We believe that a healthy work/life balance is essential in supporting excellent lawyering.  In 2015, we received the Workplace Leadership Award from Oregon Women Lawyers.

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McDowell Rackner Gibson is actively involved in the community and the firm supports numerous organizations and events.  

Since the firm was founded, we have supported and have served in leadership positions in the Oregon Energy Fund, which provides energy assistance for low income Oregonians.  Shareholder Adam Lowney has served as Oregon Energy Fund’s board chair. 

The organizations and events the firm has sponsored include

• Basic Rights Oregon

• Lezak Legacy Social Justice Fellowship

• OR Hispanic Bar Association

• St. Andrew Legal Clinic 

• Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette 

• American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon 

• Classroom Law Project

• Community Energy Project 

• YWCA Inspire Luncheon  

• Pacific Institute of Contemporary Arts    

• Recognizing Implicit Bias Seminar    

•  Women of Renewable Industries & Sustainable Energy

• Portland City Club

The firm places special emphasis on its support for the Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice, which funds low-income legal services in Oregon.  In each year since 2013, the firm has received the Guardians of Justice Award as a law firm whose lawyers contributed on average more than $1,000 per attorney.

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McDowell Rackner Gibson PC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.