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I am the Legal Director of the Community Law Project, a nonprofit dedicated to meeting the everyday legal needs of Oregonians.  We have a broad practice, with areas including bankruptcy, employment law, consumer issues, small business advising, tenant representation, small claims court advising, personal income tax issues, and more.

I am one of the founding attorneys of Four Corners Immigration Law in Portland, Oregon. I provide high quality services to clients before Immigration Courts, USCIS, and ICE. I also represent clients in the District Court of Oregon and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

I am honored to represent clients facing some of the most difficult battles of their lives.  Often times, clients cases are rushed through court, something that works to their disadvantage.  I believe in a client-centric approach, making sure I understand my client's needs, background, and goals before suggesting approaches to their case.  A thoughrough investigation, as well as exhaustive legal research is necessary to make sure no stone goes unturned in the pursuit of protecting your rights.

I am an insurance attorney (working out of Ball Janik's Portland, Oregon, office) and focus on complex insurance coverage disputes on behalf of policyholders across a wide array of industries. I have devoted a significant portion of my practice to representing clients in insurance coverage matters under errors and omissions, directors and officers, commercial, homeowners', automotive, and farm policies. I have advised and represented individuals and businesses in substantial insurance coverage disputes in numerous states, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Florida and California.

I am an experienced trial lawyer who enjoys helping individuals and businesses with a wide range of complex personal and business issues.  I represent individuals and business in preparing contracts or resolving related disputes.  I often represent small businesses, construction professionals, finanical institutions or lenders, individuals, and real property owners.  I assist construction professionals in preparing and enforcing contracts, including filing and foreclosing construction liens.  Additionally, I help commercial property owners and tenants in lease negotiations, disputes and evictions.. I enjoy providing educational seminars on a variety of subjects including business entity selection, social media regulation, construction contracts, licensing requirements and liens, and electronic discovery and document retention.. Prior to joining Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, I clerked for a Lane County Circuit Court Judge and completed internships at the District Attorney's offices in Eugene (Lane County) and Roseburg (Douglas County).. As a long-time Oregonian, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two kids at Oregon's beaches and in its parks.  I'm an active board member for my sons' school PSO and an the Tigard Safety Town organization.  I enjoy coaching my sons' soccer teams and helps with their baseball teams.  Along with my wife, I am an avid fan of the Washington State University Cougars and my wife and I are supporters of the WSU Athletic Fund.

I am an experienced trademark and copyright attorney, having practiced in both private practice and as in-house counsel, where I managed a major technology/software company’s global trademark portfolio. I have assisted on all matters related to prosecution and enforcement of trademark portfolios including responding to office actions, filing oppositions to trademark applications, domestic and international filing strategies, sending cease and desist letters, filing federal trademark/copyright complaints, and filing UDRP actions. I have additionally worked on global software and technology licensing efforts, M&A deals with a focus on IP, clearing national television advertising campaigns, and counseling on various copyright, open source software, Section 230, and right of publicity issues. When I am not practicing law I am exploring the PNW with my fiance and two dogs, Cotton and Oreo, checking out new art and artists, listening to the newest hip-hop releases, or planning my next beach trip.

I am an attorney and partner with Portland, Oregon-based Bodyfelt Mount LLP, where I handle cases in the areas of employment, medical and legal malpractice, products liability and general insurance defense.  I have tried more than 75 cases to juries since beginning practice in 1991. Those jury trials have ranged from minor auto accidents to multi-million-dollar professional negligence claims.. Prior to joining Bodyfelt Mount, from 1991 to 1995, I gained extensive trial experience as a staff attorney with Multnomah Defenders, Inc., as a criminal defense lawyer.. I am a member of the Multnomah County Arbitration Commission, as well as a frequent contributor and speaker for the Oregon Law Institute, Oregon State Bar, and Oregon Association of Defense Counsel on topics primarily related to trial practice. I have served on the Oregon State Bar Products Liability Executive Committee, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Young Lawyers Committee, Oregon Women Lawyers’ Queen’s Bench, MBA Legal Services to the Poor Committee, and the Executive Committee of Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.. I am on the arbitration panel for Multnomah, Washington, and Columbia Counties. Also, I serve as a pro bono attorney for children in custody disputes in Multnomah County. I have completed mediation training through U.S.D.C. and am currently handling arbitrations and mediations throughout Oregon.

I am an attorney and partner at Portland, Oregon-based Bodyfelt Mount LLP, where I practice general civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance coverage, products liability, environmental law, toxic tort, and professional liability matters.  I joined the firm as an associate in 1986, and became a partner in 1991.  I worked as an associate at Velure & Bruce in Eugene, Oregon, for two years before moving to Portland.. I spent six weeks in trial on one of the five environmental coverage cases that went to trial in Oregon. In 2009, I tried one of the few construction defect cases to be tried in Oregon, which was also a six-week trial. In addition, I tried a three-week product liability "repetitive motion” trial in Seattle, Washington.. I have taken part and held positions in many organizations including:  Hollyrood School Foundation (2005-2007); Vice Chair of Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Coverage Practice Group (1996-2001); Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners (1995-1998 and Chair, 1997-1998); Member of Federal Practice & Procedure Committee (1991-1993 and 1995-1997); and Session Elder, First Presbyterian Church (2010-present).. I have lectured for the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (1998, 1997, 1995, 1993); spoken twice for Bad Faith Litigation in Oregon (1997, 1995); and, presented at the Oregon Law Institute (1994). I co-authored Insurance (Ch. 4, Necessity of an Insurable Interest, 2003, 1996); co-edited Damages (2007, 2002, 1998); and, authored Pleading and Practice, (Ch. 41, Post-Trial Matters, 1998, 1994).. I have been listed as an Oregon Super Lawyer from 2007 to the present. I also serve regularly as an arbitrator on non-court mandated cases for the Multnomah County Circuit Court.

I am an associate attorney at Fisher & Phillips, LLP, a leading national employment law firm.  I represent employers throughout the Northwest in all stages of state and federal employment litigation and provide advice and counseling to employers regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws, employment policies, and employment contracts.

I am an associate at Kauffman Kilberg LLC, practicing criminal defense with some of the greatest attorneys in Portland (of course, slightly biased).. I am an alumna of the University of San Diego School of Law. I was a member of the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team (VICAM) and competed in Hong Kong and Vienna; and a member of USD Moot Court and competed at Emory University. I am also an Oregon State alumna, where I studied political science, French, and spent a term abroad in Tunis, Tunisia.. When I'm out of the office, I enjoy exploring the expansive PNW, sweating during yoga and pilates, and engineering DIY projects.

I am a real estate attorney with an emphasis on commercial real estate transactions and development, drafting and interpretation of easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions, real estate entity formation, financing, leasing, and management of condominium and planned community homeowner associations and commercial property associations.

I am a pragmatic litigator who works with clients to solve business problems of all sizes. I have experience as lead trial counsel and as assistant trial counsel in large, complex matters.  I particularly enjoy getting to know my clients' businesses and employees while developing themes and strategies for trial.. In addition to my litigation practice, I advise corporate policyholders on the scope and availability of insurance coverage, the presentation of insurance claims, and the negotiation of settlements with insurance companies.. A leading Pacific Northwest law firm, Tonkon Torp is one of the largest firms headquartered in Oregon, with over 80 lawyers dedicated to a sophisticated business practice. Though the firm's size and practices have grown over the past 40 years, Tonkon's core values of excellent legal work, leadership, client service, and community involvement remain unchanged.

I am a practical solutions-oriented attorney with extensive corporate, securities and mergers & acquisition experience.  My clients value my ability to provide quality legal counsel with practical business advice and creative solutions, and to make "legalese" easy to understand.. I enjoy being a partner at Tonkon Torp, a member of the firm’s Managing Board and Chair of our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.  I appreciate Tonkon’s commitment to maintaining and building a sophisticated business law practice.  With over 80 lawyers, Tonkon Torp is one of the largest law firms headquartered in Oregon.  And, though our size and practice areas have grown since the firm was founded over 40 years ago, Tonkon's core values of excellent legal work, leadership, client service and community involvement remain unchanged.. Specialties: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate Compliance, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Finance, Securities, and Information Privacy & Security.

I am a partner at Boise Matthews LLP. After attending Georgetown University Law Center and clerking for the Honorable Rex Armstrong of the Oregon Court of Appeals, I joined my firm - then known as Ransom Blackman LLP - as an associate in 1998. A substantial focus of my practice is appellate litigation–representing individuals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court and the Oregon Court of Appeals.. I also regularly represent individuals and entities in criminal investigations and cases in both state and federal court, as well as with professionals who are facing disciplinary proceedings before licensing boards. In each case, I take a global approach to my client’s situation, looking at the possible short and long-term consequences of any decision, so that the impact of the government’s intrusion into my client’s life is minimized to the greatest extent possible.. I have been selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America® for my appellate practice since 2013.

I am a partner at Bodyfelt Mount.  My law practice emphasizes general civil litigation in both Oregon and Washington state and federal courts. I handle cases involving construction defects, products liability, trucking defense, employment and commercial disputes.. I have tried multiple-week trials involving dram shop, commercial, and contract actions. I also have defended developers and subcontractors in multiple-week construction defect binding arbitrations.. Based on feedback from peers regarding my legal ability and high ethical standards, I achieved an AV® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can obtain.. Bodyfelt Mount was founded in 1978.  The firm’s 11 trial lawyers represent businesses and individuals in litigation involving insurance coverage, professional malpractice, product liability, drug and medical device claims, environmental coverage and defense, employment law, construction defects, trucking and transportation, ERISA, and complex commercial disputes.  Bodyfelt Mount has made a conscious decision to remain small, building its practice around a tightly knit group of attorneys with common interests and a genuine commitment to individual clients and their cases.

I am a member in the Portland office. I focus my practice on civil litigation with an emphasis in defending transportation, liquor liability, and products liability cases, including the defense of former manufacturers and sellers of asbestos-containing products. I also practice in the area of medical device and business litigation.

I am a member in the Portland office where my practice focuses on construction and real estate matters, including litigating and resolving construction defect and lien lawsuits, collection and lending matters, contract disputes and title insurance claims.

I am a highly organized and practical solutions-driven attorney with extensive regulatory, transactional and corporate experience.  My colleagues and clients value my ability to cultivate lasting relationships, work effectively with people from all walks of life, efficiently manage workloads and bring a positive attitude to even the most difficult of projects.

I am a general civil litigation attorney and managing partner at Bodyfelt Mount in Portland, Oregon.  My law practice focuses on product liability, drug and medical device, professional liability, and medical malpractice cases.. I have represented physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers in malpractice cases.  I have tried several cases to jury verdict, all in my clients’ favor.. I am committed to increasing opportunities for underprivileged young women.  Since 2004, I have served on the advisory board of Girl Scouts Beyond Bars.  I also volunteer for several youth mentoring and dropout prevention programs.. Bodyfelt Mount was founded in 1978.  The firm’s 11 trial lawyers represent businesses and individuals in litigation involving insurance coverage, professional malpractice, product liability, drug and medical device claims, environmental coverage and defense, employment law, construction defects, trucking and transportation, and complex commercial disputes.  Bodyfelt Mount has made a conscious decision to remain small, building its practice around a tightly knit group of attorneys with common interests and a genuine commitment to individual clients and their cases.

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I am a co-founder of Greene & Markley, which is recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as a leading law firm for bankruptcy and insolvency matters.. I handle the firm's commercial clients’ complex bankruptcy and business reorganization matters, as well as business transactional matters. My bankruptcy-related clients include debtors, secured creditors, key vendors, asset purchasers and bankruptcy trustees. I frequently am employed by committees of creditors in major Chapter 11 reorganization cases. Recent engagements include court appointments in the Chapter 11 cases concerning the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland (the Future Claimants Representative for unknown and minor child abuse victims) and the Oregon Rose Garden (the Examiner).. I have been a featured lecturer at various seminars on topics relating to debtor/creditor relations and bankruptcy, including Oregon State Bar (cosponsored by Debtor-Creditor Section) Seminar, 2005; Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meetings, 1984, 1988, 2004 and 2009; Northwest Bankruptcy Institute Annual Meeting, 1992 and 2013; Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1987; and Turnaround Management Association, Northwest Chapter Meeting, 2002 and 2011.

I am a business lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions at Tonkon Torp. My experience includes entity formation and structure, corporate finance, commercial law, securities, and contracts. Many of my clients are family-owned and other closely held businesses. They span a variety of industries, including distribution, retail, manufacturing, and services.. Having begun my career as a trial lawyer, I have resolved hundreds of business disputes, representing clients in trials, arbitration proceedings, and settlement negotiations. This litigation background gives me a unique perspective when advising my business clients. My clients value my ability to identify practical solutions to complicated problems.. I regularly represent pro bono clients from the Oregon Law Center (Southeast Legal Clinic) and the Lewis & Clark Small Business Legal Clinic. I also helped form the Portland chapter of Minds Matter, a national nonprofit dedicated to educating, mentoring, and securing college acceptances for highly motivated high school students with limited financial means. In 2003, I was an extern for The Honorable R. William Riggs, Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.. I am a native Oregonian and a year-round bike commuter. I enjoy spending time with my two young children, going to Duck games, camping, hiking, and being outdoors, and I was married in Yosemite National Park.

I admitted to practice in:. Oregon State Courts. Oregon District Court. Washington State Courts. Western District of Washgton. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Hunter Bitner is a litigator whose practice focuses on civil litigation, construction defect litigation, product liability, medical and legal malpractice defense, insurance and insurance coverage disputes.    He is a member of the Construction & Design and Insurance Defense teams at Dunn Carney.  Hunter is a frequent speaker on issues related to construction defect litigation and is an active member of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.. Prior to joining Dunn Carney,  Hunter was a partner at Hodgkinson Street LLC for three years and was a partner at Hoffman, Hart & Wagner, LLP .   A self-proclaimed Southerner, Hunter played three sports at Auburn University, and is addicted to “SEC football.”   He also enjoys golf, and as a former-chef, he enjoys cooking.

Heather is a partner at Dunn Carney who focuses on estate planning and general business law. She is a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estates practice group and the firm’s Business Team.. Heather’s estate planning practice includes developing comprehensive plans for estates of all sizes, from smaller estates of couples planning for young children to multi-million dollar estates using complex tax-planning strategies. Heather also assists clients in establishing and administering guardianships and conservatorships, and through probate and post-mortem trust administration. Her business practice focuses on financing transactions, most often representing borrowers in negotiating complex real estate loan transactions, including New Markets Tax Credit loans and HUD loans.. In 2011-2014, Heather was named to the Five Star Professional List in Estate Planning in the Portland Area.  She is also very active in the community working with the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, Guide Dogs for the Blind and the Allied Professional Council for Legacy Health System.  She is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington. She can communicate reasonably well in Spanish and French.