Community Involvement

We devote substantial time each year to our community through volunteer efforts and pro bono legal work. The following are a few examples of our civic and professional activities: 
 
  • Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic: Several FWW attorneys provide pro bono bankruptcy services in partnership with Legal Aid.
  • Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger: Hal Scoggins sits on this board that helps eliminate hunger and its root causes. 
  • Classroom Law Project: Kim McGair is a board member of this organization that prepares youth to become active, informed participants in democratic society.
  • Salvation Army: Paul Migchelbrink is past chair of the Portland Metropolitan Advisory Board whose mission is to do the most good and meet human needs without discrimination.
  • Metropolitan Youth Symphony: David Ludwig is board president of this organization that provides music education and performance opportunities for young musicians of all ages.
  • Campaign for Equal Justice: Mark Wada serves on this board that helps vulnerable Oregonians in need of legal services. FWW is a Defender of Justice firm, contributing more than $500 per attorney.
 

HIGHLIGHTS

THIRTEEN FWW ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED AS BEST LAWYERS® 2024

8/17/2023

FWW is proud to announce that thirteen of our attorneys have been named as Best Lawyers® 2024 in twelve practice areas.

FOUR FWW ATTORNEYS SELECTED AS 2023 OREGON SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS

8/10/2023

FWW is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Oregon for 2023. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by their peers as Super Lawyers.