R Scott Jerger

R Scott Jerger

5.0
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 28 years

Environmental and natural resources Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Environmental and Natural Resources, Litigation

621 SW Morrison St Ste 510, Portland, OR

About R Scott

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Environmental and Natural Resources 95%

Environmental cleanup (Superfund), environmental cost recovery and contribution suits, Clean Water Act litigation, public lands litigation.

29 years

95%
Litigation 5%

Business litigation.

24 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 15 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2010

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Oregon for 23 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2002

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 28 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1997

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of R Scott Jerger

621 SW Morrison St Ste 510, Portland, OR, 97205

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R Scott Jerger's Reviews

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Posted by Cooper | September 09, 2011 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly recommended

I've worked with a lot of lawyers unfortunately but Scott is a pleasure to work with, knows his stuff and really gets things done. Where several other lawyers had called the case I brought him "too tough" and told me about all of its problems, Scott has fought hard and I've seen great results. Havin...g a good team of lawyers with a range of experience in his office has also been helpful.

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R Scott Jerger's Lawyer Endorsements

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Kelly Brown

Environmental and natural resources lawyer | Jan 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Marcel Gesmundo

Environmental and natural resources lawyer | Feb 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Scott is an excellent litigator, particularly in the field of environmental law. I would recommend him to anyone."

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Thomas McAvity

Litigation lawyer | Sep 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have long regarded Scott Jerger as an excellent attorney. I refer all litigation matters to his firm."

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Noah Winchester

Environmental and natural resources lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mr. Jerger for many years and consider him among the highest quality attorneys in Portland. Mr. Jerger stays up to date on trends in the law and represents his clients vigorously."

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Christopher Brooks

Unknown lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I've spoken with Scott Jerger on several occasions regarding environmental and real estate issues. He stays very up-to-speed in these fields, which can change quickly. I recommend him highly."

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Marcel Gesmundo

Environmental and natural resources lawyer

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Thomas McAvity

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Noah Winchester

Environmental and natural resources lawyer

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Christopher Brooks

Estate planning lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Adjunct Professor-Environmental Litigation, Lewis & Clark Law School

2003 - Present

Partner, Field Jerger

Associations

2012 - Present

Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition-Legal Steering Committee

Member

2011 - Present

Multnomah County Circuit Court

Arbitrator

2009 - Present

Sierra Club

Legal Chair

2010 - 2012

Oregon State Bar, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee

Chairman

Sample of Legal Cases

SPS v. GDH

Won directed verdict for client

Patent Group v. Kai

case dismissed by Court

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. US Forest Service

Won partial vacatur of project for client

Jacobsen v. Katzer

Mediated settlement

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. US Forest Service

Timber sale enjoined.

Olympic Forest Coalition v. US Forest Service

Timber sale enjoined.

Bark v. United States Forest Service

Timber sale enjoined.

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. US Forest Service

Timber sale enjoined.

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Education

2003

Lewis & Clark Law School

LL.M - Master of Laws

1997

University of Texas

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2012

Electronic Discovery Pitfalls

Electronic Discovery

2011

Westwind Conference

Practicing Environmental Law in Private Practice

2010

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

Roads and Clean Water

2010

Northwest Water Law Symposium

Enforcement, Science and Deference

2010

FBA Luncheon Series

Bankruptcy for Federal Practitioners

2009

Open Source Software Conference

Playing your cards wisely: Managing Risks Associated with Open Source

Publications

2009

Oregon state bar Statutory Time Limitations in Oregon

2004

Stanford Environmental Law Journal EPA's New CAFO Land Application Requirements: An Exercise in Unsupervised Self-Monitoring

Activity

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