Chenoweth Law Group

This year, Chenoweth Law Group enters its third decade of advocating for clients.

As we reflect on the past 20 years, we celebrate the professional and personal relationships built along the way, as well as the team and firm culture that make CLG what it is today.

Earlier this year, we marked the milestone with clients, friends, family, colleagues, referral partners, and the soulful tunes of the Blue Wave Band — a memorable evening spent with many of the people who have helped shape the firm over the years.

We are grateful for the trust placed in us over the past two decades and proud of what has been built together. We look forward to what comes next.

Congratulations to our attorneys named this year’s Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!

Each year, Super Lawyers selects 5% of Oregon attorneys as Super Lawyers, and 2.5% as Rising Stars. This is based on a multi-phase process including peer nomination, evaluation, and independent research. We are so proud of our team for their outstanding work!

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Ongoing coverage of the largest AI misuse sanctions in the United States.

KGW interviewed our attorney, Sandra Gustitus, about our firm’s recent precedent-setting ruling.

Watch the video in the link below.

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Oregon winery dispute leads to major sanctions over AI-generated court filings An attorney for the winery owners says the penalties may be among the largest in the U.S. tied to fake legal citations.

The New York Times reported on a recent decision in one of our cases. The U.S. District Court granted our motion for sanctions, imposing nearly $110,000 in monetary sanctions and dismissing the opposing party's $12.6 million claims with prejudice. We found citations in their briefs that were not citations to real cases or were citations to cases that did not stand for the points of law for which they were cited. Their briefs also contained numerous incorrect quotes from court opinions.

The decision addresses a disturbing and growing trend in the legal profession: lawyers filing AI-generated legal briefs without verifying the accuracy of the cases cited in those briefs. In this case, the plaintiffs' attorneys filed briefs drafted by one of their clients without verifying the content of the briefs. The client's role, and a failure by anyone to take accountability for fake citations contained in three briefs, justified the dismissal of the plaintiffs' claims.

Whether used by attorneys or clients, AI tools do not replace the duty to ensure that what is filed with the court is accurate, substantiated, and truthful. Courts are holding parties accountable when they fail to perform that duty.

We look forward to seeing our clients carry on their mother’s legacy by continuing their family business, Valley View Winery, in Southern Oregon.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/oregon-winery-ai-legal-fight.html

Chenoweth Law Group is proud to announce Aurelia Erickson as a partner.

Aurelia brings proven leadership and seasoned litigation experience to the firm. Since joining Chenoweth Law Group in 2021, she has played a key role in directing complex business, employment, and securities matters across Oregon state and federal courts. Her elevation to partner reflects her client development success and contributions to the firm's capabilities, depth of knowledge, and growth.

Visit the link below to read the full announcement:
https://www.chenowethlaw.com/blog/2026/03/chenoweth-law-group-announces-aurelia-erickson-as-partner

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We’re proud to announce that Zoraida Espinoza has been promoted from Law Clerk to Attorney at Chenoweth Law Group!

Zoraida joined CLG as a law clerk during her time at Lewis & Clark Law School, where she earned her J.D. with a certificate in Business Law and competed as a member of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.

Since joining CLG, Zoraida has shown strong commitment to supporting our clients and a thoughtful approach to civil and business litigation matters. As a fluent Spanish speaker, she brings an added strength to our team, helping us better serve a broader range of clients with clarity and care. We’re grateful for her hard work and growing experience. Please join us in congratulating her on this exciting achievement!

We’re proud to announce that Megan Flaherty has been promoted from Law Clerk to Attorney at Chenoweth Law Group!

Megan joined CLG in 2024 and earned her J.D. magna cm laude from Lewis & Clark Law School, where she served on multiple boards and externed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

Since joining CLG, Megan has demonstrated a real passion for helping clients and applying her excellent research and writing skills to further clients' goals - qualities that make her a strong addition to our team. Please join us in congratulating Megan on this exciting achievement!