Admitted
1973, Oregon; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1984, Washington
Law School
Willamette University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
University of Oregon, B.S., 1968
Memberships
Multnomah County (Member, ADR Committee), Washington State (Member, CLE Committee, 1999) and American (Chair, Committee on State Legislation, 1992-1995; Member, Biotechnology Committee, 1998—; Intellectual Property Committee) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (State Professional Responsibility Board, 1996-99; Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1999-2001; CLE Committee, 2002—; Executive Committee, Products Liability Section, Treasurer); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Drug and Mechanical Device Committee, Clinical Trials Subcommittee).
Biographical
Form Editor, Willamette Law Journal, 1972-1973. Author: Pleadings and Parties, 1999 (OSB CLE); Estimating Pre-Injury Cognition: The Achilles Heel of Neuropsychological Evaluation, 1999 (OADC); Epidemiology for the Defense, 2000 (IADC); Clinical Immunology for the Defense, 2000 (IADC); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for the Defense, 2001 (IADC); A Primer for Defending Claims for Unnecessary Medical Treatments, For the Defense Magazine, 1997; The Assault on General Causation, IADC Newsletter December 2000; The Doctrine of Indeterminate Defect For the Defense Magazine June 2001. Adjunct Professor of Law, Willamette University, 1989-90. Multnomah County Circuit and District Court Judge Pro Tempore, 1991-94.
Military
US Army, 1968-1970, Infantry NCO in Vietnam