Wendy M. Margolis Partner Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, Portland Wendy M. Margolis, Partner, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, Portland, B.A., Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of California at Santa Barbara (1983); M.S., Audiology, University of Washington (1985); J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, Order of the Coif (1993); member of the Oregon State Bar since 1994 and the Washington State Bar since 1995; practice focuses on civil appeals in state and federal courts, as well as providing litigation support to trial lawyers before, during, and after trial; member, MBA, OADC, OWLs, and Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee and Executive Committee of OSB Appellate Section.