1 Trial Lawyer • Winter 2024 Board of Governors Winter 2024 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, [email protected]. For advertising rates, contact [email protected] or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, [email protected]. 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, [email protected], 541-362-4725 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, [email protected], 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, [email protected], www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles I’ve Got No Quit In Me: A cowboy approach to motions to compel Rian Peck .......................................................................................................6 Privileges in Depositions Stephen Brischetto .......................................................................................10 No Safe Harbor: Securing fee awards under fee-shifting STATUTES Robert Le .....................................................................................................14 Motions in Large Trials Emily Johnson, Cody Berne .........................................................................18 On the Offense: Attacking frivolous affirmative defenses & requests for admission responses Ashley Vaughn .............................................................................................. 22 The Beating Heart: You and your appellate lawyer Cody Hoesly ................................................................................................25 Battling the Preemptive Suit with a special motion to strike Elizabeth Savage ...........................................................................................30 Difficult Defense Counsel: Embracing a broader perspective Thanh Tran ..................................................................................................33 Stipulated Protective Orders: Making them work for you Kimberly Weingart ......................................................................................36 Departments President’s Message: Council on Court Procedures and you Rob Kline ....................................................................................................... 2 View from the Bench: A judicial perspective on motion practice Hon. Angela Franco Lucero ............................................................................ 4 Annual Partners .................................................................................................. 17 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice ........................................................................ 28 Comp Corner: Motions in workers’ comp Julene Quinn ................................................................................................ 41 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab ...................................................... 42 Officers President Rob Kline President-elect Melissa Bobadilla Secretary-Treasurer Brent Barton Parliamentarian Rob Beatty-Walters Immediate Past President Blair Townsend District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Tim Williams — District 2 Rhett Fraser — District 3 Jovita Wang — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Lara Johnson — District 4 Erin Christison — District 5 Diego Conde — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Keith Dozier Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Mark Ginsberg Chris Hill Neil Jackson Quinn Kuranz Mona Moghimian Jeremiah Ross New Lawyer Governors Ashley Rosenbaum-DePalo Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab Shenoa Payne AAJ State Delegates Ron Cheng Ryan Jennings Michael Wise OTLA Staff Email, (first name)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Chief Executive Officer Amy Anderson, 503-223-5587 x100 Annual Partner & Development Director, Deputy Political Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist Dorina Vida, 503-223-5587 x111 Education and Communications Director
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