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Chris Kitchel Named Mentor of the Year by Multnomah Bar Association
7/20/2010
CONTACT: Kathleen A. Sebastian, Business Development Manager, (206) 386-7513
PORTLAND - Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Kitchel is a recipient of the Mentor of the Year award given by the Multnomah Bar Association. Kitchel has been a participant in the mentor program since its inception more than 15 years ago, providing guidance, advocacy and support to new attorneys as they begin their careers.
Kitchel is a partner in the firm and has been a trial lawyer for nearly 30 years. Her practice focuses exclusively on employment issues, primarily counseling, employment litigation, peer review and related proceedings. She has been selected as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" (Oregon) by Chambers USA (Labor & Employment) and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1995. Kitchel was recognized by Oregon Super Lawyers as one of Oregon's top 50 lawyers, is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a member of The Institute for the Advancement of the Legal System.
"All of us at Stoel Rives are proud of Chris and her dedication to the development of young attorneys," said Bob Van Brocklin, managing partner of Stoel Rives. "This award exemplifies her commitment to the legal profession and is inspiring to all of her colleagues in the firm."Kitchel is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College (J.D. cum laude), Portland State University (M.B.A.) and the University of Minnesota (B.S.B.). She is admitted to practice by the bars of Oregon and Washington and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Oregon and the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
About Stoel Rives LLP: Stoel Rives is a business law firm providing corporate and litigation services to a wide range of clients throughout the United States. The firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 11 offices in seven states. Stoel Rives is regarded as a leader in corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, project development and real estate law. The firm has offices in Alaska, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Washington. For more information, visit www.stoel.com.
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