Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation

Dedicated to Justice for Women and Minorities

How to Help

You can support the mission of the Foundation in several ways:

Make an Auction Donation:  To make a donation to our annual auction, please visit our Auction & Special Events page.

Volunteer:  to be on the Foundation Board or to assist with the auction or other special events.

Make a monetary contribution and join one of our Circles of Giving which will honor the following women:

Hon. Betty Roberts & Hon. Mercedes Deiz Circle $1000 or more
Katherine O'Neil Circle $750-999
Hon. Jean Lewis Circle $500-749

Mary Leonard Circle

$250-499

Diane Rynerson Circle

$100-249 

Justice Betty Roberts is and the late Judge Mercedes Deiz was vitally supportive of OWLS and the Foundation.  The Hon. Betty  Roberts served on the Foundation Board from 1999 to 2002 and was its president in 2000.  Since 2002, Roberts has been a member of the Foundation's Advisory Board;

Katherine O'Neil is the founding President of OWLS and served for many years on the OWLS Foundation Board and now on the Foundation’s Advisory Board;

The late Judge Jean Lewis was the first woman circuit court judge in Oregon;

Mary Leonard was the first woman admitted to practice law in Oregon; and

Diane Rynerson, the former Executive Director of OWLS, has provided both OWLS and the OWLS Foundation with many years of tireless and invaluable service.


Support the Foundation with a monetary contribution! 

Clicking the button will take you to the PayPal site where your credit or debit card transaction will be processed. 

Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!

or send a check made out to "Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation" to:

Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation

* PO Box 82522 * Portland OR 97282 * (503) 775-4396 *


We would also be honored to have you remember the Foundation in your estate planning. For advice about how to do this, please contact your estate planning advisor.