Kristen West
Associate
Pickett Dummigan LLP900 American Bank Building
621 S.W. Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
[T] 503.223.7770
[F] 503.227.2530
Professional & Community Activities
Kristen is excited to be the newest member of the team at Pickett Dummigan LLP. She is passionate about fighting for justice on behalf of people injured by the wrong doing of others. Prior to joining Pickett Dummigan, she worked as a public defender in Multnomah County. She belongs to the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice, as well as the Multnomah Bar Association, and the Oregon State Bar Association, where she is active with the Leadership College and other committees. She is proud of her on-going membership with the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the National Lawyers Guild. Kristen is also an active board member for the non-profit organization, Edúcate Ya (which means “Educate Yourself Now” in Spanish), whose mission is to foster education in the Latino communities. Kristen loves the arts and spends most of her free time dancing or playing in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest.
Kristen's Practice Emphasis
- ∴ Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
including bicycle, truck, pedestrian and motor vehicle collisions; also premises liability for private or public property. - ∴ Employment Discrimination
including discrimination on the basis of immigration status, national origin or race. - ∴ Medical Negligence
including wrongful death or injury resulting from improper or substandard medical care and treatment.
Education
- J.D., Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon (2005)
- B.A., World Literature and PanAmerican Studies, University of California, San Diego (2000)
Bar Admissions
- Oregon (2006)