Admitted
1979, Oregon, Washington and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Portland State University and University of Oregon, B.A., Business Administration/ Accounting, 1974
Memberships
Multnomah County and American (Member, Construction Industry Forum, Sections on: Dispute Resolution, Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation and Public Contract Law) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Construction Law Section, 1984-2003; Chairman, 1984-1985; Executive Committee, 1985-1989; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1992-2003; Real Estate and Land Use Section, 1992-2003; Litigation, 1979-2003); American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators (Member, 1993-2003); Dispute Review Board Foundation, Inc., 1997- 1998.
Biographical
Staff Member, Environmental Law, 1977-1978. Author: Bid Disputes, Construction Law (Oregon State Bar CLE, 1989; updated, 1993, 1997); Construction Contracts for the Project Owner: Use of the New AIA Contract Forms, Real Estate and Land Use Seminar, Oregon State Bar CLE (1988); AIA Owner/Contractor and Owner/Architect Agreements, Current Issues in Land Use and Real Estate Law Seminar, Oregon State Bar CLE (1998). Member: Oregon-Columbia Chapter Associated General Contractors: Construct by Contract Committee, 1980-1995, Chair, Legal Committee, 1999; Legislative Committee, 1986-2003; Public Contracting Steering Committee, 1998; Board of Directors, 2000; Executive Committee, 2000; ORS 279 Rewrite Task Group, 2002. Chairman, Oregon-Columbia Chapter, Associated General Contractors, Construct by Contract Task Force, 1985-1986; National Associated General Contractors: Construct by Contract Committee, 1989-1998; Special Contracting Preferences and Minority Business Enterprise Committees, Equal Business Access, 1991-2003; Dredging Committee, 1991-1998; Contract Documents, 1998-2003; Marine Contractors, 2000-2003; Risk Management, 1998-2003. Private Building Owners Committee, 1991-1999, Project Delivery Systems Committee, 1991-2003. Oregon-Columbia Chapter, Associated General Contractors National Committee Member of the Year, 1992; Northwest Construction Consumers Council, 1990-1993; Public Contract Law and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association, 1984-2003; Committee T, International Construction Contracts, Section on Business Law, International Bar Association, 1984-1992.