Eric A. Kekel, Partner

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP

Eric is a partner at Dunn Carney practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury defense, construction law, insurance defense and insurance coverage.  He handles a variety of litigated matters including business disputes, contract disputes, commercial and consumer collections, construction claims, trespass claims, and a variety of personal injury defense ranging from automobile accidents, products liability, and premises liability.  Eric has published articles involving Oregon’s product liability law and affecting service of process in automobile accident cases.  Eric is a member of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel and is also admitted to practice in the state of Washington.  Prior to law school, Eric worked as a marketing and sales manager for Dahlin Dental Laboratories and Productivity Training Corporation.

Eric has special expertise in defending construction defect and design claims, many relating to moisture penetration and mold in homes built with an exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS).  He has represented architects, engineers, general contractors and subcontractors, including EIFS applicators, caulkers, plumbers, roofers, window installers, framers and siding contractors.  Claims have ranged from a few hundred thousand dollars to over 120 million dollars.  In 2006, Oregon Super Lawyers recognized Eric as a Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 1992
• Washington, 1993
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1992
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 1997

Education:

• Willamette University School of Law, J.D., 1992
  Willamette Law Review, Associate Editor, 1990-1991
  Willamette Law Review, Note Editor, 1991-1992
• Oregon State University, B.S., Business Administration, 1983

Published Works:

• Comment, Oregon's Products Liability Law and the Problems of Economic Loss, 28 Willamette L.Rev 565, 1992
• Exhaustion Required Prior to Service on Department of Motor Vehicle, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Fall 1996

Representative Clients:

• Allied/Nationwide Group Insurance Company
• American Hallmark Insurance Company
• California Casualty Insurance
• Clarendon National Insurance Company
• Western Surety Company

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Basics of Arbitration and Trial, Multnomah Bar Association, 1997-1998
  • Overview of Oregon’s Law for Insurance Agents/Brokers' and Agents and Brokers Errors & Omissions Insurance Coverage, Independent Agents and Brokers of Oregon (IIABO)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar
• Multnomah Bar Association
• Washington State Bar
• American Bar Association
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
• Delta Lambda Educational Foundation
  Member, Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:

• Dahlin Dental Laboratory (Denticon/Division of Canning Corporation), Portland, OR, Sales and Marketing Manager, 1983-1987
• Productivity Training Corporation, San Jose, California, Account Executive, 1987-1989