Family Law, Child Advocacy Law, and Elder Law

Each year Lane County Circuit Court Judge Laurie Holland, UO Law '78, presides over a mock guardianship hearing for Elder Law students.

The University of Oregon School of Law offers a rich variety of courses, clinics and externships, and activities for students who are interested in Family Law, Child Advocacy Law, and Elder Law.

The core courses in this area are:

• Family Law
• Children and the Law
• Elder Law
• Domestic Violence Seminar
• Domestic Violence Clinic
• Family Law in the World Community

Each summer students can take a Child Advocacy Externship for credit. A Domestic Violence Externship is also offered every summer, fall, and spring in Klamath Falls. You can also satisfy your law school writing requirements in these courses. And consider submitting a paper that you write to a contest where you could earn money and glory!

Jordan Bates, class of 2009, and Jennifer Meisberger, class of 2008, each received the Nicole Richardson Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award during her third year of law school. The award, which honors the memory of 2004 alum Nicole Richardson, is awarded to a student who has a passion for advocating for underserved populations, demonstrated by work for that population during law school, and/or intent to practice law on behalf of that population after graduation, as well as substantial performance of legal pro bono service during law school. Jordan is now at attorney at St. Andrew Legal Clinic in Hilsboro, Oregon, which provides legal assistance in family law cases to low-income clients. Jennifer is an attorney at Juvenile Rights Project in Portland.

For recommended courses of study, follow these links:

• Family Law
• Child Advocacy Law
• Elder Law

Interested in doing volunteer work related to one of these areas? Here are some options in the Eugene-Springfield area.

Two UO Professors specialize in Family Law and related subjects, Merle Weiner and Leslie Harris.