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Equitable Center
530 Center Street N.E., Suite 722
Salem, Oregon 97301-3740 (Marion & Polk Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.3
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Products Liability and Personal Injury Law. Year Established: 1984
Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Oregon Mutual Insurance Co.
Sentry Dairyland Mutual Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance Co.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Employers Insurance of Wausau
Viking Insurance Co.
Unitrin Insurance Co.
Prudential Insurance Co.
Safeway Stores, Inc.
Lutheran Benevolent Insurance Co.
Great West Life Insurance Co.
Clarendon National Insurance Co.
Great Southwest Fire Insurance Co.
K-Mart, Inc.
Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund
National Indemnity Co.
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
Allied Group Insurance
AIG Specialty Auto
Orion Auto
Austin Mutual Ins. Co.
California Casualty Ins. Co.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
AddressEquitable Center
530 Center Street N.E., Suite 722
Salem, OR 97301-3740, (Marion & Polk Cos.)
PhonePhone: 503-378-7777
Fax: 503-588-5899
Website
http://www.smapc.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Ralph C. Spooner (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Oregon and Illinois. Education: Loyola University; Arizona State University; University of Illinois (B.A., 1968); Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Illinois Institute of Technology Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Marion County (Director, 1982-1986; President, 1986), Illinois State Bar; Oregon State Bar; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1986; President 1986); American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Liability Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Extra Contractual Insurance Defense; Fire Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Fraud Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense; Property Insurance Defense; Self Insured Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Ralph C. Spooner
Joe W. Much (Member) born Houston, Texas, July 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Oregon. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1970); Oregon State University (B.S., 1972); University of Puget Sound, now Seattle University (J.D., 1975). Member: Marion County and Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Joe W. Much
——————————James F. Lawler (Associate) born Suffern, New York, November 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York, Oregon and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: Washington County, Marion County, Multnomah County, Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: James F. Lawler
Daniel R. Schanz (Associate) born Otsego, Michigan, September 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1996, Oregon. Education: Liberty University (B.S., 1989); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Secured Transactions. Certificate of Merit for Highest Grades in Admiralty and Workers Compensation. Judicial Clerk, Oregon Court of Appeals, Hon. Walter Edmonds, 1994-1996. Student Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorney Association of Michigan. Member: Marion County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Daniel R. Schanz
Tom C. Spooner (Associate) born Salem, Oregon; admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Portland (B.A., Political Science, 2003); University of Oregon (J.D., 2007). Member: Marion County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Personal Injury.Email: Tom C. Spooner
Tyler E. Staggs (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, May 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Oregon. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 2002); University of Oregon (J.D., 2006). Member: Marion County Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Association of Defence Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury.
Melissa J. Ward (Associate) born Salem, Oregon, February 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Oregon; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Portland (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Oregon (J.D., 1999). Author: "Granewich v. Harding," Oregon Business Lawyer, 2000. Former Member: Dunn Carney Allen Higgins and Tongue LLP. Member: Oregon State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Business Law.Email: Melissa J. Ward
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