MEMBERS
Christopher T. Carson (Member) born Alamosa, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1984, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1985, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1980); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Multnomah Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2006; Associate Editor, Willamette Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "State Constitutional Analysis of Equal Protection and Privileges or Immunities: Gender Discrimination in Oregon," 19 Willamette Law Review, 757, 1983. Member: Oregon State Bar (Chair, Construction Law Section, 1998; Chair, Business Litigation Section, 2006; Member, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 2003-2005); Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: Christopher T. Carson
James P. Laurick (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, April 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Oregon and Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Northern Colorado (B.S., 1976); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1981). Member, Environmental Law Review, 1979-1981. Author: "Recent Development," 11 Environmental Law 187, 1980. Associate Counsel, The Oregon Bank and Orbanco, 1982-1984. Associate Editor, ABA, 1990-1994. Editor, Oregon's Construction Law Newsletter, 1988. Member: Multnomah County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Business Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Product Liability Law; Personal Injury.Email: James P. Laurick
Stephen C. Voorhees (Member) born Portland, Oregon, March 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Oregon; 1980, U.S. District Court of Oregon; 1987, Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. Education: University of Oregon Honors College (B.S., 1973); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1979). Member, Northwestern Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Belloni, U.S. District Judge, 1980. Member: Multnomah County and Washington State Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Professional Liability; Commercial Law; Business Litigation.Email: Stephen C. Voorhees
Jeffrey M. Kilmer (Member) born Norwalk, Ohio, June 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Oregon; 1970, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1983, Washington; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University; Oberlin College (B.A., 1963); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1969). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Oregon Supreme Court Justice Gordon Sloan, 1969-1970. Chief Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County District Attorney's Office, 1971-1973. Chief Trial Deputy District Attorney, Lane County District Attorney's Office, 1974. Member: Oregon State Bar; Washington State Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey M. Kilmer
Peter J. Viteznik (Member) born San Francisco, California, February 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1995, Washington; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1987); Willamette University (J.D. cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Business Litigation.
OF COUNSEL
Gregory B. Snook (Of Counsel) born Portland, Oregon, March 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Oregon; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Portland State University (B.S., with honors, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Reported Cases: Holduer v. Oregon Trout, Inc., 173 Or App 344, 22 P3d 244 (2001); Sutherland v. Brennan, 131 Or App 25, 883 P2d 1318 (1994); State ex rel Sam's Texaco v. Gallagher, 314 Or 652, 842 P2d 2383 (1992). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Gregory B. Snook
SENIOR COUNSEL
Graham M. Sweitzer (Senior Counsel) born Spokane, Washington, November 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 2003, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1997); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 2002). Member: Oregon State Bar; Washington State Bar; Multnomah County and Clark County Bar Associations; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Products Liability.
Robert C. Muth (Senior Counsel) born Lechlade, England, December 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1990, North Carolina; 1997, Oregon. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1985); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of Texas; North Carolina State Bar; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Law; Real Property; Insurance.Email: Robert C. Muth
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Holli K. Houston (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Austin Peay State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Lane County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar (Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 2008-2010). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability.
Donald Kolb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Oregon; 2003, Minnesota (inactive). Education: University of Texas (B.A., Economics, 1997); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002).Email: Donald Kolb
LEGAL SUPPORT MANAGER
Robert L. Patterson, CP born Charleston, South Carolina, January 17, 1954; Education: American Institute (A.A.S., 1993); Summation Certified Trainer. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Robert L. Patterson, CP