KLARQUIST NEWS

Partner at Klarquist Honored for Business Leadership in Portland

Published May 10, 2006

Lisa M. Caldwell, partner at Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, has been honored by the Portland Business Journal with an Orchid Award.

The award is the publication’s annual recognition of 25 women who have shown “extraordinary leadership and accomplishment” over the past year in the Portland business community. The recipients were honored at a celebration on April 27 at the Oregon Convention Center.

“We are thrilled that Lisa was selected by the Portland Business Journal for this honor. This recognizes her, both in her outstanding legal work and her commitment to the community. In her work at Klarquist, Lisa has set the bar for excellence,” said Kristin Cleveland, of Klarquist. “Moreover, she gives her time and energy to mentoring associates and community causes.”

An attorney at Klarquist since 1994, Ms. Caldwell is a key attorney in serving many of the Firm’s most important clients, including Albertsons and Shaklee, and runs its in-house training program.

Additionally, Lisa has been active in Portland Impact and the Forest Grove School District. She has spearheaded “back-to-school” and holiday giving drives reaching hundreds in need in our communities.

Ms. Caldwell is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Oregon Patent Law Association, the Oregon State Bar Association, International Trademark Association, and the American Chemical Society.

Ms. Caldwell holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from California State University, San Jose, and a juris doctor degree, summa cum laude, from Willamette University College of Law.