Practice Areas

Representing landowners, developers, and businesses in matters involving zoning compliance, land use planning, subdivisions, partitions, permit disputes, and regulatory challenges before local and state agencies.

Experienced in handling the full range of civil disputes, including complex and high-stakes cases involving contracts, property, business, personal matters, and public and private nuisance and injunctions. The firm is willing to challenge powerful institutions and formidable adversaries.

Advising buyers, sellers, and landowners through property purchases, sales, and related contracts, with particular experience in rural and agricultural property in Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington.

Resolving conflicts over property lines, encroachments, easements, adverse possession claims, and title defects — including matters that require litigation to settle.

Protecting the rights and interests of older adults, including matters involving elder abuse, exploitation, long-term care planning, and related civil claims.

Representing clients in dissolution, custody, and parenting time matters, with an emphasis in valuation and equitable distribution of business entities, real property, and agricultural and cattle assets.

Handling appeals before the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and other appellate bodies, drawing on decades of experience with complex legal matters.

Advising clients on aviation-related legal matters, including FAA regulatory compliance, airport access and development, and related disputes.

Representing individuals injured through the negligent, wrongful, or intentional conduct of others, including motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, assault, trespass, and nuisance.

Specializing in defending individuals charged with DUII and wildlife offenses, including trespass.

Drafting, reviewing, and litigating easement agreements, access rights, utility corridors, and disputes over the use or scope of existing easements.

Advising clients on entity formation (corporations, LLCs, and partnerships), business operations, complex business structures, and commercial litigation.

Drafting, reviewing, and enforcing contracts across a wide range of commercial and personal contexts, and representing clients when contractual disputes prompt litigation.

Helping individuals and families plan for the future through wills, trusts, advance directives, and related documents tailored to their specific goals and circumstances.

Guiding families through the probate process following a loved one’s passing, including administration of estates, creditor resolution, and distribution of assets.

Assisting families in establishing legal guardianships and conservatorships to protect minors or adults who are unable to manage their own affairs.