Insurance lawyers in Oregon Michael Merchant to Scott A.

Firm: Black Helterline LLP

805 Sw Broadway Ste 1900 , Portland , Oregon 97205

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Construction , Employment & Labor , Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Property , Securities , Litigation

Firm: Bodyfelt Mount

319 SW Washington Street, Suite 1200 , Portland , Oregon 97204

Practice Areas: Corporate , Environmental , Insurance , Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Insurance, Insurance

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.

Firm: Davis Rothwell Earle and Xochihua, P.C.

1900 Wells Fargo Center   1300 Southwest Fifth Ave , Portland , Oregon 97201

Practice Areas: Construction ,Insurance

Firm: Law Office of Gary G. Norris

1006 Northeast 3rd Street   A , McMinnville , Oregon 97128

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Business ,Civil ,Insurance ,Land Use & Zoning,Real Estate

Firm: Schulte, Anderson, Downes, Aronson & Bittner, P.C.

811 Bldg   Fifth Fl 330 , Portland , Oregon 97204

Practice Areas: Business Organizations, Construction , Contracts, Government Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Landlord & Tenant, Legal Malpractice, Military , Wrongful Death, Insurance, Insurance

Firm: Sabido Law, LLC

9385 SW Locust St , Tigard , Oregon 97223

Practice Areas: Appellate , Insurance , Appeals

Firm: Johnstone & Goodfellow

626   1215 N Adams St 54 , McMinnville , Oregon 97128

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Contracts,Education ,Estate Planning,Family ,Insurance ,Labor ,Probate

Firm: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

PacWest Center , Portland , Oregon 97204

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Insurance

Firm: Richard Rizk, Attorney at Law

18330 Southwest Alexander Street   A  97 , Beaverton , Oregon 97006

Practice Areas: Insurance ,Personal Injury

Firm: R Scott Taylor Insurance Attorney PC

542 Lawrence St , Eugene , Oregon 97401

Practice Areas: Insurance

Scott is an experienced and effective attorney specializing in insurance law. He serves clients primarily in Oregon but also serves individuals in Washington, Idaho, and beyond. Scott is an advocate for individuals and their families who are navigating through a turbulent and often traumatic experience in resolving insurance claims. Scott prides himself on delivering straightforward options to empower clients as they work through disputes with their insurance company.. Since 1974 Scott has appeared for clients in many state and federal courts. As a general law practitioner for over 20 years, he has seen about everything at least once. For the last 20 years, Scott narrowed his professional focus to claims against insurance companies. You can be sure of calm, tested, and trusted advice when confronted with legal adversity.. Outside the office, Scott is well-respected within the legal community. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar, United States District Court for the District of Oregon, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, US Claims Court, and the Multnomah Bar Association. In his free time, Scott appreciates all University of Oregon team sports, spending time with his children and grandchildren, and traveling with his Legal Assistant and wife of 20 years, Brenda.

1618 SW 1st Ave Ste 319 , Portland , Oregon 97201

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Klein, Hand & Ledesma, P.C.

970 North Cascade Drive 377 , Woodburn , Oregon 97071

Practice Areas: Adoption,Bankruptcy,Business Organizations,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Condemnation & Eminent Domain,Contracts,Debtor/Creditor,Divorce,Elder ,Family ,Insurance ,Land Use & Zoning,Landlord & Tenant,Lemon ,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Probate ,Real Estate ,Trusts,Wills

Firm: Peter F. Stoloff, P.C.

5285 Meadows Road. , Lake Oswego , Oregon 97035

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Employee Benefits, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Leases and Leasing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate , Securities , Tax Planning, Business

Firm: The Gary Law Group

3 Centerpointe Dr Ste 180 , Lake Oswego , Oregon 97035

Practice Areas: Business , Construction , Insurance , Products Liability, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection

1000 SW Broadway Ste 1400 , Portland , Oregon 97205

Practice Areas: Corporate , Environmental , Insurance , Litigation

Patrick focuses on litigation and transactions involving environmental, natural resources, toxic tort and real property issues. He has extensive experience representing clients in court and before administrative agencies, including the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. He has particular expertise in matters involving contaminated properties and water quality issues. Patrick emphasizes big picture strategies in order to prevent problems before they occur, while working in a focused, efficient manner to solve problems after they arise.His practice includes: • Water quality permitting       Clean water act       NPDES and 404 permits       Oregon WPCF permits. • Brownfield/contaminated properties     Regularly serves as counsel to purchasers and sellers of contaminated properties regarding environmental liabilities under federal and state law.. • Natural Resources/Food Safety/Agriculture    Advising clients regarding natural resource law issues, such as forestry and grazing practices and clients in the food and beverage industry regarding regulatory compliance. Representative Work. • Business DisputesRepresented trucking company in lawsuit against national financial institution; successfully recovered remedial action costs incurred in cleaning up property contaminated by past owners/operators.Represented an entity being sued by a former member for, among other items, wrongful expulsion from the LLC, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.  Plaintiff sought in excess of $6 million in damages. After a week long arbitration before a panel of three arbitrators, Patrick obtained a complete defense decision, and a six figure award on counterclaims brought on behalf of his client.. • Brownfields / Transactions Involving Contaminated PropertiesRepresent Oregon developer regarding its purchase, development and potential sale of a large waterfront property that was contaminated by operations of former paper mill owner/operator.Represented a major shipping company in one of the largest Brownfield acquisitions in Oregon history.  The client acquired property within a Superfund site for redevelopment.  The firm advised the client with respect to due diligence, obtaining innocent purchaser status, and retaining non-liable status during redevelopment activities.  We also drafted and negotiated related contracts (Purchase and Sale Agreement, retention of general contractor), and in related wetlands, tax abatement and other regulatory issues. Continue to advise this entity regarding expansion of its facility and in negotiations for the purchase and development of other properties around the Northwest.. We represent a County government that acquired a large contaminated property via tax foreclosure, providing counsel regarding liability protection and remediation of the property.. •  Citizens Suit DefenseRepresented a landfill operator in the defense of a citizen suit action based on the Clean Water Act and RCRA, resulting in settlement of the action on favorable terms and financed with insurance funds.Have represented multiple parties defending citizen lawsuits alleging violations of Clean Water Act NPDES stormwater permits.. •  Cost Recovery / Contribution DefenseCurrently representing an individual who owned a property upon which tannery waste had been deposited many years prior to his purchase, but which was not discovered until several years after he sold the property. A developer that purchased the property to construct a subdivision sued our client and others in the chain of title after our client, as well as involved lenders and the tannery owner.  In a protracted litigation with significant financial exposure, Patrick successfully negotiated favorable settlements with the plaintiff, and with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in a parallel action.  He continues to represent this individual during a third party's appeal of the settlement with DEQ.. •   Food SafetyProvided counsel to a bottled water company regarding labeling requirements.•  Health Care Facility Construction and Cost Recovery The firm first advised a community hospital on a fast track design/build remedial system in conjunction with construction of a new facility.  The property was heavily contaminated by fuel releases from an adjacent gas station.  The firm sued the Responsible Party and obtained full recovery of past costs and a mechanism to recover future costs.  Patrick continues to advise the hospital on ongoing remediation and cost recovery issues. •  Industrial Groundwater ContaminationThe firm represented Cascade in Boeing v. Cascade at trial and on appeal in the 9th Circuit, and then represented Cascade Corp. in City of Portland v. Boeing and Cascade, a $20 million claim for damages to the Portland well field.  Patrick continues to represent Cascade in a $30 million, multi-decade clean up and ongoing remedial cost allocation issues with Boeing. •  Landfill RegulationAssisted a landfill owner/operator with landfill permitting, regulatory and compliance matters.  •  Regulatory Enforcement DefenseRepresented numerous clients defending enforcement actions brought by EPA and the Oregon DEQ, including an international seafood company contending with alleged Clean Air Act violations and an Oregon based trucking company defending allegations of Clean Water Act violations due to a tanker truck spill.. •  Remedial ActionRepresented a former bulk fuel facility operator in negotiations with the property owner and Washington Department of Ecology to propose and perform a remedial action plan to clean up petroleum releases.  The site was complicated by the fact that it sits on the Tacoma Coal Gasification Superfund Site and that the coal tars form part of the confining unit between the upper and lower aquifers.. •  SuperfundRepresented an international paper products company in obtaining a favorable settlement of a claim for contribution brought under federal Superfund law at the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site.. •  Toxic TortSuccessfully defended many clients in asbestos and other toxic tort litigation, including manufacturers and distributors of boilers, building supplies, apparel and other asbestos containing products, and the defense of claims arising from alleged exposure to silica and formaldehyde.. •  Water Rights Advised numerous clients regarding water rights issues, including representation of an Eastern Oregon property owner involved in an Oregon Department of Water Resources administrative adjudication brought by a neighbor seeking to terminate the client's water rights based on the alleged non-use by a prior owner

Firm: White & Associates

1500 SW 1st Ave Ste 1015 , Portland , Oregon 97201

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Professional Liability Fund

PO Box 231600 , Tigard , Oregon 97281

Practice Areas: Corporate , Insurance , Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Davis Rothwell Earle & Xochihua PC

200 SW Market St Ste 1800 , Portland , Oregon 97201

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Insurance, Insurance, Insurance

Firm: Gower Law LLC

1211 SW 5th Ave., Suite 2250 , Portland , Oregon 97402

Practice Areas: Insurance

Nick primarily helps policy holders fight insurance company denials, delays, and underpayments of entitled benefits. An insurance loss is difficult to navigate, even more so when a large corporation refuses to pay contractually owed benefits. Nick understands the very real impact insurance disputes have on clients' lives and has experience in resolving state and federal claims against insurance companies. While emotions often get the better of us, Nick helps clients understand the risks and the benefits of a practical approach to resolving claims. Free consultations are available and reasonable price structures for representation. Nick can be reached at.

Pacific First Federal Building   851 Southwest Six , Portland , Oregon 97204

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Business ,Class Actions,Construction ,Corporate ,Federal ,Insurance ,Labor