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Julie is presently a member of the Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee.  She is also a Continuing Legal Education speaker for both the Oregon State Bar and the Multnomah Bar Association.

Jordan was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Roger J. DeHoog of the Oregon Court of Appeals and previously clerked for the Honorable Barbara A. Madsen of the Washington Supreme Court. As a judicial clerk at the appellate level, she had the opportunity to work on a variety of cases, including those addressing criminal, family, and juvenile law.. During law school, Jordan worked as an appellate intern at the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office appearing in court on behalf of the State of Washington. She also worked at a Seattle-based domestic violence agency.

Jeff specializes in representing criminal defendants in a wide range of criminal charges including: DUI, driving while suspended, drug crimes, sex crimes, Measure 11, felonies, probation violations, parole violations, Administrative License Hearings, computer crimes, white collar crimes, and traffic crimes.  Jeff is a competent and capable attorney who will zealously represent you with compassion for your predicament and will help you achieve the best outcome in your criminal case.  While the primary geographic area of his practice centers around the Portland metropolitan area: Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties, Jeff is available to represent you in any court in the state of Oregon. The first consultation with Jeff is always free, and if he can’t personally help you, he will find someone who can.. Jeff grew up in Michigan and earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University.  After graduation Jeff moved to Colorado to pursue his love of rock climbing and his passion for the outdoors. He then moved to Oregon to attend Willamette University College of Law.  It was at Willamette University that Jeff began to hone his skills in criminal law. Throughout law school Jeff worked for the Polk County District Attorney’s Office.  It was the holistic approach of that office that would lay the foundation for Jeff becoming the criminal defense lawyer he is today.. After graduating law school, Jeff chose to become a criminal defense attorney; this decision was based on a desire to protect the Constitution, fight for the little guy, and help people in need take their lives back. You can often find Jeff at the office toiling away with his companion Reggae, an amazing Black Lab that loves a good game of ball at lunch. When the two of them are not in the office fighting for your rights, they can be found rock climbing, snowboarding, running, hiking, doing yoga, or just enjoying all the beauty and fun Oregon has to offer

Jeff Misley has more than 25 years experience in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors' rights. His practice focuses on representing creditors, governmental entities, trustees, and court appointed receivers in both federal and state court cases. Jeff frequently represents secured creditors in Chapter 11 cases filed throughout the country including such cases as Montgomery Ward, Regal Cinemas, Kmart, MCI WorldCom, TWA, Budget Rent-a-Car, Delta and Northwest Airlines. He also represents creditors in bankruptcy litigation, including preference, fraudulent conveyance, and dischargeability proceedings.  Jeff represents business clients in state and federal court litigation filed in Oregon and Washington and provides counsel on general business matters. A significant portion of his practice involves representing individuals and businesses in the agriculture industry. Jeff's practice includes:

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Jacqueline Swanson is a partner at Graves & Swanson LLC, which provides representation to individuals seeking assistance in victim rights law, employment law, family law, and personal injury. Ms. Swanson is particularly passionate about representing survivors of sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, and sexual harassment in civil litigation.. Ms. Swanson believes that survivors have the ultimate right to decide the means, manner and method by which they respond to what happened to them.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Swanson worked as a sexual assault victim advocate in several non-profit community organizations.  As a result of that work -- and as a result of her desire to represent survivors of sexual abuse -- Ms. Swanson enrolled in law school, and has dedicated her legal career to providing holistic assistance to victims of sexual violence seeking redress within the civil justice system.. At Graves & Swanson LLC, Ms. Swanson aids victims in obtaining the resources they need to help rebuild their lives, while simultaneously ensuring institutional and individual accountability.  This, in turn, helps prevent future victimization, incentivizes policy change and legal reform, and empowers survivors to seek the justice they rightly deserve.

Irina's practice is primarily concentrated in the area of business and family-based immigration. She works with domestic and international companies in developing appropriate strategies to facilitate the international transfer of skilled employees and secure temporary employment visas and permanent residence. Irina manages the relationships with key corporate clients, providing legal advice and guidance to small and large companies on the issues of immigration and compliance.  Irina also works with individual clients in the area of family-based immigration, and to date, have represented clients from over 70 countries around the world.. Irina is a native of Russia, who in 1994 was selected to participate in the Future Leaders Exchange (Flex) Program, sponsored by the United States Department of State as part of the Freedom Support Act (FSA) of 1992. She was one of 1,200 talented and motivated students who spent the 1994 academic year in the United States with a goal to enhance an understanding and dialogue between the people of the United States and Russia.  Irina graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University in 2000.  Irina subsequently earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2004.. Prior to founding The Batrakova Law Office (TBLO) in 2012, Irina was an Immigration Associate at one of the largest business immigration practices in the U.S. of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC in Raleigh, NC, where she was managing the relationships with key corporate clients, providing legal advise and guidance to small, mid-size and Fortune 100 companies on the issues of immigration and compliance.  Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Irina was an Immigration Attorney for with a boutique firm of Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP in Portland, Oregon, where she practiced in the area of employment-based and family-based immigration.

Initial consultations are always free, and if you are local (or at least fairly local) to the Portland area, I am happy to come to you. I enjoy seeing where the creativity takes place and getting a good sense of my clients’ businesses beyond just their intellectual property. That said, we represent clients from around the country, some of which we have never met in person, and we like to think we know them pretty well, regardless. Have a question about intellectual property law? Give me a call or message me. I am always happy to engage in discussions about intellectual property. It is very important that our clients understand intellectual property and where our advice is coming from, so that they are the ones making the business decisions.I enjoy working closely with clients and really feeling like a member of a team. My easy-going attitude together with my technical aptitude and legal expertise enable me to provide quality intellectual property counsel on multiple levels—from simple advice to complex portfolio strategy. I take pride in my work and especially enjoy coming up with creative ways of claiming inventions that will provide broad protection for my clients. I also enjoy advising clients on the selection and use of trademarks, as I recognize the importance of strong branding in today’s marketplace.I am a member of both the Oregon and California State Bars, and I am a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

In more than 35 years of law practice, Dean Alterman has advised private businesses and real estate investors across a range that includes buying, selling, and leasing commercial and multi-family real estate, negotiating development agreements, forming condominiums, acquiring and selling businesses, and the other legal matters that come up in the business world. Known for his unusual memory and his mathematical mind, Dean brings to his practice the experience of eight years in real estate sales, two terms on a county planning commission, and a stint as an outside director of a community bank and its holding company.. Dean frequently speaks and writes on real estate and land use topics. In 2015 the American Bar Association published his first book, a primer for aspiring real estate lawyers titled "How to Build a Real Estate Law Practice," and in 2020 the ABA published his second book, "How to Draft Easements." When not at his desk advising clients, Dean is an active leader in Portland's civic life, with present or past board service on many cultural and educational organizations, including the Portland Japanese Garden and Portland Piano International. Dean earned his A.B. in statistics from Harvard College in 1981. Dean received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1989.

I've been practicing in Downtown Portland, Oregon for over 14 years.  My practice primarily revolves around Home Owner Association Law, Construction Defect Litigation, Contract law, Insurance and representing Real Estate Owners, select Contractors and Developers and others in need of professional represenation.  I am a litigator and a trial attorney.  I've taken and defended thousands of depositions, represented clients in hunreds of mediations and arbitrations and taken dozens of cases to verdict at trial and arbitration.. Outside of work, I love to spend time with my family, golf, snowboard, wakeboard, mountain bike and ride motorcycles.

I was born, raised, and married in the San Francisco Bay Area, but moved my family to Portland in 1985.  I formerly taught high school English and Social Studies in California and Oregon.  When not representing hurting people, I enjoy hanging out with and cooking for my friends and family, reading books (especially contemporary fiction), bicycling, hiking, watching baseball (I'm a San Francisco Giants fan), activities in my church and community, and eating at the fabulous restaurants in town.

I view the attorney-client relationship as a team effort, first and foremost. My practice style emphasizes zealous advocacy and preparedness. I consistently seek creative solutions to client problems, combined with the necessary empathy and understanding to meet the client’s individual needs. Unlike some members of the profession, I am committed to maintaining clear and open lines of communication with my clients to ensure that they feel heard and understood, and to ensure that their ultimate goals are always in sight.

I tailor my representation to meet the needs of each individual client and/or business.  I have over a decade of experience helping individuals and businesses navigate complex legal situations.  My aim is to help my clients reach their goals as quickly and efficiently as possible.  In addition to any circuit court in Oregon, I am also admitted to appear in the US District Court for the District of Oregon (federal court).

I started practicing law in 1992.  I opened up my own practice immediately after graduating from law school and passing the bar exam.  For the first two years I mostly did criminal defense.  Then I started representing criminal defendants in civil matters:  they had been held in jail too long, or beaten by the police.  Then I began to represent people outside of the criminal law system injured in accidents  -- primarily car accidents.. I liked doing that sort of work (personal injury or "PI" work).  It tends to be less contentious and less stressful than some other areas, although no area of litigation is without its stressors, as conflict is inherent in the process.. When I cannot agree with the other side -- which is often, I am afraid -- I like to adhere to two concepts.  The first is to disagree without being disagreeable.  The second is to agree to disagree:  stop trying to convince the other side that I am right and get the case before a judge or arbitrator to settle the matter.

I have practiced law for more than three decades, and my hard work and commitment in aggressively helping employees and individuals is well recognized in and around the Portland Metro Area.  I started my career representing numerous Federal Agencies including the Bonneville Power Adminsitration and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.  Upon leaving Federal employment in 1987, I embarked on my career as a plaintiff's employment lawyer.  In 1990 I opened my own practice where I assisted clients on a range of matters including employment and personal injury.  My goal is to provide employees and other cleints the superior legal representation that counters a defendant's "big firm.". Over the years I have refined my practice to focus solely on defending employees from suffering unlawful employment actions.  Among others, I have successfully assisted clients in recovering for civil rights violations, unwanted sexual harassment, disability discrimination, medical leave, race/sex/gender discrimination and harassment, wage and hour disputes and a number of other employment related legal issues including the negotiation of severance agreements.. I represent injured employees and plaintiffs in both Oregon and Washington.  I am licensed to practice before the the Federal and State Courts in Oregon and Washington.  I also am admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  I also assist employees at administrative hearings before agencies in the States of Washington and Oregon including the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Unemployment Insurance, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. I am a member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers' Association, Multnomah Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.. I am an avid Bicyclist, Hiker, Sailor and Kayaker.

I have deep experience defending hospitals, doctors, nurses and other health professionals in cases ranging from complex obstetric and neonatal matters to more routine primary care issues.  I have litigated and tried a wide variety of professional liability cases involving nearly every conceivable medical specialty over the course of my career, including a landmark case (Klutschkowski v. OMG), in which the Oregon Court of Appeals enforced the statutory damage cap against birth injury claims.. Based on a survey of my peers and the research of Thomson Reuters, I have been listed in Oregon Super Lawyers magazine, an honor limited to the top five percent of attorneys in the state.  Since 2011, I also have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America as one of Oregon's best malpractice trial attorneys.

I have been advising clients throughout the West on environmental, natural resource, and land use law since 2000.  My practice is focused on helping clients to obtain the federal, state, and/or local approvals required for construction and operation of range of project types, including electric transmission and renewable generation projects.  I work daily with clients, agency representatives, and consultants across a range of environmental and natural resource disciplines. My skill set includes representing clients in administrative hearings and litigation, as well as providing regulatory compliance advice.

I have a diverse litigation and mediation practice including successful defense of automobile insurers and their insured customers; product liability claims; and, claims of every nature against employers, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims, trucking accidents, liquor liability for bars and restaurants, construction, medical professionals, and premises liability claims for retail establishments across Oregon and Washington.. For more than 16 years, I have successfully tried cases throughout Oregon and Washington in both State and Federal Courts.  I immediately involve myself in each of my clients’ cases with a keen ability to evaluate liability and damages exposures before substantial fees are incurred.  My work ethic and accessibility make me popular among a diverse range of clients who appreciate prompt answers to complex legal problems.. I have been named among the top lawyers in Oregon by my peers, being identified as a Rising Star in Oregon Super Lawyers magazine in both 2008 and 2010.  I have been selected many times as an arbitrator or mediator in personal injury and commercial matters.

I grew up in Portland, Oregon. After high school, I first moved to Corvallis in 1993 and was an electrical engineering student at Oregon State University. After three years, I transferred to University of Colorado at Boulder to complete my engineering degree.After my undergraduate work was complete, I worked as an electrical engineer for six years, primarily with Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon. In 2002, I started law school as an evening student at Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College while continuing to work full time at Intel. During this time, I attended law school classes after work.. In 2004, I left Intel and took a clerking job at the Portland firm of Swanson, Thomas, and Coon. There I worked with a number of exceptional attorneys, primarily in the areas of workers' compensation and personal injury law. I also developed an interest in criminal law and criminal defense.In 2006, I took a position as a certified law student at the public defender's office of Multnomah Defenders in Portland. I was certified to appear in court on behalf of clients for misdemeanor trials, arraignments, motion hearings, and DUII diversions. After graduating from law school in 2006, I joined my father and wife to create West Valley Law Group PC in Corvallis, Oregon.  There, I focused primarily on general litigation practice and criminal defense.After two years of successful practice, in Corvallis, I relocated to Portland to continue the practice of law after Tim Brittle retired.  I have grown my law firm to as many as 5 attorneys, and have since reduced it to the convenience of a solo practice. I have practiced extensively in the area of family law, divorce, criminal law, restraining orders, and Oregon stalking orders. I have successfully argued before the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court.My hobbies include cycling, running, listening to music, running, computers, and recently, triathlons. People who know me will also describe me as passionate about politics and social justice.

I graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2009, but have worked for Dawson Law Group since the summer of 2007. My practice is focused in the area of personal injury. I have experience representing clients investigating claims, filing suits, and settling claims. Though primarily a personal injury attorney, I also have experience in insurance defense and construction defect litigation.

I am trial lawyer and litigator, focusing on the areas of medical malpractice defense and professional liability defense.

I am an experienced medical malpractice trial attorney, and have tried more than 125 jury trials in state and federal courts. My practice focuses on medical malpractice defense, health law, and employment defense, and I have tried numerous “wrongful” death and catastrophic injury cases, as well as large numbers of severe injury cases ranging from complex surgical complications to brain injuries to alleged delayed diagnosis of cancer. My clients include medical, dental, and nursing professionals and organizations in arbitrations, mediations, and numerous regulatory matters.. Since joining Hart Wagner in 2002, I have developed an active trial practice in which I represent Oregon Health & Science University in medical and dental malpractice lawsuits, as well as a host of other hospitals, clinics, physicians and dentists in Oregon, including, as examples, physicians insured by CNA and The Doctors’ Company, clinics such as The Oregon Clinic and The Portland Clinic, and hospitals such as Adventist Health, Tuality Hospital, and Kaiser Foundation. I also represent Rite Aid pharmacies in pharmacy litigation and have developed a practice defending food-borne illness cases. I have been retained by the State of Oregon Department of Justice to represent various medical professionals in complex civil rights cases involving medical issues.. In 1980, I became Trial Counsel for Oregon Health & Science University, where I was OHSU’s trial attorney through 2002, with exclusive responsibility for trial defense of all medical, nursing, and dental malpractice claims and lawsuits against the University and its faculty and students during those two decades.. In 1977, I became Assistant Attorney General in the Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice, where I gained early litigation experience defending the State of Oregon in a wide variety of trials involving personal injury, civil rights, and complex litigation. The range of trial issues included claims against the State involving alleged use of excess force or false arrest by State Troopers, alleged failure to prevent child abuse of children who were wards of the State, car crashes involving cars driven by public employees, car crashes because of missing stop signs or icy roads or highway construction/design, and injuries and deaths from accidents at State parks.. When not practicing law, I spend as much time as possible in and around water. I have rafted most of the rivers in the Pacific Northwest and led private groups down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on three different multi-week trips. I have recently developed a passion for standup paddling on local lakes and rivers and also love to sail.  As much as time permits, I can be found on my Sabre 426 sailboat in the Puget Sound, leeward rail buried, sails trimmed and full, grinning from ear to ear.

I am an experienced litigation and appellate attorney. I regularly serve as lead appellate counsel in cases before state and federal appellate courts in the Pacific Northwest, and have a track record of success. I am often hired to develop, brief and argue complex legal and procedural issues before state and federal courts. I am also an accomplished litigator and skilled negotiator, with particular experience litigating matters involving complex business transactions, accounting, finance, statutes, and regulatory schemes; cases involving free speech and other federal and state constitutional rights; actions involving professional duties; class actions; securities actions; shareholder disputes; derivative actions; trust and partnership disputes; and many others.

I am an attorney and litigator, licensed in Oregon and Washington, in Portland Oregon and a partner in a boutique firm. I practice chiefly in the area of insurance coverage litigation on the policyholder side, representing businesses and individuals in disputes with insurance companies.  My experience includes first-party property claims, bad faith claims, Directors & Officers coverage disputes and Employment Practices Liability claims.  I have tried cases in federal and state courts and handle appeals as well.  I also litigate business disputes of many types.  Prior to entering private practice I was law clerk to a federal trial judge in the Eastern District of Washington.

I am an associate with Morris Family Law, LLC. I represent clients through a lens of thoughtful navigation, ensuring thorough and researched strategy, deep understanding of court procedures and processes, and knowledgeable practice. I pride myself on my ability to help my clients understand their rights and responsibilities and am a true advocate for families and children.