2016 graduate of the U.C.-Davis, King’s Hall School of Law, and will work in the firm’s Boise and Ontario offices. Attorneys Amanda Dalton and Cier­ ra Brown have formed their new firm, Metro Law Group. The firm will emphasize criminal defense and family law and will handle cases in Clackamas, Mult- nomah and Wash- ington counties. Brown previously worked as a youth adviser for Washoe County Depart- ment of Juvenile Services in Reno, Nev., and has experience working with foster parents and youth, the Department of Human Services and biological fami- lies. She is a board member of OGALLA: The Oregon LGBT Bar Association, and belongs also to the Multnomah Bar As- sociation, Clackamas County Bar Asso- ciation, National LGBT Bar Association, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Asso- ciation. Dalton brings over 15 years of ad- vocacy and negotiation experience in the public policy arena. She has built a career in Oregon based on strong relationships and a reputation for hard work, open and responsive client communication. Her practice includes criminal defense, includ- ing defending DUII, probation violation, criminal record expungements/expunc- tions and all misdemeanors. Her legal ad- vocacy is primarily focused in Clackamas County and the Lake Oswego and West Linn municipal courts. You will also find her in the halls of Oregon’s capitol, lob- bying for an array of business, energy and natural resource clients. In Memoriam Professional Liabil- ity Fund claims at- torney Steve Car­ penter died July 16, 2016, after a short illness. He was 61. Steven Mitch- ell Carpenter was born April 8, 1955, in Miles City, Mont. He graduated from The Dalles High School in 1973, received a bachelor of arts degree in French from Lewis & Clark College in 1977, and later a doctor- ate of jurisprudence from Lewis & Clark School of Law in 1991. Before attending law school, Carpen- ter worked as the assistant regional direc- tor of public affairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, repre- senting the corps in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska on water resources and mili- tary construction issues. Admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1991, he worked in private practice in litigation, with a focus on products liability and professional mal- practice defense. Carpenter joined the PLF as a claims attorney in 2000. He spoke and wrote widely on lawyer liability issues, but he will be most remembered for his compas- sion for lawyers facing malpractice claims. He had empathy for lawyers encountering particularly challenging situations, and over the years he developed a specialty of assisting that segment of our profes- sion. Many of the lawyers remarked about his insight, professionalism, patience and support, noting that they felt in good hands with him during a challenging and stressful experience. His kindness and warmth were not limited to the lawyers he served. His col- leagues remember that he was genuinely interested in others and always eager to help and share. He had a unique ability to connect with all kinds of people. A loyal friend and thoughtful coworker, he spread cheer in the halls and had a way of using humor to put people at ease. Carpenter enjoyed sharing many of his diverse interests with others, includ- ing music, food, cooking, gardening and travel. He had a lifelong interest in French culture, having studied at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) as part of his undergraduate degree in French. He rel- ished acting as tour guide to the friends and colleagues who accompanied him on some of his many trips to his beloved country. An avid supporter of the arts, he was a member of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. He had a beautiful voice with a great memory for lyrics. He also treasured his Wittrock Dobermans — Moxie, the last “red girl” to claim his affections, even visited him in the hospital. He is survived by his parents, a broth- er, nephews and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. John B. Lewis, a lifelong fixture in Forest Grove and the Washington Coun- ty legal community, died June 7, 2016, at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Cen- ter in Portland. He was 69. John Boyd Lewis was born June 16, 1946, in Forest Grove. He was raised and received his education in the Forest Grove community, having been a gradu- ate of the Forest Grove High School Class of 1964. Upon his high school graduation, he attended Portland State University, where he received his master’s degree in biology. He then attended Lewis & Clark Law School and earned his J.D. in 1975. Lewis had worked in the legal justice system as an attorney and later as a judge for Washington County. He served as a judge for 13 years until he retired in 2006, and then was a legal mediator for 10 years. He and his wife, Linda, were married June 14, 1970. Following their marriage, they resided in Forest Grove until 1993, when they moved to their home in Gas- ton, where they had resided since. Survivors include his wife, a son and daughter, as well as three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 • OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN 53