Logo: Dunn, Carney
Logo: Dunn, Carney

851 SW SIXTH AVE SUITE 1500
PORTLAND, OREGON 97204

TEL 503.224.6440
FAX 503.224.7324

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For nearly 80 years, Dunn Carney has been recognized as having a premier civil litigation practice.  We assist our clients in a wide variety of areas both in and out of the courtroom.  Our attorneys have extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative and alternative dispute resolution settings.   The excellence of our attorneys is acknowledged in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Oregon Superlawyers.  Our attorneys have also served as President and Board members of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.  Our highest honor and achievement is that our clients trust us to handle their most critical litigation matters.

Areas of Litigation Expertise


Administrative Law

Agriculture/Natural Resources ~ timber trespass claims, water rights, wetlands issues and contracts

Antitrust ~ restraint of trade, monopolization, price discrimination and mergers

Appellate ~ state and federal

Arbitration and Mediation

Bankruptcy ~ enforcement of claims and creditors rights, defense of trustee actions and bankruptcy litigation

Business and Commercial ~ buy/sell agreements, business torts, contract disputes, partnership disputes and UCC claims

Class Action

Construction ~ construction defects, lien claims, contract disputes, jobsite accidents and ELA claims

Employment ~ defense of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation and breach of contract claims

Environmental ~ cost recovery and contribution actions, agency enforcement actions and water quality and storm water claims

Insurance Coverage and Excess Liability Claims ~ casualty, CGL, umbrella, excess and E&O policies

Insurance Defense

Intellectual Property

Noncompetition Agreements ~ prosecution and defense of post-separation restrictions and injunctions

Personal Injury

Product Liability ~ automobile, asbestos, food and beverage, commodities and bulk food, tobacco, machinery, medical device and latex claims

Professional Malpractice ~ attorney, doctor, architect, engineer, real estate and broker/agent claims

Real Estate ~ leases, purchase and sale agreements, easements, partitions, evictions, title disputes, land use and landlord liens

 

Representative Litigation Clients



Allstate Insurance

A.W. Chesterton Company

Cameron International Corporation

D.R. Horton, Inc. ~ Portland

Federated Insurance Company

Gerding/Edlen Development Company, LLC

Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.

OIA Global Logistics

Oregon Farm Bureau Federation

Otak, Inc.

Parr Lumber Company

Portland General Electric Company

Professional Liability Fund

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America

Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Walmart

Weyerhaeuser Company

YMCA of Columbia-Willamette

Yoshida Group


Litigation Team

Don Templeton –Litigation Team Leader

Laura Althouse
Randy Arthur
John Barhoum
John Chambers
Jay Chock
Anne Foster
Damon Henrie
Tim Hering
Jack Hoffman
Bill Joseph
Eric Kekel
Elizabeth Knight
David Rossmiller
Irene Scruggs
Sam Smith
Renee Stineman
Brian Talcott
Don Templeton
Tom Tongue