Community Involvement
The lawyers at Saalfeld Griggs are committed to community involvement. In 1999, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the firm for its deep involvement with the community when it name Saalfeld Griggs as “Salem Business of the Year.” Firm members have served as presidents of the Salem Library Foundation, local Rotary Clubs, the Boys & Girls’ Club, Family Building Blocks, the Salem Art Association, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, and A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village. Kris Gorsuch received the Willard Marshall Special Citizen Award in 1997 for his voluntary service to the City of Salem. Jim Griggs received the Salem First Citizen Award in 2007 for his extensive community involvement. Virtually every member of the firm serves on one or more boards of charitable and nonprofit organizations.
Examples of Community Involvement:
- Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Past member of Board of Directors | Past President
- Salem Public Library Foundation Past member of Board of Directors
- Blanchet Catholic School Board Member
- Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties Member of Board of Directors, 1992-present | President of Board of Directors, 2002 | National Service to Youth Award February, 2002
- Salem Art Association Member of Board of Directors | President of Board of Directors | Co-Chair of Art Festival
- Salem-Keizer School District Member School Boundary Committee
- Chemeketa Community College Foundation Member of Board of Trustees | President of Board of Trustees
- Chamber of Commerce Member of Leadership Council, 2000 – present
- Concerned Businesses Member and President
- City of Salem Budget Committee Member of Budget Committee, 1998-2001 | President of Budget Committee, 2000
- City of Salem Revenue Task Force Member of Task Force, 1999-2000
- City of Salem Aquatics Task Force Member of Task Force, 2002
- Salem Hospital Foundation Member of Board of Directors, 2005-present | President of Board of Directors, 2007-2008
- Mission Mill Museum Member of Board of Directors
- A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village Member of Board of Directors | President of Board of Directors
- Network of Leading Law Firms Advisory Board Member | Advisory Board Chairman
- Oregon State Bar Law Section Executive Committee Member, 1988-1991 | Chairman, 1991-1992
- Salem Art Association Member of Board of Directors (1989-1995) | President of Board of Directors (1995) | Co-Chair of Art Festival (1994-1995)
- Marion County Bar Association Member of Board of Directors (1992-1995) | President of Board of Directors (1995)
- Saxon Foundation Member of Board of Directors (1998-2000)
- Boys & Girls Club Coach (1992-1994) | Football Coach (2001)
- SKYBall Basketball Coach (1996-2001)
- South Salem High School Athletic Boosters, President (2004-2005)
- Willamette Valley Hospice Member of Board of Directors (1998-2002)
- Mother Oaks Child Member of Board of Directors (1996-1998)
- South Salem Rotary Club Member of Board of Directors (1994-2012) | Past President
- Salem Art Association Foundation Board of Directors, Member (2003-present)
- Salem Human Resource Management Association (an affiliate of the Society of Human Resource Management) Legislative Affairs Director (2000-2007) | Chapter President (2002)
- SHRM Oregon State Council State Legislative Affairs Director (2000-2007)
- Enterprise for Employment & Education Board of Directors (2006)
- SEDCOR Member of Board of Directors | Chair – Government Affairs Committee
- City of Salem Chair – Downtown Advisory Board
- Oregon State Bar Business Law Section Member, Executive Committee (1998-2002)
- Marion County Bar Association Associate Editor – MBCA Bulletin (1995-2000)
- Salem Art Association Volunteer
- Willamette Valley Hospice Board of Directors (2004-present) | President of the Board of Directors (2007-2008)
- Salem Art Association Board of Directors, Member (2003-present) | Executive Committee, Member (2004-present) | Board President (2006-2007)
- Salem Art Association Endowment Foundation Board of Directors, Member (2007-Present)
- Salmon in the City Steering Committee, Member (2005)
- American Red Cross – Willamette Chapter Member, Board of Directors
- Oregon State Bar, New Lawyers Division Member, Law School Outreach Subcommittee
- A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village Board of Directors, Member
- No Meth Executive Committee Member
- No Meth Identity Theft Task Force Chairman