Representative Experience
Corporate shareholder disputes
Breach of contract litigation
Noncompete and trade secrets litigation
Real estate and escrow disputes
Defense of defamation/invasion of privacy lawsuits
Lender liability actions
Trust litigation
Prior Experience
Clerked for the Oregon Supreme Court before beginning private practice in Portland in 1975
Publications and Presentations
Author and speaker on lender liability and foreclosing security interests for the National Business Institute
Author and speaker for the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel's CLE on 'Defending Contract and Tort Claims for Breach of the Duty of Good Faith'
Author, chapter for the Oregon State Bar's Civil Litigation Manual on jury instructions, verdicts and special findings
Author, article published in the Libel Defense Resource Center "Libel Letter" describing experiences with the Northwest News Council
Memberships and Activities
Partner in Charge, Portland Office
Oregon State Bar
American Bar Association
Board Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, 2003-2005
Board member, Oregon Law Foundation, 2002-2004
Advisory Committee and Past Chair, Campaign for Equal Justice
Board Member, Campaign for Equal Justice
Selected to "Oregon Super Lawyers," Law & Politics, 2006, 2007
Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
B.A. in Sociology, Stanford University
