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BRIEFS iStock and the first Japanese-American member of the Oregon State Bar, will be posthu- mously awarded the 2016 Justice Lynn R. Nakamoto Award. To register, visit oapaba.org/2016- oapaba-gala-dinner. Access to Justice Forum Set for Sept. 8 All OSB members are invited to a special Access to Justice Forum on Sept. 8 at Mercy Corps, 28 S.W. First Ave. in Portland. The free event begins with check-in and a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and ends with a reception 5-5:30 p.m. The Campaign for Equal Justice’s Advisory Committee and Leadership Meeting will immediately follow. For more information, visit cej-oregon. org/forum.shtml. OAPABA Gala Dinner Scheduled for Sept. 22 The Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Gala Dinner will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Sentinel Hotel in Portland. The theme of this year’s gala is “Recognizing Our Heroes: Voices of Change.” The keynote address will be provided by David Lat, founding and managing editor of legal blog “Above the Law” and author of the book Supreme Ambitions. Hood River native Minoru Yasui, the first Japanese-American graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law, CLP Annual Golf Tournament to Be Held Sept. 23 The Classroom Law Project will host its 15th Annual Golf Tournament at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club on Sept. 23, beginning at 7 a.m. Participants will enjoy a day of golf, raffle prizes, chipping and putting con- tests, happy hour and other fun activities. Proceeds go directly to providing vital and engaging civic and law-related educa- tion to teachers and students across Or- egon. Lunch and an awards ceremony will follow golf. To register, visit tinyurl.com/ 2016CLPGolf. MBA Annual Golf Championship Set for Sept. 26 The 19th Annual MBA Golf Cham- pionship to benefit the Volunteer Lawyers Project will be held on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Portland Golf Club. The event is open to all. MBA mem- bers and nonlawyers should register by Sept. 16 for a discounted fee of $275. The cost is $300 for non-MBA members and late registrants. The entry fee includes greens fees, cart, range, boxed lunch and an awards dinner. For more information, to register or to sponsor this event, contact Pamela Hubbs at (503) 222-3275 or pamela@mbabar.org. YRJ Wine and Chocolate Gala Will Be Held Oct. 15 Youth, Rights & Justice’s 8th Annual Wine & Chocolate Gala, presented by Tonkon Torp, will be Saturday, Oct.15, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening of wine and choco- late tasting at The Loft at 8th Ave., 2010 S.E. Eighth Ave., Portland. In addition to the wine and chocolate tasting, there will be silent and live auctions, a seated din- ner and a dessert dash. Tickets are $175 with sponsor- ships available. Register online at youthrightsjustice.org. For more information contact Janeen Olsen at (503) 232-2540, ext. 231, or Janeen.O@youthrightsjustice.org. Reporting Child Abuse Is Mandatory for Oregon Lawyers As an Oregon lawyer, you are a man- datory reporter under ORS 419B.005 et seq. A child is anyone under the age of 18. You must report whenever you have reasonable cause to believe that: 1) a child By the Numbers Law Jobs for the Class of 2015 56.2% 76.8% 2015 law graduates who found work in private practice. 2015 law graduates who obtained jobs for which bar passage is required. $64,800 Overall median starting salary nationally, a 3 percent gain from the class of 2014. Source: National Association for Law Placement, www.nalp.org/classof2015. The findings of NALP’s Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2015 will be reported in much greater detail — including salary detail and analyses of employment and earnings by geographic market — in Jobs & JDs: Employment and Salaries of New Law School Graduates: Class of 2015, to be published in October 2016. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 • OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN 7