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Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell, L.L.P. law firm has received the highest rating in ability and ethical standards.

In response to the needs of their clients for a full service legal provider, two of the largest, respected and experienced firms in the Rogue Valley merged in 1998. As with the original founders in the early 1900's, the firm continues its' dedication to providing quality legal assistance to the residents of the Rogue Valley and Southern Oregon.

Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell's goal is to excel in producing experienced, personal and aggressive representation in its specialized fields of business.

Statement of Practice

Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell, L.L.P., is the largest firm in Southern Oregon and endeavors to be a full service provider of legal services for all of our clients. The firm specializes in Business, Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate, Land Use, Workers Compensation, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Automobile, Commercial Litigation and Employee/Employer Relations, Personal Injury, Domestic Relations and Adoption, Municipal and Government, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Computer Law and Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts.

Representative Clients:

Alexis Risk Management
Bear Creek Corp.
Boise Cascade Corp.
Business Ins. Co. (BICO)
City County Insurance
Clarendon National Insurance Company
Colonial Ins. Co.
Continental Ins. Co's
Continental Lawyers Title Co.
Crawford and Co.
CUNA Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Farmers Ins. Group
Gates, McDonald & Co.
Gerling America Insurance Company
Gordon Trucking, Inc.
Hartford Ins. Group
Health Future
Jackson County Title
Lawyers Title Ins. Co.
Liberty Mutual Group
Liberty Northwest Ins. Group
MetLife
Mutual of Enumclaw
Northland Insurance
Northwest Physicians Mutual
Ohio Cas. Group
Pinnacle Risk Management Services
Professional Liability Fund
Providence Medical Center
Rogue Valley Medical Center
Roseburg Forest Products
Royal & SunAlliance
Sabroso Co.
St. Paul's Ins. Co.
Sedgwick CMS
Self Insured Mgmt. Services
Southern Oregon Goodwill Ind.
Standard Fire Ins. Co.
Sublimity Ins. Co.
TIG Ins. Co.
Travelers Ins. Co.
Travelers/Aetna
Triad Health Care Systems
U.S. Forest Industries
Underwriters at Lloyd's London
Unigard Ins. Co.
United States Fidelity Group
USAA
U.S.F. & G. Group
Utica National
Workmen's Auto Ins. Co.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Discover

Address

717 Murphy Road
Medford, OR 97504, (Jackson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 541-779-8900
Fax: 541-779-2982; 541-773-2635

Website

http://www.roguelaw.com

Office Hours

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

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Robert L. Cowling (Member) born Portland, Oregon, September 24, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1987-1990, Chair and Member, 1989-1990, Oregon State Professional Responsibility Board. Member, 1993-1995 and Lawyer Representative, Oregon District, Chair, 1995, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member: Jackson County, Federal (Member, Board of Directors, 1996—); and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1985); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Health Care.Email: Robert L. Cowling

John R. Hassen (Member) born Ahoskie, North Carolina, November 13, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Oregon. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1961); Stanford University (LL.B., 1965). Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Development; Real Property; Corporate Law; Adoption Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Health Care Law.Email: John R. Hassen

R. Ray Heysell (Member) born Vancouver, Washington, April 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Oregon. Education: University of Arizona; Lewis and Clark College (B.S., 1967); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., 1973). Member, Environmental Law Review, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 1971. Member, Joint Committee, Oregon Medical Association and Oregon State Bar Association, 1980—. Member, State Professional Responsibility Board, 1997-1999. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member: Workers Compensation Referee Review Committee, 1980-1981; Member, Executive Committee, 1981-1984, 1986-1988 and Chairman, 1982-1983, Worker's Compensation Section; Committee on Uniform Civil Jury Instruction, 1984-1986; ); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Workers Compensation Defense Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1986). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Business Planning; Real Estate.Email: R. Ray Heysell

H. Scott Plouse (Member) born Long Beach, California, December 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Oregon. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1974); Capital University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member, Order of the Curia. Member, Board of Editors, Capital University Law Review, 1981-1982. Licensed Real Estate Salesman, Ohio, 1974. Author: "Branti v. Finkel, Spoiling the Spoils System," 10 Cap. Univ. Law Review, 1981; Responsibility Law, Oregon State Bar, Workers' Compensation Section CLE, 1990, 1995; Introduction to Workers' Compensation, Oregon State Bar, Workers' Compensation 1988; Appellate Update, Oregon State Bar, Workers' Compensation Section, 1998. Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section Nominating Committee, 1986-1988); Association of Workers Compensation Defense Attorneys. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1974-1978]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: H. Scott Plouse

P. David Ingalls (Member) born Eugene, Oregon, March 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Oregon. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (A.B., 1973); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1978). Member, Law Review, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 1977-1978. Member: Jackson County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar (Member, Committee on Uniform Civil Jury Instructions, 1986-1990); Defense Research Institute; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation.Email: P. David Ingalls

Adam T. Stamper (Member) born San Francisco, California, March 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Oregon; 1990, California. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.S., 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, "Constitutional Law Quarterly." Member: Oregon State Bar; State Bar of California; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Occupational Safety and Health; Employment Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Creditor Bankruptcy.Email: Adam T. Stamper

Joseph E. Kellerman (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1987); University of Oregon (J.D., 1991); University of Washington (LL.M., 1992). Recipient, Ford Foundation Fellowship. Member: Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Municipal Law; Employment Law; Foreclosures.Email: Joseph E. Kellerman

James A. Wallan (Member) born Bend, Oregon, December 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Oregon; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oregon College of Education (B.A., 1981); Willamette University (J.D., 1985). Deputy District Attorney, Jackson County, 1986-1990. Oregon State Bar Counsel, 1991—. Member, Federal Local Rules Advisory Committee. Member: Oregon State Bar; Jackson County Bar Association; Southern Oregon Federal Bar Association (Board Member); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: James A. Wallan

Benjamin M. Bloom (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Oregon, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1988-1989); Hamilton College (A.B., 1990); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1993). Member: Jackson County and Federal (Member, Board of Directors) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member: Council on Court Procedures; Executive Committee, Products Liability Section, 1999-2001); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Municipal Law; Civil Rights; Civil Litigation.Email: Benjamin M. Bloom

Charles E. Bolen (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: St. Mary's College of Maryland (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Thomas More Scholar. Member: Jackson County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Charles E. Bolen

Ryan J. Vanderhoof (Member) born Portland, Oregon, November 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Oregon. Education: Texas Tech University School of Law (1995-1996); University of Oregon (B.S., 1995); Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk to Honorable Gregory G. Foote, 1998-1999. Member: Jackson County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Ryan J. Vanderhoof

Stefanie L. Burke (Partner) born West Covina, California; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1999); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Dissolution; Child Custody; Adoption Law.Email: Stefanie L. Burke

Mark S. Bartholomew (Partner) born San Francisco, California, September 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1998); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 2003). Member: Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Property; Land Use Planning.Email: Mark S. Bartholomew

ASSOCIATES

Richard L. Billin (Associate) born San Jose, California, January 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Oregon. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1987); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Securities Division). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Richard L. Billin

Eric B. Mitton (Associate) born Falmouth, Massachusetts, May 18, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Oregon. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 2003); University of Oregon (J.D., 2006).Email: Eric B. Mitton

Erik C. Larsen (Associate) born High Bridge, New Jersey. May 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon; 2005, Idaho. Education: University of Maine (B.S., Accounting, 1999); Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Erik C. Larsen

Staci L. Palin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2004); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Jackson County Bar Association; Rogue Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.