EDUCATION:

B.S. in Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.

J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1976.

 
BAR ADMISSIONS:

All state and federal courts in Oregon and Washington;

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

 
ATTORNEY RATING SERVICES:

Martindale-Hubbell, AV ( highest rating available for legal ability and ethical practice)

2011 Oregon Super Lawyers, Alternative Dispute Resolution

 
APPROVED MEDIATOR FOR:

Arbitration Service of Portland

U.S. District Court, Volunteer Mediator Panel

 
APPROVED ARBITRATOR FOR:

Arbitration Service of Portland

American Arbitration Association

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington County Circuit Courts

 
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Presenter, ADR 2010: A New Perspective, Oregon State Bar, 2010

Presenter, Mediation and Arbitration in Oregon, Learn from the Experts, Oregon Law Institute, October, 2007

Presenter, Not Just the Basics : Excelling at Mediation and Arbitration, Oregon State Bar, December, 2006

Presenter, Fundamentals of Arbitration in Oregon, Oregon State Bar, 2006

Presenter, The Seminar Group, Eminent Domain seminars, 1999 to 2010. Topics included: Trying an Eminent Domain Case; Inverse Condemnation; Ballot Measure 39-Attorney Fee Issues; Evidentiary Issues in Condemnation Cases

Author, Damages, Oregon State Bar CLE, Chapter 28, Land Sale Contracts

Author, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, two-part article, “ What Does it Take for a Taking in Oregon?”

 
JUDICIAL SERVICE:

Judge Pro Tem, Multnomah County Circuit Court

Referee, Multnomah County Circuit Court Complex Construction Case Program

MEMBERSHIPS:

Federal Bar Association

Oregon State Bar Association (Executive Committee, ADR Section)

Washington State Bar Association

Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark County Bar Associations

Past Chair, Multnomah County Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer attorney, Volunteer Lawyer Project , Family Abuse Prevention Act representation

Pro bono counsel, Transition Projects, Inc.

Volunteer, Start Making a Reader Today

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