Community Involvement
We devote substantial time each year to our community through volunteer efforts and pro bono legal work. The following are a few examples of our civic and professional activities:
- Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic: Several FWW attorneys provide pro bono bankruptcy services in partnership with Legal Aid.
- Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger: Hal Scoggins sits on this board that helps eliminate hunger and its root causes.
- Classroom Law Project: Kim McGair is a former board member of this organization that prepares youth to become active, informed participants in democratic society.
- Salvation Army: Paul Migchelbrink is past chair of the Portland Metropolitan Advisory Board whose mission is to do the most good and meet human needs without discrimination.
- Metropolitan Youth Symphony: The firm is a longtime supporter of this organization that provides music education and performance opportunities for young musicians of all ages.
- Campaign for Equal Justice: Melissa Chapman and Sydney Nguyen are active members of the CEJ, which helps vulnerable Oregonians in need of legal services. FWW is a Defender of Justice firm, contributing more than $500 per attorney.
HIGHLIGHTS
FWW Alert: Washington Supreme Court Says No to Non-Judicial Foreclosure on HELOCs
5/19/2026
On April 30, 2026, the Washington Supreme Court issued a decision holding that home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are ineligible for non-judicial foreclosures (foreclosure by trustee’s sale) under the Washington Deed of Trust Act (DTA).
FWW WELCOMES JORDAN HARTMAN
5/5/2026
Farleigh Wada Witt is pleased to announce that Jordan Hartman has joined the firm as an Associate.