April Stone

April is resilient, driven, and focused, and she brings these skills to bear for her clients at Markowitz Herbold.

A former paralegal and most recently a law clerk to Chief Judge Marco A. Hernández at the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, April has twelve years of litigation experience that includes all aspects of case development, case evaluation, discovery, working with experts and clients, and preparing cases for trial. While a paralegal, April assisted lead trial counsel during more than 15 civil jury trials in rural and metropolitan courts.

As a law clerk to Chief Judge Hernández, April researched and assisted with writing opinions that resolved legal questions spanning many areas of state and federal law, including consumer protection, contract disputes, employment discrimination, civil rights, intellectual property, class actions, wage and hour disputes, and various torts. She is particularly skilled at efficiently and accurately analyzing questions of law in a broad range of subject matter areas and jurisdictions. April also has a strong interest in studying the dynamics of jury decision-making.

During law school, April served as a judicial extern to Oregon Supreme Court Justice Lynn R. Nakamoto and Chief Judge Timothy M. Burgess of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. She also competed regionally on her school’s mock trial team.

April’s deep commitment to serving her community is demonstrated by her years of mentoring law students and teen parents and her long history of volunteering with Special Olympics at the local, state, national, and international levels.