PHONE: (503) 412-3506
EMAIL: katiejoj@mcewengisvold.com
PRACTICE AREAS: Katie Jo's practice focuses on real estate, business and construction litigation.
Katie Jo joined McEwen Gisvold as an associate in 2008 and became a partner in 2016. Prior to entering private practice, Katie Jo served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Jerome LaBarre in the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Lewis & Clark Law School, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude (2006); Certificate in Criminal Law and Procedure; Lewis & Clark Law Review Editorial Board
Seattle University, Bachelor of Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice and Philosophy), Cum Laude (2002); Honors Program Graduate
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Oregon Women Lawyers
Oregon Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
American Bar Association
COMMITTEES:
Oregon State Bar Construction Section Executive Committee, Advisory Member
Oregon State Bar Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee, Member
Oregon Women Lawyers Working Parents Committee, Co-Chair of Resources and Support Section
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Jefferson High School Mock Trial Team, Coach
Oregon State Bar, New Lawyer Mentor Program
Lewis & Clark Law School, Mentor Program
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Volunteer
SPEAKING AND WRITING:
Best Practices for Curing Title Problems, Title Law From Start to Finish (National Business Institute CLE, November 2015)
Collection Law: Debtors, Assets & Judgments (Law Review CLE, July 2012)
MERS Update, Construction Law Newsletter (Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section, June 2011)
Perspectives on the Practice of Business Law (Lewis and Clark Law School Panel, February 2011)
AWARDS:
Daily Journal of Commerce Up & Coming Lawyer Award (2011)
BAR ADMISSIONS / ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
Oregon State Bar (1992)
United States District Court, District of Oregon (1993)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2001)
United States Supreme Court (2005)
