Up & Coming Lawyer: Michelle Stone

By: 91视频 Staff//November 15, 2010//

Up & Coming Lawyer: Michelle Stone

91视频 Staff//November 15, 2010//

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What was the worst U.S. Supreme Court opinion of all time? Dred Scott v. Sandford is an obvious choice, as is Plessy v. Ferguson.

What is the best part of being an attorney? Learning how to ask the right questions from varying perspectives.

What is the toughest part of being an attorney? Balancing family, friends, personal interests and the intense demands of this profession.

How has the reality of a legal career differed from what you anticipated when you first started law school? I never dreamed that I would spend the first few years of my career doing document review in undesirable locations.

If you hadn’t become an attorney, what career would you have pursued? Marine biologist.

How would your mother describe you in one word? Stubborn.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would have more patience.

What is the first concert you went to? Mister Mister at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

What was your favorite pet’s name? Bink, a cat who lived to the ripe age of 20.

Which living person do you most admire? Justice Stevens.

What was your first car? Chevrolet Cavalier.

Finish this sentence: Happiness is …Cuddling and laughing with my three-year-old son, Hayden.

What is your motto? As Calvin told Hobbes, “It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy . . . . Let’s go exploring!”

You’ve been given the chance to spend part of your time as a superhero. Who are you and what is your super power? Is there a superhero who can make time stand still? If so, that’s the power I want. I’m a single mother, and I fear that may well be the only way I can get a decent night’s sleep.

Tell us something about yourself that might surprise most people: I have a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Markowitz, Herbold Glade & Mehlhaf

Lewis & Clark College 1998

Michele Stone initially intended to practice environmental and natural resources law, but a promising job opportunity led her to a litigation boutique firm in Denver, Colo. It was a different career path than she expected, but it ultimately led her back to Portland and a practice in general business and complex litigation.

Stone is a member of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Oregon Women Lawyers and the Gus J. Solomon Inn of Court. She has written a chapter on damages for the Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education series and is a frequent presenter on e-discovery issues.

Stone said she became involved in pro bono work during law school because she felt isolated from the “real world.” She became a volunteer – and later, a board member – for Bradley Angle, the oldest domestic violence shelter on the West Coast.

“I stepped down from the board earlier this year, but my work with Bradley Angle underscores for me how important it is to recognize that all of the players in a lawsuit have different stories, are shaped by experiencing different challenges, and have different goals,” she said.

“Try as we might as lawyers to see and understand the dynamics of litigation, we very well may never truly and fully comprehend what is driving the decision-making of our clients or opposing parties,” Stone added. “There is a lesson in that.”

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