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 former 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: The firm is a longtime supporter of this organization that provides music education and performance opportunities for young musicians of all ages.
- Campaign for Equal Justice: Melissa Chapman and Sydney Nguyen are active members of the CEJ, which helps vulnerable Oregonians in need of legal services. FWW is a Defender of Justice firm, contributing more than $500 per attorney.
HIGHLIGHTS
SEVEN FWW ATTORNEYS SELECTED AS 2025 OREGON SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS
7/22/2026
Farleigh Wada Witt is pleased to announce that seven of our attorneys have been named to the Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in Oregon for 2026. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by their peers as Super Lawyers.
FWW Alert: Washington Supreme Court Says No to Non-Judicial Foreclosure on HELOCs
5/19/2026
On April 30, 2026, the Washington Supreme Court issued a decision holding that home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are ineligible for non-judicial foreclosures (foreclosure by trustee’s sale) under the Washington Deed of Trust Act (DTA).