Professional Experience
General Counsel, Central Electric Cooperative, Bend, Oregon (2012-2018)
General Counsel, Volunteers of America Oregon (2016-Present)
General Counsel, Norm Thompson Outfitters (Past)
Circuit Court Judge, Pro Tem, Multnomah County (1987-1992 and 1994-1998)
Community Involvement
Member, National Lawyers Advisory Council, Volunteers of America (2017-Present)
Volunteers of America Oregon
- Master of Ceremonies, Symposium on Equity, Inclusivity & Economic Stability (2015)
- Chair, DePriest Award Dinner (2016)
Oregon Zoo Foundation
- Board of Trustees
- Secretary (2018-Present)
- Member (2015-Present)
- Chairman, Advocacy Committee (2016-2018)
- Member, Executive Committee (2016-Present)
National Center for State Courts
- National Chair of Membership (2019-Present)
- Co-chair, National Membership Committee (2017-2019)
- Executive Committee (2016-Present)
- Lawyers Committee (2011-Present)
Co-chair, Task Force Against Sex Trafficking of Minors (2016-Present)
Editorial Board, Oregon State Bar’s Litigation Journal (2011-Present)
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society (2009)
Oregon Independent College Foundation
- Board of Directors and Executive Committee (Past)
- Member (2002-2011)
- Chair, Board of Trustees (2005-2009)
Willamette Law School Board of Visitors
- Member (1988-1998)
- Executive Committee (1992-1997)
- Chair, Board of Visitors (1992-1994), Emeritus (1998-Present)
PAC College Arts & Sciences, University of Portland
- Member (2009-2010)
- Chair (2005-2006)
Board of Directors, Children’s Cancer Association (2002-2008)
Judicial Liaison, Defense Research Institute’s National Judicial Task Force (2011-2016)
Oregon Federal Bar Association
- President (1994-1995)
- Executive Committee (1987-1995)
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Past)
Lawyer’s Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1995-1998)
Member, Oregon Law Commission Eminent Domain Statutory Revision Workgroup (2002-2004)
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
- President (1994-1995)
- Executive Board (1988-1995)
Board of Directors, Oregon Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Society (1995-2002)
Oregon Court of Appeals Liaison Committee (2005-2016)
Oregon Federal Court Liaison (1988-1990)
Co-Founder/Board of Directors, Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger
Presidential Advisory Council (PAC), University of Portland (2001-2006)