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The members of the firm are committed to community involvement. The firm was selected as "Salem Business of the Year" for 1999 by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Firm members have served as presidents of the Salem Library Foundation, local Rotary Clubs, 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 community involvement. Other firm members serve on several boards of charitable and nonprofit organizations. We look forward to being actively involved in the community in the years to come.

Examples of Involvement in the Community by our Attorneys:

Bob Saalfeld

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Past member of Board of Directors
Past President

Salem Public Library Foundation
Past member of Board of Directors
Past President

Blanchet Catholic School
Board Member
 

Jim Griggs

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
Board of Directors, Member (2005 – Present)
President of Board of Directors (2007 – 2008)
 

Kris Gorsuch

Salem Wetlands Task Force
Salem Wetlands Task Force Chair

Stage Inc.
Led acquisition team to acquire Elsinore Theater 1994

SEDCOR
Member of Board of Directors 1992 - 2005
Chair 1994

Urban Growth Task Force
Chair of Task Force 1997

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Board Member 2002 - Present
President (2005-2006)

Youth Soccer
Licensed Coach 1993-2001

Oregon Business Magazine
Past Member, Advisory Panel

Oregon Housing and Associated Services, Inc.
Past Board Member

Marion County Bar:
Past Member, Volunteer Lawyer Committee
Past Member, Professionalism Committee
Past Chairman, County Bar/Salem Board of Realtors Committee

Oregon State Bar
Past Member, Volunteer Lawyer Project
Recipient, Pro Bono Public Service Award
Member, Attorney/Client Arbitration Panel (23 years)
Past Chairman, Real Estate Legislative Committee
Past Chairman, Practice of Law Standing Committee
Past Chairman, Oregon State Bar/ Oregon Association of Realtors Standing Committee
Speaker, Continuing Education Seminars- real estate and land use

Marshall Special Citizens Volunteer Award 1997

Doug Alexander

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
 

Hunter Emerick

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

Randy Cook

Willamette Valley Hospice
Member of Board of Directors 1998 - Present

Mother Oaks Child
Member of Board of Directors 1996 - Present

South Salem Rotary Club
Member of Board of Directors 1994 - Present
Past President
 

Randy Sutton

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)
 

Mark Shipman

SEDCOR
Member of Board of Directors
Chair – Government Affairs Committee

City of Salem
Chair – Downtown Advisory Board
 

Wayne Kinkade

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 to Present)
President of the Board of Directors (2007-2008)
 

Erich Paetsch

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)
 

Caleb Williams

American Red Cross - Willamette Chapter
Member, Board of Directors

Oregan State Bar, New Lawyers Division
Member, Law School Outreach Subcommittee
 

Brian Moore

Neighbor to Neighbor Inc.
Member, Board of Directors
 

Shannon Raye Martinez

A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village
Board of Directors, Member
 

Amy LeFore

Salem Area Young Professionals
Vice Chair (2007)

Downtown Rotary Club
Interact Program Committee, Member

Family Building Blocks
Women’s Auxiliary Committee, Member

Salem Art Association
Volunteer
 

Alan Sorem

No Meth Executive Committee
Member

No Meth Identity Theft Task Force
Chairman

Pamela Greer, Firm Administrator

Mission Mill Museum Association
Executive Board, Secretary