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Shouka Rezvani has been invited to join the Leadership Council of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) as a Metropolitan Portland Leadership Council Member. OCF leadership council members are volunteers who have proven their commitment to public…

Caroline Harris Crowne and Tonkon Torp recently were thanked by the Suite Talkers Toastmasters Club for providing use of the firm’s conference room for club meetings and presentations. In a letter to Caroline, club officers expressed their…

Haley Miller Morrison has joined Tonkon Torp’s Labor & Employment practice group. She provides counsel to employers on a wide variety of matters, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage-and-hour issues, in both single plaintiff…

Tonkon Torp business attorney Owen Blank has been honored with the 2015 Pro Bono Award of Merit, sponsored by the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA), Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and the Oregon Law Center. The award is given annually to a lawyer who…

Tonkon Torp CIO Danny Enroth and the IT Department donated four desktop computers to the Broadway Rose Theatre. The Broadway Rose Theatre is Oregon's premier musical theater company with a mission to create unparalleled musical theater experiences…

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business has named 18 Tonkon Torp attorneys in seven practice areas as leaders in their field for 2015. The annual reference directory ranks Oregon’s leading lawyers based on interviews with clients and…

Tonkon Torp earned a “Defenders of Justice” award at the annual Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice (CEJ) awards luncheon in Portland on February 18, 2015. This award is given to firms whose average per lawyer contribution to the CEJ annual fund…

David J. Petersen is the new chair of the Real Estate & Land Use practice group at Tonkon Torp. Petersen’s practice focuses on land use and government law. He has worked on behalf of developers and owners to bring a wide range of development projects…

Thanks to the leadership efforts of Tonkon Torp’s Sustainability Committee, the firm achieved Sustainability at Work’s gold certification. The certification recognizes the firm’s commitment to helping make Portland one of the cleanest, most…

Tonkon Torp made a "research" sponsorship donation to the City Club of Portland. The donation will help to fund the City Club's Research Program, which enlists Club members in rigorous research, analysis, and writing to produce unbiased analyses of…

Tonkon Torp's Immigration practice group contributed to the Oregon State Bar International Law Section's sponsorship of the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF). The festival ran from February 5 to February 21.

Tonkon Torp purchased a patron membership with the Portland Art Museum. The membership was organized by Joe Voboril, a member of the Portland Art Museum board of directors.

Guided by Blerina Kotori, Tonkon Torp made a donation to Raphael House, a multi-faceted domestic violence agency dedicated to ending intimate partner violence. Raphael House offers emergency shelter in a confidential location, a 24-hour in-house…

Jessica Morgan joined the board of directors of the Oregon Club of Portland (OCOP). Started in 1946, the OCOP is a group of members united to promote and further the general welfare of the University of Oregon. The OCOP raises money for University of…

Tonkon Torp made a donation to the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls at the behest of Rachel Atchison a Camp board member. The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls builds girls' self-esteem through music creation and performance, providing workshops and technical…

Jeanette Schuster has been named to the board of directors of Women in Environment (WiE), a Pacific Northwest organization focused on supporting environmental professionals in the region. Schuster is a partner in Tonkon Torp’s Environmental & Natural…

Tonkon Torp sponsored the NCSY's "The Q" trivia night and fundraiser on January 24. Bob Carey organized Tonkon's sponsorship. NCSY is an organization dedicated to connecting, inspiring, and empowering Jewish teens.

Alan Perkins is the new chair of the International Law Section Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar. He previously served as treasurer, secretary, and chair-elect of the committee.

Tonkon Torp made a donation to New Avenues for Youth, a nonprofit providing a variety of outcome-based programs and services designed to empower youth to exit street life and lead healthy, independent lives. The donation was made in honor of Tom…

Tonkon Torp LLP has elected Ryan Bledsoe, Marco Materazzi, and Jeanette Schuster to the partnership, effective January 1, 2015. “Ryan, Marco and Jeanette are three fine examples of Tonkon Torp’s approach to expanding and strengthening the partnership…