Recent births

To Karen Bureker B.A. ’98 and Gary Reed, daughter Gillian Bureker Reed, September 10, 2008.

To Jamie Traeger Miller ’98 and William Traeger, daughter Amelia Marie Traeger, June 11, 2009.

To Lindsay Tiles B.A. ’98 and Simon Tiles B.A. ’97, daughter Cecilia Josephine, April 28, 2009.

To Amanda Bird B.A. ’99 and Clint Johnson, daughter Ada Milly Bird Johnson, September 14, 2008.

To Jonah Paisner J.D. ’99 and Joanna Wagner J.D. ’08, son Ralph Antonin Wagner, December 14, 2008.

To Megan Lockett Mullaly B.A. ’00 and Brian Mullaly B.A. ’00, son Gavin Patrick, February 16, 2009. Gavin joins brother Owen Reed, 2.

To Dave Evans J.D. ’03 and Jen Evans, twins Abigail and Jane, January 15, 2009.

After his nine-year stint in Chicago, Brian Farr purchased and managed a San Francisco personnel agency, which he sold for a profit to a regional firm in 1993. He then moved to Oregon and cofounded a successful investment management firm. But something was missing.

Brian Farr joined the fray in the pits of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1977, shouting and gesturing to make his bids and offers on financial futures. A member of the Board of Trade and a broker at 23, he felt at ease in the frenzied world of commodities trading.

“I was fortunate to make good money, which offered me a degree of financial security and freedom,” he says. “I also got a glimpse into the lives of some very wealthy people. Other than a few extra zeroes attached to their portfolios, they had many of the same problems as everyone else.”

After his nine-year stint in Chicago, he purchased and managed a San Francisco personnel agency, which he sold for a profit to a regional firm in 1993. He then moved to Oregon and cofounded a successful investment management firm. But something was missing.

“By 1999, I realized I was more interested in people’s relationships with money than with their rates of return,” he says.

Farr went back to school and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling. He worked in public mental health agencies, and then opened his own counseling practice, specializing in financial therapy.

At his office in downtown Portland, Farr counsels both individuals and couples. To begin to get a clear picture of clients’ relationship with money, he asks them to write down every dollar they spend for two to four weeks. He finds that some are spenders, and some are savers. Spending habits, in particular, are frequently fraught with assumptions and miscommunications.

“Money can be a proxy for power in relationships. It’s also related to self-esteem issues,” he says. “Most people don’t grow up in families where finances are talked about openly. They arrive in adulthood without having seen money management modeled in a healthy way.”

Farr’s new clients fill out a financial balance sheet, a snapshot of their monthly income and expenses, and take a self-test for financial troubles, all available for free on his website.

“Americans have more secrets in their wallets than they do in their bedrooms,” he says. “There’s an entire population out there, 20to 40-year-olds, who grew up with increasing affluence and are now having to adjust their expectations.”

When the economy tanked and real estate values tumbled, so did creative financing options.

“People got away with sloppy financial habits because they could refinance their homes every three to five years to pay off credit card debt,” he says. “In the past five years, the financial therapy portion of my practice has increased from 10 percent to 60 percent.”

Some of Farr’s clients arrive at his office knowing something is amiss, but need help sorting out the details. Others, often referred by local counselors, come to the first session ready to tackle their financial problems head on.

“Some couples are truly fond of each other. They have a good relationship, but deal with money in a don’t-ask-don’t-tell silence or live in a financial battle zone,” says Farr. “I feel blessed when I can help them open up, tell the truth, and develop successful financial strategies. It strengthens their partnership, romantic relationship, and parenting skills.”

When it comes to his own style, Farr considers himself a saver. His wife, Jeanne, he says, is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, leaning toward the spender side. Early on in their relationship, Farr included conversations about finances as part of their getting-to-know-you courting ritual.

“Lucky for me, she was open to it,” he says. “Having the right tools doesn’t insulate us from stress, but it allows us to have difficult conversations about finances that ultimately bring clarity.”

—by Pattie Pace

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 1950 through 1959.

1959

Dorothy Atkinson B.A. has completed 50 years of active nursing and is still going strong. She currently works in labor and delivery in a small hospital near Modesto, California.

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 1960 through 1969.

1960

Mary Patrick B.A. was a fellow at the Institute for Research into Early Christian- ity, Tübingen, Germany, in 2007–08. Patrick taught in Africa at Morija Theological Seminary, Morija, Lesotho, in 2002–03. Her works in biblical studies have earned her 16 entries in the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Patrick is the mother of Jeremy Patrick and grand- mother of Tara and Fiona Patrick-Allinger.

1966

Violet Huber B.A. says, “I am still very proud of being a graduate from Lewis & Clark. I was a librarian in the Beaver- ton School District for 19 years. After I retired, I continued teaching as a substitute.Thank you for giving me a good start.” Donnea Sims B.A., after rais- ing five children in Ashland and co-owning and operating a construction company for 20 years, is now raising a grandchild in Portland.

1969

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 1970 through 1979.

1970

1972

Bruce Shilling B.A. has run a small painting company since 1989, doing interior and exterior painting and repairs on homes in the Seattle area. He and his wife, Jamie Tweedie Shilling B.S. ’75, have two children: Kyna, who graduated magna cum laude from Occidental College in 2007, and Calder, who is attending Sarah Lawrence College.

1974

Catherine Berger B.A. is on the media tech team at her church and has done volunteer work in Nicaragua; Chehalis, Washington (to help flood victims); and Portland (at Roosevelt High School).

William Cobb J.D. has been elected to the board of regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Cobb is senior and managing partner of the law firm Erickson, Thorpe & Swainston. He is a master emeritus of the American Inns of Court and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and Nevada Super Lawyers.

Kathleen Jimenez B.A. is a chaplain and history teacher at Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, California.

Stephen Kantor J.D., an estate planning attorney, has been selected to manage and operate the Portland law firm of Samuels, Yoelin, Kantor, Seymour & Spinrad.

1976

Jack Hoffman J.D. was elected mayor of Lake Oswego in November 2008. He is a partner at Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue. Holly Reinhart-Marean B.A. and her husband, Tom, are both pastors. Their daughter, Anna, is married and works in the Washington, D.C., area. Reinhart-Marean also has two grown stepchildren and through them, four grandchildren. Richard Webster B.A. is “living the Cruz’in life” in Santa Cruz, California. “After 10 years heading up banking practice at Tandem/Compaq/HP, I decided it was time for a serious career change so now I am heading up banking practice for Cisco. My son, Paul, is seriously considering Lewis & Clark for academics, overseas programs, and baseball. We visited Portland in January and were all impressed how the school has matured.”

1977

Cliff Bentz J.D. has been elected state representative for District 60 in southeastern Oregon. Richard Kraus J.D. has become a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America Society, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society with a membership limited to 3,500. Kraus was honored as the 2006 Lawyer of the Year by Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly. Karli Olson J.D. and Linh Vu J.D. ’99 have opened the new office of Olson Vu in Portland.

1978

Peter Chamberlain J.D. has formed the firm Chamberlain Mediation-Arbitration, where he assists with statewide personal injury, professional liability, commercial, and construction defect cases. Chamberlain was recently appointed to the Oregon State Bar Professional Responsibility Board.

1979

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 1980 through 1989.

1980

Michael Adler J.D. of the Deschutes County Circuit Court has been elected treasurer of the Oregon Circuit Court Judges Association.

1981

Paul Cosgrove J.D., who is of counsel with the Portland law firm Lindsay Hart Neil & Weigler, has been named vice chair of the national board of directors for State Law Resources, an international referral network of independent law firms that provide legal and regulatory strategy to clients across the country. Cosgrove has more than 25 years of experience in government relations representing national and state trade associations and Fortune 500 companies before the Oregon legislature and state and local agencies and boards.

Deanne Darling J.D. of the Clackamas County Circuit Court has been elected vice president of the Oregon Circuit Court Judges Association.

Don Grant J.D. has received the Civil Liberties Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon for his work with individuals detained by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

1984

Steven Hunt J.D., professor of communication, was listed by the National Communication Association as an expert available to provide insight into the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Hunt
has consulted on city council positions and a congressional race, and has commented on political debates. He teaches political campaign communication each election year.

Daniel Lindahl J.D. has been elected to the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, which recognizes outstanding appellate lawyers and limits its membership to 500. Lindahl practices at the Lindahl Law Firm in Portland.

1985

Donna Bosworth Andrews B.A. has been married for 17 years and has two sons, aged 13 and 10. She and her husband spent four years in London, and she taught English as a second language and linguistics for about 13 years, “until I got lucky finding a job that had nothing to do with my background or training—and I love it!”

Susan Caulkins J.D. has become an associate at Davies Pearson in Tacoma, Washington, after having been in private practice on the Kitsap Peninsula for more than 20 years.

Stuart Cohen J.D., a partner at Landye Bennett Blumstein, has been named volunteer of the year by the Oregon Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. Cohen is a past president of the organization and has been a board member since 2003.

Roxane White B.A. has garnered numerous awards for her work with people who are poor, primarily homeless teens. White has published articles on homelessness and homeless youth in Denver, including “Plan to End Homelessness,” published in the Denver Post in January 2006. She recently left government service to head a newly forming foundation. White’s family includes a 16-year-old daughter; a 17-year-old who joined the family; a 19-year-old stepson who is in college; and her partner, Denis Murstein.

1986

Katy Lloyd B.A. is on leave from active ministry to be a stay-at-home mom. She spent five days in Reno in October 2008, staying with Jen Huntley B.A. ’86, M.A.T. ’87 and working for the
Obama campaign. Lloyd volunteers as a Sunday school teacher at Findlay Street Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ church in Seattle. She also serves on a committee in the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ, with a focus on creating support networks for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families.

Debra Olson J.D. has joined Ausra, a provider of solar thermal energy, as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary.

Beth Skillern J.D. has been appointed president at Bullivant Houser Bailey. In more than 20 years with Bullivant, Skillern has served in several management positions, most recently as the firm’s general counsel. A frequent speaker on insurance issues, Skillern was recognized in 2008 by Oregon Super Lawyers.

Jeff Street J.D. has moved his practice to the firm Hodgkinson Street, in Portand.

1988

Blair Bobier J.D. has joined the New America Foundation’s Political Reform Program as its deputy director for northern California.

Erin Waterman B.A., a medical transcriptionist, works for an oncology clinic in Florida and for large hospital networks around the country, all from her basement in Washington state. Her daughter, age 8, is a cancer survivor, and Waterman’s advocacy for families affected by childhood cancer includes volunteering for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, providing support to newly diagnosed families. “If there are enough hours in a day to accommodate being a mom, working two jobs, plus becoming an advocacy chair for my local Relay for Life chapter of the American Cancer Society, I will find them.”

1989

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 1990 through 1999.

1990

Derek Larson B.A. earned his master of arts in religion (M.A.R.) at Yale Divinity School in 1993, then switched fields to environmental history (M.A. ’95, Ph.D. ’01). Since 1998 he has held a joint appointment in history and environmental studies at two single-sex Catholic liberal arts colleges that are sponsored by Benedictine monasteries. He still does work on religion and the environment occasionally, including several conference papers and a book chapter on the idea of “Benedictine stewardship” as practiced in Minnesota. He and wife Theresa Anderson B.A. ’91 and their two daughters live in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Elizabeth Lavenue B.A. has been married to Myra Lavenue since 2001. Their daughters are Aria, born in 2004, and Claire, born in May 2009. Learn more at Elizabeth Lavenue.

1991

Theresa Anderson B.A. is an academic advisor for multicultural students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University in central Minnesota. She is married to Derek Larson B.A. ’90, and their daughters are Hazel Anderson-Larson, 8, and Piper Anderson-Larson, 4.

Charles Hoskin J.D. has been appointed a judge in Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division.

Abby Landon J.D. has been appointed shareholder of Bullivant Houser Bailey. Landon, who works in the firm’s Portland office, specializes in estate planning. She also serves as a board member for the Better World Club and has presented at CLE seminars on behalf of the Portland Leadership Council for the Oregon Community Foundation.

1992

Gilion Dumas J.D. has become of counsel to the O’Donnell, Clark & Crew firm. She works in commercial, real estate, and tort litigation. Dumas is a former chair of the business litigation section of the Oregon State Bar, a former president of the Oregon chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and a current member of the Republican National Lawyers Association.

A. Lynn Jesus-Olhausen B.A. recently relocated to Bend.

John Kaempf J.D. and partner Scott Brooksby have opened a civil defense litigation firm in Portland; information is available at www.brooksbykaempf. com. Editor’s note: In the summer 2009 issue of the Chronicle, we inadvertently misspelled Kaempf’s surname and inserted an additional typo. We regret these errors.

1993

Roger Alfred J.D. has been promoted by Perkins Coie to of counsel. Alfred’s practice focuses on land use and development law.

Michael Frazier J.D. has joined Tucker Ellis & West as an associate in the firm’s newly added Denver office. His civil litigation practice focuses on personal injury, product liability, and complex commercial litigation.

Susan Safford J.D. is operations director for the Oregon Building Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center. Safford, a former environmental attorney for Stoel Rives and community affairs specialist, previously served as environmental outreach manager for the Port of Portland and as an administrator of the Oregon Hanford Waste Board for the Oregon Department of Energy.

Malik Wickramanayake B.A. has been with the HSBC Banking Group for the past 12-plus years. In 2007 he and his wife, Shani, and daughter, Sehanya, moved from Colombo to Dubai. Wickramanayake is now a senior manager in operations for HSBC, overseeing the relationship management function for the Middle East region.

1994

Antonia De Meo J.D. has been appointed head of program by the U.N. Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Based in Amman, Jordan, De Meo is responsible for managing primarily governance sector programs for the UNOPS Iraq Operations Center and the UNOPS Jordan Operations Center. In June 2008, De Meo earned a master of public administration degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she was a Public Service Fellow.

Thomas Lange B.A. is pursuing his passion for music in the form of sound therapy, primarily using didjeridus, gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, and flutes. He offers group sound meditation evenings, individual sessions, and private events. More information is available at Sonic Massage.

Steven Shropshire J.D. has been elected managing shareholder of the firm Jordan Schrader Ramis, where he continues his practice in water rights and natural resources law, real estate, and agribusiness. Shropshire was named one of the Portland Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2005. He is a published author and frequent lecturer on water rights and natural resource issues.

1995

Jeff Bachman J.D. was featured in an article highlighting his contributions to both environmental and human rights causes in the January 2009 issue of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Bachman is chair of the board of directors for Amnesty International.

Julia Waco J.D. exhibited her acrylic paintings at Portland’s Attic Gallery in February. The exhibit, titled “Breezy Day,” was inspired by Waco’s toddler, Marla, and featured birds dancing among the artist’s signature lollipop flowers.

1996

Patrick Ebbett J.D. is assistant attorney general in the appellate division of the Oregon Department of Justice. Previously, Ebbett was associated with Chilton, Ebbett & Galli in Portland.

1997

Christian Boenisch J.D. has joined Harrang Long Gary Rudnick in Portland. His practice continues to focus on labor and employment law and business transactions.

Teri Durham J.D., formerly of Marandas, Perdue, Durham & Lowney, has joined Thomas P. McElroy J.D. ’00 in forming McElroy & Durham, a Portland law firm focusing on family law and domestic relations.

Mitchell Olson J.D. has been named a partner at the Madison, Wisconsin, law firm of Axley Brynelson. His litigation practice includes civil litigation, real estate, land use and zoning, municipal, insurance, and appellate law.

Doug Striker B.A. is chief operating officer at the Denver law firm Foster Graham Milstein Calisher. He received his M.B.A. at the University of Colorado at Denver and married Michelle Striker in 2006.

Edward Tylicki J.D. is employee relations manager in Global Human Resources at Nike.

1999

Brent Foster J.D. has been appointed to the top job in the environmental division of the Oregon Attorney General’s Office. After several years in private practice, he joined Columbia Riverkeeper in 2005, refocusing a group that was on the verge of bankruptcy. In a recent article in the Oregonian, journalist Steve Duin described Foster as a “firm believer in using litigation to force polluters to obey the law and persuading regulatory agencies to enforce it.”

Adam Smith B.A. completed his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in May 2009. His dissertation work was on using computers to interpret biological data. He has returned to the Portland area.

Linh Vu J.D. and Kari Olson J.D. ’77 have opened the new office of Olson Vu in Portland.

News of Lewis & Clark graduates from 2000 through 2009.

2000

Steven Burke J.D. has joined the board of Friends of the Refuge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.

Robert Childs B.A. oversees operations at a harm reduction agency in New York City for 10,000 drug users and sex workers. He recently led a multimodal study, titled “Blood in the Bog,” of homeless people who use intravenous drugs in public areas, detailing practices and outcomes for this population. Childs is married to Paige Travis.

Gregory Levinson J.D. has founded his own law firm, Levinson Law, in Portland, where he continues to focus on business entity formation, contracts, trademarks, and estate planning.

Thomas McElroy J.D. has joined Teri Durham J.D. ’97 in forming McElroy & Durham, a Portland law firm focusing on family law and domestic relations.

2001

Bethany Bacci J.D. has been named a partner at Stoel Rives in the Portland office. She counsels clients on tax and fiduciary matters affecting pension plans.

Amy Baggio J.D. has received the Civil Liberties Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon for her work with individuals detained by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Brian Cable J.D. has been named a partner at Dunn Carney. His primary areas of practice are corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.

Michael Hallas J.D. is an associate with Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook. His practice focuses on family law.

Charles Harrell J.D. has joined Buckley LeChevallier’s business and real estate transactional practice group. His practice focuses on land use, real estate, condominium and subdivision formulation, and general business transactional matters. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior associate at Gunn, Cain & Kinney.

Cheryl Kringle J.D. has been appointed to the Aero Law Group. She represents clients in sales, leasing, and the exchange of business and commercial aircraft. Most recently Kringle worked at Tousley Brain Stephens and the Washington State Attorney General’s consumer protection division.

Anne Kunkel J.D. has been named partner at Givens Pursley in Boise. Kunkel’s practice focuses on complex real estate and asset transactions. Kunkel is secretary of the real estate law section for the Idaho State Bar Association. She was accepted into the Leadership Boise class of 2008–10.

Jeff Lindberg J.D. has joined attorney Loren Joner to form a new law firm, Joner Lindberg. The firm in Battle Ground, Washington, serves business, real estate, estate planning, and litigation needs.

Anna Salim B.A. produced a feature film that was among 10 semifinalists (out of 2,000 original applicants) in the Netflix Find Your Voice competition. The film, by writer-director Jon Goldman, is Paul Sussman’s Eleven-Step Guide to Self-Actualization. Information about the semifinalists and the winning film is available at Find Your Voice.

Andrew Solomon J.D. has been promoted to of counsel at Perkins Coie. He is a member of the firm’s real estate and land use group, providing representation for real estate transactions and project development.

Alejandro Tosi LL.M. ’01, J.D. ’04 is a legal advisor to the president of the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague, Netherlands. The president is one of nine judges on the tribunal, which was created in 1981 as one of the measures taken to resolve the hostage crisis with Iran.

2002

Derek Bangs B.A. returned to Oregon in March 2009 for a wine sales position in the Portland metro area. His wife is an in-home personal trainer.

Amy Campbell J.D. has joined Vestas American Wind Technology, counseling the company on employment and immigration issues.

Marisa James J.D. is a deputy in the office of the Oregon Legislative Counsel, where she specializes in drafting laws related to public health and human services.

2003

Anna Bellersen B.A. earned her black belt in Poekoelan Tjimindie Tulen in 2008. She is working toward her M.A. in teaching German at the Monterey (California) Institute of International Studies.

Nick Lantz B.A. married Vicky Pettersen Lantz ’03 in 2005. In 2007–08 he was the Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Jessalynn Pinsonault B.A. graduated from the University of Washington in 2009 with a master’s degree in library and information science. She is now a librarian at Ledding Library in Milwaukie, working primarily in the children’s department.

Nichole Robbins J.D. has joined the Law Office of Erin Olson. She represents crime victims, including victims of child sexual abuse and elder abuse, in civil and criminal cases.

2004

Dillon Bracken B.A. formed the Lifestyle Design Group “after becoming disillusioned by the corporate ladder prison. Now I invest in real estate and own a marketing company. I am open to helping other Lewis & Clark graduates liberate themselves from their corporate chains.”

Adam Draper J.D. is director of land protection at the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust in Annandale, Virginia.

Diana Wiener Rosengard B.A. ’04, J.D. ’09, after graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School in May, moved to Los Angeles to become a judicial coordinator for the University of California at Riverside.

Kelly Rudd J.D. has become a shareholder at Baldwin, Crocker & Rudd, a Wyoming law firm emphasizing federal Indian law.

Maneesh Varma J.D. recently finished three years with the Peace Corps in Zambia, where he was a legal support officer for the nongovernmental organization Zambia AIDSLaw Research and Advocacy.

2005

Sharl Azar B.A. is a fourthyear medical student at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine.

Paul Blechmann J.D. is an associate at the Roberg J. McGaughey firm, focusing on securities fraud, broker disputes, and corporate and employment litigation.

Travis Eiva J.D. has joined Corson & Johnson Law Firm in Eugene as an associate.

Andrew Graham J.D. has become a shareholder in Cummins, Goodman, Fish, Denley & Vickers in Newberg. He practices in the litigation department, focusing on administrative law defense matters.

Jeremy Innis B.A. earned a master of theological studies in religion, literature, and culture from Harvard Divinity School in June 2009. He plans to work, teach, and make music in the Boston area this year.

Quiana Washington B.A. received her Ed.M. degree from Oregon State University in 2006. She relocated to Atlanta, where she teaches fifth grade.

2006

Jessica Bullock B.A., after finishing postbaccalaureate courses in speech-language pathology at Portland State University, is now in the PSU master’s program in speechlanguage pathology. She also teaches private piano lessons part time and works as a lab assistant in the voice disorders lab at Portland State. See also Marriages.

Adam Greenman J.D. has opened his own law office in Portland, specializing in criminal and traffic defense, plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice, and elder law.

Susie Pillsbury B.A.: I have a one-year-old daughter named Maya Hernandez Garcia.

Nikki Zimmerman B.A. is pursuing graduate work at the Monterey (California) Institute of International Studies. She was awarded a full fellowship to attend Middlebury Language School for its summer intensive language program in Russian.

2007

Nate Carter J.D. is a law clerk for Oregon Supreme Court Justice Robert Durham.

William Erickson J.D. is employed as a hazardous-material response team member and firefighter for the Mobile Fire Rescue Department in Alabama.

Laura Rose Gage B.A. is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

Kasia Rutledge J.D. joined the Multnomah County office of the Metropolitan Public Defender. Rutledge is involved with the National Lawyers Guild, and she worked as a certified law student at Metropolitan Public Defender from March through December of 2007.

2008

Nicholas Beaudoin B.A. is living in Taiwan and teaching children English. He is applying to Washington, D.C.– based graduate schools that offer M.A. programs in international relations. Beaudoin expects to be living in D.C. in the fall of 2010. E-mail him at taiwan.california@yahoo.com.

Lizzie Brodeen J.D. has been appointed as an honors attorney in the torts section of the trial division with the Oregon Department of Justice. Brodeen previously clerked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and spent a year in the AmeriCorps program coaching low-income high school students for college admission.

Lindsey Detweiler J.D. has joined the appellate division of the Office of Public Defense Services as a deputy public defender for the state of Oregon.

Joseph Furia J.D. has joined the K&L Gates firm, where his practice focuses on energy, environmental, and natural resources law.

Sarah Harlos J.D. is a new associate at Francis, Hansen & Martin in Bend. Harlos practices in the area of civil litigation and trial.

Dylan Hydes J.D. has joined the personal injury group at Smith, Freed & Eberhard in Portland.

Becky Cruz Lizama J.D. is a legislative assistant in the congressional office of Gregorio C. Sabla, nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives from the Northern Mariana Islands. Lizama works on environmental and natural resource issues.

Sarah Petersen J.D. has joined Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson in Portland as an associate. Her labor law practice includes representation of both public and private employers.

Jedediah Peterson J.D. has joined the appellate division of the Office of Public Defense Services as a deputy public defender for the State of Oregon.

2009

Emily Henke B.A. recently began singing with the Portland-based Al-Andalus Ensemble. The world music group, led by Tarik and Julia Banzi B.A. ’96, tours internationally.

Recent passings

Volney Emmert Faw, professor emeritus of psychology, died September 10, 2009, at age 96.

Faw met his wife of 72 years, Maurine, in his first week at La Verne College in California. The two gained distinction on the college debate team, and in 1936 they were married. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Chicago, and later completed a postdoctoral fellowship there, supported by a Ford Foundation grant.

In 1946, Faw accepted a teaching position in psychology at Lewis & Clark; he served on the faculty until his retirement in 1977. During his career he was noted for his published research on effective teaching techniques; he often based his work on the principles of client-centered therapy espoused by his mentor and friend, Carl Rogers. He maintained a clinical practice and also founded a program to prepare underachieving high school students for college.

Faw was a diplomate in clinical and experimental hypnosis and served as president of the Portland Academy of Hypnosis. Lewis & Clark alumni remember him introducing them to self-hypnosis as a technique for overcoming performance anxiety, particularly in his statistics and experimental design classes.

Throughout his 32-year retirement Faw remained active, physically and mentally. He exercised regularly until the last week of his life and continued his learning, writing, and philosophizing. He stayed current on politics and often wrote letters to the Oregonian about U.S. foreign policy and taxation. He maintained a firm belief in humanity and the importance of individuals to “express what nature made them to be.”

Survivors include his sons, Terry Faw B.S. ’65 and Rex Faw; daughter, Penny Barrett; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, June Morrell, of Springdale, Washington.

Jason Philip Canfield CAS ’10 died suddenly August 4, 2009, at age 20. Canfield, a political science major, intended to study law in California following graduation.

Growing up in Southern California, Canfield displayed talents in academics, music, and athletics. He played the clarinet in the Westlake High School marching band and concert band, and was a competitive rock climber. He enjoyed fashion modeling and spending summers in Oregon with his grandparents.

Survivors include his parents, Lingzhou and Philip Canfield of Thousand Oaks, California; his grandfather, Charles Canfield of Portland; and his grandmother, Marilyn Miller of Corvallis.

Kris Kerstiens, a student in the Master of Arts in Teaching program in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, died October 31, 2009, of respiratory complications from H1N1 flu. The 25-year-old Kerstiens, who was called “Chewie” by his friends, had planned to teach history.

According to his family, Kerstiens had been vibrant and healthy until he became ill with the flu on October 18. He was admitted to Meridian Park Hospital a week later, but his condition continued to worsen.

A graduate of Beaverton High School, where he played football, Kerstiens earned his bachelor’s degree at Oregon State University. He was curious and passionate about his interests, including baking bread, brewing beer, and traveling the world.

Survivors include his parents, Kevin and Joyce Kerstiens, and a younger sister, Kelsey.

Shirley Randall Johansen, a member of the law school staff since 2001, died on June 3, 2009. At Lewis & Clark she worked in Business Law Programs and the business services office.

Born in Portland in 1930, Johansen graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1947 and attended the University of Oregon, where she met her future husband, Alan.

Johansen’s involvement with the legal community and with the law school went back much longer than her nearly eight years on staff. She had worked 50 years in the Oregon legal community before joining Lewis & Clark. Her son is Law Professor Steve Johansen J.D. ’87. At one time there were three generations of Johansens at the law school, including Shirley Johansen’s granddaughter Becca Johansen J.D. ’08.

Survivors include her daughters, Kristen and Randi, both of Beaverton; son, Steve, of Portland; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Dean Sempert B.S. ’49, professor emeritus of health and physical education, died July 27, 2009, at age 86. He was Lewis & Clark’s head basketball coach from 1963 until he retired in 1989. In his 26 years as head coach, Sempert led the Pioneers to the top of the Northwest Conference five times.

In the August 18 Oregonian, columnist Steve Duin eulogized Sempert for his coaching career and his many volunteer activities in retirement. One of Sempert’s former players quoted by Duin was state senator Rick Metsger B.S. ’72, M.A.T. ’75. Metsger, who also spent three years as Sempert’s assistant coach, said, “I think he was born to coach … but basketball was just the arena that gave Dean the opportunity to reach out to other people and make them believe in themselves.”

Sempert began his college education at the University of Oregon, but was drafted into the U.S. Army after only two terms. He was diagnosed with a lung tumor while in the service and spent more than a year in the hospital. In fall of 1946 he experienced what he believed to be a spiritual healing when the tumor completely disappeared.

In January 1947 Sempert entered Lewis & Clark and immediately began to play basketball. He was captain of the 1948–49 L&C championship basketball team, capturing the college’s first conference championship in any sport. The 1948–49 team was inducted into the Lewis & Clark Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.

Sempert graduated in 1949 and went on to earn an M.S. from the University of Southern California.

After retiring from Lewis & Clark, Sempert volunteered in support of the college’s Athletics Hall of Fame, the Board of Alumni, class reunions, the admissions office, and commencement. He was also active in his community, as a Wilsonville City Council member and as a volunteer chaplain for the Oregon State Correctional Institution and the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. Because no one else in the chaplain’s office spoke Spanish, Sempert worked hard to improve his Spanish speaking and writing skills so that he could work with Latino inmates at the two facilities.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Dean Sempert Scholarship Fund at Lewis & Clark.

Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Madge Bushman Sempert; daughters Martha Lemberg B.S. ’81, of Melbourne, Australia, and Sarah Nicholas, of Portland; and stepson Steven Bushman, B.A. ’87. Son Craig Sempert B.S. ’86, a professional diver, died in 2001 in a diving accident.

Friends of Lewis & Clark Remembered

Secretary Emerita Mourned

Martha Crary Gregory, secretary emerita of the college, died October 17 at age 65. She had retired in 1997 after a distinguished 17-year administrative career at Lewis & Clark.

Born in Houston, Gregory completed her undergraduate and graduate education in political science. She began her career in higher-education development at Vanderbilt University, but left Nashville in 1980 for Portland and Lewis & Clark, where she first worked as associate director of development at the law school. Since 1982, when she moved to the main campus, Gregory served in increasingly responsible positions including acting vice president for institutional advancement (1990-91), executive director of the Campaign for Lewis & Clark (1995-97), and secretary of the college (1991-97).

Professionally and personally, Gregory took greatest pleasure in helping people reach their fullest potential. Even after her retirement, she continued as advisor, mentor, and friend to many students, faculty, staff members, and friends of the college.

Survivors include her husband, Gene Gregory, former vice president for institutional advancement; daughter, Sarah Gregory B.A. ‘88, J.D. ‘97; a sister; two brothers; and a grandson.

Life trustee and former board chair Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. ‘64, ‘65, ‘66 delivered the homily at a memorial service on November 9 in Agnes Flanagan Chapel.

Contributions in Gregory’s memory may be made to Lewis & Clark’s Student Scholarship Fund.

 Carol Sawyer McCall, Lewis & Clark trustee since 2001, died unexpectedly on September 22.

For the last five years, McCall chaired the Campus Life Committee of the Board of Trustees. She also served the college in other capacities including on the Executive Committee and the Presidential Review Committee, “all with enthusiasm and skill,” according to board chair Ronald Ragen.

McCall was tireless in her devotion to her family and in giving her time to civic affairs, where her involvements were wide and deep. She served on the boards of numerous Portland-based community organizations.

She and her husband, life trustee Robert McCall, met while traveling in Europe and were married for 47 years. They enjoyed traveling with their children and grandchildren, most recently on a float trip down the Salmon River.

Survivors in addition to her husband include two daughters, two sons, and 11 grandchildren.

Former Albany College Professor Remembered

William Norman Shearer B.A. ‘31, professor emeritus of chemistry, died September 24, at age 101. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and chemistry at Albany College, the precursor of Lewis & Clark College. He later taught chemistry at both Albany College and its Portland extension center. In 1946, he joined the newly named Lewis & Clark College as an associate professor of chemistry and taught on Palatine Hill until 1975.

An avid sports enthusiast, Shearer lettered in both football and wrestling at Albany College and continued to be an athletics fan throughout his life. Until very recently, he attended every home football game at Lewis & Clark. He also supported the Pioneer Athletic Hall of Fame, serving on its selection committee for many years.

Shearer and his wife, Lenora Beck, raised their children in Southwest Portland. After retiring in 1977, Shearer moved to Estacada, where he enjoyed raising and showing chickens, gardening, and growing berries.

Survivors include four daughters, Margaret Shearer B.A. ‘58, Mary Shearer B.A. ‘62, Nona Shearer B.A. ‘74, and Judith Coyne B.S. ‘63; three sons, William W. Shearer B.S. ‘68, M.A.T. ‘72, Norman Shearer B.S. ‘68, M.A.T. ‘74, Edward Shearer B.S. ‘81; 11 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Recent passings

1950s

Donald R. Kresse B.S. ’51, June 23, 2009, age 86. Born in Hood River, Kresse was a dedicated outdoorsman who loved fishing, camping, climbing, and skiing in the Cascades. He was active in mountain rescue activities and helped organize the Portland Mountain Rescue program. Kresse’s college career began at the University of Oregon and was interrupted by service in Italy during World War II. He returned home a decorated veteran, enrolled at Lewis & Clark to study education, and taught in the Beaverton School District for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; sons Peter and Doug and their wives; and four grandchildren.

Toshi Hasuike B.S. ’55, June 12, 2009, age 83. Hasuike was born in Tigard. He became a psychiatrist and practiced at Dammasch State Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Ochiyo; son, Michael; and daughter, Susan Kaufmann.

Lawrence William Fisher B.A. ’56, June 19, 2009, age 78. Fisher was born in Portland and graduated from Beaverton High. He served in the Army Signal Corps in Korea from 1950 to 1953. Fisher worked for Willamette Industries, then was an insurance agent for 20 years before retiring. Survivors include his sister and granddaughter; he was also close to his church family at Community Presbyterian Church in Redmond.

1960s

Anne Dew Brown B.A. ’60, May 18, 2009, age 69, at home in Garden City, Kansas. Brown grew up on a ranch in Wyoming. Moving around with her husband, a Presbyterian minister with the U.S. Navy, she held various positions including purchasing agent and then applications engineer with an equipment company and, later, fluid power instructor and curriculum developer for another company. Brown moved to Garden City in 1993 to work for the Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center, assisting small manufacturers across western Kansas. She retired in January 2008 to establish her own marketing consultation firm. She was active in professional organizations and served on the Lewis & Clark Alumni Board from 1991 to 1997. Survivors include her children, Carey Leigh Brown, of St. Louis, and Paul Scott Brown, of Juniata, Nebraska, and brother, Theodore Patrick Dew, of Pinedale, Wyoming.

1970s

Chris Vander Kley B.A. ’71, March 15, 2008, age 59, following a long battle with cardiopulmonary disease. As a theatre student at Lewis & Clark, Vander Kley starred in several productions but particularly focused on theatre art design. After graduation he was chief set designer at the Old Log Theater in Excelsior, Minnesota, before returning to his hometown of Cottage Grove in 1974. There he went into business as Vander Kley Construction. His career as a general contractor enabled him to bring his own artistic stamp to designing and building each home—which he saw as “the stage on which one lives one’s life.” Survivors include his mother and father, Patty and Mike Vander Kley; former wife, Tina Barry; and two brothers and their wives and children.

Nicholas Drakulich J.D. ’75, February 5, 2009, at home, of cancer. Drakulich was born and raised in Portland, graduating from David Douglas High School and Willamette University before attending Lewis & Clark Law School. He married, raised his family, and built a law practice in Portland. He retired in March 2008. Drakulich coached basketball and baseball and loved watching his children play sports. He went fly-fishing around the world, most recently in Argentina, but most enjoyed spending time at a cabin on the Deschutes River in central Oregon. Survivors include his wife, Elaine; sons, Nick and Scott; and daughter, Corrie.

Shirley Boucher B.A. ’77, June 30, 2009, age 61, at Most Pure Heart of Mary Convent in Mobile, Alabama. Sister Shirley was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, the Catholic order that occupied the former Corbett estate, just south of the Lewis & Clark campus, at the time. (The property became part of the campus in 2000.) After earning her bachelor’s degree in education at Lewis & Clark, she went on to obtain an M.A. in education at the University of San Francisco and to publish several articles in educational journals. Her interest in science led her to participate in special activities with NASA; she also ministered in Oregon, California, and Washington, and in a refugee camp in Zambia. In Alabama for the past 16 years, she taught and served as vice principal at Most Pure Heart of Mary School. Survivors include her three sisters and her Franciscan family.

1980s

Carol Jones J.D. ’85, December 26, 2008, age 53, in McMinnville, from breast cancer. Jones grew up in the Beaverton area and earned her bachelor’s degree at Southern Oregon University. She practiced law in Hillsboro and was executive director of Yamhill County Defenders from 1999 to 2004, before she was appointed and subsequently elected to the bench. Jones was active in organizations supporting nature and animals. She served on the board of Henderson House, danced with the Royal Scottish Dance Society, and enjoyed diving, playing the piano, gardening, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Survivors include her husband, David Johns; a daughter; her father; and three brothers.

1990s

Margaret Ruth Raker J.D. ’94, May 20, 2009, age 58, in Portland, of cancer. Raker, an Oregon assistant attorney general, was born in Anchorage and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree from Albright College and earned a master’s in nutrition from Pennsylvania State University. Raker moved to Portland in 1979 to work as a nutrition education specialist for Portland Public Schools, but after some years, decided to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer. Following her graduation, Raker clerked for Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Welch. In 1999 she joined the Oregon Department of Justice, where she worked in the Child Advocacy Section, representing the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Division of Child Support. Survivors include her sister, Virginia, and her daughters, Patricia Laskey, of Nashville, and Laura Laskey, of Portland.

Jules Kopel Bailey canvassed Portland neighborhoods seven days a week during his 2008 bid for state representative of Oregon House District 42. He estimates he knocked on 10,000 doors in the space of five months, ratcheting up his efforts to 100 visits a day during the final leg of the campaign—all while holding down a full-time consulting job and hustling to raise money for the race.

Jules Kopel Bailey canvassed Portland neighborhoods seven days a week during his 2008 bid for state representative of Oregon House District 42. He estimates he knocked on 10,000 doors in the space of five months, ratcheting up his efforts to 100 visits a day during the final leg of the campaign—all while holding down a full-time consulting job and hustling to raise money for the race. “Being on the campaign trail was literally the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” says Bailey, who lost 35 pounds in the process.

It was also one of the most rewarding.

“I represent the heart of inner eastside Portland, a hub of political and social advocacy and activism,” he says. “I made some lifelong friends on those doorsteps.”

He also fleshed out the core of his signature piece of legislation. In his first term, Bailey was co-chief sponsor of HB 2626, the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Technology Act, which passed with strong bipartisan support and was signed into law by Governor Ted Kulongoski in July 2009.

The bill allows homeowners and businesses to secure long-term low-interest loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, such as upgrading insulation and adding triple-pane windows and solar panels.

“One of my co-chief sponsors on HB 2626 was Tim Freeman of Roseburg,” says Bailey. “He’s a great guy who owns a gas station and isn’t concerned about climate change. But because he knew the bill would help people in his district economically, he worked with me to make it happen.”

That spirit of bipartisanship, civility, intelligent debate, and compromise in Salem has impressed Bailey.

“I can’t conceive of dealing with the power struggles I’ve seen over health care in Washington and at town hall meetings,” he says.

Bailey has been appointed vice chair of the House Revenue Committee. During the 2009 session, he served on four other committees: Transportation, Sustainability and Economic Development, Environment and Water, and Oregon Fujian Sister State.

A typical day for Bailey moves at breakneck speed.

When the legislature is in session, it goes something like this: up at 5 a.m., carpool to Salem to arrive by 7:30, start meetings at 7:45, go to morning committees, vote for bills on the floor at 10, take a 15-minute lunch at noon or eat during caucus, and then return for afternoon meetings and committees at 1 p.m. Most of Bailey’s meetings last about 15 minutes, so he can squeeze eight into two hours. He carpools back to Portland at 5:30, arriving at 7 p.m. At home, he responds to about 100 e-mails.

“The next morning, I get up and do it all over again,” he says. “It’s very intense, and there’s no room for error.”

When he’s not in Salem, Bailey juggles three jobs: he’s assistant majority leader for policy for the House Democratic caucus; he’s chief strategist for his reelection campaign; and he’s the principal consultant for Pareto Global, a company that assists clients with energy issues, land use, transportation, and economic impact analyses.

Bailey credits his rising career trajectory to the mentoring relationships he formed with professors while at Lewis & Clark, including Curtis Johnson, Pamplin Professor of Government; Cyrus Partovi B.A.’67, senior lecturer in social sciences; and the late Evan Williams, founder of the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program.

“I learned that there is more to environmental policy than just biology and chemistry,” he says. “People also need to be well versed in economics, politics, philosophy, and mathematics.”

Energized by his successful first year in office, Bailey says he intends to stay in state politics for the long term. On his future wish list are fostering world-class educational opportunities in Oregon and ending the state’s budget roller coaster.

“My best days are ones when I get a clear, tangible victory on a key piece of legislation,” he says. “The most challenging part of being a young representative is realizing that I can’t accomplish everything I want immediately. I’m learning to recognize the value of incremental victories and compromise.”

—by Pattie Pace

Recent marriages

Kimberly Hansink B.A. ’86 and Daniel Johnson Jr., May 16, 2009, at their Napa Valley home. Attendees included Lewis & Clark alumnae who lived in Ponderosa A-30 during the mid-1980s: Emily Nelson Decker B.A. ’85, Claire Coleman Hobson B.A. ’84, and Judy Oringdulph Rompa B.S. ’86.

Derek Bangs B.A. ’02 and Meghan Atkinson, June 21, 2008.

Jessica Bullock B.A. ’06 and Christian Bullock, July 13, 2008.

“I’ve installed that piece four or five different times, once for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations,” says artist Nancy Chinn B.A. ‘62. “Like a theatrical set design, it integrates fluidly with the expansive architecture of Grace Cathedral. It’s a celebrative piece that takes your breath away.”

Fifty flowing pieces of acrylic-painted netting recently undulated above worshippers in San Francisco’s Grace Episcopal Cathedral, setting the stage for reflection.

“Tongues of Fire,” an ephemeral liturgical art installation, was created to celebrate the Christian festival of Pentecost—a day that marks the Holy Spirit’s descent on the disciples of Jesus following his ascension into heaven. The design symbolizes movement of spirit and echoes the number of days between Easter and Pentecost Sunday.

“I’ve installed that piece four or five different times, once for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations,” says artist Nancy Chinn. “Like a theatrical set design, it integrates fluidly with the expansive architecture of Grace Cathedral. It’s a celebrative piece that takes your breath away.”

A woman who embraces diversity and inclusion, Chinn began her artistic love affair with culture, theology, and symbolism early in her career.

During the 1970s, Chinn lived on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in north-central Oregon with her then husband, a Presbyterian minister. Money was tight, so she made a deal with him: if the church would pay for her art supplies, she would produce the church bulletin. This project enabled her to experiment with silk-screened images that assimilated theology and native culture. Her passion to connect art and liturgy had taken hold.

Chinn continued to pursue her interest in art, earning an M.F.A. in fibers and mixed media from John F. Kennedy University and an M.A. in art education from San Francisco State University.

Her multimedia projects, she says, require her to think like a painter, who envisions the totality of a project, and like a weaver, who determines how the individual components must meld together.

“I never make art by myself, Chinn says. “I always work in concert with others, like liturgy committees and parish members.”

She believes art sprouts from the physical materials used in its creation around a theme, then develops organically, much the way actors improvise unscripted scenes.

“My liturgical work is temporary, seasonal, and site-specific,” she says. “It’s important to me that it can’t be bought and sold or locked away as a monetary investment.”

Chinn lives in Little River, California, near the scenic Mendocino coastline. A lay feminist theologian, she has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and as an artist in residence at various churches and seminaries. She currently offers retreats at her home for up to five members of a congregation and also individual personal tutorials. In two- to three-day sessions, she

teaches art and worship theory and techniques related to the design elements of light and dark, transparency and opacity, pattern and rhythm, color, texture, scale, and movement.

Along with her public pieces, Chinn creates personal paintings that allow her complete artistic freedom. She has published two books. Spaces for Spirit: Adorning the Church contains over 60 colored pages of her liturgical work. Wisdom Searches, by Chinn and Harriet Gleeson, is an exploration of Sophia, the feminine aspect of God in the Hebrew scriptures, as reflected in the coauthors’ daily lives as well as their paintings, poetry, and prose.

Chinn’s most recent major art installation, for the Washington National Cathedral’s centennial celebration, incorporated advanced digital imaging techniques to reproduce her original paintings on 18 fabric panels. The abstract images represented elements of an entire liturgical year.

“My favorite panel is ‘Reign of God,’ ” she says, “which for me is about the deep yearning we all have for the peace and justice of God’s intention for our world.”

Inspired by her ability to work from home as part of a virtual community of artists and designers, Chinn is looking forward to creating similar projects in the future.

—by Pattie Pace

When Ron Cai was a student at Xiamen University Law School in the early to mid-1980s, he served as an interpreter for Steve Kanter, professor of law, who was then a visiting Fulbright scholar. “Steve invited us to apply to Lewis & Clark Law School if we were interested in furthering our studies in the United States,” says Cai.

When Ron Cai was a student at Xiamen University Law School in the early to mid-1980s, he served as an interpreter for Steve Kanter, professor of law, who was then a visiting Fulbright scholar. “Steve invited us to apply to Lewis & Clark Law School if we were interested in furthering our studies in the United States,” says Cai.

A few years later, Cai did just that.

After graduating with honors from the law school, he worked for the Portland law firm of Tonkon Torp. He then returned to China, where he is now the partner-in-charge of Davis Wright Tremaine’s law office in Shanghai. The Chronicle recently tapped Cai for his perspective on U.S.-China business relations.

How did you become interested in international business?

When I was in high school, Xiamen, my hometown, was declared a Special Economic Zone for Chinese reform. Xiamen became one of the most open cities in China for foreign trade and investment. I had a law professor who was one of China’s first visiting scholars to the U.S., and he brought back many law books from Harvard. I was fascinated by the U.S. legal system and wanted to learn about it and use my skills to help bilateral trade and investment.

Who are your law firm’s clients?

Most of them are U.S. companies. My office has represented AIG, Bloomberg, DuPont, GE, Marriott, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks, and others. About onethird are from the Pacific Northwest. We also help Chinese companies doing business in the United States.

What types of services do you offer?

We help our corporate clients establish operations in China, handle mergers and acquisitions, and assist with daily operational issues. We also help clients plan and execute their exit strategies.

How would you describe the current legal and policy environment for doing business in China?

Legislation has improved substantially in the past 30 years; however, the lack of enforcement is a serious concern. The judicial corruption is intolerable. It is becoming more and more difficult for small businesses to succeed. Ironically, since China joined the World Trade Organization, the political environment is actually less friendly toward foreign investors. The government recognizes these problems. I am hopeful that these issues can be resolved, or at least eased.

How does the culture of relationship drive business?

It is very important. But the culture is changing, and people are more business-focused. Given that China is a country with 1.3 billion people, it’s a challenge to develop relationships with all the right people all the time.

How are Chinese labor practices evolving?

Instead of beefing up enforcement, the government is focused on legislation. Unfortunately, recent changes in Chinese labor law are punishing good corporate citizens and raising labor costs. Hundreds of millions of migrant workers, domestic helpers, and contract workers at government-owned and privately owned companies are still sorely in need of labor protections.

What are the most dramatic changes you’ve witnessed in U.S.-China business relations during your career?

Twenty years ago, China looked to the U.S. for inspiration, freedom, and prosperity. Over the past decade, I’ve seen more tension and mistrust between the U.S. and China—even as economic ties have increased. Part of the problem is that the Chinese government, in an effort to hang on to its power, fans anti-U.S. sentiments. But a bigger problem is that the U.S. has made decisions and policies that people in other countries have come to resent.

What changes could strengthen U.S.-China business ties?

There are now hundreds of thousands of Chinese students in the United States. Tens of millions of young Chinese understand some English, and millions of them have had opportunities to travel overseas.

All of the young lawyers and staff in my office, some of whom have never been to the U.S., speak and write native-level English. I hope more young Americans can spend time in other countries to understand their cultures, particularly those of the important trading partners of the U.S., such as China, India, Japan, France, and Germany.

—Compiled by Pattie Pace