Nonprofit Involvement

Since the days of its founders, the Schwabe firm has been known for its community involvement and leadership. The firm's attorneys currently serve in volunteer leadership positions in over 100 nonprofit organizations and industry associations. Below is a partial listing of local non-profit organizations and attorneys who are Board members or contacts.


Abbey Foundation of Oregon, James Larpenteur, Jr.
All Classical 89.9 KBPS, Johnathan Mansfield
American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Mark Manulik, Lisa Alan
American Heart Association, Nancy Erfle
American Red Cross
Arlington Club
Associated Builders and Contractors, Thomas Triplett, Darien Loiselle
Associated General Contractors, Oregon, Thomas Triplett, Darien Loiselle
Associated Oregon Industries, Jay Waldron, Donald Krahmer, Jr., Robert Joseph
Astra Society International, Carmen Calzacorta
Bend Chamber of Commerce, Katherine Tank
Beta Rho Alumni Association, Mitchell Hornecker
Boy Scouts of America, Cascade Pacific Council, Donald Krahmer, Jr., Walter Grebe, Todd Grewe, Donald Russo, William Love
Campaign for Equal Justice, Patricia Dost
Cascade Music Festival
Cedar Mill Elementary School, Jean Ohman Back
Central Oregon Community College Foundation Board, Kirk Johansen
Central Oregon Employer Council , Katherine Tank
Central Oregon High Desert Museum, Thomas Triplett
Chamber Music Northwest, Peter Livingston
Chamber of Camas-Washougal, Alicia "Lisa" Lowe
City Club of Portland, Donald Williams, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Clark County YWCA , Kelly Walsh
Classroom Law Project, Darius Hartwell
Columbia Empire Volleyball Association, Kelly Hagan
Columbia River Economic Development Council, Alicia "Lisa" Lowe
Continua Health Alliance, Timothy Haslach
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), James Finn
Dress For Success, Renea Saade
Early Head Start, Anne Talcott
Elders-In-Action, Neda Soofi, Timothy Haslach
Enterprise Foundation Northwest Advisory Board, Walter Evans, III
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Oregon, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Equipment Leasing Association, Mark LeCoq
Ethos, Inc., Multicultural Music Center
Forest Heights School PTA, Margaret Hoffmann
Friends of Doernbecher, Jean Ohman Back
Friends of the Children, Kirk Johansen
Fruit and Flower Child Care Center, Nancy Erfle
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Alicia "Lisa" Lowe, Donald Russo
Hacienda Community Development Corporation, Alejandro Tosi
Hands-On Portland, Michael Cohen
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Román Hernández
International Council of Shopping Centers, Mark Manulik
International Science & Engineering Fair 2004, Mark Long
International Sustainable Development Foundation, Walter Evans, III
Janet Spencer Weekes Foundation, Nikki Hatton
Japan American Society of Oregon, Walter Evans, III
Japanese Garden Society, James Larpenteur, Jr.
Jewish Federation of Portland, Roy Lambert
Kappa Sigma Alumni Association, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Kid's Day, Darien Loiselle
Kinship House, Yvonne Tingleaf
Law and Entrepreneurship Center, Donald Joe Willis
Leadership Clark County, Alicia "Lisa" Lowe
Leadership Portland, Walter Grebe, Mitchell Hornecker
Legal Action Center, Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, Dennis Dunphy
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, David Bartz, Jr.
Lighthouse of Hope, dba Child S.H.A.R.E.
Loaves & Fishes, Mark Long
M. Matson Haley Foundation, Timothy Haslach
Manzanita Neah-Kah-Nie Dunes Management Association, Peter Osborne
March of Dimes, Oregon Chapter
Metropolitan Family Services, Mark Long
Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Roy Lambert
Mount Angel Abbey, James Larpenteur, Jr.
Mt. Hood Council of Campfire Boys & Girls
Mt. St. Joseph's Hospital, Thomas Triplett
Multnomah County Bar Association, Kelly Hagan
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Michael Cohen
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Donald Joe Willis
National Kidney Foundation, Joel Parker
New Avenues for Youth, Mitchell Hornecker
New Economy Coalition, Mitchell Hornecker, Walter Grebe, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
North American Interfraternity Conference Board, Robert Joseph
Northwest Business for Culture and the Arts, Walter Grebe
Northwest Forestry Association, Kirk Johansen
Northwest Mining Association, Kirk Johansen
Northwest Public Power Association
Oregon Association of Environmental Professionals, David Bartz, Jr.
Oregon Association of Nurserymen, Douglas MacDougal
Oregon Bankers Association, Donald Krahmer, Jr., James Finn, Carmen Calzacorta
Oregon Bioscience Association
Oregon Business Association, Mark Long
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Alex Poust, Robert Dayton
Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association, Martha Pagel
Oregon Council for Knowledge and Economic Development, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Johnathan Mansfield, Donald Krahmer, Jr., Darius Hartwell, Thomas Tongue, Al AuYeung
Oregon Fife & Drum Corps
Oregon Graduate Institute, Mark Long, Walter Grebe, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Oregon Health Sciences University, Walter Grebe, Donald Krahmer, Jr., Román Hernández
Oregon Humane Society , Laura Maffei, R.G., Penny Godwin
Oregon Independent College Foundation Board, W. A. Jerry North
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Roy Lambert
Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger
Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, Al AuYeung , Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Oregon Symphony Association, Nancy Erfle
Oregon Technology Alliance, Donald Krahmer, Jr., Al AuYeung
Oregon Water Resources Congress, Douglas MacDougal
Oregon Women Lawyers, Carmen Calzacorta
Our Lady of the Lake School Endowment Board, Mark Stayer
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Owners Council of America, Donald Joe Willis, Jill Gelineau
Pacific Legal Foundation, Donald Joe Willis
Pacific Northwest International Trade Association, William Love, Walter Evans, III
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, Walter Evans, III, C. Kent Roberts
Palisades Homeowners' Association
Patricia D. and William B. Smullin Foundation, Nikki Hatton
Pittock Mansion Society
Portland Ambassadors, Peter Livingston, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Portland Business Alliance, Walter Grebe, Mark Long, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
Portland Center Stage
Portland Development Commission, Peter Livingston
Portland Farmers Market , Darius Hartwell
Portland Golf Club, Mark Stayer
Portland Metropolitan BOMA, Walter Grebe
Portland Oregon Sports Authority, Timothy Haslach
Portland Rose Festival Association, Michael Cohen, William Love, James Larpenteur, Jr.
Portland Youth Philharmonic, Mark Manulik
Portland YouthWorks, Thomas Tongue
Portland/Oregon Visitors' Association, James Larpenteur, Jr.
Propeller Club, Darien Loiselle
Providence Medical Center
Public Generating Pool
Resolutions Northwest
Risk Management Foundation (Sigma Chi), Robert Joseph
Rita's Place, Inc
Sabin Community Development Corporation , Roy Lambert
San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance, Mitchell Hornecker
Saturday Academy, Mark Long
Sigma Chi Foundation , Robert Joseph
Sigma Nu Alumni Association of the University of Oregon, Carson Bowler
Silver Creek YMCA Camp, Thomas Triplett
Society of Jesus, Oregon Province, Mark Stayer
South Metro Jewish Congregation, Roy Lambert
St. Andrew Nativity School Honorary Alumni Committee, Brien Flanagan
Start Making A Reader Today (SMART)
The Auld Lang Syne Society of Portland
The Oregon Mortgage Lenders Association, Jeffrey Davis
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
University Club, Kirk Johansen, Mitchell Hornecker
University of Oregon Center for Law and Entrepreneurship, Donald Joe Willis, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
University of Oregon School of Law Alumni Association, Kurt Hansen, Donald Joe Willis
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust, Walter Evans, III
Washington Public Ports Association, Walter Evans, III
Waverley Country Club, Robert Joseph
Westside Economic Alliance, Marc Sellers
Willamette Light Brigade, James Larpenteur, Jr.
Willamette University Alumni Board, Darien Loiselle
Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Donald Krahmer, Jr.
William Temple House, Margaret Hoffmann
Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon
World Affairs Council of Oregon, Walter Evans, III
World Forestry Center, Kirk Johansen
Young Audiences of Oregon and Washington, Mitchell Hornecker
Young Life, Donald Krahmer, Jr., W. A. Jerry North
Youth Exploring Science, Mark Long, Kelly Hagan