Volunteers
Summer Associates 2007
Perrin de Jong
School: BA, Sociology; Berea College. 2nd-year JD Candidate, Lewis & Clark Law School
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
What brought you to Crag? An opportunity to get experience working in a dazzling array of environmental law areas.
What are your legal interests? Administrative environmental law, particularly as it relates to wildlands defense, logging, mining, road-building, and environmental justice. Also criminal defense for activists and other victims of police abuse.
Favorite pastime: Playing music with friends
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: Klamath-Siskiyous
Favorite Quote: “You’re voting which you’re hoping will stop the guns from smoking — is someone f—ing joking? They’re bankers in sheep’s clothing!” – The Coup
Sean Malone
Hometown: Dayton, OH
School: BA, University of Colorado. JD Candidate, Gonzaga University
Why Crag? Environmental Work
Legal Interests: Environmental law, Constitutional law.
Favorite Pastime: Playing Guitar
Favorite Place in Pacific NW: Oregon Coast
Favorite Book: Ulysses by James Joyce
Chuck Brushwood
School: B.S., Ecology, The Evergreen State College. J.D. Candidate 2008, Willamette University College of Law.
Hometown: I’m still looking for one.
What brought you to Crag? A shared vision. Ralph came to Willamette last year to talk about Crag’s work in support of community efforts to promote environmental conservation and sustainable natural resource management, and I was hooked. Working with Crag is a real privilege and a great opportunity to focus and develop my education in preparation for my incipient legal career.
What are your legal interests? Public interest law, public lands law and policy, water law, American Indian law.
Favorite pastime: Exploring the wild lands and waters of Cascadia.
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: I have a hard time picking one favorite spot with so many great places in the PNW to choose from, but I will say that I have a soft spot for the North Cascades.
Favorite Quote : “Wilderness needs no defense, only more defenders” – Ed Abbey
Summer Interns 2007
Name: Kris Russell
School: Reed College
Hometown: Easton, CT and Scottsdale, AZ
What brought you to Crag? My professor Noelwah Netusil happens to like these gentlemen, and recommended that I spend a summer with them.
What are your legal interests? Obviously Environmental Law, but I’m also very interested in Law and Economics.
Favorite pastime: I enjoy badminton, playing my flute or guitar, container gardening, and hiking with my dog, Widget.
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: Haven’t found it yet.
Favorite Quote: “Tea! That’s all I needed! Good cup of tea! Super-heated infusion of free-radicals and tannins, just the thing for healing the synapses.”
-Ten, Doctor Who
Name: Josh Halladay
School: Catlin Gabel School
Hometown: Tigard, OR
What brought you to Crag? After chatting with with Board Chairwoman Sadhana Shenoy I learned about Crag and and what the lawyers stood for.
What are your legal interests? Civil Rights and Animal Rights
Favorite pastime: Football, baseball, and racquetball
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: Oregon Coast
Favorite Quote, Hero, Book, Movie or anything else?:
“I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.”-Muhammad Ali
Summer Interns 2008
Name: Alexandra Saavedra
School: Santa Clara University
Hometown: Lima, Peru and Portland, Oregon
What brought you to Crag? As a freshman in college, I am seriously considering going to Law School and wanted some exposure to what that entails. One of Crag’s board memebers introduced the idea of interning here and after looking into what it is Crag stands for and how much they are able to accomplish with so little resources, I decided it would be a great first law-related internship.
What are your legal interests? For now, although this is very subject to change as I am only 19 years old, I am heading towards International Law.
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: Mt. Hood (Timberline)
Favorite Quote: “Today you are you that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” -Dr. Seuss
Name: Nicole Rentz
School: The George Washington School of Law
Hometown: Columbia, Louisiana
What brought you to Crag? The opportunity to work for an attorneys representing local citizens in environmental litigation, and the chance to spend the summer in Portland.
What are your legal interests? Environmental and land use law, International and human rights law.
Favorite quote: “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.” — E.B. White
Name: Maureen McGee
School: University of Oregon School of Law
Hometown: Pocatello, ID
What brought you to Crag? I was looking for a small, non-profit setting for my first year internship, where I would be able to do substantial legal work and learn first-hand how to do environmental litigation from experienced attorneys. When I saw that Crag was hiring for the summer, I found a classmate who had volunteered here. She was so happy with her experience at Crag that I applied, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision to come here!
What are your legal interests? The whole reason I entered law school was to pursue a career in environmental law. I love the work that I am doing here at Crag, and am also interested in work more along the lines of increasing sustainability practices for business and working to bring our energy policies more up to speed in promoting truly renewable resources across the board. My favorite classes so far in school have been Property Law, and interestingly, Contracts.
Favorite place in the Pacific NW: One of my favorite ways to relax is to leave my home in Eugene early in the morning, drive over to the Oregon Coast, and then head south from Florence until I find a nice, empty beach in the dunes area. There are secluded spots, where, after wandering out onto the beach a bit, you can sit on the sand and see nothing in any direction but the ocean and sand. Crater Lake is pretty cool, too.
