Salem Regional Offices - Legal Aid Services of Oregon & Oregon Law Center
LASO Salem Farmworker Office

The OLC Salem Office has a Community Impact Grant from Willamette Health Council to focus on housing and healthcare and a grant from the City of Salem for social services.

Paralegal Miguel Barrientos transitioned into a new role as coordinator of the OLC Salem Office's pro bono clinic with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt. In his new role, Miguel is continuing the long-standing clinic's mission, screening clients and sending the firm case referrals and providing case support for their Spanish-speaking clients. In addition to these new duties, Miguel continues to support the office with intakes, litigation support, and community outreach and presentations.

Farmworker Program, Woodburn Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Portland Regional Offices -Legal Aid Services of Oregon & Oregon Law Center

LASO Native American Program (NAPOLS)

LASO Statewide Tax Program

OLC Statewide Eviction Defense Project

OLC's Portland office participated in over 70 potential-client facing outreach events in 2025, reaching over 2,000 community members with education and resources. They also had over 50 training and outreach sessions with our community partners, sharing their expertise and building relationships with those providing crucial services to shared client communities.

OLC attorneys MariRuth Petzing, Monet Gonnerman and Mara Bauermeister, and paralegal Maria Isabel Arellano Ramirez joined with the Statewide Support Unit's David Henretty, Steve Walters, and Niria Loerit Perez to bring several cases for violations of the Sanctuary Promise Act. As a result of their efforts and advocacy, NORCOR and Multnomah County have changed their policies to better abide by the Act.

In 2025, Portland LASO received a grant that covered a full-time advocate through Clackamas County’s Family Justice Center for Increasing Criminal Justice Response. This funding allowed them to focus one staff attorney’s time on supporting survivors of violence facing contested protective order hearings in Clackamas County.

Portland LASO anticipates receiving continued funding for their medical legal partnership grant from Kaiser Permanente. This grant staffs two full-time employees and provides expert support at the intersection of housing and health for patients of Kaiser and the Wallace Medical Concern.

Shanna Knight joined as a staff attorney at NAPOLS in November and is excited to serve Indigenous communities around Oregon. She has worked in many different areas of federal Indian law, but is ultimately always drawn back to advocating for individuals.

Columbia County Office - Oregon Law Center

Farmworker Program, Gresham Office - Oregon Law Center

Pendleton Regional Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Hillsboro Regional Office - Oregon Law Center

Legal Aid Services of Oregon Hillsboro Farmworker Program

OLC's Immigration Legal Services Grant with the Oregon State Bar was renewed for another year. Previously, the team working on this grant included only attorneys from the Hillsboro Regional Office. In 2026-2027, the team has expanded and the team is now representing immigrants in removal proceedings and affirmative cases out of the Hillsboro, Lane County, and Portland offices. There has been a surge in demand for information about the rights of immigrants with respect to immigration enforcement and possible detention by ICE. The office has increased the time and resources devoted to partnering with community organizations, such as Pueblo Unido and Adelante Mujeres, to meet this community need.

OLC's Hillsboro office is actively involved in enforcement of the Sanctuary Promise Act in multiple parts of their service area. The office has litigation pending against the Columbia County Jail and Sheriff's Office and they have worked closely with their community partner, Unidos Bridging Community, to successfully advocate for changes to Yamhill County Sheriff's Office policy and practice.

Advocates from the OLC's housing team are working to ensure due process is provided to people with Housing Choice Vouchers in Yamhill County. The team recently had success in a writ of review proceeding after the Housing Authority refused to move forward with a hearing when OLC insisted on being able to record the proceeding. The Housing Authority moved to terminate the tenant's voucher and filed an eviction proceeding. After legal aid filed the writ of review, the circuit court vacated the termination and dismissed the eviction proceeding, and told the Housing Authority it saw no possible basis to refuse a recipient's request to make a record of such an important proceeding.

McMinnville Office - Oregon Law Center

Lane County Legal Aid – Oregon Law Center

Marianne Ober is a new staff attorney in our office. She has been doing legal aid work for years and is excited to join the team!

Central Oregon Regional Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Ontario Office - Oregon Law Center

The office has held several community presentations to provide individuals with the information to safely navigate challenging legal landscapes. They have expanded services to include advice and assistance regarding employment law matters.

Douglas County Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Klamath Falls Regional Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Housing and eviction defense remain the most pressing issues the attorneys and staff are working on.

Grants Pass Office - Oregon Law Center

Under an AAA grant, our office continues to provide assistance to seniors in Josephine County. Our office moved locations and have now reopened to walk-ins as well as phone intake.

Coos Bay Office - Oregon Law Center

Housing and Domestic Violence Protection needs continue to be the most pressing issues our office works on.

Lincoln County Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

The office was awarded a Lincoln County Social Services grant. A dearth of affordable housing is one of the greatest challenges on the Central Coast due to a proliferation of short-term rentals, second homes, and limited space for building.

Albany Regional Office - Legal Aid Services of Oregon

The office is celebrating 1.5 years of a Medical Legal Partnership with the local CCO. The office has maintained a close relationship and support, including office hours and legal information training, with the Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center.

Jackson County - Center for Nonprofit Legal Services