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 and past President, Lion's Club. Member and past President Eugene Chamber of Commerce. Member and past President, Round Table of Eugene. Member: Lane County Bar Association, (President, 1958); American Bar Association; 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 Trial Lawyers Association; 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 Bar Association (President, 1969); American Bar Association; 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 Bar Association. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Franchising, Probate and Trust Law). Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business and Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Taxation). Oregon Estate Planning Council; Eugene Chapter (Past President); Eugene-Springfield Tax Association (Past President). 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; 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: Oregon State Bar; Lane County Bar Association (Past President); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Approximately 100; see, e.g., Walsh v. Spalding & Son, 171 P3d 1032 (2007); Webb v. 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. Partner, Dow Lohnes Albertson, Washington, D.C., 1978-1993. Board member, Oregon Bach Festival. Board member, St. John Bosco House. Member, Round Table Club of Eugene. Member, Oregon Historical Society. Member: Lane County, American and Federal Communications Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. [Captain, United States Air Force, 1961-1964]. Special Agencies: Federal Communications Commission. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Communications Law; Media Law; Government Relations; Broadcasting Law; Intellectual Property.Email: J. Dominic Monahan
David A. Jacobs (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 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: Oregon State Bar; Lane County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Legal Malpractice Defense; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Assisted Living Facility Litigation.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: Oregon State Bar; Lane County Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Trademark; Copyrights; Personal Injury; 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; Professional Liability; Real Estate; Construction Litigation.Email: Lann D. Leslie
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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 Honorable Mary Ann Bearden, Lane County Circuit Court (2005-2006). Member: Oregon State Bar; Lane County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Trust and Probate Administration; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Business Law.Email: Jessica A. King
Erin Fennerty (Associate) born Kodiak, Alaska; admitted to bar, 2008, Oregon; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Tax Court. 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; Lane County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Oregon Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Business Law; Construction Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: Erin Fennerty