1 Trial Lawyer • Spring 2023 Board of Governors Spring 2023 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-804-0668, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, barb@vogtlong.com. 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, faith@morselawllc.com, 541-362-4725 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable, and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles Financially Viable: Employee benefit claims Megan Glor.....................................................................................................6 Wildfire: Fire insurance denial claims Clinton Tapper..............................................................................................12 Emotions Run High: Settling first party claims Richard Spier................................................................................................16 Arbitration vs. Trial Gretchen Mandekor......................................................................................20 Insurance Got You Down? Exploring a plantiff’s rights Kyle Sturm, Nick Thede................................................................................24 Lessons Learned along my attorney fee journey Bob Bonaparte..............................................................................................30 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car: Insurance update Ben Cox........................................................................................................35 Brenna Collacchi and the fight against State Farm Aaron Reichenberger.....................................................................................40 Coverage of Homeowner Policies Fred Millard .................................................................................................43 Washington vs. Oregon: Insurance bad faith Mona Moghimian ........................................................................................46 Fighting Corporate Greed Travis Eiva.....................................................................................................50 Departments President’s Message: Protecting our clients Blair Townsend...............................................................................................2 View from the Bench: A new courthouse for Clackamas County Judge Kathie Steele.........................................................................................4 Annual Partners . .................................................................................................................... 11 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice . .................................................................................................................... 28 Comp Corner: Attorney fee factors Julene Quinn................................................................................................55 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab....................................................... 56 Officers President Blair Townsend President-elect Rob Kline Secretary-Treasurer Melissa Bobadilla Parliamentarian Brent Barton Immediate Past President Lara Johnson District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Rhett Fraser — District 3 Erin Christison — District 4 Diego Conde — District 4 Derek Johnson — District 5 Tim Williams — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Neil Jackson Ryan Jennings Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab AAJ State Delegates Apolinar Montero-Sánchez Shenoa Payne Michael Wise OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership and Partnership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Chief Executive Officer Caroline Greenlaw, 503-223-5587 x100 Education and Development Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist
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