BAR PEOPLE Among Ourselves Tim Ramis and his team, includ- ing Dan Olsen and Shelby Rihala, were recently hon- ored at the Daily Journal of Com- merce’s eighth an- nual Newsmakers Awards Luncheon for their work with the city of Scappoose. The trio succeeded in doing what others have been unable to do in recent years — secure an approved urban growth bound- ary expansion for their client, the city of Scappoose. As a result of a decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals, the city now includes a 380-acre parcel of industrial land within its boundary. The result is ex- pected to change the way other Oregon city cases regarding urban growth bound- aries are reviewed and resolved. Trial lawyer Keith McIntire of Mar- kowitz Herbold has joined the board of directors of the St. Andrew Legal Clinic for a two- year term. The community-based nonprofit organi- zation provides legal services in the area of family law to low-income people. Mc- Intire represents clients in the Pacific Northwest and across the country, trying commercial disputes in federal and state courts. After 25 years of research and writing, John Whitty has produced a 308-page book entitled Coos County Bench, Bar & Beyond. It deals with the lawyers, judges, clients and their cases in Coos County from 1853 to 2014, and includes segments 44 OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN • MAY 2016 about each of the lawyers who practiced in the county, cases they handled (mostly taken from Oregon Supreme Court re- ports and focusing on historical events), the judges who served the area over the years and some information about the clients involved in the cases, particularly those whose names are still perpetuated on local streets, buildings and roads. It is available from Whitty for $20 or can be purchased from Amazon. Josh Kadish, part- ner at Wyse Kadish, has been elected president of the board of directors for Neighborhood House, a nonprofit organization that provides an array of educational and social-support programs to low-income members of the Portland community. Kadish continues to focus his practice on mediation of divorce, estate and family business disputes. Miller Nash Gra- ham & Dunn part- ner Bruce Camp­ bell has received national recog- nition from the American Acad- emy of Appellate Lawyers. Campbell was selected as an AAAL fellow in March and was formally inducted into the organization on April 1. The National Cen- ter for State Courts has selected Lane Powell shareholder Bob Maloney to serve on the ex- ecutive committee of its lawyers com- mittee. The NCSC comprises the chief justices of each of the 50 state supreme courts, general counsel from major com- panies and generally two attorneys from each state.  It seeks to improve the ad- ministration of justice and maintain the independence of state courts throughout the country. Moves Portland attorney Kathy Black re- cently relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., and was ad- mitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in December 2015. Black remains an attorney for the U.S. Department of Energy, now repre- senting the Southwestern Power Admin- istration based in Tulsa, Okla. Addition- ally, in January 2016, Black was elected to the board of directors for the Drum Corps International, a youth arts and education nonprofit based in Indianapolis. Eric Pickard has joined the Reynolds Defense Firm as its newest associate at- torney. The recent University of Or- egon School of Law graduate brings with him prosecu- torial knowledge and skills gained while working with both the Lane County district attorney’s office and the Oregon Department of Justice. The Portland firm specializes exclusively on representing persons facing DUI and related charges. Caitlin Wong has joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt’s Portland office as an associate in the tax and estate plan- ning group. Wong has experience help- ing clients with all aspects of taxation, including tax planning, audits, appeals,