Areas of Concentration
Mediation of civil cases, including:
- Business
- Commercial
- Construction
- Insurance
- Employment
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate
- Securities and Finance
Professional Background and Experience
- Highly experienced mediator of complex and difficult cases
- Member (2012-2016), Oregon State Bar Board of Governors; President (2015) and Immediate Past President (2016), Oregon State Bar
- Martindale-Hubbell AV (Preeminent) rating
- Listed in Best Lawyers for Mediation and in Super Lawyers for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and accepted for membership in the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
- Served as Chair, Oregon State Bar Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Extensive experience as litigating attorney in prominent Portland law firms
- Member, Oregon and Washington State Bars and federal court Bars, including United States Supreme Court
- Served as Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College
- Served as Trainer of commercial and construction arbitrators for American Arbitration Association
- Author, speaker and instructor on Alternative Dispute Resolution, civil procedure and insurance
- Served as Member, Oregon Board of Bar Examiners
- Served as Chair, Oregon State Bar Committee on Federal Practice and Procedure
- Served as Member, Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Trial Board
- Served as US Navy Line Officer
Educational Background
- B.A. (with great distinction), Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa
- J.D. (magna cum laude), Cornell University, Order of the Coif