Ryan Vanden Brink
ryan@intelekia-law.com
Born and raised in Iowa, Ryan brings a Midwest work ethic and strong community values to both the firm and Portland. He was exposed to entrepreneurship and business operations early in life, stemming from a family history that includes several small financial services companies and a Century family farm.
After earning an architecture degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Ryan gained additional expertise in green building and entered law school to help facilitate and anticipate quickly evolving sustainability initiatives or rules related to business, real estate and natural resources. Ryan earned both his JD and an LLM, magna cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School, focusing his studies on environmental law and sustainability in business, trade, and government regulation. He received two national writing awards for his law school studies.
Before forming Intelekia Law Group LLC, Ryan gained experience with private law firms, nonprofits, a governmental agency, and the United Nations. Ryan enjoys working with clients on sustainability initiatives, studying emerging free market environmental regulations, and helping clients manage risk and find real solutions to legal problems.
Born and raised in Iowa, Ryan brings a Midwest work ethic and strong community values to both the firm and Portland. He was exposed to entrepreneurship and business operations early in life, stemming from a family history that includes several small financial services companies and a Century family farm.
After earning an architecture degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Ryan gained additional expertise in green building and entered law school to help facilitate and anticipate quickly evolving sustainability initiatives or rules related to business, real estate and natural resources. Ryan earned both his JD and an LLM, magna cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School, focusing his studies on environmental law and sustainability in business, trade, and government regulation. He received two national writing awards for his law school studies.
Before forming Intelekia Law Group LLC, Ryan gained experience with private law firms, nonprofits, a governmental agency, and the United Nations. Ryan enjoys working with clients on sustainability initiatives, studying emerging free market environmental regulations, and helping clients manage risk and find real solutions to legal problems.
Raife R. Neuman
raife@intelekia-law.com
Raife is an Oregonian who grew up in Southwest Portland. He is heavily invested in the city and the region and wants to help Portland grow into a national responsible business leader.
Raife earned a Bachelors of Arts in the Liberal Arts from “The Great Books School” St. John’s College, in Santa Fe, NM. After working in the college administration for four years as alternately the Registrar and Assistant Director of Admissions, he returned from the desert to attend Lewis and Clark Law School where he earned a J.D. and certificate in environmental law. Raife was a Business Roundtable Scholar, an inductee into the Cornelious Honor Society for contributions to the community, and graduated cum laude.
Raife is an Oregonian who grew up in Southwest Portland. He is heavily invested in the city and the region and wants to help Portland grow into a national responsible business leader.
Raife earned a Bachelors of Arts in the Liberal Arts from “The Great Books School” St. John’s College, in Santa Fe, NM. After working in the college administration for four years as alternately the Registrar and Assistant Director of Admissions, he returned from the desert to attend Lewis and Clark Law School where he earned a J.D. and certificate in environmental law. Raife was a Business Roundtable Scholar, an inductee into the Cornelious Honor Society for contributions to the community, and graduated cum laude.
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Before founding Intelekia Law Group Raife built a solo-practice specializing in business formation and advising, tenant’s rights, and general civil litigation. His practice is now focused on working with local businesses on formation and transactional issues, including purchase and sale agreements, and complex property litigation for businesses and individuals.While he has worked with a variety of businesses, Raife has worked especially closely with businesses in the food service industry, naturopathic doctors, and medical and retail marijuana businesses. Since 2014, Raife has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in Real Estate and Civil Litigation.
Raife is strongly compelled to serve the community he came from, and is the former co-chair of the Oregon New Lawyers Division of the State Bar Pro Bono Subcommittee, the former chair of the Service to the Public Committeeof the Young Lawyers Section of the Multnomah Bar, and was honored as the Oregon New Lawyers Division Volunteer of the Year for 2010. His volunteer activities include helping elderly citizens through the Senior Law Project, establishing educational programs to keep students from dropping out of school, and co-founding a non-profit that provides educational and athletic opportunities to immigrant and refugee children. |
Levi S. Gatov Johnston
levi@intelekia-law.com
A sixth generation native Oregonian born and raised on the south coast, Levi earned his bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Willamette University. Immediately prior to law school, he spent three years teaching English with the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program in a small farming village in Gunma-ken, Japan. After completion of the JET Program, Levi returned home to study at Lewis & Clark Law School, where he earned a certificate in General Business Law. While at Lewis and Clark, Levi competed in the ABA Moot Court Negotiation Competition, where he and his negotiation partner were regional champions, earning the opportunity to participate at the national level.
Levi gained experience while in law school counseling small business owners at the Lewis and Clark Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC), where he served as both an intern and as the Student Director. He later broadened his skill-set by interning with Columbia Sportswear’s legal department. After graduating, he used these experiences to start his own firm concentrating on corporate transactional advice for small businesses while providing contract litigation services to other local firms.
Levi enjoys working with entrepreneurs and startup small businesses as they transition through various stages of business growth. He is an active member of the local bar, serving on both the Oregon New Lawyer Division Pro Bono Subcommittee and the MBA YLS Professional Development and Education Committee.He often provides pro bono representation through the SBLC Pro Bono Project and was named the SBLC’s 2011 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. In his free time, he enjoys everything Portland has to offer while spending time with his wife and family.
Levi enjoys working with entrepreneurs and startup small businesses as they transition through various stages of business growth. He is an active member of the local bar, serving on both the Oregon New Lawyer Division Pro Bono Subcommittee and the MBA YLS Professional Development and Education Committee.He often provides pro bono representation through the SBLC Pro Bono Project and was named the SBLC’s 2011 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. In his free time, he enjoys everything Portland has to offer while spending time with his wife and family.
Sara A.H. Sayles
sara@intelekia-law.com
Sara is an Of-Counsel attorney with Intelekia. After practicing law in California and the South Pacific, Sara returned to her beloved Portland where she received her Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law in 2008. While in law school, Sara participated in the Animal Law Clinic, was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Animal Law Review, and was recognized as Best Oral Advocate among her peers. She also took five cases to jury verdict via her clerkship at the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
Upon graduation from Lewis and Clark, Sara joined a firm of accomplished trial attorneys and litigators in Sacramento, California where she worked with hospitals and health care providers in complex medical malpractice cases and civil commitment matters. She also spent two years as an Assistant Attorney General in American Samoa and worked with the territorial government to defend employment, medical, and workers' compensation cases. Sara also has extensive experience in Oregon and Washington financial and real estate matters.
Sara is a member of the Oregon, Washington, and California State Bars. When she is not practicing law, Sara paddles with the Oregon Women Lawyers’ dragon boat team and loves spending time outside with her husband and their golden retriever, Meadow.
sara@intelekia-law.com
Sara is an Of-Counsel attorney with Intelekia. After practicing law in California and the South Pacific, Sara returned to her beloved Portland where she received her Juris Doctorate from Lewis and Clark Law in 2008. While in law school, Sara participated in the Animal Law Clinic, was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Animal Law Review, and was recognized as Best Oral Advocate among her peers. She also took five cases to jury verdict via her clerkship at the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
Upon graduation from Lewis and Clark, Sara joined a firm of accomplished trial attorneys and litigators in Sacramento, California where she worked with hospitals and health care providers in complex medical malpractice cases and civil commitment matters. She also spent two years as an Assistant Attorney General in American Samoa and worked with the territorial government to defend employment, medical, and workers' compensation cases. Sara also has extensive experience in Oregon and Washington financial and real estate matters.
Sara is a member of the Oregon, Washington, and California State Bars. When she is not practicing law, Sara paddles with the Oregon Women Lawyers’ dragon boat team and loves spending time outside with her husband and their golden retriever, Meadow.
Brook Wood
brook@intelekia-law.com
Brook is an Of Counsel Attorney with Intelekia. Born in southern California, and raised in small-town Arizona, Brook graduated from the University of Arizona in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. He received his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Lewis and Clark Law School here in Portland, having never visited the state of Oregon before he and his wife decided he should attend there.
Brook’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate and estate administration; civil litigation and motions practice; and contract drafting, review, and enforcement. While he has spent most of his legal career appearing in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Brook enjoys the occasional opportunity to visit the smaller Oregon courthouses and he is admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the District of Oregon.
Brook brings a broad perspective to the practice of law, having come to the law as a second career. Prior to enrolling in law school, Brook worked in an entomology laboratory at the University of Arizona, collecting data on hereditary resistance development in pests of transgenic cotton and co-authoring several publications on the subject. His background in the sciences has helped him develop the analytical skills necessary to evaluate fact patterns and wade through complex statutory language. Brook’s wide interests have also influenced his development as an attorney and as a person. He has served on the boards of directors of charity organizations supporting the arts and the environment and has been involved with groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the United Way, and Habitat for Humanity.
Whatever the issue, Brook is committed to providing his clients with the knowledge, skill, and communication necessary to bring satisfactory resolution to their trying problems.
Away from the law, Brook is an avid soccer fan (COYS!) and enjoys exploring Oregon’s vibrant craft beer scene and natural wonders with his wife, Sarah, and their three dogs.
brook@intelekia-law.com
Brook is an Of Counsel Attorney with Intelekia. Born in southern California, and raised in small-town Arizona, Brook graduated from the University of Arizona in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. He received his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Lewis and Clark Law School here in Portland, having never visited the state of Oregon before he and his wife decided he should attend there.
Brook’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate and estate administration; civil litigation and motions practice; and contract drafting, review, and enforcement. While he has spent most of his legal career appearing in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Brook enjoys the occasional opportunity to visit the smaller Oregon courthouses and he is admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the District of Oregon.
Brook brings a broad perspective to the practice of law, having come to the law as a second career. Prior to enrolling in law school, Brook worked in an entomology laboratory at the University of Arizona, collecting data on hereditary resistance development in pests of transgenic cotton and co-authoring several publications on the subject. His background in the sciences has helped him develop the analytical skills necessary to evaluate fact patterns and wade through complex statutory language. Brook’s wide interests have also influenced his development as an attorney and as a person. He has served on the boards of directors of charity organizations supporting the arts and the environment and has been involved with groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the United Way, and Habitat for Humanity.
Whatever the issue, Brook is committed to providing his clients with the knowledge, skill, and communication necessary to bring satisfactory resolution to their trying problems.
Away from the law, Brook is an avid soccer fan (COYS!) and enjoys exploring Oregon’s vibrant craft beer scene and natural wonders with his wife, Sarah, and their three dogs.
