In Memory of Monica Smith & Bob Wollheim

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by Larry Kleinman, NWJP Founding Board Member

NWJP supporters are coming together on the occasion of 20th NWJP's anniversary to celebrate and remember two stalwarts of justice: Monica Smith and Bob Wollheim.
I partnered with Steve Goldberg and Jeremy Sarant to pull together a group of people to honor their work by sponsoring NWJP’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.

Both Bob and Monica generously put their legal skills to use on behalf of NWJP clients. Monica's dedication to representing and centering workers, including teachers and firefighters and their unions, was outstanding and deeply impactful. Monica often co-counseled cases and filed amicus curiae briefs with NWJP. After many years as a paralegal and lawyer representing working people, Bob served as an Oregon Court of Appeals Judge for 16 years. After retiring, Bob often volunteered to help NWJP lawyers "moot court" to prepare for important upcoming legal arguments. Both Bob and Monica served on community boards, including the PCUN Foundation, and were members of the National Lawyers Guild Portland Chapter.

We sorely miss Monica and Bob and deeply appreciate their spirit and commitment to justice.
They were workers for lived justice.

Alice Dale • Barbara Dudley • Cheryl Coon • Glenn Harris • Jaime Arredondo • Jeremy Sarant
Jim Coon • Larry Kleinman • Leslie Frane • Lynn-Marie Crider • Margaret Olney • Marina Espinoza
Michael Dale • National Lawyers Guild, Portland, OR Chapter • Ramon Ramirez • Reyna Lopez
Steve Goldberg • Terry Wright

To join us in making a donation in honor of these warriors for worker justice, visit https://nwjp.org/donate/. If you want to join us at the Celebration on Sept. 14th, more info is here.

20 YEARS OF STANDING FOR DIGNITY IN THE WORKPLACE

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