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Willamette Professional Center
1011 Commercial Street, NE, P.O. Box 749
Salem, Oregon 97308-0749 (Marion & Polk Cos.)
Website
http://www.ghrlawyers.com
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.4
out of 5
(Main Office) Since 1928, our firm has employed a solution-oriented approach in representing individuals, local, national and international corporations, emerging businesses and insurance companies throughout Oregon. Our litigation practice focuses on employment and labor law, workers' compensation, commercial disputes, professional liability and insurance matters. The firm's transactional services include complex tax, real estate, financial and business matters. Businesses are also served by our bankruptcy and creditor rights practice area. Clients are represented in all state and federal courts, and agencies at the federal, state and local government level. Statement of PracticeBankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business and Corporate Law, Civil Litigation, Employment and Labor Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Family Law, Government Relations, Insurance and Workers' Compensation Defense, Medical Practices and Malpractice Law, Public Entity and School Law, Real Estate Transactions and Development, Tax Law. Year Established: 1928
Firm Size: 21
Representative Clients:American Village Corp.
Canby School District
Capital City Companies Co.
Cascade International Seed Co.
Chemeketa Community College
City of Salem
Coldwell Banker/Mt. West Real Estate
Evesham Wood Winery
First American Title Insurance Co.
Garten Services, Inc.
Gresham-Barlow School District
Klamath County School District
Lincoln County
Lincoln County School District
Marion County
Mountain West Investment Corporation
Mountain West Retirement Corp.
Multnomah Education Service District
Newberg School District
Norpac Foods, Inc.
North Clackamas School District
Northwest Physicians Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Co.
Salem-Keizer School District
Sedgwick CMS
Sublimity Insurance Co.
TNT Management Resources, Inc.
Tokyo International University of America
West Coast Trust Co.
Willamette Education Service District
Woodburn School District.
AddressWillamette Professional Center
1011 Commercial Street, NE P.O. Box 749
Salem, OR 97308-0749, (Marion & Polk Cos.)
PhonePhone: 503-581-1501
Fax: 503-581-5891
Websitehttp://www.ghrlawyers.com
George M. Jennings (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Economics, 1970); Willamette University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Landlord Law; Estate and Business Planning.Email: George M. Jennings
Mark B. Comstock (Partner) born Eugene, Oregon, December 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1978); Willamette University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; School Law.Email: Mark B. Comstock
Paul A. Dakopolos (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, February 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Oregon. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., 1981); Willamette University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: School Law; Civil Rights Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts; School and Special Education Law.Email: Paul A. Dakopolos
Bruce A. Zagar (Partner) born Pittsburg, California, December 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Oregon; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 1972); Willamette University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: School Law; Labor Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Relations; Administrative Law.Email: Bruce A. Zagar
John E. Pollino (Partner) born Salinas, California, September 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1993, Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., 1989); Willamette University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Elder Abuse Litigation; Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: John E. Pollino
Tammy M. Dentinger (Partner) born Ontario, Oregon, December 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Oregon; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Tammy M. Dentinger
Kim E. Hoyt (Partner) born The Dalles, Oregon, December 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oregon State University (B.A., 1988); Willamette University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Civil Sex Abuse; Medical Malpractice.Email: Kim E. Hoyt
Theresa M. Wade (Partner) born Salem, Oregon, November 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1999, Oregon and U.S. Tax Court; 2000, Washington. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1996); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Elder Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Business Law.Email: Theresa M. Wade
J. Kevin Shuba (Partner) born Big Springs, Texas, May 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1988); Willamette University (J.D., 1991). Member: Marion County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Public Contract Law; Construction Law; Real Estate; Regulatory Law.Email: J. Kevin Shuba
Sean E. Armstrong (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1992); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Oregon State and Marion County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: Sean E. Armstrong
J. Channing Bennett (Partner) born Columbia, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2002, Oregon; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Johnson & Wales University (B.S., 1989); University of Arizona (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Boston College (J.D., 1997). Member, Willamette Valley American Inn of Court. Member: Marion County, Multnomah County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law.Email: J. Channing Bennett
Gordon R. Hanna (Partner) born Reedley, California, December 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Oregon; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1978). Author, Chapter 11 Individual, Pleading and Practice, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education Series, 1994. Member: Board of Directors, Salem Association of Realtors, 1990-1991; Willamette Valley Inns of Court, 1992. Member: Marion County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Property Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Succession Planning; Business Taxation; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Buy-Sell Agreements; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances.Email: Gordon R. Hanna
——————————Spencer C. Rockwell (Associate) born Salem, Oregon, September 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Oregon and U.S District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Pacific University (B.A. Literature, Political Science, 2000); Willamette University of Law (J.D., 2005). Legal Assistant, Washington County Public Defender's Office. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation.Email: Spencer C. Rockwell
Lucas W. Reese (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., History, cum laude, 2005); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Marion County Bar Association; Willamette Valley American Inn of Court.Email: Lucas W. Reese
Kelly Noor (Associate) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Oregon; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Eastern Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Utah (J.D., 1997). ACR Certified Family Law Mediation, 2007. Member: Marion County Bar Association.Email: Kelly Noor
Ryan P. Hunt (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Oregon. Education: Washington State University, Vancouver (B.A., Public Affairs, magna cum laude, 1999); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.Email: Ryan P. Hunt
Julia C. Rice (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., Psychology, 2000); University of San Diego (M.A., Marital and Family Therapy, 2003); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Marion County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar (Member, Family Law Section); American Bar Association; Oregon Academy of Family Law Practitioners. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations.Email: Julia C. Rice
John C. Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Oregon. Education: Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Marion County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.Email: John C. Young
Janice M. Pilkenton (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Oregon. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., 1984); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 1989). Member: Multnomah, Marion County and Oregon (Past Secretary, W.C. Executive Committee) State Bar Associations; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; Willamette Valley Inn of Court; Oregon Women Lawyers.Email: Janice M. Pilkenton
OF COUNSELEric William Jamieson (Of Counsel) born Portland, Oregon; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana; 2001, Oregon. Education: Washington State University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 1999); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Montana; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business Successions; Corporate Law; Construction Law; Real Estate.Email: Eric William Jamieson
Joan W. Reese (Of Counsel) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Willamette University (B.S., 1975); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member, Oregon Real Estate Board. Member: Marion County Bar Association.Email: Joan W. Reese
Dennis S. Reese (Of Counsel) born Portland, Oregon, June 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Oregon, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: Willamette University (B.S., 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, The Order of Barristers. Member: Oregon State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Dennis S. Reese
Anthony R. Kreitzberg (Of Counsel) born Butte, Montana, August 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1996, Oregon and Washington. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1981); Boston University (M.B.A., with honors, 1983); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Oregon State and Marion County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Commercial; Real Estate; Land Use.Email: Anthony R. Kreitzberg
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