- Divorce
- Criminal Defense
- FraudWe have earned our reputation as the leading plaintiffs’ class actions firm in Oregon. We have litigated securities fraud class actions on behalf of investors. We have represented employees in class actions involving wage and hour claims. We have represented consumers in consumer protection class actions and in antitrust cases. We have represented injured people and businesses in environmental class actions. We have also represented health care providers seeking to recover proper reimbursement in class actions against insurance companies. Our class actions practice fights to level the playing field and find justice.
- Theft
- MisdemeanorsPrior to joining Stoll Berne, she was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Scott Shorr (Oregon Court of Appeals) where she researched and drafted appellate opinions. Maddie, as a certified law student, represented clients in misdemeanor criminal cases for the Metropolitan Public Defender’s office. She was a law clerk with the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, a research assistant for Professor Ozan Varol, J.D., and a legal extern with the Medical Legal Partnership of Oregon. In those roles, she worked on clemency petitions for incarcerated persons, researched constitution law issues, and worked on civil legal issues affecting low-income individuals.
- Corporate LawGary has written extensively about securities litigation, corporate governance, professional standards for lawyers, accountants, and the financial industry, trial practice, arbitration, and federal practice.
- Business DisputesFrom everyday contract disputes to bet-the-company litigation, our litigation team works to understand each party’s priorities and to create a solution that best serves you.
- Business TransactionsAs a shareholder in the firm’s real estate and business group, Ben focuses his practice in the areas of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, real estate finance, leasing, and real estate development. He frequently advises clients in connection with purchase and sale transactions, office, retail and industrial leases, and secured lending transactions. Ben believes that real estate and business transactions result in the best outcomes when they are structured collaboratively, and accordingly, Ben serves his clients with a calm demeanor, eye for detail, and minimum drama.
- Limited Liability CompaniesAs one of the cornerstones of the firm for over 25 years, David represents clients in a wide range of business and real estate transactions, including forming business organizations (corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies), buying and selling businesses, equity buy-ins and buy-outs (including business “divorces”), development, acquisition, sale, and financing of all types of commercial and investment real estate, structuring and completing forward and reverse Section 1031 exchanges, and representing developers and lenders in affordable housing projects. One of David’s greatest strengths is finding common ground for clients in what are often contentious and complex transactions and negotiations. With his quiet confidence and respect for coworkers and clients alike, David has long set the tone for the firm’s lawyers.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyTim’s practice focuses on class action, securities, complex business and intellectual property litigation matters. Tim regularly litigates matters involving securities and financial fraud, Ponzi schemes, stockbroker malpractice, and violations of state and federal securities statues; patent infringement, trademark infringement, trade secrets and copyright infringement; consumer class actions; and shareholder derivative and fiduciary duty claims.
- Unfair CompetitionWe represent parties in patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, false advertising, unfair competition, defamation, medical research practice, and related intellectual property matters.
- AntitrustWe represent United States and international companies and consumers in all aspects of antitrust litigation, including, price-fixing, customer allocation, market division, price discrimination, and unfair or deceptive trade practices.
- Workers CompensationIn a national class action against Coventry Health Care, Steve Larson and Josh Ross, along with counsel from Oregon and Louisiana, represented health care providers (such as doctors and physical therapists) who provide medical services in the workers' compensation system. Learn More
- Wrongful TerminationKeith Dubanevich defended a regional hospital group in a wrongful termination and antitrust action filed in Deschutes County by a physician who lost hospital privileges when terminated by his professional group. Learn More
- Employment ContractHealthcare staffing agencies have been in the news recently for contracting with their travelling nurses at one pay rate but delivering on a much lower one. Traveling nurses often sign at-will employment contracts.
- Employment Litigation
- Severance Agreement
- Real Estate LitigationAs an expert in the areas of commercial real estate and related business transactions, including development, investment, and finance, Andy has earned a loyal client base that relies on him, deal after deal, to move high-profile development projects across the finish line. He advises clients in a wide range of transactions and matters, including the purchase and sale, development, investment, leasing, financing, management, and ownership of commercial properties. Having spent six years before law school in the real estate brokerage and development industry, Andy brings a multitude of viewpoints to his real estate law practice.
- Real Estate TransactionsOur real estate lawyers represent real estate developers, investors, and financial institutions in a wide variety of real estate transactions and other matters. We assist clients in the negotiation and documentation of the purchase and sale of real estate, construction and permanent financing, commercial leasing and development.
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning“Residential Due Diligence: Helping Clients Avoid ‘The Money Pit,” Real Estate and Land Use Fall Forum, Portland, Oregon (November, 2013)
- Personal InjuryPrior to joining Stoll Berne, Emily was an Associate Attorney for another Portland law firm where she practiced personal injury litigation. She served as a law clerk in the Civil Enforcement Division – Financial Fraud & Consumer Protection for the Oregon Department of Justice. Working in the Civil Enforcement Division – Finance Fraud & Consumer Protection, Emily focused on Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act violations, civil investigative demands, and settlement proposals.
- Medical MalpracticeStoll Berne attorneys have litigated practically every type of healthcare dispute, ranging from medical malpractice cases to complex antitrust matters. Our representation for healthcare providers has involved peer review disputes, partnership dissolutions, and reimbursement matters. We also represent both providers and patients in disputes with health insurance companies.
- Disability DiscriminationStoll Berne attorney Cody Berne represented a community college in an employment and disability discrimination lawsuit brought by a former instructor.
- Estate PlanningUndue Influence and Lack of Capacity: Stoll Berne has represented family members who lost an intended inheritance after others were able to unduly impose their wishes into the estate planning process. We have also helped clients who believed that a person establishing an estate plan lacked legal capacity to do so.
- WillsA founding member of the firm, Gary represents clients in a variety of matters ranging from investment fraud and lawyer and accountant malpractice to insurance coverage claims, will contests, trust disputes, and class actions. He represents clients in both state and federal courts, and many of his cases involve securities, shareholder, partnership, antitrust, or elder abuse claims. Gary has assisted the Oregon Law Center in class actions for forestry and farm workers and represented the Columbia River Tribes in preserving their treaty rights to live along the Columbia River.
- TrustsTrust and estate litigation involves a wide range of disputes including misconduct by trustees or personal representatives, mismanagement of assets by those owing fiduciary obligations, and undue influence by interested parties over those establishing estate plans, including wills and trusts. Stoll Berne lawyers have represented clients in all aspects of these disputes, including cases involving...
- Probate
- BankruptcyWhile attending Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark Law College, Emily served as a Research Assistant where she researched bankruptcy law. She served as the Executive Editor and member for the Lewis & Clark Law Review and was a member of the Animal Law Review where she was named Source Checker of the Year. While attending the University of Washington, Emily studied abroad in Linköping, Sweden.
- ForeclosureStoll Berne attorneys Steve Berman and Keith Ketterling, acting as special assistant attorneys general, defended a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s foreclosure ban. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature enacted a law that temporarily prevented lenders from foreclosing on borrowers or charging fees to borrowers for late payments. Learn More
- Tax LawWith specific education and experience in tax matters, we advise our clients on structuring their real estate transactions to minimize tax liability and maximize investment returns. In addition, our real estate lawyers have legal expertise in such areas as joint venture arrangements, tax-deferred property exchanges, affordable housing developments, historic rehabs, new markets tax credits, condominiums, homeowners associations, disposition and development agreements with local municipalities, and the syndication of commercial real estate acquisitions in private placements and by private equity funds.
- Debt CollectionStoll Berne represented former debtors of U.S. Bank in a consumer class action brought against a debt collection firm alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Learn More