Experience

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Assistance with successful arbitration defense of medical device manufacturer against contract and tort claims by sales representative.
• Obtained summary judgment award of more than $7 million on claims of fraud, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty on behalf of national truck manufacturer.
• Obtained favorable ruling for pro bono client on appeal of an administrative decision, resulting in reinstatement of Social Security benefits for a disabled child.
• Worked in cooperation with the FDIC in representing secured lender in commercial finance dispute. Obtained summary judgment award of more than $4 million.
• Assistance with successful defense of real estate firm from fraud claims of more than $8 million in connection with sale of apartment complex.
• Obtained summary judgment in federal court for grocery wholesaler who had been sued on an issue of first impression under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
• Settled claims against the federal government under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRA) on behalf of renewable energy developer, resulting in recovery of more than $1.2 million in withheld tax grants.
• Successfully defended housing authority in district court and on appeal against discrimination claims brought under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
• Negotiation of favorable settlement for manufacturer of solar panels in dispute with supplier.
• Obtained favorable settlement for polymer flooring company against claims of trade secret misappropriation and breach of non-competition agreements.

Health Care Litigation

• Member of litigation team that successfully defended Oregon managed care organization in a five-day arbitration against breach of contract and fraud claims of more than $3 million.
• Successfully defended Oregon health care company from claims of Medicare and Medicaid fraud under the False Claims Act.
• Obtained dismissal of claims against Washington health insurer, which were asserted under new anti-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act.
• Assisted local health clinic in resolving disputes with vendors and consultants.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

• Listed among Rising Stars (Business Litigation), Oregon Super Lawyers^®, 2012–2019
• Oregon State Bar Association, Pro Bono Committee Chair, 2018
• Multnomah County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Firm representative for U.S. District Court Pro Bono Program

Civic Activities

• Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Board of Trustees, Secretary
• City Club of Portland

Insights & Presentations

• Co-Author, “A Practitioner’s Guide to Class Actions,” (ABA 2d ed.) (Fall 2017)
• “The Trial Lawyer’s Duty of Inquiry,” Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Summer 2015
• “Firms Should Know Their Options for Relief,” Daily Journal of Commerce, April 2010

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