2026 May Oregon/Washington Fellows Event
Kari Petrasek, ABA Washington State Membership Chair & ABF Washington Fellows Co-Chair, and Judge Dean Lum, ABF Washington Fellows Co-Chair, in partnership with Shayda Z. Le, Chair of the ABF Oregon Fellows, and Marilyn J. Harbur and Leslie S. Johnson, ABA Oregon State Membership Co-Chairs invite you to a joint Oregon & Washington Fellows Lunch and Day of Programming – Open to All Fellows Nationwide.
Approved for CLE Credit*
Friday, May 29, 2026
Offices of Miller Nash, LLP
1140 SW Washington Street
Portland, OR 987205
12:00-1:00 PM PT – Lunch
1:00-4:30 PM PT – Program Sessions Featuring:
1:00 PM PT – A panel discussion of “The View of Three Justices: Their Path to the Court, the Similarities and Differences in the Two Courts, and their Work in Addition to Deciding Cases” with:
- Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan Aileen Flynn
- Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens
- Washington Supreme Court Justice Salvador A. Mungia
The Justices will discuss their paths to the court, the similarities and differences in Washington and Oregon State Courts, and their work in addition to deciding cases.
Presentation by ABF Research Professor William H. J. Hubbard of:
3:00 PM PT – “Justice for Sale: Exposing the Hidden Markets in Civil Procedure and Finding Ways to Regulate Them Sensibly”
4:30-5:30 PM PT – Reception to Follow Program
This program and lunch are presented in collaboration with the American Bar Association, whose members are integral to the ABF Fellows community.
In addition to attending the lunch & program, the State Chairs encourage all attendees to join the group for an informal dinner that evening.
The Fellows gratefully recognize event Venue and Reception Sponsor:
The Fellows gratefully recognize event Bronze Sponsors:
*The ABA will seek 2.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 2.8 hours of CLE credit for this program in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Please visit the program website at 2026 May Oregon/Washington Fellows Event – ABF for program CLE details or visit www.americanbar.org/mcle for general information on CLE at the ABA.
In accordance with MCLE requirements, the American Bar Association offers financial hardship scholarships for live, in-person and multi-session virtual CLE programs. If you would like to apply, please review our Scholarship Policy and Application at https://ambar.org/cle-scholarship.