For over 25 years, I have been a practicing corporate ?lawyer representing companies in manufacturing and ?distribution, technology (both hardware and software), ?healthcare, construction, real estate, financial services, ?energy, and natural resources. My experience has made ?me a trusted advisor to many of the Pacific Northwest's ?leading companies, executives, entrepreneurs, and ?investors, and I have hands-on experience working with ?corporate governance, acquisitions, venture capital and ?finance, and international expansion.?Connecting clients with opportunitiesKnown as "The Great Connector," I am active in the Pacific ?Northwest business, government, and nonprofit communities. Using my ?broad platform and relationships, I help create opportunities and ?solve problems for clients. Portland Monthly magazine called me ?one of Portland's most influential leaders, and I am comfortable in traditional ?institutions of power as well as mentoring and working with the next ?generation of diverse young leaders.?Recognized business law leadershipMy broad business, political and nonprofit background allows me to help clients look at old problems in new ?ways. I am equally comfortable in the boardroom, helping work through complex issues or helping general ?counsel or senior management identify legal resources and business strategies. My peers have ?recognized me with the James B. Castles Leadership Award, named after a founding general counsel of ?Tektronix and a founding trustee of the M. J. Murdock Trust, for excellence in the practice of business law, ?professionalism, and outstanding community leadership.?

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• Willamette University College of Law, Juris Doctor degree with emphasis in corporate and merger and acquisition law (1987)
• Willamette University, Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (1981)
• Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Master of Business Administration degree with emphasis in Finance and Organizational Change and Theory (1987)

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