Litigation

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 Liability ~ 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 – Leader of the Litigation Team
Randy Arthur
John Barhoum
Elissa Meyrowitz Boyd
John Chambers
Jay Chock
Anne Foster
Tim Hering
Jack Hoffman
Bill Joseph
Eric Kekel
Elizabeth Knight
Allyson S. Krueger
Blair McCrory
Mary Anne Nash
David Rossmiller
Sam Smith
Renee Stineman
Brian Talcott
Don Templeton
Tom Tongue