Our Team
Our Team
Our dedicated attorneys are distributed across Eastern Oregon and share decades of knowledge and experience to ensure you get the best representation possible.
In addition, our team of defense investigators and legal assistants works hard to build a robust and complete defense. We will chase down every lead to get the evidence we need to make your case.
Our Attorneys
Kyra Rohner
Co-Director
Kyra has practiced law in Baker County since 2008, and has worked as a defense attorney since 2005 when she graduated from Willamette College of Law. She is murder qualified and handles both criminal and juvenile dependency cases.
Tamara Scull
Staff Attorney
Tamara worked as a Staff Attorney with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy for seven years before moving across the country to join Elkhorn in 2021. She graduated magna cum laude from Salmon P Chase College of Law and interned with the Bronx Defenders, Gideon's Promise, and the Brennan Center for Justice. Tamara worked as a Staff Attorney with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy for seven years before moving across the country to join Elkhorn in 2021.
Will Thomson
Staff Attorney
Will graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2016 after earning his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from the University of Colorado. He tried his first felony case to a jury while still in law school, and has focused on criminal law ever since. Will fell in love with Eastern Oregon while on a backcountry trip through the Owyhee Canyonlands, and moved out here to start his career as a public defender as soon as opportunity allowed. He is our firm's longest-serving attorney.
Mark Claramunt
Staff Attorney
Mark Claramunt was born and raised in southern California and is a first-generation immigrant from Argentina fluent in Spanish and understands the importance of different cultures. He received a Bachelor's Degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Idaho, College of Law. Mark's dedication is further underscored by his military service in the Army from 2009 to 2017. Specializing in criminal defense, Mark is driven by a deep-seated distrust of government power, advocating for checks and balances to protect individual freedoms. Diligent and dedicated, he tirelessly works to provide the best possible defense and the minimum amount of government intrusion into his clients' lives. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family and explore nature.
Andy Newton
Provisional Licensee
Working in La Grande out of our Union County office, Andy brings a strong commitment to public defense in his advocacy as a Provisionally Licensed Attorney. A graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, Andy learned trial skills representing clients as a Certified Law Student at a public defender’s office in Portland throughout Andy’s last year of law school. An Oregon native, Andy graduated summa cum laude from Portland State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish Language. Before graduating law school, Andy worked in education, and this teaching background aids Andy in empowering clients by ensuring they understand every step of their case. Andy habla español and 安迪现在学中文.
Stacy McKerlie
Staff Attorney
Stacy grew up in Prescott, Arizona, and received her undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and law degree from Arizona Summit Law School. In 2013, Stacy moved to Oregon and became a licensed attorney. She began her legal career representing employees in class action lawsuits for unpaid wages. Her career then expanded to conducting civil rights investigations for the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries and later for Multnomah County. In July 2025, Stacy joined Elkhorn, where she applies her deep investigative insight to build strong, client-centered cases. Outside of work, Stacy enjoys playing the violin, going for walks, and feeding the squirrels in her yard.
London Boquist
Staff Attorney
London graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2020 and earned her BS in Zoology from Oregon State University in 2017. She practiced family and criminal law for a private firm in Meridian, Idaho before serving as Legal Counsel for a state agency in Boise for almost 4 years practicing environmental law. London and her family relocated back to Oregon in 2025 when she began working at EPD.
Meghan Reen
Staff Attorney
Meghan graduated from Florida A&M College of Law in 2020. Prior to FAMU, she received two bachelor’s degrees, Political Science and Religion, from Transylvania University. She moved to Eastern Oregon after law school where she practices criminal and juvenile law. In 2025 she became bi-costal and now holds licenses in both Oregon and Vermont.
"Isaac" Yung Kim
Staff Attorney
Isaac focuses on juvenile dependency and delinquency matters. He represents clients in high-stakes cases involving children, parents, and families, and is committed to thoughtful, steady, and client-centered advocacy. Before joining Elkhorn, Isaac served as general counsel for a nonprofit religious organization, where he advised on a broad range of legal and organizational issues. He earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School. He is licensed to practice law in Oregon and New York. Outside of work, Yung enjoys traveling, exploring new places, meeting new people, and learning about different cultures. He brings that same curiosity and openness to his legal practice, where understanding each client’s story is an important part of effective representation.