Hwa Go is a member of the firm’s Government Law Group and the Litigation Department. Her practice primarily focuses on assisting our government clients with their general counsel needs and with public law-related litigation.

Memberships/Affiliations

Hwa is a member of the American Bar Association, the Multnomah Bar Association, the Oregon State Bar and the Federal Bar Association, as well as the Oregon City Attorneys Association, the Oregon Women Lawyers Association and the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Education

Hwa is a former summer associate with the firm and also clerked for the Oregon Department of Justice in the Trial Division. While attending the University of Oregon School of Law, she served as editor-in-chief of the Oregon Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and earned a certificate of completion in Business Law, as well as her JD in 2003. She also holds a BS, cum laude, in Accounting from Linfield College, and a BA in English from Willamette University.

Presentations

"Legal Framwork for Local Governments," Lane Council of Governments, Public Officials Workshop Orientation and Training Session (2005)

"Annexation in Oregon," Oregon Planning Institute, Annexation and Land Use Planning (2004)