Circuit Court Judge & Trial Attorney

Circuit Court Judge, Jackson County, 1997–2013

  • Managed civil docket: commercial, corporate and business; employment; real estate, construction and boundary disputes; personal injury and insurance claims; divorce, child custody and adoptions; probate, wills and trusts.
  • Served as civil circuit court settlement judge (16 years).

Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission (Jackson County). Chair, 1997-2013

Oregon Court of Appeals, Judge Pro Tem, 2005–2007

Oregon Complex Litigation Court, 2010–2013

Annual New Judges Seminar, Faculty, 2002–2014

Oregon Commission on Professionalism, 1999–2017 (Chair, 2004)

Circuit Court Judge Association (President, 2008-2009)

Civil Trial Attorney, 1983–1997

  • Practice involved: commercial and business disputes and transactions; employment advice and disputes; real estate and construction issues; personal injury and insurance claims; government, regulatory and land use matters.