During law school, Makenzie volunteered with RAICES and Al Otro Lado as an advocate for undocumented asylum seekers and detained migrants. She served on the board of the UO Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and OUTLAWs, the LGBTQ+ law student organization. Makenzie leverages her significant experience working for more than a decade in the service industry to relate to her clients’ employment experiences. She understands that workers need advocates who can be a voice for them in the face of discrimination and mistreatment. She has a passion for civil rights and social justice and considers herself lucky to have spent two summers clerking for the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Eugene before joining the team at Creighton & Rose, PC, during her last year of law school. |