Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Construction
Environmental
Professional Experience
Laurie's practice focuses on business litigation and construction law in federal and state court, arbitration and mediation. Laurie's approach to litigation considers not only the merits of the case, but also the cost-effectiveness of the process and ultimate resolution of her client's claims. Laurie works most extensively in the following areas:
- Business Litigation
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Real Estate and Commercial Leasing Disputes
Honors/Awards
Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit Winner, Multnomah Bar Association (2007)
Oregon Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of Business Litigation (2009 and 2011)
Education
B.A., cum laude, University of Connecticut
J.D., University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder
Civic Organizations
Multnomah Bar Association
The YOUthFILM Project Committee 2007-2009, Chair 2008
Community Service Group
Publications
Oregon State Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education
Civil Pleading and Practice (2006)
"Provisional Process" Co-Author
Admitted to Practice
California State Bar
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Oregon State Bar
U.S. District Court, Oregon
Washington State Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Articles
Past Speaking Engagements
Oregon and Washington Construction Lien Law: NACM Oregon (2004 - 2009)
Washington Lien Law and Bond Claims: NACM Oregon (2012)
Representative Work- Consumer Protection Act Defense
We represented a Washington homebuilder in a lawsuit filed against a real estate investor for breach of promissory note and the judicial foreclosure of the trust deed that secured the note. The defendant investor attempted to avoid liability for his obligations by asserting Washington Consumer Protection Act counterclaims against our client. At the trial court, we prevailed on a motion for summary judgment granting the client's claims against the investor and defeating the investor's Consumer Protection Act counterclaims. The investor appealed the trial court's rulings. On the appeal, we decisively defeated the investor's complex Consumer Protection Act arguments and the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's rulings.
