Prior to joining Smith Freed & Eberhard, Molly was a law clerk for an insurance company in Oregon where she performed legal research, writing and analysis on a wide variety of legal issues including personal injury, contract, construction defect and trademark infringement. Molly was also a law clerk for the Lewis and Clark Law School Legal Clinic. She represented clients in tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service. She also externed for the Oregon Court of Appeals and was a pro bono volunteer for the Bankruptcy Clinic in Portland, Oregon.

Professional Certification & Accolades

• Member, Oregon State Bar Association
• Member, Oregon Minority Lawyers Association
• Member, Oregon Women Lawyers
• 2008 Outstanding Client Advocacy Award - Lewis and Clark Law School Legal Clinic
• 2007 Oregon State Bar Public Honors Fellowship
• 2006, 2007 Lewis and Clark Law School Scholar List
• 2006, 2007, 2008 Lewis and Clark Law School Community Service Honors Award

Bar Admissions

• Oregon

Education

• Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, J.D., 2008
• University of Northern Iowa, B.A., 2003

• Experience drafting a successful summary judgement motion in defense of a negligence claim.
• Drafted a summary judgement motion that was filed in the federal courts in defense of a trademark infringement claim.
• Assisted in the drafting of several published judicial opinions and participated in pre and post argument conferences.