Jeff Merrick
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Phone: 503-665-4234
Toll Free: 800-970-3527
4800 S.W. Meadows Road
Suite 300
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
Mission Statement.
To serve my clients with skill, tenacity, and integrity.
Method.
- Get to know my clients so that I fully understand their needs.
- Jointly develop a plan to accomplish client goals.
- Execute the plan to a successful conclusion.
Testimonials
Education
JD (Juris Doctor, with honors), Univesity of Minnesota, School of Law, 1984
Associate Editor of Minnesota Law Review
LLM (Master of Laws with honors), Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 2004
BA (Bachelor of Arts), Stanford University, 1980
Economics and Political Science
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Oregon, 1984U.S. District Court for Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Oregon State Bar Association
Member Since: 1984
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 1992
Multnomah Bar Association
Committee Work
Multnomah County Bar Association committee that screens judicial candidates for the Governor and the court (2008- present)
Council on Court Procedures. The committee of judges and lawyers that revises and writes Civil Court Procedural Rules (2001-2)
Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee. The committee of judges and lawyers that revises and writes jury instructions to be used by judges (1993-1996)
Member and Supporter of Brain Injury Association of Oregon (2003 - present)
Safe Kids Public Policy and Education Committee. A committee of safety professionals that works on laws to protect children. (2005- present)
Portland State University Human Subjects Research Review Committee. (1995-97).
Executive Committee - Product Liability of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1994-96)
Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section - Chair (1989-90)
Oregon State Bar Labor Law Section - Executive Committee (1988-90)
Multnomah County Democratic Party - Chair (2004-2005)
Additional Legal Activities
- Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College. (2005)
- Adjunct Professor at Portland State University where I taught a law class (1998)