Owen Miller

• Drafted 17 motions and letters seeking waiver or reduction of court fines and fees for indigent clients; 14 were granted.
• Prepared an approximately 50-page SB 819 application: client interviews, the petition, and supporting materials.
• Researched Oregon landlord–tenant law for the Eviction Prevention team.
• Drafted a petition to restore driving privileges and began a military discharge upgrade application for a veteran client.

• Supported more than 30 residential real estate transactions from client intake through closing.
• Drafted purchase and sale contracts, warranty and quitclaim deeds, leases, and representation agreements.
• Ordered and reviewed title searches, researched historical conveyances in municipal land records, and balanced closing statements.

Working one-on-one with the firm’s attorney showed me how a small practice runs day to day, from hundred-year-old deed books to the closing table. The part I valued most was client intake: hearing a problem out and helping work out a plan.

• Wrote scripts for 80 marketing videos; increased script production by 300% within three months of taking the role.
• Led client pitch and production meetings with C-level executives; hired and managed freelance writers and voiceover talent.

two videos i wrote

Planned, cooked, and served breakfast and lunch for roughly 500 residents a day, mostly from donated ingredients. I started posting a riddle with each meal. When I forgot one before a long weekend, a resident told me he’d missed it. I never forgot again.

Worked one-on-one with a senior budget analyst to research and co-develop standardized reports on the financial and legislative history of every state program funded by the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund.

read a sample report (pdf)