(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Trial and Business Practice in State and Federal Courts including Business Litigation, Insurance Law, Agricultural Law, Automobile, Premises Liability, Professional Negligence, including Legal and Medical Malpractice, Product, Toxic Tort and Environmental Liability, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge and Defamation, Arbitration and Mediation, Business, Real Estate, and Estate Law, Probate.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Tillamook County Creamery Association (makers of Tillamook Cheese)
Country National Beef
Oregon Coast Foods, Inc.
Columbia River Processing, Inc.
Caylx Fruit, LLC
The City View Cemetary Association
Clayton-Ward Company
Dermatology Clinic, P.C.
Gerlinger Carrier Company
Fire Protection, Inc.
Olsen Agriculture, Inc.
Jenks-Olsen Farms, Inc.
C. A. Lantz Construction Co.
LCG Pence, LLC
Bill Rogers Motor Company, Inc.
Salem Area Mass Transit District
Salem Clinic, P.C.
Salem Rehabilitation Associates, Inc.
Stahlbush Island Farms, Inc.
Sun Retirement Corp.
Cascadia Development, LLC
EcoWest Development, LLC
Oregon Meadofoam Growers
Polo Ridge Farms, LLC
Rockwest Training Co. Inc.
Williams, Zografos & Peck PC
West Coast Beet Seed Company
West Salem Machinery Company
Willamette Agricultural Consulting, Inc.
Willamette Valley Hospice
Family Building Blocks, Inc.

Representative Clients:

TIAA-CREF
Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A.
American Family Insurance Group
North Pacific Insurance Co.
State Farm Insurance Co.
Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund
Omaha Indemnity Insurance Co.
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Albertson's Inc.
Guaranty National Insurance Co.
Mutual of Omaha
Jefferson Insurance Co.
Bankers Life and Casualty
Fulcrum Insurance
Home Life Insurance Company of New York
The Infinity Group
Kentucky Central Life
National American Insurance Co.
One Beacon Insurance
Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association
Pepsico
Ca E. Auto Ins. Co.
Combined Specialty Insurance
Pioneer MillWorks, Inc.
WildWestSeeds, Inc.
Revera, Inc.

Former Names

(Formerly Clark, Lindauer, Fetherston, Edmonds, Lippold & Collier, LLP)

Address

Cascade Pacific Professional Center
960 Liberty Street, S.E., Suite 110 P.O. Box 2206
Salem, OR 97308-2206, (Marion & Polk Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 503-581-1542
Fax: 503-585-3978

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Ben C. Fetherston, Jr. (Member) born Denver, Colorado, April 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Oregon; 2007, Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1978); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Associated Oregon Industries (Member, Board of Directors, 1993—; Executive Committee, 1996—; Secretary, 2000-2002; Treasurer, 2002-2004; First Vice-Chair, 2004-2006; Chairman, 2006-2008). Trustee, AOI Healthcare Health Insurance Trust. Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Willamette Valley (Member, Board of Directors, 2009—) Member: Oregon State Bar; Washington State, Marion County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Agricultural Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning.Email: Ben C. Fetherston, Jr.

James C. Edmonds (Member) born Salem, Oregon, May 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1982); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Marion County (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2000; President, 1999), Multnomah County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1999—; President, 2003); Defense Research Institute; Willamette Valley American Inn of Court (Member, 1998-2000 and Chairman, 1999-2000, Local Professional Responsibility Committee; Member, Region Six Disciplinary Board, 2003—); United Way (Member, Board of Directors, 2008—); Salem Multicultural Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 2009—). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Negligence Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: James C. Edmonds

Steven M. Lippold (Member) born Tacoma, Washington, June 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Washington; 1990, Oregon. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1984); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, Willamette Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Marion County, Multnomah County, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Willamette Valley American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Steven M. Lippold

Jeffrey A. Trautman (Member) born Moses Lake, Washington, September 17, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon. Education: Warner Pacific College (B.S., 1999); Willamette University (J.D., 2003). Member: Marion County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Willamette Valley American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Agricultural Law; Real Estate; Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Trautman