Caring for the Community
Stoll Berne is based in Portland, Oregon. We are a local law firm, with local values. We enjoy representing clients from our community and, above all, giving back. Our firm encourages generosity, volunteerism, community involvement, and sustainability. And we practice what we preach.
Practicing Law Is Just Part of Our Job - Our Purpose Is Much Greater
In Our Community
Each year, the firm donates at least 1% of its annual revenue to charity. We’ve been recognized as one of Portland’s leading philanthropic small companies. For years, our firm has been recognized as Guardians of Justice and for one hundred percent participation in the Lawyer’s Campaign for Equal Justice (CEJ)—an important organization supporting Legal Aid services for underserved members of our community. Stoll Berne and its employees have also financially supported a broad range of important community organizations that help advance issues that are important to our employees. Some examples include Self Enhancement, Inc. (helping youth to realize their full potential), Cycle Oregon, Portland State University, Lewis & Clark Law School, National Consumer Law Center, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. The firm also donates $100 per child, on behalf of all employees’ children, to the local public school they attend in our annual “Cash for Kids” program.
Charitable Giving
But giving money is not all we do. Our lawyers and staff also give time to dozens of charitable causes and pro bono cases each year, and we’ve been recognized for those efforts. For example, our lawyers and staff have coached high school mock trial and volunteered as judges with Classroom Law Project. We have represented dozens of pro bono clients through the Domestic Violence Project and the federal court pro bono appointment program. Our employees have served on non-profit boards and volunteered with organizations such as the Albina Opportunities Corporation, the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Dream Factory of Oregon, the Community Cycling Center, and Bud Clark Commons. Attorneys and staff coach youth sports, volunteer at houses of worship, and volunteer with Meals on Wheels and the Oregon Food Bank.
Non-profit recipients of cash donations include:
We Have an Obligation to Enrich the Communities We Live and Work Within
Community Involvement
Stoll Berne staff and attorneys are currently or have previously been involved in the following organizations:
- Albina Opportunities Corporation – Robert Stoll
- Beaverton High School Scholarship Fund – Gary Berne
- Bud Clark Commons – Steve Larson
- Campaign for Equal Justice – Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling, & Steve Larson
- Classroom Law Project – Rob Shlachter & Angel Falconer
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) – Gary Berne
- Cycle Oregon – Keith Ketterling
- Dream Factory of Oregon – Tina Carey
- Gaffney Lane Elementary School – Travis Cody
- Greater Portland Hillel – Rob Shlachter
- Greyhound Pets of America – Emily Johnson
- Imprint Program – Maddie Holmes & Erin Roycroft
- Jewish Federation of Portland – Rob Shlachter
- Lincoln High School Mock Trial – Rob Shlachter
- Marathon Partners Scholarship Program – Gary Berne
- Meals on Wheels – Keith Ketterling
- Multnomah Athletic Foundation – Keith Ketterling
- Multnomah County Court Mediation Program – Rob Shlachter
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Angel Falconer
- Northwest Workers’ Justice Project – Alec Finnell
- Oregon Jewish Community Foundation – Rob Shlachter
- Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund – Elizabeth Kinsman
- Palmer Scholars Foundation – Elizabeth Kinsman
- Senior Law Project – Steve Larson
- Self Enhancement Foundation – David Lokting
- Self Enhancement, Inc. – David Lokting
- Stand for Children – Keith Ketterling
- Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust – Keith Ketterling
- “Why Not” Scholarship Program – Gary Berne
- Willamette United Football Club – Ben Leedy
- Youth Soccer Coach – Keith Ketterling & Ben Leedy