OLI Board of Directors

We would like to thank our retiring board members, Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Hon. Jeffrey S. Jones, and Hon. Elizabeth Welch, for their many years of service on the board and invaluable contributions to OLI.

January 2006

Hon. Thomas A. Balmer

Oregon Supreme Court
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
PH: (503) 986-5717
FX: (503) 986-5730
E-mail: thomas.balmer@ojd.state.or.us
Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us

Hon. Thomas A. Balmer is an Associate Justice of Oregon Supreme Court in Salem. Justice Balmer received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his J.D. from University of Chicago Law School. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Oregon State Bar. He was formerly a partner at Ater Wynne LLP, where his practice focused on commercial litigation, government regulation, appeals, and antitrust law. Prior to that, he served as the Oregon Deputy Attorney General, and a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He was an adjunct professor of law at Lewis & Clark Law School and an adjunct professor of political science at Lewis & Clark College. He is the author of numerous articles on antitrust and other legal topics. He is the past chair of the Multnomah County Legal Aid Society, and a member of the board of directors for the Classroom Law Project, Chamber Music Northwest and U.S. District Court Historical Society.

John M. Coletti

Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC
1000 SW Broadway, Ste. 1660
Portland, OR 97205
PH: (503) 226-6361
FX: (503) 226-6276
E-mail: john@paulsoncoletti.com
Website: http://www.paulsoncoletti.com

John M. Coletti is a Partner of Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC in Portland where he specializes in personal injury, product liability, and professional negligence. He received his B.A. from University of Washington and his J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar.

Jeffrey G. Condit

(OLI President)
Miller Nash LLP
111 SW 5th Ave., Suite 3400
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 224-5858
FX: (503) 224-0155
E-mail: condit@millernash.com
Website: http://www.millernash.com

Jeffrey G. Condit (OLI President) is Counsel at Miller Nash LLP in Portland. Prior to joining Miller Nash, Mr. Condit served as City Attorney for the City of Lake Oswego and County Counsel in Benton County, Oregon. Mr. Condit's practice focuses on the areas of government and constitutional law, local governance, public finance, revenue and taxation, public facilities planning and service, real property law, public contracting, and urban renewal. He has done extensive work at the Oregon Legislature on behalf of cities, counties, and the Oregon State Bar. He received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Washington and J.D. from Willamette University School of Law.

Hon. Robert D. Durham

Oregon Supreme Court
Supreme Court Building
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
PH: (503) 986-5725
FX: (503) 986-5730
E-mail: robert.d.durham@state.or.us
Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us

Hon. Robert D. Durham is an Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Justice Durham received his B.A. from Whittier College, his J.D. from University of Santa Clara School of Law, and his L.L.M. in Judicial Process from University of Virginia School of Law. He is past president of the Oregon Appellate Judges Association and has been a member of the criminal law committee of the Oregon Judicial Conference since 1998.

Meagan A. Flynn

Preston Bunnell & Flynn LLP
1500 SW 1st Ave., Ste. 770
Portland, OR 97201
PH: (503) 227-5445
FX: (503) 227-1398
E-mail: meaganf@pbandf.com
Website: N/A

Meagan A. Flynn is a partner with Preston Bunnell & Flynn LLP in Portland with an emphasis on personal injury appellate law. Ms. Flynn received her B.A., cum laude, from Willamette University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. She is the past chair of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Amicus Committee.

Katherine Heekin

The Heekin Law Firm
808 SW Third Ave., Ste. 540
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 222-5578
FX: (503) 200-5135
E-mail: katherine@heekinlawoffice.com
Website: http://heekinlawoffice.com

Katherine Heekin, founder of The Heekin Law Firm, has a business litigation practice with an emphasis on fraud-related claims. Katherine provides fraud prevention training and is an instructor with NACVA’s Forensic Accounting Academy. She also provides consulting services in the areas of electronic information discovery and management in anticipation of and during internal investigations and litigation. Katherine is the author of several CLE publications on E-Evidence and litigation technology and has extensive experience with factoring companies, software companies, banks, builders, mortgage brokers, stock brokers and brokerage businesses, accountants and accounting firms, family-owned businesses, doctors, hospitals, investment funds, and sports and leisure businesses among others.

Katherine is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Oregon School of Law, were she was Executive Editor of the Oregon Law Review. She is a former clerk to the United State District Court Judge Ann Aiken. Katherine is licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon.

Mark Johnson

Johnson Renshaw & Lechman-Su PC
516 SE Morrison, Ste. 1200
Portland, OR 97214
PH: (503) 224-1640
FX: (503) 224-0092
E-mail: markj@jrl-s.com
Website: http://www.jrl-s.com

Mark Johnson is a partner with Johnson Renshaw & Lechman-Su PC in Portland with an emphasis on family law, appellate litigation, and professional ethics. Mr. Johnson received his B.A. from Reed College and his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the ABA State Delegate for Oregon. He is a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline and the former chair for the State Profesional Responsibility Board. He is also the past president of the Oregon State Bar and the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association.

Matthew A. Levin

Markowitz Herbold Glade & Mehlhaf PC
1211 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 3000
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 295-3085 x 55
FX: (503) 323-9105
Email: mattlevin@mhgm.com
webpage: http://www.mhgm.com/home.asp

Matthew A. Levin is a Shareholder of Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf PC, with an emphasis in business litigation, including contract disputes, employment matters, accounting malpractice, and real estate disputes, and sports litigation. Mr. Levin received his B.S. from the University of Michigan and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a founding board member of The Second Chairs litigators group and an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. Mr. Levin also serves as board president for The First Tee of Portland, president for the St. Andrew Legal Clinic and is a member of the Business Advisory Team to the Oregon Department of Education.

Richard F. Liebman

Barran Liebman LLP
601 SW 2nd Ave., Ste. 2300
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 276-2148
FX: (503) 274-1212
E-mail: rliebman@barran.com
Website: http://www.barran.com

Richard F. Liebman is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP where he specializes in labor and employment law. Mr. Liebman received his B.A. from University of California at Berkeley and his J.D., from University of California at Berkeley Boalt Hall. He has been selected repeatedly by his peers for listing in the Best Lawyers in America (1995-present). He was also elected by his national colleagues as a national fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers for his sustained outstanding performance in the profession and is ranked #1 (with partner Paula Barran) for Labor and Employment Lawyers in the State of Oregon by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2005. In 2003, he was named as the recipient of the Oregon State Bar Labor Section’s first “Distinguished Service” award. In 2004, he was also named as the first recipient of the “Management Practitioner of the Year Award” by the Industrial Relations Research Association.

Hon. Marilyn E. Litzenberger

(OLI Vice President)
Multnomah County Courthouse
1021 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 988-3365
FX: (503) 276-0979
E-mail: marilyn.e.litzenberger@ojd.state.or.us
Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us

Hon. Marilyn E. Litzenberger (OLI Vice President) is a Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge in Portland. Judge Litzenberger received her B.S. from the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University and her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. She formerly served on the Oregon State Bar’s Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee and Future of the Legal Profession Task Force and is a past chair of the OSB Unlawful Practice of Law and Balancing Personal Life, Family & Career committees and the OSB Products Liability Section. Judge Litzenberger is also a past President of Oregon Women Lawyers and the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation. She currently serves as co-chair of the Committee to Improve Jury Service, a joint committee of the bench and bar in Multnomah County.

Martin F. Medeiros II

(OLI Secretary/Treasurer)
Swider Medeiros & Haver LLP
1420 American Bank Building
621 SW Morrison St., Ste. 1420
Portland, OR 97205
PH: (503) 226-8122
FX: (503) 273-8842
E-mail: mmedeiros@smhllaw.com
Website: http://www.smhllaw.com

Martin F. Medeiros II (OLI Secretary-Treasureris a partner at Swider Medeiros & Haver LLP in Portland, where he specializes in intellectual property, including trade mark, copyright, patent, moral rights, and trade secrets, commercial law and telecommunications law. Mr. Medeiros received his B.S. from American University in Washington, D.C. and his J.D. from University of Tulsa College of Law. He is a member of the Washington State Bar and the Oregon State Bar. He is the chair of the Oregon State Bar Computer and Internet Law Section.

Kathleen K. Miller

Stephen H. Miller, P.C.
PO Box 5
Reedsport, OR 97467-0005
PH: (541) 271-2101
FX: (541) 271-2107
E-mail: kmiller@presys.com

Kathleen K. Miller is a Pace-registered Paralegal at Stephen H. Miller, P.C. in Reedsport, Oregon. Ms. Miller worked with the firm of Stoel Rives LLP during the period 1980 to 2002. Ms. Miller is a member of Oregon Paralegals Association, NALS (National Association for Legal Professionals) and an associate member of the Oregon State Bar. She is the past co-chair of Oregon State Bar Committee on Legal Secretaries, the past president of Portland LSA and OreALS Scholarship Fund, Inc., and a past member of a number of NALS national committees and certifying board. She also served as a faculty panelist for Miller’s Court in 1991 and “Skills Enhancement for the Legal Services Team” for NALS/American Bar Association in 1993.

James E. Mountain, Jr.

(OLI Past President)
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick, P.C.
1001 SW 5th Ave., 16th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 242-0000
FX: (503) 241-1458
E-mail: james.e.mountain@harrang.com
Website: http://www.harrang.com

James E. Mountain, Jr. (OLI Past President) is a Shareholder of Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. in Portland, where he specializes in appellate, regulatory, and administrative law. He received his B.A. from University of Oregon and his J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court of Oregon and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He formerly acted as Oregon’s Solicitor General, Special Counsel to the Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General. He is a former member of the OSB Board of Bar Examiners and CLE Committee member. He is also the past president of the Marion County Bar Association.

Hon. Timothy J. Sercombe

Oregon Court of Appeals
1163 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
PH: (503) 986-5659
FX: (503) 986-5865
E-mail: timothy.j.sercombe@ojd.state.or.us
Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us

Hon. Timothy J. Sercombe is a Judge with the Oregon Court of Appeals. Judge Sercombe received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D., honors graduate from the University of Oregon School of Law. Prior to joining the Court of Appeals in 2007, Judge Sercombe practiced law at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (1991-2007) and Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC (1977-1991). He is a member of the Multnomah County Bar Association and the Oregon Appellate Judges Association.

Richard A. Slottee

Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic
310 SW 4th Ave., Suite 1018
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 768-6550
FX: (503) 768-6555
E-mail: slottee@lclark.edu
Website: http://www.lclark.edu/dept/lclinic

Richard A. Slottee is the Director of the Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic in Portland. Professor Slottee received his B.S. and his J.D. from University of Oregon. He is the author of Bankruptcy for Oregon, Butterworths (1994).

Hon. Susan M. Svetkey

Circuit Court Judge
Multnomah County Courthouse
1021 SW Fourth Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 988-3060
FX: (503) 276-0970
E-mail: susan.svetkey@ojd.state.or.us
Website: http://www.ojd.state.or.us

Hon. Susan M. Svetkey is a Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge in Portland. Judge Svetkey received her B.A. from New York University, her M.A. from University of Oregon College of Education, and her J.D. from University of Oregon. She was the Chair for Oregon State Bar Juvenile Law Section in 1998, and is a member of the Oregon Academy of Family Law Practitioners, the National Association of Counsel for Children, and the National Council of Juvenile & Family Law Judges.

Bradley F. Tellam

Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Ave., Ste. 2300
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 224-9414
FX: (503) 220-2480
E-mail: bftellam@stoel.com
Website: http://www.stoel.com

Bradley F. Tellam is an attorney with Stoel Rives LLP where his practice focuses primarily on employment law, complex civil litigation, and appeals. In addition, Brad devotes significant time to legal ethics and professional responsibility issues. Mr. Tellam received his B.A. from Claremont Men's College and his J.D. from Loyola Law School. Brad is a current member of the Oregon Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee and former member of the Oregon State Bar Legal Ethics Committee. He is a frequent writer and speaker on legal ethics issues, and his practice includes advising attorneys with legal ethics questions and defending attorneys accused of disciplinary rule violations. Among other publications, he is co-editor and co-author of a new chapter in the 1994 supplement to The Ethical Oregon Lawyer, a treatise on ethics and professionalism published by the Oregon State Bar, co-editor of the 1998 Supplement and co-author of an additional chapter in 1998, and co-editor of The Oregon Rules of Professional Responsibility Annotated (OLI 4th ed 1997). He is a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1984 and the Washington State Bar since 1982.

Jere M. Webb

Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 2300
Portland, OR 97204
PH: (503) 294-9460
FX: (503) 220-2480
E-mail: jmwebb@stoel.com
Website: http://www.stoel.com

Jere M. Webb is a Partner at Stoel Rives LLP where his practice focuses on intellectual property, marketing law, and trade regulation law. Mr. Webb received his A.B. from Stanford University and his J.D. from University of Chicago Law School. He is a member of the Computer Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, International Bar Association, and the ABA Forum on Franchising. He is the founder and member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Rim Computer Law Institute, a past member of the OSB Board of Governors, and a past chair of the OSB Committee on Continuing Legal Education. He is the editor of Civil Litigation Manual (Oregon CLE 1982) and Advising Oregon Businesses (Oregon CLE 1989-2002).

Mark M. Williams

Gaydos Churnside & Balthrop, PC
440 East Broadway, Suite 300
P.O. Box 440
Eugene, Oregon 97440
PH: (541) 343-8060
FX: (541) 343-1599
Email: mark@oregonlegalteam.com
Website: http://www.oregonlegalteam.com

Mark M. Williams is an attorney with Gaydos Churnside & Balthrop, PC in Eugene with an emphasis on medical and financial issues facing the aging and incapacitated and legal ethics. He received his B.A. from University of Portland and his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School. He is the chair of the OSB Elder Law Section and he is the past chair of the Aging Services Division Advisory Committee, North Portland Senior Services. He received University of Portland’s 2000 Fr. Thomas Oddo Award for Outstanding Alumni Service, Multnomah County Volunteer Lawyers Project for pro bono services at the Senior Law Project and Cascade Aids Legal Clinic.

Elizabeth M. Stephens

Assistant Dean for CLE and
Director, Oregon Law Institute
620 SW Main St., Suite 706
Portland, OR 97205
PH: (503) 768-6581
(800) 222-8213
FX: (503) 768-6585
E-mail: ems@lclark.edu