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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com News October 7, 2015 LaGrande’s Jared Boyd: attorney of many stripes RI¿FH RI /D *UDQGH DWWRUQH\ Steve Joseph, who serves as a mentor. Their respective busi- La Grande attorney Jared nesses are separate, however. Boyd is the newest addition to %R\GRSHQHGKLVRI¿FHRQ$XJ the stable of attorneys at the 1. Grande Ronde Public Defend- Working out of a rural DA’s ers Consortium, from which RI¿FH SURYHG EHQH¿FLDO WR Wallowa County Circuit Court Boyd’s law career. “In Marion draws its public defenders. County, you’re doing DUII cas- Boyd also recently opened a es for 3-4 years; in La Grande, private practice. I was handling Measure 11 Boyd grew up in the Teton and major drug offenses within Valley in southeast Idaho, even- three months of going to work tually graduating from high there. My average case load school in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. was 350-450 cases a year,” Boyd didn’t necessarily grow Boyd said. up wanting to be a lawyer, al- Boyd liked working for the though his family emphasized '$¶VRI¿FH7KHRSSRUWXQLW\WR the importance of education. decide against pursuing a “bad” In school, Boyd excelled in de- case appealed to him, as did the bating, twice earning a place in experience aspect. Boyd even- national competition. He con- WXDOO\ KDG KLV ¿OO RI WKH ZRUN sidered entering college in that SDUWLDOO\EHFDXVHFRQÀLFWRILQ- Steve Tool/Chieftain capacity but opted for a “nor- terest concerns limited his com- mal” college life. “In debate, Jared Boyd is the newest munity involvement, a major you’re putting in 80 hours a member of the Grande concern. Ronde Public Defenders week,” Boyd explained. “I’m back out in the com- After earning his pre-law Consortium. PXQLW\ DQG LQ WKH '$¶V RI¿FH degree in political science and three job offers to take. Then you can get an “us versus them” history at the University of Ida- the economy tanked. mentality because you’re deal- %R\G VFUDPEOHG WR ¿OO RXW ing with the worst of the worst KRKHUHDOL]HGMREVLQWKH¿HOG were limited. He subsequently job applications and even hung of the community,” Boyd said. attended law school at Willa- out his own shingle in Salem He added that he now enjoys for a month. His previous expe- getting involved with the com- mette University in Salem. Boyd chose to become a rience in Marion County gave munity and meeting people and defense attorney and while still him a leg up in the job pool as being able to offer them a solu- in school, went to work for the the Union County District Attor- tion to their legal problems. Marion County district attor- QH\¶VRI¿FHLQ/D*UDQGHVRRQ Among Boyd’s new legal QH\¶VRI¿FHLQWKHMXYHQLOHVHF- expressed interest. Interviewed duties is his place in the public tion, hoping to learn the tips and on a Thursday and offered a job defender’s pool as part of the tricks to augment his defense on Friday, Boyd found himself Grande Ronde Public Defend- reporting for duty on the follow- ers Consortium. Boyd took attorney skills. Boyd graduated in 2008, ing Monday. He worked in that over the slot recently vacated SDVVHGWKHEDUH[DPRQKLV¿UVW RI¿FHXQWLOUHFHQWO\ by Tom Powers. try and mulled over which of Boyd now works out of the Besides criminal defense, By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain OPTIONS: Audience airs clinic concerns Continued from Page A1 Discussion also ensued over the possibility of care The idea of a dental tech- providers offering educational nician coupled with the nurse classes at the different schools Boyd is also interested in family ZDV ÀRDWHG DQG FRQFHUQ ZDV like Fit Fridays for example. After the meeting Falk ex- law, business restructuring and voiced by the audience as bankruptcy. He also said many being too intrusive on par- pressed enthusiasm. “I think this meeting went of these types of cases overlap ent rights. Dental screenings, with other types of law. Despite rather than treatment, were better than the last meeting his recent foray into the civil discussed as Oregon schools because there was commu- law world, Boyd has valuable now have an unfunded man- nication on both parts, but experience. “What I have is lit- date to provide yearly screen- I don’t think people want to have healthcare in the igation experience. I’ve been in ings for grades K-12. The shuttle bus concept school,” he said. “This time court nearly every day the last seven years. Learning subject temporarily ran into a snag they came with ideas, last matter is easy, but litigation over funding until it was sug- time they just wanted to talk skills can’t be found in a book,” gested that Community Con- about the school-based health nection picks up passengers center.” Boyd said. The meeting ended with $OWKRXJK KLV RI¿FH LV LQ for transport to primary care La Grande, Boyd is looking providers. Funding sourc- Powers asking, “Is there a into opening a Wallowa Coun- es and grant applications for group of people who will W\ RI¿FH ³7KHUH LV D QHHG IRU transportation and a school work on getting funding to make this a reality?” more legal services in Wallowa nurse were also discussed. Eight people raised their The conversation turned County and I’m looking into it,” toward funding a countywide hands to create a collabora- he said. A dedicated “techie,” Boyd school nurse, and the costs, tive group that would work uses the latest technology to aid which Powers estimated at together to start exploring the his law work. “It allows me to $60,000 for 9 months, in- options and funding for the keep in better touch with my cluding building, salary and options discussed from the meeting. FOLHQWV DQG EH PRUH HI¿FLHQW equipment. Powers said Winding Wa- The cost would have to be with time management, which translates into lower costs and funded through grants or a tax ters was surprised at the nega- better results,” he said. One ballot as the grant money for tive reaction to the possibility program Boyd utilizes allows the school-based clinic could of additional services to Wal- lowa County kids. any client with Internet access not be used for that purpose. WRH[DPLQHWKHLURZQFDVH¿OHV online instead of coming to the RI¿FHDUHDOPRQH\VDYHU After seven years of prac- tice, Boyd has no regrets about his career choice. “The idea about law that I really enjoy is that you get to dabble in every- thing, it’s like having a back- stage pass to life. As a lawyer you get to see and learn about every aspect of society. You get to be in the middle of every- thing — whether people like that or not,” he said. Application for WCCTC grants available The Wallowa County Cul- tural Trust Coalition (WCCTC) has approximately $6,000 available for grants support- ing the arts, humanities, her- itage and culture in Wallowa County for 2016. Grants are generally given in the amount of $250-$1,000. Individuals and organizations are encour- aged to apply. Projects must contain a public component that increases access to local culture. Applications must be received by October 31 to be considered. The WCCTC will meet immediately to review applications, make decisions and notify applicants. Applications are available online through the Wallowa Valley Arts Council website under Partnership Organiza- tions, www.wallowavalleyarts. org/partnership. Applications may be requested by emailing janet.pulsifer@gmail.com. The Oregon Cultural Trust was created under the direction of the state Legislature, Ore- A3 celebrate Founders Day with us – meet, eat, drink & be merry! 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