Founding Oregon Consumer Justice board member, Justin Baxter, has stepped down from our Board of Directors following his significant tenure, offering tremendous service and leadership to this organization.
OCJ is proud to be part of Fair Shot for All, a coalition of Oregonians, community organizations, and labor unions who have spent a decade fighting for racial, gender, and economic justice in Oregon.
The brief supports the plaintiffs against Tillamook, arguing that the decision in question undermines consumer protection by wrongly dismissing claims of overpayment due to false advertising.
OCJ's inaugural Policy Cohort brought together community organizations to enhance their participation in state-level advocacy. This collaboration fostered relationships and set the stage for future collective efforts in consumer advocacy.
In July 2023, OCJ’s trial lawyer, Matt Kirkpatrick, and OCJ's paralegal, Lucia Becchetti, joined attorney Matt Sutton in Klamath Falls to support his representation of Jay Ingersoll just weeks before a three-day jury trial against a medical debt collection agency.
Building on the incredible contributions of our first interns during the summer months, OCJ welcomes two new interns, Alyssa and Max, and one returning extern, Megan Bryant-Tiktin to join the policy team this fall.
Your check is the real deal.
Communications Director Michelle Luedtke attended and spoke at The Communications Network’s annual conference, ComNet23, in Atlanta in late September 2023. As part of the closing keynote, she joined peers from across the country in making the case for comms leadership.
It was our great pleasure this summer to host OCJ’s inaugural policy interns, law students Megan Bryant-Tiktin (Lewis & Clark Law School), and Samantha Formica (Willamette University College of Law).
With payments resuming for millions of student borrowers, NOW is the time to take action and be ready for repayment.
Scams are tricky. They are always adapting to take advantage and exploit, causing real harm to individuals and families. The more we know, the safer we can keep ourselves, our families, and our communities.
In spring 2023, OCJ engaged with the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center to conduct a statewide consumer survey. The survey results are helping us to better understand consumer protection matters through the lens of a representative sample of Oregonians.
