Admitted
1978, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Wabash College, B.A., cum laude, 1969; University of California at Berkeley, M.A., 1974
Memberships
Oregon State Bar (Chairperson, Procedure and Practice Committee, 1983-1984; Member, Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1986-1989; Chair, Toxic Tort Section, 1992-1993); American Bar Association; Multnomah Bar Association (Member, Court Liaison Committee, 1999-2002; Secretary, 2001); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Co-Chair, Vaccine Litigation Group); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993-1994).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1977-1978. Editor-in-Chief, Oregon Litigation Journal, 1980-1989. Associate Editor, Litigation News, Published by ABA Litigation Section, 1984-1986. Author: Chapter on, Products Liability, Oregon Law of Torts, 1981 and 1992. Member, 1982-1986 and Chairperson, 1984-1986, Eugene School Board, District 4J. Secretary, Federal Practice and Procedures Committee, 1999-2002.