Samantha Klausen

Sam is an associate in Tonkon Torp’s Business Department. An experienced negotiator and advocate, Sam works with clients to identify solutions and to achieve practical and productive results. She has broad experience in many areas of the law – and with the process of lawmaking – and is a skilled strategist in handling a variety of issues for clients in numerous industries.

Sam has unique insight informed by experience gained prior to her legal career. She has worked for two Oregon governors and two ranking state legislators. She has also served as a lobbyist to several of Oregon’s top businesses. 

Sam served as the Vice-Chair of the Willamette University Racial Justice Task Force, a group focused on ensuring fair and impartial judicial proceedings. She is a member of the Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyer Section Social Justice Task Force. Sam was also a member of AmeriCorps, developing programs for and mentoring at-risk youth in Oregon’s low-income communities.

Sam joined the firm from Dunn Carney LLP where she practiced litigation and business transactional law. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Willamette University College of Law. During law school, Sam served as an extern to Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters, was Editor-in-Chief of the Willamette Law Review, and was a member of the Moot Court Board.

In her free time, Sam enjoys painting, traveling, and spending time outdoors.