Attorneys
Lisa C. Alan
Partner
Lisa’s practice focuses on estate and business planning and real estate transactions. She has considerable experience drafting wills, trusts, advance directives, and powers-of-attorney and advises on federal and state estate tax issues and charitable planning.
Stephen E. Blackman
Partner
Steve specializes in labor and employment law and provides legal aid to clients through contract drafting, real estate acquisition, and intellectual property affairs. He is well known in the Portland jazz community as part of the PDX Jazz Festival production team and performer as a jazz vocalist and guitarist.
Cary R. Cadonau
Partner
Cary focuses on advising small and medium-sized businesses in all facets of their operations. His practice includes real estate, business litigation, family law, personal injury and criminal defense. Cary enjoys working to achieve creative resolutions to disputes while providing exceptional services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Taylor L. Clay
Associate
We are pleased to welcome Taylor as an associate attorney, joining our business and business litigation practice groups.
Norman Cole
Of Counsel
Norm has limited his practice to workers’ compensation since 1979. He represents injured workers under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, its extensions, and the Oregon Compensation Act.
Terry DeSylvia
Of Counsel
Terry has provided legal advice to hundreds of locally owned businesses and individuals for more than 30 years. His expertise includes complex contract negotiations, sale and acquisition of businesses, commercial real estate and private lender transactions, corporate affairs, shareholder disputes, and succession and estate planning for family businesses.
Mary L. Dougherty
Associate
Mary advises business owners and other individuals about business transactions, estates, wills, trusts, and business succession. A fifth-generation Oregonian, Mary is a graduate of Oregon State University and a proud member of Beaver Nation. Outside of the office, Mary is often found knitting, gardening and traveling.
Douglas R. Grim
Partner
Doug represents numerous family and closely held businesses. His practice concentrates on corporations and businesses, real estate transactions and development, estate planning, and mergers and acquisitions. This practice background offers the experience necessary to provide unique services to his clients.
Bob L. O’Halloran, Jr.
Associate
Bob practices both litigation and transactional matters in Oregon and Washington. His litigation practice focuses on representing owners, developers, design professionals, prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in all aspect of construction disputes. He also has substantial experience in insurance law, both from the defendant and plaintiff perspective, including catastrophic injury claims under Oregon’s Employer Liability Law. His business practice includes formation, corporate compliance, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and other business transactions.
Kirkham E. Hay
Of Counsel
Kirk works with business clients with entity formation, tax elections, taxable and nontaxable acquisitions, sales, and reorganizations, as well as estate planning and estate and trust administration. He advises and counsels his clients on legal matters that arise in their operations, including drafting, interpreting and enforcing contracts and agreements.
James W. Hendry
Partner
Jim maintains a diverse practice assisting individuals, businesses, and medical professionals. He has extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts, including business, personal injury, domestic relations, and criminal trials. He also represents health care professionals before licensing boards and advises clients on legal issues that impact business operations. Jim is a former member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the State Board of Psychologists. He is a current member of the Governor’s Counsel of Economic Advisors.
Greg K. Hitchcock
Partner
Greg specializes in employee benefits including retirement, health, and executive compensation programs. He regularly assists nonprofit organizations with their formation, obtaining tax exempt status, and operational matters. He competed in track and cross country at the University of Oregon and continues to be involved in the sport by assisting with youth track programs.
Scott L. Jensen
Partner
Scott represents businesses and individuals in forming new businesses, buying and selling businesses and real estate, commercial and residential construction projects, construction liens and bond claim enforcement, and creditor-debtor matters. He provides clients with practical, efficient advice to achieve their business and financial objectives.
Kent D. Johnson
Partner
Kent practices real estate law in Oregon and Washington and advises Oregon businesses. He represents developers, buyers and sellers, and long-term landowners, and is the firm’s go-to on tax matters. His business practice includes formations, mergers, acquisitions, succession planning and contract work.
Richard A. Mann
Partner
Richard’s practice focuses on personal injury and maritime law. He represents injured plaintiffs in civil litigation and injured workers under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Jonas Act, and the Defense Base Act.
Douglas J. Raab
Partner
Doug specializes in commercial litigation, domestic relations, and personal injury matters. An adept trial attorney, he works hard to resolve difficult and complex disputes through settlement when possible. He’s been a lifelong resident of Portland and represents a number of Portland businesses.
David R. Sorensen
Associate
We are pleased to welcome David as an associate attorney, joining our business and general litigation practice groups.
Matthew M. Sweeney
Partner
An experienced trial lawyer, Matt has tried over twenty jury trials through verdict and has been very successful. He handles numerous motion hearings, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations, and has been consistently selected by his peers as an Oregon Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2014.
Miles Sweeney
Of Counsel
Miles is a founding partner of the firm. He represents both defendants and plaintiffs in bodily injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation, mediation and arbitration. Miles is committed to obtaining practical, expeditious resolutions for his clients.