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Emily Teplin Fox
Oregon Law Center
Attorney, State Support Unit
Portland, Oregon
Emily Teplin Fox is an attorney in the State Support Unit of the Oregon Law Center where her practice focuses on complex, impact litigation on a diverse range of issues affecting low-income people. She frequently co-counsels with attorneys from OLC and Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and she works on technological improvements aimed at enhancing both organizations’ litigation capabilities. After graduating from Yale Law School, Emily began her career as an Equal Justice Works fellow at the Minnesota Disability Law Center. There, she litigated civil rights cases on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people. She clerked for judges with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the District of Minnesota. As a commercial litigator in Portland for several years, she handled all manner of disputes, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. In the State Support Unit, Emily uses her skills to increase the quality and quantity of litigation undertaken by legal aid lawyers across the state. Emily serves on the boards of the Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger and Deaf Legal Advocacy Worldwide. She also participates in a standing committee of the Multnomah Bar Association which facilitates a program to increase the diversity of the local bar.