Areas of Practice
Commercial and employment litigation including wage and hour class action defense, contract disputes, construction law and insurance coverage. Trial and appellate levels. Experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Co-chair of the Portland Office Construction Law Practice Group.

Representative Experience
Belknap, et al. v. U.S. Bank. Successfully obtained ruling of class action decertification, preventing class action treatment in wage and hour case.

McElmurry, et al. v. U.S. Bank. Defeated multiple motions for class certification in wage and hour collective action under Fair Labor Standards Act.

Rivera, et al. v. U.S. Bank. Obtained summary judgment dismissing all class action claims in wage and hour class action.

In re Consolidated Hyundai Plant Litigation. Represented construction contractor Kinetics Systems Inc., in $21 million breach of contract arising out of the construction of a computer chip manufacturing facility.

Louisiana Pacific Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, et al. Louisiana Pacific Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, et al. Represented Travelers Insurance Companies against claims seeking insurance coverage for defective LP exterior siding.

Viacom Inc. v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp. Prosecuted claims of misappropriation of trade secrets arising out of the video retail industry; assisted in defense of antitrust counterclaims.

Premier Technologies v. State of Oregon. Represented plaintiff in an $18 million breach of contract and administrative action brought against the State of Oregon.

Publications and Presentations
Author, "Jury Instructions, Verdicts and Special Findings," Oregon State Bar's Civil Pleading and Practice Manual

Author, “Remedies,” Oregon State Bar’s Contract Law

Author, "Water Law,” Oregon Law Institute's Environmental Law

Memberships and Activities
Admitted to practice before the Courts of Oregon and before the United States Federal Court for the District of Oregon and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Member of Oregon State Bar Association, including the Construction Law and Business Litigation sections

Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1989

• Order of the Coif
  
• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation