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The firm was founded in 1942 by William M. McAllister, who later served as State Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. The firm derives its name from Carl M. Brophy who retired in 2003 after 53 years of practice with the firm. Mr. Brophy received the Oregon State Bar Association's highest honor, the Award of Merit, in 1999. The firm is committed to the continuation of the professional excellence established by our founders. Our mission is "to provide excellent, timely and creative legal services and solutions for our clients." The firm provides comprehensive civil law representation to individuals and businesses in the Southern Oregon region. Brophy, Schmor, Gerking, Brophy, Paradis & Maddox, LLP is a Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers Firm.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business Formation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nonprofit Corporations, Insurance, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate and Land Use, Timber Law, Creditors' Rights, Construction Law, Employment Law and School Law.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Access, Inc.
Butte Falls School Dist. No. 91
California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
Cedar Landing, LLC
Cedar Links Golf Club, Inc.
Central Point School Dist. No. 6
Eagle Point School Dist. No. 9
Gastroenterology Consultants, P.C.
Grange Cooperative Supply Association
Kathrein Inc., Scala Division
Medford Moulding Co.
Medford Neurological Clinic, Inc.
Medford Radiological Group, P.C., Medford School District 549C
Northwest Industrial Coatings, Inc.
Oregon Hydrangea Co.
People's Bank of Commerce
Phoenix-Talent School Dist. No. 4
Rogue Community College
Rogue Valley Sewer Services
Southern Oregon Linen Service Cooperative
Vista Pathology, P.C.
Wagner Electronic Products, Inc.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Acceptance Insurance Group
AIG Insurance
Allstate Insurance Company
American Family Insurance Company
American Hardware Insurance Group
Austin Mutual Insurance Company
Boise Cascade, Inc.
Charter Communications
Colonial Insurance Co. of California
Continental Western Insurance Co.
Country Insurance & Financial Services
CNA
Crusader Insurance Co.
Cuna Mutual Insurance Group
Electric Insurance Company
Empire Insurance Cos.
Executive Risk Management Associates
Foremost Insurance Company
First American Title Insurance Co.
First State Insurance Co.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Great American Insurance Company
Gulf Insurance Company
Interstate Distributors Co.
Jeld-Wen, Inc.
MSI Insurance
National Claims Management
Omaha Indemnity Co.
Omaha Property and Casualty Co.
Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Swift Transportation
Talk Radio Network, Inc.
Ticor Title Company of Oregon
Union Standard Insurance Group
United States Liability Insurance Group
U.S. Bank
Zurich-American Insurance Group.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express

Address

Park Place Building, Fifth Floor
201 West Main Street P.O. Box 128
Medford, OR 97501, (Jackson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 541-772-7123
Fax: 541-772-7249

Website

http://www.brophylegal.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Douglass H. Schmor (Member) born Klamath Falls, Oregon, September 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Oregon. Education: Willamette University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). President, Medford Chamber of Commerce, 1990-1992. Chair, Rogue Valley Medical Center Foundation, 2009. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1996-1997 and 2005-2008; Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 1984-1988, and Chairman, 1989). Practice Areas: Business Formation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Closely Held Business Law; Estate Planning; Commercial Contracts; Land Use Law; Employment Law; Corporate Law.Email: Douglass H. Schmor

Timothy C. Gerking (Member) born Bloomington, Indiana, March 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona; 1979, Oregon. Education: Indiana University; University of Arizona (B.A., 1971); Arizona State University (J.D., 1974). Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member: Jackson County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Function and Organization of the Bar Committee, 1987-1990; Member 1990-1993 and Chairperson, 1992-1993, Mandatory CLE Board; Member, State Professional Responsibility Board, 1993-1996; Member, 2005-2008 and Vice President, 2008, Oregon State Bar Board of Governors; Member, 2007— and Chairperson, 2007-2008, Loan Repayment Assistance Program Advisory Committee); State Bar of Arizona; Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Oregon School Board Lawyers Association; National School Board Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Sullivan v. Green Mfg. Co., 118 Ariz. App. 181, 575 P.2d 811 (1977); Ellis v. Neurological Assoc. of Tuscon, P.C., 118 Ariz. App. 18, 571 P.2d 186 (1977); Keck v. Jackson, 122 Ariz. 117, 593 P.2d 688 (1979); Scheile v. Fordyce, 17 Or. App. 535, 614 P.2d 1217 (1980); Brookwell v. Frakes, 56 Or. App. 687, 642 P.2d 1183 (1982); Estate of Campbell, 56 Or. App. 222, 641 P.2d 610 (1982); DaCosta v. Adams, 67 Or. App. 84, 677 P.2d 65 (1985); Cope v. West American Ins. Co., 309 Or. 232, 785 P.2d 1050 (1990); Petty v. Rogue Federal Credit Union, 106 Or. App. 538, 809 P.2d 121 (1991); Moorman Mfg. Co. of California, Inc. v. Hall, 113 Or. App. 30, 830 P.2d 606 (1992); Whitlow v. Jones, 134 Or. App. 404, 895 P.2d 324 (1995); North Pacific Ins. Co. v. Wilson's Distributing, 138 Or. App. 166, 908 P.2d 827 (1995) rev. den. 323 Or. 264 (1996); Batzer Construction, Inc. v. Valiant Ins. Co., 158 Or. App. 126 970 P.2d 700, rev. all'd, 329 Or. 446 (1999); American Hardware Ins. Group v. West One Automotive Group Inc., 167 Or. App. 244, 2 P.3d 413 (2000); Ferguson v. Phoenix-Talent School District, 172 Or. App. 389, 19 P.3d 943 (2001); Fodor v. Leeman, 179 Or. App. 697, 41 Pd 446 (2002); Russell v. Deere & Company, 186 Or. App. 78, 61 P3d 955 (2003); Anderson v. Woodcreek Venture Ltd., 351 F.3d 911 (9th Cir. 2003); Lane County School Dt. 4J v. Oregon School Activities Ass'n, 212 Or. App. 373, 157 P3d 1241 (2007); Anderson v. Wheeler, 214 Or. App. 318 (2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Public School Law.Email: Timothy C. Gerking

Timothy E. Brophy (Member) born Medford, Oregon, January 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Oregon. Education: Stanford University (B.A., in History, with honors, 1974); University of Oregon (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Contributing Author: Civil Litigation Manual, Oregon State Bar CLE, 1982. President: Providence Community Health Foundation, 1997-1998; President, Medford Rotary Club, 2002-2003. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member: Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 1999-2003; Procedure and Practice Committee, 1984-1987); Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association. Languages: German and Swedish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Land Use; Employment Law; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Timothy E. Brophy

David B. Paradis (Member) born Medford, Oregon, August 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Oregon. Education: Southern Oregon State College (B.A., cum laude, Spanish and Political Science, 1982); Guanajuato University, Guanajuato, Mexico; Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Speaker: Debtor Creditor CLE, Collecting Money Judgments, 1998; Employment Law Issues, OADC Convention, 1998. Member, Providence Hospital Board, 2003-2008. Member, Board of Directors Magdalene Home for Pregnant Teenagers, 2000. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Council on Court Procedures, 1995-1998; Member, 1995-1998 and Chairperson, 1998, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee); Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association; United States District Court of Oregon (Member, Local Rules Committee, 2009—); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Foreclosures; Real Estate; Professional Liability Defense; Will Disputes.Email: David B. Paradis

Todd B. Maddox (Member) born Fairbanks, Alaska, August 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon, 1975; Southern Oregon State College (B.S., History, 1981); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1991).. Member and Past President, Southern Oregon Estate Planning Council. President, Providence Community Health Foundation, 2005-2007. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trust Planning; Trust Administration; Fiduciary Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Todd B. Maddox

Mark R. Weaver (Member) born Tucson, Arizona, December 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Oregon. Education: Willamette University (B.A., Spanish and Int'l Studies, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Recipient, Certificate in Dispute Resolution. Member, Willamette Law Review. Member: Jackson County (President, 2006) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Oregon State Bar Leadership College; Oregon Council on Court Procedures. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Collections; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Insurance; OSHA.Email: Mark R. Weaver

Thaddeus G. Pauck (Member) born Ashland, Oregon, October 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Oregon. Education: Southern Oregon State College (B.S., History, 1990); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Member: Jackson County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Southern Oregon Estate Planning Council (Board Member). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Business Sales; Intellectual Property; Real Estate Contracts; Contracts; Business Law.Email: Thaddeus G. Pauck

ASSOCIATES

Dominic M. Campanella (Associate) born Des Plaines, Illinois, September 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon. Education: Eckerd College (B.A., with honors, 1998); University of Oregon (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Collections.Email: Dominic M. Campanella

Deborah J. Mitchell (Associate) born 1965; admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Boise State University (B.S., magma cum laude, 2004); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D. 2007). Member and President, Rogue Women Lawyers. Member: Jackson County Bar Association (Treasurer, 2009). Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil litigation; Insurance Defense; General practice.Email: Deborah J. Mitchell

OF COUNSEL

Lee A. Mills (Of Counsel) born Bellingham, Washington, October 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., in Engineering, 1970); Willamette University (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Oregon Parks Association Distinguished Service Award, 1997. Member, MENSA. Member: Jackson County (Member, 1981 and Chairman, 1982, Court Liaison Committee) and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, 1980-1982 and 1990-1992, Executive Committee, Debtor-Creditor Section; Chairman, CLE Committee, 1989). [U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Lee A. Mills