Janet frequently serves the firm’s clients in the Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She also represents her clients’ business, professional and personal interests before various trial courts and professional licensing agencies. Her practice requires that she often work closely with the client’s general counsel or trial lawyer on appellate matters and so she has developed a strong and long lasting relationship with other lawyers.


Janet has handled well over 50 cases to final decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has argued over 30 cases and taken them to final opinion in the Oregon Supreme Court, and argued over 130 cases resulting in opinions in the Oregon Court of Appeals. She has also handled appeals in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Idaho Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, and Washington Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.


Janet defends doctors lawyers and other professionals in Oregon state and federal trial courts. She also handles all aspects of professional malpractice, commercial litigation, products liability and general litigation.


She also represents Oregon professionals in matters involving their licensing Boards. She works frequently with the various Oregon professional licensing Boards.

Degrees

Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Bowling Green State University - 1978; JD - University of Oregon, 1981.

Practice Focus

Civil defense work primarily in tort litigation with an emphasis on defense of medical and legal professionals, but also including civil rights litigation for municipal bodies and employment defense work.