PARTNERS
Richard A. Lee (Partner) born Indianola, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1984, Oregon; 1987, Washington. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1981); University of Oregon (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Member: Multnomah County, Clark County, Washington State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Litigation Section, Legal Assistants Council, 1991-1993, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, 1995-1997); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners (Member, 1995-1998; Chair, 1997-1998). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Richard A. Lee
Molly Jo Mullen (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1988); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1991). Member: Multnomah County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Oregon Women Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Russian and German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device; Employment.Email: Molly Jo Mullen
Eric "Skip" Winters (Partner) born Portland, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1995, US District Court for the District of Oregon; 1997, Washington and US District Court for the Western District of Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1991); Willamette University (J.D., 1994). Member: Oregon State Bar Association (Member: President's Advisory Committee on Future Issues, 2002-2004; Oregon New Lawyers Division, Executive Committee, 1997-2003; Chair, 2003, Chair-Elect, 2002, Treasurer, 1999-2001; Membership Services Committee, 1995-1997); Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) (Member: Public Service Committee 1998-1999; MBA Community Law Week Committee 1998); Washington State Bar Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member: Construction Section); Defense Research Institute (Member: Construction Section). Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Eric "Skip" Winters
Deanna L. Wray (Partner) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1997, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 2003, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1990); Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 1997). Member: Oregon State Bar; Multnomah and Washington State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Oregon Women Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Deanna L. Wray
Jeffrey V. Hill (Partner) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1981, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1985, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1978); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1981). Member: Multnomah County, Washington State and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation Sections); Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey V. Hill
Vicki M. Smith (Partner) born Spokane, Washington; admitted to bar, 2001, Oregon; 2005, Washington, US District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.A., 1998); Willamette University (J.D., 2001). Member: Multnomah County and Washington State Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Publications Representative for New Lawyers Practice Group 2006); Oregon Women Lawyers; Defense Research Institute (Member: Life, Health & Disability Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation.Email: Vicki M. Smith
ASSOCIATES
Heather Bowman (Associate) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Seattle Pacific University (B.A., English Literature, 2001); University of Washington (J.D., 2007). Member: Multnomah Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.Email: Heather Bowman
Jason Gardner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2002, Oregon. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.Email: Jason Gardner
M. Diana Fedoroff (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); University of North Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Multnomah and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Oregon Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Casualty Insurance(20%); Automobile Liability(10%); Automobile Insurance(10%); Automobile Liability Defense(10%); Casualty Insurance Defense(10%); Commercial Insurance Defense(10%); General Liability Defense(10%); Property Damage Defense(10%); Self Insured Defense(10%).Email: M. Diana Fedoroff
OF COUNSEL
Erika J. George (Of Counsel) born Munich, Germany; admitted to bar, 1997, Oregon; 1999, Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Pacific Lutheran University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1997). Associate, Tooze, Duden, Creamer, Frank & Hutchison, 1997-2002. Non-Equity Partner, Duden Neiman LLP, 2003-2004. Of Counsel, Williams Kastner, 2005-2007. Member: Multnomah County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Oregon Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Health Care; Construction Defects; Construction Law.Email: Erika J. George
Barry M. Mount (Of Counsel) born Portland, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1969, Oregon. Education: Lewis and Clark College (B.A., 1966); University of Oregon (J.D., 1969). Recent Cases Editor, University of Oregon Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Procedure and Practice Committee, 1980-1982; Chairman, 1982; Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 1996-2000; Chairman, 2000); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1984-1986). [Lieut., U.S. Navy, JAGC, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Defects; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability; Medical Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: Barry M. Mount
Pamela J. Stendahl (Of Counsel) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Oregon; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1992, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1983); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Property, 1986, and Civil Procedure, 1987. Author: Air Carrier's Liability for Passenger's Aerotitis, The Air and Space Lawyer, Volume F, Number 4 (Spring, 1993). Teaching Assistant, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, Legal Writing, Research and Reasoning, 1987-1988. Member: Multnomah County and Washington State Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Women Lawyers; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage.Email: Pamela J. Stendahl