Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Construction
Professional Experience
Laurie has been with the firm for over a decade and serves clients in a variety of industries with business litigation matters. Laurie assists clients with contract disputes, negotiations, and resolutions. She represents clients in federal and state court, arbitration and mediation. Laurie works most extensively in the following areas:
- Debtor-Creditor Litigation
- Enforcement of Creditors' Rights
- Debtor-Creditor Workouts
- Business Litigation
- Construction Law
- Legal Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Coverage
Laurie enjoys practicing law and takes great pride in being responsive and dependable to her clients. Laurie's approach to representation is results-oriented with attention to detail.
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, 2011 and 2012)
Professional Organizations
Oregon State Bar
Debtor-Creditor Section Newsletter Editorial Board
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
Meals on Wheels, Volunteer (2012-Present)
Sussman Shank Community Service Group, Chair (2007-Present)
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, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Oregon State Bar
U.S. District Court, Oregon
Oregon Court of Appeals
Oregon Supreme Court
Washington State Bar
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
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.
