Law Panel with President Kroger
Thursday, February 21, 5:30 to 6:45p.m., Eliot 314
SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED 

President Kroger will lead a discussion with a panel of distinguished alumni and practicing lawyers.  Topics for conversation will include Reed as preparation for a career in law, law school education, the current conversation on student debt and value proposition of law school, career tracks of lawyers, post Reed preparation for law, etc.  Join us for this informative discussion and opportunity to ask question and pose concerns about law education and practice.   

President Kroger received his JD from Harvard Law in 1996
For more information on his public service career, go to http://www.reed.edu/president/kroger_cv.html

Panelists:

Nina Bell '77 ; Lewis & Clark Law School ‘91

Nina Bell is the Executive Director of Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA). Upon joining the organization in 1977 , Nina began representing NWEA before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in safety and licensing hearings regarding a number of the region’s nuclear power plants. This work led to a two-year stint at the Washington, D.C.-based Nuclear Information & Resource Service, where she provided advice to groups across the country.  Upon her return to the Pacific Northwest in 1986, Nina began working on Columbia River water quality and co-chaired the $2.4 million Lower Columbia River Bi-State Water Quality Study.  She received her JD cum laude in 1991 having attended Lewis and Clark Law School as a night student.  Nina is now a nationally-recognized expert in the area of water quality regulation under the Clean Water Act.   She is a highly involved client in NWEA’s extensive litigation and is responsible for the organization’s participation in underlying regulatory processes and negotiations.

Misha Isaak, Political Science, '04;  University of Pennsylvania Law School, ‘08

Misha Isaak is a member of the Perkins Coie's Litigation practice and works on a variety of complex business disputes, including corporate governance, employment, and business tort litigation, in federal and state courts. Misha joined the firm after clerking for judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, where he gained extensive experience in federal practice and procedure. Before becoming an attorney, Misha worked for U.S. Congresswoman Darlene Hooley and Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers (both now retired).

Kim Le, Economics, '07, UC Davis School of Law

Kim Le graduated from UCDavis School of Law and is a member of the California and Oregon State Bars.  While at Reed, Kim began working at Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services (CCILS) as a legal assistant and eventually received her Board of Immigration Appeals accreditation at the age of nineteen. She has remained focused on immigration law since then.Kim currently works as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Attorney Coordinator at Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services. She also maintains her private practice, Le Immigration Law, LLC, and works as one of two Immigration Clinic Attorneys at the Student Legal Services at Portland State University.

Andy McLain English '92, Lewis and Clark Law School, 06

Andy is a Portland native. He spent his first 10 years after graduating from Reed working many different jobs-- from high tech to plaid pantry.  At 33 years old Andy took the well-worn path from Woodstock to Palatine Hill, and wound up with a law degree from Lewis & Clark.  Andy studied criminal law and worked as a public defender in both criminal and child welfare cases as a new lawyer.  In a short time however, he was able to shift most of his practice into domestic relations law-- divorce and child custody.  In October, Andy became a solo practitioner, and moved his practice to an office downtown. His education proceeds apace.  Andy chose to focus on family law because his own experience forming a blended family has been extraordinarily positive, and he is happy to be able to tell his clients that divorce is not the end of the world-- nor is it necessarily, the end of the family.  He does, however, try a lot of cases for people who are not yet ready to embrace that model.

Peggy Noto, Sociology '75; Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley, ‘78

Peggy is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP, a business law firm based in Portland, Oregon, where she has practiced corporate and securities law for over 30 years. She has been a trustee of Reed for over 15 years and also served as President of the Reed Alumni Association.