We Can Do More To Understand and Stop Gang Violence in Multnomah County
(Featuring Antoinette Edwards, Office of Youth Violence Prevention; Portland Police Bureau Officer
Marci Jackson; and two courageous mothers who have lost their sons to gang violence)
February Door Prize: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Book)
March 8, 2016: Celebrating Women’s History Month (Panel Discussion):
Free to Be, You and Me: Oregon Women Lawyers in the 1970s
Featuring:
Chris Helmer, Miller Nash LLP
Janet Hoffman, Janet Hoffman & Associates, LLC
Honorable Jean K. Maurer, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge
Honorable Janice M. Stewart, U.S. Magistrate Judge
March Door Prize: Free to Be, You and Me CDs
April 11/12, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Women in Prison:
A Tour of the Multnomah County Detention Center
*Meet at Multnomah County Detention Center (1st floor lobby), 1120 SW 3rd Ave., Portland
May 10, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Bridge the Racial Divide:
“Looking Back in Order to Move Forward: The Experience of Blacks in Oregon and How the
Law Affected the Pursuit of the American Dream” (Featuring the Honorable Adrienne Nelson)
*CLE Credit (1.0 Access to Justice) has been approved for this program.
May Door Prize: Autographed copies of Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory
(by Gregory Nokes)
June 14, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Domestic Violence Survivors
One-hour training with Erin White, Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Coordinator at the Legal Aid Society of
Oregon's (LASO) Domestic Violence Project. Learn about the Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), and gain
practical skills that will allow you to represent clients at FAPA hearings, while also learning more about
domestic violence and the LASO.
June Door Prize: Queen's Bench Tote Bags
July 12, 2016: We Can Do More To Help the Hungry
Featuring Tracy Oseran, a recent Portland TEDx speaker and founder of Urban Gleaners, a food rescue
nonprofit organization that collects edible, surplus food from restaurants and redistributes it to agencies
that feed the hungry, including local school pantries; and Anton Cobb, a recent TEDx Mt. Hood speaker
and founder of HourLunch, who has raised 77,896 meals for kids by skipping lunch in Director Park every
Wednesday.
July Door Prize: Tracy's Small Batch Granola (100% of profits to Urban Gleaners)
August 9, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Low Income Youth
(A Behind-the Scenes Tour of Outside In, a nonprofit providing services to homeless youth)
*Meet at Outside In, 1132 SW 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Sept. 13, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Those Who Need Healing
(Featuring Molly Lindquist, Founder of Consano, a medical research crowdfunding platform)
September Door Prize: A donation to one of Consano's medical research projects in your name
Oct. 11, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Those Who Cannot Afford our Hourly Rate: Pro Bono Opportunities
Featuring Lisa Hay, Federal Public Defender: Introducing the FPD's new Criminal Defense and Reentry
Community Switchboard, an app that connects volunteers, service providers, and criminal defense
attorneys to provide pre-entry and re-entry support to people in the criminal justice system
Honorable Stacie Beckerman and Nicole Munoz: Federal District Court Pro Bono Panel
Derek Green: Oregon Appellate Pro Bono Program
Gosia Fonberg, Elisa Dozono, Danielle Hunsaker, Sarah Ames: Stories of pro bono service
October Door Prize: "I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark" (by Debbie Leavy)
Nov. 8, 2016: Oregon State Bar New Admittee Luncheon: The Clarisse Effect: Women Lawyers Turned FBI Agents
November Door Prize: Silence of the Lambs DVD, Collector's Edition
Dec. 13, 2016: 26th Annual Holiday Luncheon Honoring Oregon's Women Judges: HOPEx For The Holidays
*Sentinel, 614 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
(Featuring personal stories from heroic women in our community who have
overcome adversity, in a TED Talk format)
(Featuring Erin Ellis, Executive Director of SARC, the Sexual Assault Resource Center, who will discuss the
sex trafficking crisis in Portland and what more we can do to help women who are struggling)
January Door Prize: Punjammies, PJs made by sex trafficking survivors in India (www.sudara.org)
February 9, 2016: We Can Do More To Understand and Stop Gang Violence in Multnomah County
(Featuring Antoinette Edwards, Office of Youth Violence Prevention; Portland Police Bureau Officer
Marci Jackson; and two courageous mothers who have lost their sons to gang violence)
February Door Prize: Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Book)
March 8, 2016: Celebrating Women’s History Month (Panel Discussion):
Free to Be, You and Me: Oregon Women Lawyers in the 1970s
Featuring:
Chris Helmer, Miller Nash LLP
Janet Hoffman, Janet Hoffman & Associates, LLC
Honorable Jean K. Maurer, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge
Honorable Janice M. Stewart, U.S. Magistrate Judge
March Door Prize: Free to Be, You and Me CDs
April 11/12, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Women in Prison:
A Tour of the Multnomah County Detention Center
*Meet at Multnomah County Detention Center (1st floor lobby), 1120 SW 3rd Ave., Portland
May 10, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Bridge the Racial Divide:
“Looking Back in Order to Move Forward: The Experience of Blacks in Oregon and How the
Law Affected the Pursuit of the American Dream” (Featuring the Honorable Adrienne Nelson)
*CLE Credit (1.0 Access to Justice) has been approved for this program.
May Door Prize: Autographed copies of Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory
(by Gregory Nokes)
June 14, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Domestic Violence Survivors
One-hour training with Erin White, Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Coordinator at the Legal Aid Society of
Oregon's (LASO) Domestic Violence Project. Learn about the Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), and gain
practical skills that will allow you to represent clients at FAPA hearings, while also learning more about
domestic violence and the LASO.
June Door Prize: Queen's Bench Tote Bags
July 12, 2016: We Can Do More To Help the Hungry
Featuring Tracy Oseran, a recent Portland TEDx speaker and founder of Urban Gleaners, a food rescue
nonprofit organization that collects edible, surplus food from restaurants and redistributes it to agencies
that feed the hungry, including local school pantries; and Anton Cobb, a recent TEDx Mt. Hood speaker
and founder of HourLunch, who has raised 77,896 meals for kids by skipping lunch in Director Park every
Wednesday.
July Door Prize: Tracy's Small Batch Granola (100% of profits to Urban Gleaners)
August 9, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Low Income Youth
(A Behind-the Scenes Tour of Outside In, a nonprofit providing services to homeless youth)
*Meet at Outside In, 1132 SW 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Sept. 13, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Those Who Need Healing
(Featuring Molly Lindquist, Founder of Consano, a medical research crowdfunding platform)
September Door Prize: A donation to one of Consano's medical research projects in your name
Oct. 11, 2016: We Can Do More To Help Those Who Cannot Afford our Hourly Rate: Pro Bono Opportunities
Featuring Lisa Hay, Federal Public Defender: Introducing the FPD's new Criminal Defense and Reentry
Community Switchboard, an app that connects volunteers, service providers, and criminal defense
attorneys to provide pre-entry and re-entry support to people in the criminal justice system
Honorable Stacie Beckerman and Nicole Munoz: Federal District Court Pro Bono Panel
Derek Green: Oregon Appellate Pro Bono Program
Gosia Fonberg, Elisa Dozono, Danielle Hunsaker, Sarah Ames: Stories of pro bono service
October Door Prize: "I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark" (by Debbie Leavy)
Nov. 8, 2016: Oregon State Bar New Admittee Luncheon: The Clarisse Effect: Women Lawyers Turned FBI Agents
November Door Prize: Silence of the Lambs DVD, Collector's Edition
Dec. 13, 2016: 26th Annual Holiday Luncheon Honoring Oregon's Women Judges: HOPEx For The Holidays
*Sentinel, 614 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
(Featuring personal stories from heroic women in our community who have
overcome adversity, in a TED Talk format)
Do you have a suggestion for a speaker or topic for a luncheon? Email the planning committee.
