Practice Areas

Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Wrongful Death:

We represent innocent victims of drunk drivers, shoddy manufacturers, and individuals or companies who negligently endanger the life and safety of others. Over the years the firm has recovered substantial verdicts and settlements for its clients, and has been involved in numerous landmark cases that have set precedents improving the law for all Oregonians.

Noteworthy cases include a $1.8 million verdict arising from a faulty General Motors transmission that caused a van rollover, numerous million dollar plus settlements arising from automobile crashes, a $1.5 million settlement for a Corvallis man severely beaten by magazine salesmen, a $1.1 million settlement for the death of a father run over by a commuter train, a $1 million settlement for the insurance policy limits in a case for a young girl who suffered a brain injury after falling through an unscreened apartment window, a $926,000 settlement against a neighbor who shot and paralyzed a young mother, and an $800,000 settlement for the death of a young woman caused by cargo falling off a truck on a highway.

Legal Malpractice:

We represent people who have been harmed by the professional malpractice of their attorneys.

Representative cases include a $1.5 million settlement arising from illegal pre-bankruptcy asset manipulation, an $825,000 settlement for illegal post-death estate planning, a $729,420 verdict for a delay in completing a settlement, a $475,000 settlement for the poor handling of an environmental cleanup claim, and a $332,000 settlement for a father's loss of one year of custody and visitation with his son.

Medical Malpractice:

We represent victims of medical and nursing home negligence.

Recently we won a $5.75 million verdict for failure to diagnose breast cancer. We have negotiated numerous confidential settlements of cases arising from medical misdiagnosis, surgical errors, nursing malpractice, and other medical negligence.

Civil Rights:

We represent individuals who have been deprived of their civil rights by government officials and private citizens.

Important civil rights cases include a $12.5 million verdict against a neo-Nazi organization arising from the beating death of an Ethiopian living in Portland, a $2 million settlement arising from a false fingerprint identification by the FBI, a $2 million settlement for two men wrongly convicted of murder in Eugene, a $700,000 settlement for an elderly woman assaulted by a bus driver, and a $667,000 settlement for a victim of sexual abuse by a Eugene police officer.

Sexual Misconduct:

We have successfully settled claims arising from sexual misconduct by medical and legal professionals, workplace supervisors, police officers, and others. Cases of this sort are always confidential.

Employment Discrimination/Wrongful Termination:

We pioneered private lawsuits for victims of workplace discrimination based on their race, gender, and age, as well as victims of workplace sexual harassment. The firm has recovered substantial verdicts and settlements for its clients arising from workplace misconduct.

Representative cases include a $2.8 million verdict for wrongful discharge of two Portland executives, and a $1.6 verdict for two women victimized by sexual harassment and employment discrimination.