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Souvanny Miller

I am a creative problem-solver who understands and appreciates how legal decisions and strategies will impact the goals of mission-driven entities. I strive to provide all clients with practical solutions. Quotation mark
Souvanny Miller
Souvanny Miller
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About Souvanny

Souvanny Miller is a skilled attorney with extensive experience representing both private and public entities in a wide range of legal matters, including land use, condemnation, litigation, and general legal counsel. She advises municipalities, educational institutions, and other public clients in navigating issues such as public records and meetings, policy and municipal code drafting, zoning and planning, First Amendment matters, and contract disputes. As a valued member of the condemnation team, Souvanny plays a vital role in assisting clients with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and regulatory takings. Her experience ensures that clients are guided effectively through administrative proceedings, arbitration, and state and federal courts. Throughout all proceedings, Souvanny is dedicated to advocating for clients’ best interests while keeping their broader objectives and values at the forefront of her approach.

Beyond her work in land use and condemnation, Souvanny also has significant experience in regulatory compliance, personnel issues, and constitutional law. She has provided valuable counsel to educational institutions on the development and implementation of Title IX sexual harassment policies and played a key role in multiple jury trial teams. Souvanny’s diverse background includes serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Michael H. Simon at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and later clerking for the Oregon School Boards Association, where she supported attorneys advising school boards and superintendents on legal matters. With a passion for helping her clients navigate the complexities of legal challenges, Souvanny is committed to delivering strategic, client-centered solutions.

Representative Experience

  • Higher Education—Regulatory Compliance Plus
    • Assisted multiple universities in preparing Title IX sexual harassment policies.

    • Advised multiple community colleges with respect to federal funding (CARES Act) spending requirements.

    • Reviewed and revised municipal code based on intergovernmental agreement.
    • Provided general counsel advice to city council and staff during and outside of city council meetings as former city attorney for a small town. (Experience prior to joining Miller Nash)

    • Obtained summary judgment and limited judgment including attorney fees in a contract dispute, with the award totaling over $90,000.

    • Obtained favorable written opinion before the Oregon Court of Appeals in Currie v. Douglas Cnty., 308 Or App 235 (2020)

Services

Education

  • J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, cum laude, 2017
    • Certificate in Environmental Law
    • Cornelius Honors Society, 2017
    • Notes and Comments Editor, Environmental Law, 2016-2017
  • B.A., University of Oregon, summa cum laude, environmental studies, 2014
    • Ernest F. Hollings Scholar and NOAA Intern, 2013
    • Phi Beta Kappa
    • Departmental Honors

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon, 2017
  • Washington, 2024

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2021
         
COVID-19 Resource Center Contributor

Activities

Professional Plus
  • Oregon Women Lawyers, Member
  • Jackson County Bar Association, Secretary, 2019


Civic Plus
  • Coos Bay Oregon Law Center/Central Oregon Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Expungement Clinic Pro Bono Attorney, 2022-present
  • Southern Oregon Child and Family Council (Head Start), Board Member, 2018-2019


Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (Portland, OR)
    • Labor and Employment Law—Management, 2024-present
  • Selected for inclusion as an Oregon Super Lawyer—Rising Star, 2022-present

Insights from Souvanny

  • “Who Wants to Be Legally Astute—Federal and State Legal Updates,” Miller Nash, Employment Law Seminar (Oct. 2023)
  • “Recognizing and Responding to Unconscious Hiring Practices,” 2023 Spring Conference, Oregon School Personnel Association (May 2023)
  • “Parental Rights - Basics and Beyond!” Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 42nd Annual Oregon School Law Conference, copresenter (Dec. 2022)
  • “Strategic Risk Management: Keeping the Trains Running on Time,” Miller Nash, Employment Law Seminar (Oct. 2022)
  • “Hindsight is 20/20: Lessons From the Front Lines,” Oregon School Personnel Association, 2022 Fall Summit, copresenter (Oct. 2022)
  • “Covering Your Bases: The First Amendment and Public Employee Speech,” Oregon School Personnel Association, Summer Conference (July 2022)
  • “Examining the Unique Constellation of Wage & Hour Issues, Updates, and Audits,” Miller Nash, Employment Law Seminar (Dec. 2021)
  • “Who’s the Boss? The Intersection of Parental Rights and School Authority,” Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 41th Annual Oregon School Law Conference (Dec. 2021)
  • “Documentation—How to Do It, How to Keep It, Who Gets to See It,” Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 41th Annual Oregon School Law Conference (Dec. 2021)
  • “Did the Curve Flatten on Performance Management? Managing Legal Risks in 2021-22,” Oregon School Personnel Association, 2021 Spring Conference  (Apr. 2021)
  • “A Toolbox for Handling Employee Expression in Difficult Times: Politics and Religion in the Workplace,” Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, Employment Law Seminar (Dec. 2020)
  • “Reinforcing the Structure: Employee Mental Health and Mental Health Accommodations in Times of Enhanced Societal Pressures,” Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, Employment Law Seminar (Dec. 2020)
  • “Student Mental Health Issues During COVID-19,” Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 40th Annual Oregon School Law Conference (Dec. 2020)
  • “FERPA, Data Privacy, and Remote Learning: Considerations in a Global Pandemic,” Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 40th Annual Oregon School Law Conference (Dec. 2020)
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