Board of Directors
MDI is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed pursuant to the laws of Oregon and overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of five members. The Directors are independently appointed by the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, the Multnomah Bar Association, the Director of the Oregon Chapter of the ACLU, the President of the Oregon Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association and the President of the Oregon State Bar Association. Our current Board is listed below:
Janis Puracal, Attorney at Law
Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Email: jpuracal@forensicjusticeproject.org
Michael E. Rose, Attorney at Law
Appointed by the Executive Director of the ACLU
Email: mrose@civilrightspdx.com
Katherine O. Berger, Attorney at Law
Appointed by the OCDLA
Email: k.o.berger@comcast.net
David J. Celuch, Attorney at Law
Appointed by the President of the Multnomah Bar Association
Email: davidjceluch@mac.com
Tiffany Harris, Attorney at Law
Appointed by the President of the Oregon State Bar
Email: tiff@harrisdefense.com