Contact Information
ckauffman@mbjlaw.com
Phone: 503-821-0961
FAX: 503-226-6121
Education
J.D. 2020, with High Honors, UC Hastings College of the Law
B.A. 2011, with High Honors, University of Colorado at Boulder
Practice Information
Caitlin joined the firm in 2021 as a law clerk after working as a provisionally licensed attorney in California for the previous year. She became an associate in 2022. Previously, Caitlin was a Workplace Justice Fellow at an employee benefits firm in Berkeley, California where she worked on ERISA and wage-and-hour class-action litigation.
While attending UC Hastings, Caitlin advocated for employees as a law clerk with Legal Aid at Work, Outten & Golden, and Equal Rights Advocates. Caitlin was also a judicial extern to the Honorable Jon S. Tigar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Prior to law school, Caitlin worked for Alameda County’s Rape Crisis Center as a crisis counselor and campus advocate. She also worked, at various points, as a waitress, a river guide, and a community health educator.
Professional Organizations/Activities
AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance
National Lawyers’ Guild
Relevant Employment
McKanna Bishop Joffe, LLP: law clerk (2021-2022), Associate (2022-present)
Feinberg Jackson Worthman & Wasow, LLP: Workplace Justice Fellow (2020-2021)
Community Activities
Volunteer, Equal Rights Advocates’ Ending Sexual Violence in Education (ESVE) pro bono network
Admitted to Practice
State Courts in Oregon
State Courts in Washington
State Courts in Alaska
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit
