Portland, OR
Litigation Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Litigation, Education
OUTCOME: The Texas Supreme Court in a split decision held that the Bank was justified in not knowing that the funds belonged to the insurance company.
In this case I represented an out of state receiver of an insurance company. A bank had offset funds of the company in violation of an injunction. Another company claimed ownership of the funds. I a ... rgued that the action of the Bank was illegal
OUTCOME: The court agreed with my argument that the action of the lawyers was illegal
In this case I represented the receiver of an out of state insurance company. Lawyers who had handled claims for that company prior to receivership garnished funds of the company in order to satisfy t ... heir bills. I argued that the action was illegal.
OUTCOME: The bankruptcy court agreed with my argument that the arbitration award was enforceable in the bankruptcy court
In this case I represented a woman who sought to enforce an arbitration decision against her former husband who had sought to avoid it in the bankruptcy court.
OUTCOME: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the position I advocated
On behalf of the states of Virginia and North Dakota I submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court advocating that the state insurance insolvency laws prevailed over the United States Priority Statute
OUTCOME: The Court held that the arbitration provision was not enforceable
An agent sought to enforce an arbitration agreement against an insurance company that was in receivership. I represented the insurance company in receivership.
OUTCOME: The Court upheld part of the ordinance, but client signage was allowed to stay in place
This was a challenge to the City's sign ordinance by a variety of merchants who argued that the City did not allow sufficient time to amortize the in place signs, and that the ordinance was an infringe ... ment on protected speech.
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals sustained the position of my client
This was a suit in which I represented a landlord asserting a lien against a defaulting tenant. The trial court released the property to the tenant, but in an emergency mandamus proceeding, I obtained ... a ruling from the Court of Appeals that the trial court was wrong, and the property was re-seized.
OUTCOME: On appeal the judgment of the court that there was no jurisdiction was reversed.
I represented an electrical sub-contractor suing for the balance of the contract. The contractor argued that it was not subject to suit in Texas.
OUTCOME: Judgment for the individual.
The County sought to assess taxes on an individual's property. The individual claimed that his property was not in the County and challenged the county boundaries. I represented the individual.
OUTCOME: Judgment for the Seller
Claim under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act for misrepresentation of the condition of a recreational vehicle. I represented the seller.
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