Kendra Matthews
Kendra Matthews is a partner at Ransom Blackman LLP. After attending Georgetown University Law Center and clerking for the Honorable Rex Armstrong of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Kendra joined Ransom Blackman LLP as an associate in 1998. A substantial focus of her practice is appellate litigation–representing individuals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court and the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Kendra also regularly represents individuals and entities in criminal investigations and cases in both state and federal court, as well as with professionals who are facing disciplinary proceedings before licensing boards. In each case, Kendra takes a global approach to her client’s situation, looking at the possible short and long-term consequences of any decision, so that the impact of the government’s intrusion into her client’s life is minimized to the greatest extent possible.
Kendra has been selected for inclusion on the "2008 Oregon Rising Stars" list in Oregon Super Lawyers-Rising Stars magazine.
Kendra M. Matthews
Partner
p: (503) 228-0487
f: (503) 227-5984
kendra@ransomblackman.com
Bar Activities
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Lawyer’s Committee, ACLU of Oregon, 2006 - Present
- Intake Screening Committee, ACLU of Oregon, 2005 - 2006
- Law Clerk, ACLU of Colorado, Summer 1995
- Volunteer Lawyer / Speaker
- Campaign for Equal Justice,
- Small Firm Committee, 1999 - 2001
- Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
- Appellate/Habeas Panel, 2000 - Present
- Trial Panel, 2003 - Present
- Gus J. Solomon Inn of Court, 2004 - Present
- Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present
- Oregon Women Lawyers
- 2008 Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner, Chair
- 2007, 2009 Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner, Co-Chair
- 2004-2006 Roberts-Deiz Awards Dinner, Member
Professional Activities
- Presenter: “Frequently Asked Questions About Accomplice Liability in Oregon Criminal Cases,” OCDLA Summer Conference, June 2008
- Co-Presenter: ACLU of Oregon Cooperating Attorney Panel, ACLU of Oregon’s 50th Anniversary CLE, May 2006
- Presenter: “Ethics for Prosecutors: A discussion of In re Tichenor,” Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, December 2005
- Co-Author: “Discovery,” Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Manual, 2005
- Presenter: “Collateral Consequences of Sex Crime Convictions,” OCDLA Winter Conference, December 2004
- Author: “Alibi,” OCDLA Major Crimes and Defenses Manual, 2004
- Presenter: “Outside the Criminal Code: The Ethical Duty to Inform of Collateral Consequences,” OCDLA Winter Conference, December 2002
Community Involvement
- Columbia Empire Volleyball Association,
Board of Directors 2006 - Present (Secretary, 2006 - 2008) - Oregon Kickball Club, Parks Coordinator 2008 - Present
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD
- GULC Appellate Litigation Clinic, 1995 - 1996;
- White Collar Crime Project Senior Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1995 - 1996
- University of Puget Sound, BA
- NAIA Academic All-American (Volleyball)
- Puget Sound Scholar Athlete (Volleyball)
Bar Admissions
- Oregon (1996)
- Washington (2000)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Multnomah County Bar Association
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Region 5 Delegate, House of Delegates, 2001 - 2003
- Equality and Satisfaction in Practice Committee, New Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998
- Administrative, Appellate and Criminal Law Sections