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, Boost Oregon, the Brian Grant Foundation, 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 Boost Oregon, the Albina Opportunities Corporation, the Brian Grant Foundation, 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, Retired Founder, Board of Directors
- American Constitution Society – Keil Mueller, Chair, Board of Directors, Oregon Lawyer Chapter
- Beaverton High School Scholarship Fund – Gary Berne
- Brian Grant Foundation – Josh Ross
- Bud Clark Commons – Steve Larson, Volunteer
- Campaign for Equal Justice – Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling, & Steve Larson, Advisory Board; Keil Mueller, Board of Directors
- Children’s Cancer Association – Keith Dubanevich, Legal Advisor
- Classroom Law Project – Josh Ross, Mock Trial Judge; Rob Shlachter, Coach; Angel Falconer, Mock Trial Judge
- Community Cycling Center – Keil Mueller, Chair, Board of Directors
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) – Gary Berne
- Dream Factory of Oregon – Tina Carey, former Board of Directors
- Greater Portland Hillel – Rob Shlachter, Founding & Present Director
- Hoyt Arboretum Friends – Keith Dubanevich, President of the Board
- Jewish Federation of Portland – Rob Shlachter, Former President
- Legal Aid Domestic Violence Project – Josh Ross
- Lincoln High School Mock Trial – Rob Shlachter, Coach
- Marathon Partners Scholarship Program – Gary Berne
- Mazamas – Keith Dubanevich, Climb Instructor
- Meals on Wheels – Keith Ketterling, Volunteer
- Multnomah Athletic Foundation – Keith Ketterling, Board of Directors
- Multnomah County Court Mediation Program – Rob Shlachter, Volunteer Mediator
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Angelene Falconer, Donor, Member
- Oregon Jewish Community Foundation – Rob Shlachter, Director
- Oregon State Bar – Josh Ross, Board of Governors
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington – Andy Davis, former Board Member
- Senior Law Project – Steve Larson, Volunteer
- Self Enhancement Foundation – David Lokting, Board of Trustees
- Self Enhancement, Inc. – David Lokting, Finance Committee
- “Why Not” Scholarship Program – Gary Berne
- Youth Soccer Coach – Keith Ketterling, Ben Leedy