Membership                  

​Membership in the Deschutes County Bar Association is open to Oregon State Bar members in good standing who live or work in Deschutes County.  There are no dues. 

Contact a DCBA representative listed below for information.

Deschutes County Bar Association
Email:  deschutes.county.bar@gmail.com

Board of Directors and Committees
Laura Craska Cooper, President
Email:  lcooper@brixlaw.com
Laurie Craghead, Secretary
Email:  ​laurie.craghead@outlook.com
Patrick Cougill, Vice President
Email:  pcougill@cougilllaw.com​
Emmanuel Miller, Treasurer
Email:  emmanuel@ebmillerlaw.com 
Kirsten Naito, Immediate Past President
Email:  Kirsten.Naito@dcda.us
Steve Eichelberger
Email:  stepheneichelbergerpc@gmail.com

Christian Malone, Social/Coffee Hour Committee Chair
Email:  christian@schmidmalone.com
​Cara Ponzini, Family Law Committee Chair
Email:  ponzini@juniperfamilylaw.com
David Rosen, Access to Justice Committee Liasion
Email:  drosen@high-desert-law.com
Alycia N. Sykora, CLE & Special Events  Committee Chair
Email:  asykora@sykoralawpc.com

Board of Director Meetings
Board meetings are open to the members.  Board meetings are held at Brix Law, LLP,  15 SW Colorado Ave., Suite 3 , in Bend, beginning at noon.
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-May 18, 2018
-June 14, 2018

​Members:  Contact the DCBA for corporate records.
Link to Deschutes County Circuit Court here.
Link to OSB Diversity Action Plan 2018-20  here.  

Events                 

​Monthly Coffee Hour at Café Sintra 
First Thursday of each month
7:45 to 8:45 a.m.
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No April CLE scheduled.

May 10, 2018 (Thursday)

Risks for Lawyers Under Oregon Securities Law
Presenter:  Daniel Keppler
Time:  12-1.  Lunch buffet opens 11:45 a.m.
Venue:  Deschutes Brewery downtown (upstairs Tap Room)
Cost:  $25 if registered by May 7 at 5:00 p.m.
Credit:  One general CLE credit pending 

May 2018 (day TBD)

CPA Update on New Tax Laws
Presenter:  Michelle M. Hanus, CPA, CFE
Time:  12-1.  Lunch buffet opens 11:45 a.m.
Venue:  TBD
Cost:  $25 if registered by deadline
Credit:  One general CLE credit pending

September 20, 2018 (Thursday)

​Ethics: Electronic Communications and Confidential Data
Presenter:  Tom Howe
Time:  12-1.  Lunch buffet opens 11:45 a.m.
Venue:  Deschutes Brewery downtown (upstairs Tap Room)
Cost:  $25 if registered by September 17 at 5:00 p.m.
Credit:  One ETHICS CLE credit pending