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| | Address | | 300 Forum Building, 777 High Street, P.O. Box 10747 | | Eugene, Oregon 97401 | | (Lane Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 541-484-9292 | | Fax: 541-343-1206 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.luvaascobb.com | | |
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| Luvaas Cobb, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agency. Taxation, Business, Corporate, Commercial, Computer, Construction, Communications, Environmental, Litigation, Media, Probate, Insurance, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Municipal Law, Legal and Medical Malpractice Defense, Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Family Law. | | Year Established: 1955 | Firm Profile:
Luvaas Cobb is one of the oldest and most respected law firms in Oregon. Our firm provides a wide range of transaction and litigation services for individuals, companies, insurers, school districts and public entities in all parts of Oregon. Our firm's size reflects our commitment to personalized service. In every circumstance, we work to develop detailed knowledge of our clients' needs and goals. | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
Admiral Ins. Co.; Atlanta Casualty; Austin Mutual Insurance Co.; Capps Broadcast Group; Carolina Casualty; Champion Enterprises; Churchill Media; CitiGroup; Colonial Penn Insurance Co.; Eugene Association of Realtors; Firemen's Fund Insurance Cos; Jamar Media; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Millers Group; Motorists/American Hdwe. Ins. Cos.; Northland Insurance Co.; Ohio Casualty Group; Professional Liability Fund of the Oregon State Bar; Reliance Insurance Co.; St. Paul Travelers; Sunbelt Broadcasting Company; Unitrin; Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.; USAA; Wausau Insurance Companies. |
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Peterson Pacific Corp.; Vik Construction Co.; Sheppard Motors Ltd.; Newood Products, Inc.; Combined Communications, Inc. (KBND, KTWS/FM); Golden Temple of Oregon, Inc.; Oregon Association of Broadcasters; Starfire Lumber Company; Pacific Coast Credit, Inc.; Head Start of Lane County; Pearl Buck Center, Inc.; Breeden Brothers, Inc. |
PUBLIC CORPORATION CLIENTS: School Districts: Eugene 4J; Corvallis 509J; Pleasant Hill 1; Creswell 40; Florence 97J; Bethel 52; Crow-Appelgate 66; Fern Ridge 28J; Marcola 79; Junction City 69; Lane Education Service District; Harrisburg School District; Yoncalla School District. | | PARTNERS | | Ralph F. Cobb (Partner) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1948, South Dakota; 1949, Oregon; 1950, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yankton College (B.A., 1948); University of South Dakota (LL.B., 1948). Delta Theta Phi. State of Oregon Junior First Citizen, 1953. Named Trial Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, Oregon Chapter, 1998. Member, Governing Board, Sacred Heart General Hospital, 1974-1996. Chairman, Eugene Airport Commission, 1978. Member: Lane County (President, 1958) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1979; Secretary, 1979); State Bar of South Dakota; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Ralph F. Cobb | | Joe B. Richards (Partner) born Colfax, Washington; admitted to bar, 1954, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1951); Willamette University (LL.B., 1954). Representative, Oregon State Legislature, 1965-1970. Chairman: Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, 1975-1983; Oregon Water Policy Review Board, 1984-1986. President, Oregon School Lawyers Association, 1998-1999; State Bar Affirmative Action Committee, 1998-1999. Member: Lane County (President, 1969) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Employment Law; School Law; Business Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Joe B. Richards | | Robert H. Fraser (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1959, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1972, U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Taylor University (B.A., 1952); Indiana University (J.D., 1959). Recipient: Award of Merit, Oregon State Bar (1996); Award of Merit, Lane County Bar (1991); Award of Merit, University of Oregon School of Law (1989). Boards: University of Oregon School of Law Board of Visitors (Chair, 1980-1987, Member, 1985-1987); Oregon Bach Festival Board of Directors (President, 1999-2007, Co-Chair, 2005-2006); Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon State Bar Task Force on Gender Fairness (1994-1998). Member: Oregon State Bar President (1991); Oregon State Bar Board of Governors (1998-1991); State Professional Responsibility Board (Chair, 1977-1980, Member, 1979-1980); Oregon Supreme Court Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee (2006-2008); Oregon Court of Appeals Settlement Panel; Lane County Bar Association (President, 1976-1977); Delegate 9th Circuit Judicial Conference (1998-2000); Federal Bar Association Board of Directors Oregon Chapter (1994-2000); American Bar Association (lifetime); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Executive Committee 1984-1986, 1992-1994); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [1st Lt., U.S.M.C.R., 1952-1955]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. | | Varner Jay Johns, III (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1979, Oregon. Education: Loma Linda University (B.A., with honors, 1975); Willamette University (J.D., 1978); College of William and Mary (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Order of Barristers. Co-Author, "Charitable Trusts, Oregon State Bar, Administering Trusts in Oregon," Oregon State Bar, 1995. Member: Lane County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business and Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Taxation). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Law. Email: Varner Jay Johns, III | | Joel S. DeVore (Partner) born Burlington, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1982, Oregon; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Alaska Methodist University; Antioch College (B.A., 1974); University of Oregon (J.D., 1982). Associate Editor, Oregon Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Judge Thomas F. Young, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Member: Lane County Bar Association (Past President); Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Approximately 100; see, e.g., Walsh v. Spalding & Son, 171 P3d 1032 (2007); Wevv b. Clodfelter, 132 P2d 50 (2006); Mid-Century v. Turner, 219 Or App 44, 2008 WL 783735 (2008). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Appeals; School Law. Email: Joel S. DeVore | | J. Dominic Monahan (Partner) born Heppner, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1968, District of Columbia; 1994, Oregon, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Portland (B.A. Economics, cum laude, 1961); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968). Law Clerk to Senior Judge Charles F. McLaughlin, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1968-1969. Member: Lane County, American and Federal Communications Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. [Capt., U.S.A.F., 1961-1964]. Special Agencies: Federal Communications Commission. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Media Law; Communications Law; Government Relations. Email: J. Dominic Monahan | | David A. Jacobs (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Middlebury College; University of Oregon (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Gregory G. Foote, Lane County Circuit Court, 1993-1994. Member: Lane County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Business and Construction Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense. Email: David A. Jacobs | | George A. Burgott (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa; 1975, Michigan; 1976, Oregon. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Ch.E., cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Lane County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Trademark; Copyrights; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: George A. Burgott | | Lann D. Leslie (Partner) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 1982, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., Phi Beta Kappa, 1978; J.D., 1982). Member: Lane County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability; Real Estate. Email: Lann D. Leslie | | —————————— | | Frank E. Bocci, Jr. (Associate) born Eugene, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1981, Oregon; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1978); Willamette University (J.D., 1981) Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Brain Injury Association of Oregon (President, 2007 —). Member: Lane County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; School Law; Construction Law; Real Property; Family Law. Email: Frank E. Bocci, Jr. | | Jessica A. King (Associate) born Pocatello, Idaho; admitted to bar, 2005, Oregon. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Oregon (J.D., 2005). Staff Editor, Oregon Law Review (2003-2004); Managing Editor (2004-2005). Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary Ann Bearden, Lane County Circuit Court (2005-2006). Member: Oregon State, Lane County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Business Planning. Email: Jessica A. King | | Erin Fennerty (Associate) born Kodiak, Alaska; admitted to bar, 2008, Oregon. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Intern to the Honorable David T. Stitt, Fairfax County Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit, Fairfax, Virginia, 2006 Member: Oregon State Bar, 2008; Lane County Bar Association, 2008. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Business Law; Construction Litigation. Email: Erin Fennerty |
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