About Jennifer Kinzey

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Admitted to State of Oregon Bar- 171324 May 2017

 

EDUCATION 

Durham University Law School   Durham, England, UK

Masters in Law- International Law and Governance, with Merit January 2020

• Dissertation: Resolving Rape in Refugee Camps: Effectiveness of Community Justice vs. Mobile Courts on Reducing Barriers to Reporting Rape

 

Drake University Law School   (under the name Jennifer Penn) Des Moines, IA

Juris Doctorate, with High Honors (Top 20%) December 2016

• Law Review: Drake Journal of Agricultural Law –Staff Editor (2015-2016)

• Moot Court: C. Edwin Moore Oral Argument (Semi-Finalist); First Year Oral Argument (Finalist)

• Activities: International Law Society (Public Relations Officer); Student Bar Association 

 

Morningside College Sioux City, IA

Bachelor of Arts: Political Science & Theatre May 2013

• Moot Court: Outstanding Lawyer Award, University of Minnesota Mock Trial Competition (2011)

 

PUBLISHED WORK

Cultured Meat; Lab-Grown Beef and Regulating the Future Meat Market January 2018

UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy

 

 

RESEARCH

Conference: Consent: Histories, Representations, and Frameworks for the Future August 2019

Josephine Butler College, Durham University

• “Cutting, An Unequal Application of Human Rights Law: A Comparison of Male and Female Genital Cutting Under International Bodily Autonomy and Consent Laws”

Symposium: Palmer Student Research Symposium 2012

• Religious Freedom versus the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; An Analysis of O’Brien Holdings v. Health and Human Services 

Research: Under Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom 2016

• Research focused on green zoning and environmental law

Under Professor Valerie Hennings 2010

• Research on political leadership and women’s participation

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Ridehalgh & Associates Hillsboro, OR

Attorney November 2021 – Present

• Practice Juvenile Dependency representing children, mothers, and fathers on a public defense contract.

• Navigate complex litigation timelines with several types of hearings with different statutes, administrative laws, and various agencies’ rules and procedures.

• Work with various languages and cultures requiring accurate translations and cultural understanding.

• Draft and argue motions with evolving case law as well as near daily court appearances.

 

Stoll Berne Law Firm Portland, OR

Staff Attorney March 2018 – October 2018; March 2020 – November 2020

• Conducted legal research; prepared brief, well-written, easily understood memoranda

• Sifted through and organized securities law discovery in Relativity database

 

Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Portland, OR

Special Prosecutor (under the name Jennifer Penn) September 2017 – December 2017

• Functioned as a Deputy District Attorney; Trial and court appearances; Trial preparation; Evaluating and issuing complaints; Managing a large criminal caseload 

• Specialized in Community Court and alternative resolutions; Analyzed community court practices

 

Ofenbakh Law Firm, PLLC Des Moines, IA

Law Clerk (under the name Jennifer Penn) April 2015 – May 2016

• Conducted legal research; prepared brief, well-written, easily understood legal filings and trial/appellate briefs

• Assisted in court proceedings and legal issues including criminal and civil litigation, business, family, estate

• Co-authored an Amicus Curiae Brief with the ACLU regarding the disenfranchisement of convicted felons submitted to the Iowa Supreme Court

 

Drake Legal Clinic – Criminal Defense Des Moines, IA

Certified Student Attorney    (under the name Jennifer Penn) August 2015 – May 2016

• Hands-on practical experience with clients, opposing counsel and the courts gained through nationally recognized clinical program allowing students to serve as lead counsel under supervision of clinic staff

• Drafted and researched motions, made numerous court appearances advocating for clients at contested hearings 

• Achieved successful dismissal of cases; negotiated plea agreements; able to communicate effectively with clients

• Handled all aspects of case management, including paper and electronic filings, communication through an interpreter and coordination of witnesses and other information

 

PRO BONO WORK

Innovation Law Lab Portland, OR

Attorney May 2018 – September 2018

• Organizing and filing transition paperwork for Asylum Immigrants to transition to Permanent Residence status in the U.S. 

• Working with Asylum seekers detained in Sheridan Prison to represent them in their case before the immigration authorities.

Oregon New Lawyers Division OR

Executive Council Member At-Large November 2022 – Present

• Delegate for Oregon New Lawyers Division to the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Assembly at the ABA’s Mid-Year Conference February 4, 2023.

• Committee member for Continued Legal Education sub-committee working on tribal and rural practice CLEs.

• Committee member for the Rural Project sub-committee working on advisory opinions and actions to address issues affecting rural practice in Oregon.

Washington County Juvenile Dependency Model Court Hillsboro, OR

Member December 2022 – Present

• Member of the working group to address conflicting no contact orders between criminal court and juvenile court- specifically a proposal to prevent creation of conflicting orders with pre release investigation requirements. 

• Head of working group to create an introductory video that engages with the viewer while explaining juvenile dependency cases and shelter hearings.