Admitted
1982, Oregon; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., with highest honors, 1976; University of California at B
Memberships
Multnomah County Bar Association (Director, 1985 and President, 1986, Young Lawyers Section; Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1991-1992; Member, Local Professional Responsibility Committee, 1987-1990); Oregon State Bar (Member: Litigation Section; Litigation Journal Editorial Board, 1996—; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994-1997; Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 1991-1994; Ad Hoc Committee on Specialization, 1986-1987; Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section); Oregon Women Lawyers (Charter Member); The Owen M. Panner American Inn of Court (Master and Member, Executive Committee, 1997—; President, 2002—).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1980-1981 and Editor, 1981-1982, Law and Policy in International Business. Author: Should You Sue A Party Who You Have a Good Faith and Reasonable Basis for Believing Is Not Liable? Oregon State Bar Litigation Section, Litigation Journal, November 1998; Is the Mere Giving of a Tort Claim Notice the Equivalent of Discovery of a Claim for Relief? Oregon State Bar Litigation Section, Litigation Journal, July 1998; What Showing Must a Plaintiff Make to Avoid Summary Judgment in a Federal Age Discrimination Case? Oregon State Bar Litigation Section, Litigation Journal, June 1997; Trial Practice, Chapter 22, Federal Civil Litigation in Oregon, Oregon State Bar, 1994 and 1998 and 2002 Supplement; Trial Notebooks, Chapter 23, Civil Litigation Manual, Oregon State Bar, 1993 Supplement and 1999 Supplement; Problems In The Formation of Contracts, Chapter 6, Contract Law in Oregon, 1991 Edition and 1999 and 2002 Supplement, Oregon State Bar.