Emily is an associate in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on complex litigation matters, including class actions, securities and financial fraud, business disputes, and elder abuse.
Emily is an integral part of the wildfire litigation team, representing victims of the Oregon Labor Day fires of 2020 and victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires in Lahaina. She 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.
In 2024, Emily received the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) New Lawyer of the Year award recognizing her involvement in OTLA and her work representing victims of the 2020 Oregon Labor Day Fires against Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp. Emily serves on the OTLA Board of Governors and is involved in several sections and committees. She is an alumnus of OTLA’s leadership academy.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Emily was an Associate Attorney at another Portland law firm where she practiced personal injury litigation, representing people with catastrophic personal injuries and survivors of sexual abuse. During law school, she served as a law clerk in the Financial Fraud & Consumer Protection section of the Oregon Department of Justice, focusing on Unlawful Trade Practices Act violations, civil investigative demands, and settlement proposals.