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Attorney and author Courtney Dippel says storytelling, more than anything else, is a necessary skill for being a successful lawyer.

鈥淭he best trial lawyers are storytellers,鈥� said Dippel. 鈥淲hen working on a case, I always think about how I can tell the story to a jury in a compelling way.鈥�

An associate attorney at Folawn, Alterman & Richardson, Dippel is experienced in a wide variety of litigation matters in both state and federal courts and private arbitrations, including cases involving business torts, commercial contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code.

The former chairwoman for the Procedure and Practice Committee of the Oregon State Bar, Dippel was responsible for coordinating the committee鈥檚 comments on proposed legislation, testifying in front of the Oregon State Legislature in support of bills, and proposing changes in the law that governs the way in which lawyers practice. She is also a member of the Owen M. Panner American Inn of Court, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Multnomah Bar Association and Oregon Women Lawyers Association.

One of her many pro bono accomplishments includes leading a successful petition of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to return a kidnapped Mexican child to her mother in Mexico.聽 Dippel worked with the U.S. Marshal鈥檚 service to remove the child from the father鈥檚 custody and bring the child and father to court for the final hearing, where Judge Owen Panner ordered the child returned to the mother in Mexico. It remains one of Dippel鈥檚 proudest accomplishments.

What do you spend your non-lawyer time doing?

I play soccer and kickball, attend Timbers games, and watch tons of football and baseball. Go Tigers!

What is something that most people don鈥檛 know about you?

I had a terrible speech impediment as a child. I attended therapy for years to correct it.

Which song is in heavy rotation on your iPod?

鈥淏ad Romance,鈥� by Lady Gaga.

What was your favorite course in law school? Your least favorite?

Favorite: Anything I took pass/fail. Least favorite: Torts!

If you could have a drink with any person, dead or alive, who would it be?

My dad.

What is your most treasured possession?

My dog, Austin.

The ocean or the mountains?

Ocean.

What is your favorite word?

I prefer the term 鈥淕P,鈥� for 鈥済ood point.鈥�

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

To fly.

What was the last book you read?

鈥淪ilent in the Sanctuary,鈥� by Deanna Raybourn.

If you were trapped on a desert island, you couldn鈥檛 live without your:

Chapstick, iPod and books.

What was the most influential Supreme Court decision of all time?

Brown v. Board of Education.

What was the most harmful Supreme Court decision of all time?

I am not touching this one with a 10-foot pole.

What is the first concert you attended?

U2.