areas of employment law. Prior to join- ing Dunn Carney, she worked for a na- tional labor and employment law firm and clerked for Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Stephen K. Bushong. Doug­ las Stamm is a liti- gator and member of the insurance defense team. He has both civil and criminal litigation experience, having worked in Florida in private practice and as an assistant public defender for the 17th Judicial Cir- cuit. Also joining the litigation Team is Lauren Russell, a recent graduate of University of Or- egon School of Law who externed for the Hon. Ann Ai- ken, Chief District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Ore- gon and clerked with the Oregon Depart- ment of Justice appellate division. Kathryn Bourn has joined Gresham Family & Bank- ruptcy Law as an associate attor- ney. Her practice focuses on family law, including di- vorce, custody and restraining order proceedings. In addition, she welcomes the opportunity to represent grandparents and other concerned relatives of families involved in the foster-care system. She also has experience handling bankruptcy, probate, estate planning and landlord- tenant matters. Shawn Lillegren has joined the Clackamas County counsel’s office, where he will work with the litigation team as assistant county counsel. His primary re- sponsibilities will be to defend the county and its elected officials and employees in all aspects of civil litigation in the state and federal courts. Lillegren previously worked as a litigation attorney for Cos- grave Vergeer Kester and as a deputy dis- trict attorney for the Multnomah County district attorney’s office. Gordon & Rees is pleased to an- nounce the pro- motion of Julie Bardacke Haddon to partner in its Portland office. An experienced litiga- tor with a practice focus on profes- sional liability defense, products liability defense, the defense of developers and general contractors in construction de- fect litigation, employment and securi- ties matters, Haddon is active in the local community, and a member of the Oregon, California and Washington bars. In Memoriam Jenn Sabovik, a shareholder at Bullard Law in Portland, died Oct. 29, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. She was 41. Jennifer A. Sabovik was born April 25, 1974, in Canandaigua, N.Y., and spent most of her childhood in Arizona. She attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing with a minor in cinema/television. Sabovik had an abiding interest in all things English, and she was able to im- merse herself in the culture and explore her love of literature and epic stories as part of a study abroad program at Cam- bridge University while at USC. She went on to complete her law degree at the University of Utah, graduating in 2001. While at Utah, Sabovik was awarded the ABN/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law and the Utah College of Law Award for Outstanding Achievement in Labor Law. She was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 2001. Sabovik then embarked on her law career as a litigation associate attorney at Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler in Salt Lake City. However, labor law was Sabo- vik’s true passion and she soon relocated to Washington, D.C., to work for the National Labor Relations Board. While there, Sabovik worked closely with indi- vidual board members as well as the full board, advising on pertinent labor issues, case resolution and strategy. She also drafted numerous decisions, dissents, concurrences and orders for issuance or publication. As an avid traveler, fly fisher and ac- knowledged “foodie,” Portland was a nat- ural location for Sabovik, so in 2005 she and her husband packed up and headed for the West Coast, where Sabovik first worked for Stoel Rives and ultimately for Bullard Law. Sabovik joined Bullard as an associate in 2007 and quickly became an integral part of the firm’s labor practice. Sabovik loved labor law and especially enjoyed tracking the twists and turns of the National Labor Relations Board. She was an invaluable resource for obscure NLRB precedent — typically accompa- nied by entertaining commentary. Sabovik’s hard work and sharp intel- lect earned her partnership status in 2012. In the following year, Sabovik’s growing experience with NLRB and state agency hearings, federal circuit court appeals, la- bor arbitrations and representation elec- tions led to her recognition as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. In addition to her talent as a lawyer, she was an excellent source of restaurant advice and an avid supporter of her USC Trojans. She loved to travel and share her amusing and interesting stories of ad- ventures on the road. But most of all she loved her son Max, now almost 4, radiat- ing deep affection and tenderness when- ever she spoke of him. Sabovik’s courageous battle against brain cancer was a daily inspiration to her friends and colleagues. From February 2013 to her death, Sabovik fought every day. She faced this challenge with dignity, determination and sense of humor. Jim Simpson died unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2015, from a heart attack. He was 79. James Frederick “Jim” Simpson was born Oct. 7, 1936, in Portland, and grew up in Portland, attending Buckman and Rose City Park elementary schools and MAY 2016 • OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN 51