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Emily Guida Bennett Hartman, LLP. I was drawn to pursue a legal career because I wanted to help people experiencing the effects of societal power imbalances. I have experienced these imbalances between employers and employees through years of working in the service...
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Representative Dacia Grayber Oregon House of Representatives I was 10 years old when I decided I wanted to be a firefighter. It wasn’t a common career path for women back then, and to say that I experienced barriers along the way is an understatement. I’ve never...
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Representative Lisa Fragala Oregon House of Representatives Lisa has called Eugene, Oregon home for over 30 years and lives there with her husband, Tibor Bessko. Before being elected to the Oregon Legislature she worked as an educator for over 25 years – first as an...
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Derrick Louie Bennett Hartman, LLP. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon to a family of immigrants. My mother and father were from Hong Kong and came to America in the 1960s. As a kid, I watched my mom juggle two jobs while my dad worked long hours in tech...
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Charese Rohny McKanna Bishop Joffe LLP. Charese specializes in representing private and public employees in employment law, discrimination, civil rights and labor law matters. Since 1995, Charese has advised and represented public and private employees on wide range...
