Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP is CEJ’s 2025-2026 Winner of the Large Firm Award! Cosgrave Vergeer & Kester is this year’s recipient of the Large Firm Award, demonstrating outstanding improvement across all categories compared to last year. Lawyers and staff worked together to achieve 100% participation among lawyers, and strong staff support —a true testament to […]

Samuels Yoelin Kantor is CEJ’s 2025-2026 Winner of the Mid-Size Firm Award! Samuels Yoelin Kantor is the recipient of this year’s Mid-Size Firm Award. A longtime supporter of CEJ and legal aid, the firm demonstrated its deep commitment with an impressive 100% participation rate among lawyers and strong staff participation. This year, the firm increased […]

Paul Balmer and Rosie Fatta are CEJ’s 2025-2026 Winners of the Associate Award! Paul Balmer and Rosie Fatta, Associates at Tonkon Torp, are the winners of this year’s Associates Award. Paul and Rosie have been outstanding members of the Tonkon Torp CEJ team, demonstrating exceptional leadership and commitment throughout the year. Thanks to their efforts, […]

Join CEJ, Willamette School of Law, and the Marion-Polk Legal Community for a night of Trivia! Join us at our Access to Justice Trivia Night at Willamette School of Law on Friday, April 3rd. We will come together for some fun with colleagues and friends, while supporting legal aid. RSVP today: cej-oregon.org/mp-trivia/ This is a […]

It’s Time for our Annual Raffle for Justice! Support legal aid and have the chance to win something amazing! We have two categories of raffles again this year! The first is our luxury vacation raffle split into two pools where you can enter to win a trip to Costa Rica, Hawai’i, Banff, Tuscany, Ireland, New […]

Check out the Photos from our Marion-Polk Luncheon! On November 13th we had our Marion-Polk Luncheon with amazing turnout! A special thank you to Justice Aruna Masih for giving an impactful keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make our event a success. You all make this event possible and […]

Check out the Photos from Party Under the Stars! On November 4th we had our annual Associates Committee hosted event, Party Under the Stars with amazing turnout! A huge thank you to Miller Nash LLP for hosting the event in your wonderful new space. A special thank you to Judge Chanpone Sinlapasai for giving an […]

 Check out the Photos from our Lane County Luncheon! On October 24th we had our Lane County Luncheon with amazing turnout! A special thank you to Mayor Kaarin Knudson, for giving an impactful keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make our event a success. You all make this event […]

Check out the Photos from our Southern Oregon event! On October 9th we had a wonderful event in Southern Oregon! A special thank you to Hon. Ellen Rosenblum for giving a great keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers. You all truly help make this event possible. Thank you to everyone who […]

Check out the Photos from our 2025 Central Oregon Luncheon! On September 26th we had our largest and best attended Central Oregon Luncheon ever! A special thank you to Representative Emerson Levy for giving a great keynote address and to all our other speakers and volunteers. You all truly help make this event possible. Thank […]

Legal Aid Services of Oregon Announces Molly Washington as the New Director of the Native American Program! Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) recently welcomed Molly Washington (N’dee/Apache) to serve as the next Director of the Native American Program, historically known as NAPOLS. Since its inception in 1979, NAPOLS has provided high-quality legal advice and […]

Check out the Photos from our 35th Annual Campaign Kickoff! On September 18th we had a wonderful kickoff for our 35th annual campaign! We set a goal of raising 30K at this event and we exceeded it! Thank you to all who came and donated to help us reach that goal. Thank you to all […]

Check out the Photos from our Annual Awards Celebration! We had a wonderful event in Portland in celebration of our amazing community—the room was full of infectious energy! Thank you to our award winners: Former Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum recipient of the Public Access to Justice award, Maddie Holes winner of the Associate Award, Keller […]

Congratulations to our Regional Cup Winners for the 34th Annual Campaign Year!   Central Oregon is the 2024 winner of CEJ’s Justice Cup Congratulations to Central Oregon for winning the Justice Cup again this year! The Justice Cup is awarded to the region with the highest percentage of lawyers contributing in a campaign year. This […]

Public Access to Justice Award – Judge Ellen Rosenblum! We are thrilled to announce that former Attorney General, Judge Ellen Rosenblum, will receive the Public Access to Justice Award at our 34th Annual Awards Celebration! This award recognizes individuals who, through public service and leadership, have made a longstanding commitment both personally and professionally to […]

Make a Donation in 2024 and Help Us Reach Our Goal! Imagine facing a $22,000 tax bill you don’t owe— and having no way to get it corrected. That was Samuel’s reality. Samuel was taking care of his mother, who had ALS. His income from caregiving was non-taxable, but the IRS mistakenly reclassified it, saddling […]

Give a Gift to Legal Aid this Holiday Season! Do you find yourself wondering what to get someone who already has everything? Give an impactful gift this holiday season and make a donation in their honor to the Campaign for Equal Justice. Donations will help legal aid clients like Marissa, who feared she and her […]

Check out the Photos from Our Marion-Polk Regional Luncheon! We had a wonderful event in Salem for the Marion-Polk community—the room was full of infectious energy! Thank you to our keynote speaker Justice Stephen Bushong, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this event possible. Check out the great photos […]

Join the Cause and Help Increase our Donor Numbers! This campaign year, we want 2,500 donors to join us in supporting legal aid. Help show funders and policymakers that the legal community cares about access to justice. Did you know that the number of donors is as important as the money we raise? First it […]

Take Advantage of our Giving Tuesday Week Donation Match! Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday and we are kicking off the season of giving with $20,000 of special matches all week that will double the impact of your gift! 80% of CEJ donations come in between now and year-end. Please helps us raise $20,000 in matching funds […]

NAPOLS Regional Highlight: Meet Rohan Hiatt! Meet Rohan Hiatt. He joined the NAPOLS office last year and brings a lot of new vivacious energy to the team. After traversing some of the many twists and turns life leads us through, Rohan decided he wanted to work in a field where he could make a positive […]

Congratulations Judge Mustafa Kasubhai on your Senate Confirmation!  Judge Kasubhai was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon by the U.S. Senate on November 19th. Judge Kasubhai is the first Asian American Article III judge in the District, as well as the first American Muslim to serve within the Ninth Circuit. […]

Check out the Photos from Our lane County Regional Luncheon! We had a wonderful event in Lane County—the room packed almost to bursting was full of lively energy! Thank you to our keynote speaker Congressman Peter DeFazio, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this event possible. Check out the […]

CEJ and Lane County to Honor Joe Richards at Regional Luncheon The Campaign for Equal Justice and the Lane County legal community will honor Joe Richards at CEJ’s Lane County Luncheon on November 1. Joe devoted most of his career to a practice focused on employment and labor law matters for private and public bodies, […]

Check out the Photos from Our Southern Oregon Regional Event! We had a wonderful event in Southern Oregon—for the first time we also hosted an Access to Justice CLE before the event and had over 40 RSVPs with a great turn out! Thank you to our keynote speaker Judge Timothy Gerking, as well as all […]

Check out the Photos from Our Pro Bono Party! CEJ and legal aid teamed up to celebrate and honor bro bono month with a joint event—a CLE and party! We heard from pro bono coordinator Jill Mallery and attorney John Moot why pro bono work is so important and the impact it can have for […]

Check out the Photos from this Years Central Oregon Luncheon! We had a wonderful luncheon in Central Oregon a few weeks ago. It was our largest event in the region with over 160 RSVPs! Thank you to our keynote speaker Mayor Kebler, as well as all our other speakers and volunteers who helped make this […]

Meet the Grants Pass Legal Aid Office! The Grants Pass office is now fully staffed! Managing Attorney Inessa Wurscher and paralegal Diana Fellows are pleased to introduce two new members of the team. Joseph Mandala is originally from Malawi in Southeast Africa, and went on to attend the University of North Dakota School of Law. […]

Check out the Photos from Our Annual Kick-Off Party! What a wonderful way to start the campaign year! We set a goal of raising 30K at this event and we exceeded it! Thank you to all who came and donated to help us reach that goal. We hope to see so much more of our […]

Join us for Our Annual Kick-Off Party! Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024  •  Time: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Location: Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Please join us on September 18th for the annual CEJ Kick-Off Party! Enjoy appetizers and drinks, socialize with colleagues and friends, and learn more about […]

Save the Dates to Connect with the Legal Community! Wednesday, September 18, 2024: Annual Campaign Kick-Off Party 5:30-7:00 pm Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub 112 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Friday, September 27, 2024: Central Oregon Regional Luncheon 12:00-1:00 pm Bend Golf Club 61045 Country Club Dr. Bend, OR 97702 Tuesday, October 8, 2024: […]

Celebrate 50 Years of Legal Aid!  Date: Monday, September 2, 2024  •  Time: 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Location: The Oregon State Bar Building, 16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard OR 97225. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Legal Services Corporation with current and former legal aid lawyers, staff, and supporters. It is a […]

Check Out Our 2023-2024 Annual Report!   Physical Annual Reports began hitting mailboxes on July 10th, but in case you missed it, we invite you to celebrate a year of successes as the Campaign for Equal Justice looks back on the 2023-2024 campaign year in our latest online Annual Report.  To be taken to a […]

The CEJ Raffle for Justice Winners! Thank you to all who participated in the Raffle for Justice! To see the full list of winners and the descriptions of the baskets go to cej-oregon.org/raffle or click here to be redirected.

The CEJ Raffle for Justice is Live! Join us in the Raffle for Justice, a fun raffle full of prizes generously gifted by local firms and businesses! Enter for a chance to win wine tastings, local getaways, themed baskets, and more. If you’re looking for a little more adventure, enter to win our luxury vacation […]

Join us for Our Holiday Party! Date: December 13th, 2023  •  Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Location: Perkins Coie, 1120 NW Couch St., 10th floor, Portland, OR 97209 Please join us on December 13th for the CEJ Holiday Party! Hosted in Perkins Coie’s beautiful office space, enjoy appetizers and drinks, socialize with colleagues and friends, and […]

Join us for Our Annual Kick-Off Party! Date: September 14, 2023  •  Time: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Location: Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Please join us on September 14th for the annual CEJ Kick-Off Party! Enjoy appetizers and drinks, socialize with colleagues and friends, and learn more about CEJ’s […]

RSVP to the Party Under the Stars! Date: September 20, 2023  •  Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Location: Markowitz Herbold PC 1455 SW Broadway Suite 1800 Please join the Associates Committee and Campaign for Equal Justice supporters for this free in-person opportunity to mingle with colleagues and friends, meet new people, enjoy the amazing views from […]

Join us at the Central Oregon Luncheon! Date: September 29, 2023  •  Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Location: Bend Golf Club, 61045 Country Club Drive Bend, OR 97702 Join the Central Oregon legal community to enjoy good company and the lingering summer weather at the Bend Golf Club as we discuss the importance of legal aid […]