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Heather J Van Meter

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Overview

Practice Areas

50% Litigation
14 years
25% Medical Malpractice
8 years
10% Appeals
12 years
10% Constitutional
12 years
5% Health Care
7 years

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Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 1 endorsement Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer Heather and I have defended civil litigation cases together and I know her to be an excellent lawyer. I would not hesitate to recommend her. Endorsement from lawyer: Lowell McKelvey , Portland (OR), About 1 month ago

Résumé

License

14 years since Heather J Van Meter was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Oregon	Pro Bono - Active	1998	04/27/2012

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Attorney at Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC	2004–present
Associate at Bullivant Houser Bailey	2001–2004

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Willamette University College of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1998
Willamette University	Business Administration	MA - Masters	1998

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top 40 Under 40 - Nominee	Portland Business Journal	2007

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Board Member	Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council	2007-present
Law Firm Member	U.S.-Mexico Bar Association	2006-present

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Portfolio

Cases

Civil Defense Litigation - 6 trials as lead defense trial attorney

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Criminal Prosecutions - 6 trials as volunteer prosecutor

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Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Legal Issues In The Integrative Medical Practice	DRI For The Defense	2008
Food Allergies Litigation	Oregon State Bar Product Liability Section Newsletter	2007

Its Critical to Create a Sense of Privacy In Health Care Settings	Portland Business Journal	2007
Does FDA Drug Labeling Preempt State Law Failure to Warn Claims?	Oregon State Bar Product Liabiilty Section newsletter	2007
Judge Robert Belloni: Entranced by the Complexities of the Law	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2007
The Historic Portland Archdiocese Bankruptcy	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society newsletter	2007
Judicial Profile: Hon. Anna J. Brown	The Federal Lawyer	2007
Medical Bill Write-Offs	OADC Journal	2007
OADC Journal	Reinvigorated Federal Preemption For Prescription Drug Labeling	2006
Judge Anna J. Brown: First Generation American Success	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2006
Good Records Can Minimize Worker Claims	Portland Business Journal	2005
Judges Helen Frye, Owen Panner and James Redden: Three Oregon Judges and a 25th Anniversary	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2005
Negligent Referral Claims: The Problem Is...	OADC Journal	2005
Judicial Profile: Judge Owen Panner	The Federal Lawyer	2004
Judge Owen Panner: From Whizbang to the Bench	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2003
Barrie Herbold's Path: Peter Pan to Learned Hand	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2003
Attorney Fees Lien Attaches to the Parties' Litigation Rather Than to the Settlement Proceeds	OADC Journal: Recent Case Notes	2003
Economic Loss Only Does Not Render the Product Unreasonably Dangerous	OADC Journal: Recent Case Notes	2003
Qualified, Not Absolute, Privilege for Statements Made to Police	OADC Journal: Recent Case Notes	2002
Federal Service by E-Mail	OADC Journal: Recent Case Notes	2002
Oral History Notes: Hon. Alfred T. Goodwin	Oregon Benchmarks: U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society Newsletter	2001

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Product Warnings	USLaw Network Spring Conference	2007
Practice Management	Oregon Women Lawyers Fall CLE	2007

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