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Christopher Forrester

Portland,OR

Overview

8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Fellow

Global Law Alliance
Portland, OR
08.2020 - Current
  • Researched and analyzed international and domestic law.
  • Worked collaboratively on projects to examine effects of foreign and domestic environmental laws on wildlife trade.
  • Analyzed specific environmental laws and how these laws relate to rights of citizens and indigenous people.
  • Examined effects of hydroelectric power generation on communities and indigenous peoples.

Student

International Environmental Law Project
Portland, OR
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Worked collaboratively on a database for treaty violations and outcomes.
  • Clinic group reviewed each other’s work product.
  • Worked on comparative analysis of treaties and organizations of their identification of threatened and endangered species.
  • Analyzed foreign laws related to clinic projects.

Intern

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
San Diego, CA
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Performed analysis of more than fifty resolutions in force to examine for consistency between resolutions and the Convention.
  • Analysis of overlap area between IATTC and Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission convention areas.

Intern

State of Oregon Legislative Research and Policy Office
Salem, OR
06.2018 - 08.2021
  • Summer intern for judiciary committee.
  • Attended work group meetings for House and Senate bill proposals.
  • Researched legal issues related to work group meetings.
  • Researched legal issues for House and Senate judiciary members.

Education

LLM – Environmental, Natural Resource, and Energy -

Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR
08.2020 - Current

Juris Doctor -

Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR
08.2017 - 05.2020

Masters of Education -

Portland State University
Portland, OR
03.2003 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Portland State University
Portland, OR
09.1999 - 03.2003

Skills

Legal Research

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Hobbies

Enjoy traveling with my family, most recently in Italy.

Avid cyclist. Ride to the Law School most days of the week and competed in a Gran Fondo in Italy.

Working to master the art of making traditional paella.

Timeline

Legal Fellow

Global Law Alliance
08.2020 - Current

LLM – Environmental, Natural Resource, and Energy -

Lewis & Clark Law School
08.2020 - Current

Student

International Environmental Law Project
08.2019 - 04.2020

Intern

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
06.2019 - 07.2019

Intern

State of Oregon Legislative Research and Policy Office
06.2018 - 08.2021

Juris Doctor -

Lewis & Clark Law School
08.2017 - 05.2020

Masters of Education -

Portland State University
03.2003 - 01.2004

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Portland State University
09.1999 - 03.2003

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