I am happy to be working for Bennett Hartman as an attorney and to have the opportunity to help people who have been treated unfairly by their employers.
I have always been motivated to apply my intellect in support of justice.
I decided to go to law school because I wanted to have more power to make positive change. I enjoyed studying law at the Northwestern School Law at Lewis and Clark College. Much of my coursework focused on Indian law and I am always looking for opportunities to support tribes and indigenous activism. But I found my place in labor and employment law – working as a student law clerk for SEIU 49, and then for Bennett Hartman.
After graduating, I worked as a judicial clerk for Judge Matarazzo at the Multnomah County Circuit Court, both as a bench clerk and presiding clerk, and am grateful to have had the opportunity to see how the court works from the inside.
I was raised in suburban Maryland, and moved out to California for college, attracted by the progressive culture of the west coast. At the University of Santa Cruz, I immersed myself in anti-war and labor activism, creating forums for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to share their experiences and organizing student support for striking workers. As a Feminist Studies major, I studied oppression and social movements – how they operate through institutions, popular culture, and the law.
Once I graduated with my bachelor’s degree, I moved to Portland to be closer to family. I lived at the Tryon Life Community Farm for seven years, tending the land, animals, and land community; and worked a variety of jobs – nanny, film extra, flagger, but mostly as a math tutor. I also continued to support social movements and am proud to have helped launch the Burgerville Workers Union by networking with faith-leaders who appealed to the moral sensibilities of the company’s owners.
As an attorney, I am fortunate to have my livelihood converge with my passions, and remain committed to the pursuit of truth, justice, and empathy.
Joined Firm
2022
Admitted to Practice
- Oregon State Bar (2021)
- U.S. District of Oregon (2022)
Education
- Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College (J.D. cum laude, 2021)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., Honors, Feminist Studies, 2008)
Professional/Volunteer Activities
- Tryon Life Community Farm Board of Directors
- Member 2013-Present
- Secretary, 2014-2016; President 2016-Present
- Lewis and Clark Law School Faculty Committee
- Student member 2019-2020
- Lewis and Clark Law School Honor Board
- Student member 2018-2019
Publications
Michael Blumm, Kate Flanagan & Annamarie White, Right-Sizing the Supreme Court: A History of Congressional Changes, 72 Case Western Reserve Law Review 9 (2021).