Keynote Speaker: 

The Honorable

Dan Stidham

Emily Templeton

Emily is a trial lawyer at Underdog Law Office, where she manages the firm’s Pro Bono Tenant Rights Legal Clinic. The Clinic focuses on trial representation for tenants facing wrongful eviction and habitability issues, and on advancing pro-tenant case law through appeals and amicus support. Emily also co-taught courses at all three Oregon law schools on tenants’ rights under the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Through this work, she hopes to spark greater interest in tenant defense and to help meet the Oregon State Bar’s urgent need for lawyers representing low-income tenants.

Fun Facts: Emily won Oregon New Lawyer’s Division (ONLD) Public Service Award in 2024. She also enjoys practicing intermediate calligraphy.

Gordon Phillips

Gordon practices primarily in Central and Eastern Oregon with a focus on Divorce Process, Division of Assets, Spousal and Child Support, Domestic Partnerships and Custody and Parenting Time.  Gordon is a person of good character, always acting with integrity and honesty. He is confident about his own abilities and instills confidence in others. He thinks analytically, keeping the end result in mind. He fights for his clients while providing them realistic and legally sound advice. 

Fun Facts: Prior to his legal career, Gordon worked for the United States Army and volunteered with Multnomah County Legal Aid.  He has also been selected to Super Lawyers from 2016-2025, and was a former member of the Board of Directors for the Central Oregon Humane Society. 

Harlan Mechling

Harlan is an accomplished senior associate at the firm of Ballard Spahr, LLP who focuses on a broad spectrum of commercial litigation matters.    Harlan has a specialty interest in eDiscovery and Artificial Intelligence.  He recently authored three articles regarding the applications of AI in our industry:  “A New Era for US AI Policy: How America’s AI Action Plan Will Shape Industry and Government,”  “From Input to Impact: The Market Harm Standard Emerging in AI Fair Use,” and “Novel Ruling Offers Framework for ‘Fair Use’ of Copyrighted Material for Training AI Systems.”  Harlan utilizes AI to develop ways to increase client and firm assets, while ensuring the integrity of the litigation process.

Fun Fact: Harlan was named Thomson Reuters Oregon Rising Star for Business Litigation in 2025.

Kamron Graham

Kamron (she/her) was born and raised in rural Hillsboro. She is a graduate of Seattle University School of Law and studied law as a mid-career change after over a decade of non-profit management and program development. As an attorney, Kamron has worked for Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Clackamas County Circuit Court, and served as Deputy Public Guardian and Conservator for Multnomah County for nine years. 

Kamron is the past President of the Oregon State Bar, immediate Past President of Oregon Women Lawyer’s Foundation, Past President and current treasurer for OGALLA: Oregon’s LGTBQ Bar Association, past board member of Queen’s Bench, and past trustee for the Washington State Bar Association Foundation. In 2023 she was appointed to the Professionalism Committee and the Advisory Committee to Diversity at Inclusion (ACDI) at the Oregon State Bar. Kamron was recently recognized as a 2023 Super Lawyer.

Kamron is focused on access to justice for all, working alongside underserved populations, centering diversity equity and inclusion, and modernizing how legal services are offered. 

FUN FACTS: In her spare time, Kamron enjoys women’s soccer, biking alone and playing board games with family.

Kendra Jimenez Baughman

Kendra has worked at several private immigration law firms in New Mexico and Oregon. She has represented individuals in Immigration Court (EOIR) proceedings and before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) across the country. She has prepared immigrants for Department of State processing throughout the world. Kendra is dedicated to ensuring that immigrant Oregonians receive proper, fair, and zealous advocacy in their legal matters.

Fun Facts: Prior to practicing law, Kendra served immigrant and refugee populations as a social services worker, community organizer, English as a Second Language (ESL) and Naturalization teacher, and activist for human rights. She was one of the youngest members of the New Mexico American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) board.

Lindsay Gardner

Lindsay focuses her practice on estate planning, elder law, trust administration and probate. Lindsay strives to provide her clients with comprehensive advice and solutions, taking into account each client’s unique circumstances. Lindsay regularly advises her estate planning clients on the preparation of trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and advanced directions. In elder law, Lindsay assists clients with special needs planning, and long term care. In her probate practice, Lindsay is experienced in probate administration, conservatorships and guardianships.

Fun Facts: Prior to pursuing a career in law, Lindsay worked and volunteered as an advocate in emergency shelters for women and children fleeing intimate partner violence.  She is passionate about IPV intervention and prevention, and empowerment based advocacy for survivors. Lindsay is also a Board Member for Saving Grace, which provides direct services to survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault or intimate partner stalking. They also offer emergency shelter for survivors and their children, legal advocacy and youth violence prevention.