Moving to Oregon as a Diverse Lateral Attorney

What Do You Wish You

The Oregon State Bar’s Diversity & Inclusion Department and the Oregon State Bar’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion invite you to a free CLE (MCLE accreditation pending). 

Attorneys who moved to Oregon mid-career talk about their experiences, including: 

• Dealing with isolation as a diverse attorney 
• Strategies for finding and building community in a new state 
• Networking and business development strategies. 

A social will immediately follow the CLE. Get to know other attorneys who moved to Oregon from out of state. 

Agenda 
5pm – 6:30pm Panel followed by Q&A 
6:30pm – 7:30pm Social: hosted drinks and appetizers 

Moderator 
Vamshi Reddy – Lane Powell 
Brooklyn Law School, New York. Joined the Oregon State Bar in 2014. 

Panelists 
Renata Gowie – United States Attorney’s Office 
University of Houston Law Center, Texas. Joined the Oregon State Bar in 2017. 
Karen Neri – Oregon Attorney Assistance Program 
New College of California School of Law, California. Joined the Oregon State Bar in 2017. 
Hon. Ramón Pagán – Washington County Circuit Court 
Fordham Univ School of Law, New York. Joined the Oregon State Bar in 2010. 
Rishi Puri - Lane Powell 
The UCLA School of Law, California. Joined the Oregon State Bar in 2015. 

All are welcome to attend; attendance is free but registration is required:
In-person registration
Webcast registration