Emily is an associate in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on complex litigation matters. She was an integral part of the trial team, representing victims of the 2020 Oregon fires against PacifiCorp, in which the jury found in favor of the class after a two-month trial. Emily was also a key member of the team representing the State of Oregon in litigation against Monsanto for damages to the state’s public trust resources from PCB contamination, obtaining the largest environmental settlement in Oregon History, and she is a member of the team representing the City of Seattle and the State of Delaware in PCB litigation against Monsanto. Emily currently serves on the board of governors of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and serves as co-chair of the Oregon Trial Lawyers New Lawyers section.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Emily was an Associate Attorney for another Portland law firm where she practiced personal injury litigation. She served as a law clerk in the Civil Enforcement Division – Financial Fraud & Consumer Protection for the Oregon Department of Justice. Working in the Civil Enforcement Division – Finance Fraud & Consumer Protection, Emily focused on Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act violations, civil investigative demands, and settlement proposals.
While attending Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark Law College, Emily served as a Research Assistant where she researched bankruptcy law. She served as the Executive Editor and member for the Lewis & Clark Law Review and was a member of the Animal Law Review where she was named Source Checker of the Year. While attending the University of Washington, Emily studied abroad in Linköping, Sweden.