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Heather Guthrie named to 2013 Five Star Professional List in Estate Planning

Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that attorney Heather Guthrie was named to the 2013 Five Star Professional List in Estate Planning in Portland. This is the third year Heather has been named to this list.   Five … Continue reading

Dunn Carney Attorney Tom Tongue Speaks at OADC May 2, 2013 Seminar

Tom Tongue is a featured speaker at, “Representing Businesses in Litigation: Navigating Conflicts While Preserving Privileges,” a commercial practice seminar on May 2, 2013 presented by Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. The seminar will be held in the offices of … Continue reading

Who is in a Protected Class?

April 2013 You may have noticed in the news or on the internet frequent references to “protected classes.”  However, these references are often made without defining exactly who is in a “protected class.”  The civil rights laws prohibit discrimination against … Continue reading

2012 Jury Verdicts in Review: Ratio Between Noneconomic and Economic Damages

As defense attorneys and insurance professionals, we are bombarded with settlement demands asking for exorbitant sums in noneconomic damages relative to the economic harm actually suffered.  For example, in a personal injury case, the plaintiff may have incurred $6,000 in … Continue reading

Supreme Court Clears the Waters on Stormwater Discharge from Logging Roads

March 20, 2013 By Kate L. Moore This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision overturning the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, concluding that ditches, culverts and channels diverting stormwater runoff from active logging roads … Continue reading

Legal Cases Affecting the Construction Industry by Bill Joseph

March 2013 Bill Joseph wrote this article, Legal Cases affecting our industry, for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland’s HBA news.  The article covers cases addressing these topics: Insurers are reminded to stay within the eight corners of the … Continue reading

Marsha Murray-Lusby Elected Chair of the Executive Committee of Estate Planning and Administration Section of the Oregon State Bar

Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Marsha Murray-Lusby was elected Chair of the Executive Committee of the Estate Planning and Administration Section of the Oregon State Bar for 2013.   One of the roles of this committee … Continue reading

Randy Arthur Appointed to Lake Oswego Planning Commission

Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Randy L. Arthur was appointed to the Lake Oswego Planning Commission.     The Planning Commission is a seven-member citizen advisory body appointed by the City Council. It meets monthly to review … Continue reading

Dunn Carney Attorney Adina Matasaru Wins Campaign for Equal Justice Award

Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Adina Matasaru won the recent Campaign for Equal Justice Why I Give Award –. Matasaru wrote a brief poignant statement about why she gives to The Campaign for Equal Justice.   … Continue reading

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue Adds Two Partners

Portland, Ore.- Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Timothy B. Hering and Jeffrey S. Perry became partners at the firm effective January 1, 2013. Timothy B. Hering is a litigator whose practice focuses on real estate, business transactions and … Continue reading