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2006
Many Thanks
Five successful lawyers offer a few words of thanks for the mentors who got their careers on track
Supreme Thrill
For a lawyer, arguing a case before the highest court in the land brings supreme satisfaction
Against the Odds
The obstacles for women and minorities in the legal arena are shrinking—and for this group of diverse Oregon lawyers, the remaining hurdles are just asking to be cleared
The Earth-Watchers
Lawyers in the midst of the environmental fray
Representing the Reprehensible
Why would anyone want to make a living defending society’s deviants? Four of Oregon’s best criminal defense attorneys explain their motivations
When Dishes Fly ...
... most folks get out of the way. But not divorce lawyers: They stick around to help pick up the pieces
The Redeemer
R. Thomas Seymour couldn’t make up for the 14 years Arvin McGee spent in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. But Seymour did help clear his name and win $12.3 million from the system that failed him
Ministering to Multitudes
Oliver Howard and his “big tent” theology
Superhero in High Heels
Purse-snatchers beware: Erin Donovan is on the case
Center of the Storm
Stephen Jones invited controversy when he decided to represent Timothy McVeigh in 1995. And he isn’t done with the case yet.
The Supreme Thrill
Three attorneys share their experiences in front of the nation’s highest court
King of the Mountain
Bruce Day’s idea of fun starts at 13,000 feet above sea level
The Man Who Prosecuted Jimmy Hoffa and Defended Exxon
James Neal has done it all
Representing the Notorious
Adult-film stars. Klansmen. Fourteen-year-old armed robbers. Somebody has to defend them. We talked to four attorneys who have done just that.
The Supreme Thrill
Three attorneys tell their stories of arguing before the nation’s highest court
In the Aftermath of Katrina
Two attorneys describe their post-hurricane legal work
A Fireside Chat with James Roosevelt Jr.
The only thing he has to fear is … that the Bush administration will try again to privatize his grandfather’s Social Security system
Fraud-Busting on the Kansas Plains
Richard Hathaway and the Enron of the Midwest