Chris Fender Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States

With decades of experience handling design and construction claims as well as complex civil litigation insurance defense covering damages of a wide variety, we are recognized as leaders in our field. We specialize in defective building materials, water intrusion, impact and delay claims, and complex litigation surrounding bodily injury.

Lake Oswego, Oregon

WALLACE, KLOR, MANN, CAPENER & BISHOP P.C. represents individual and corporate clients with diverse legal needs. While historically we trace our roots to workers' compensation defense in the Pacific Northwest, we are a growing law firm of attorneys with many legal interests and wide ranges of experience. Our firm emphasizes general civil practice in state and federal courts and represents clients in administrative proceedings and litigation.

Tigard, Or

Thenell Law Group exceeds your expectations of a law firm. Founded by Daniel Thenell, the firm is rooted in small town values, with an eye toward national concerns in insurance defense and representation of public servants. When you work with Thenell Law Group, you become a vital member of a legal team committed to achieving resolution through communication, legal acumen and sheer tenacity. More of a family than mere law office, the litigation attorneys and trusted staff achieve success through collaborative effort and sharing of knowledge. Their focus and dedication developed a renowned first-party insurance coverage and special investigation practice, which has grown into the areas of liability defense and representation of police officers and associations.

Portland, Or

Robinson Tait provides superior default related legal services to the lending community. Members of the firm are admitted to practice in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts in eight western states: Alaska, Arizona, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, California, and Nevada. RT focuses its practice on the special areas of concern to financial institutions and servicers, including litigation, bankruptcy, judicial foreclosure, title curative, closings, mediations, unlawful detainers (evictions), and senior lien monitoring for both commercial and residential loans. RT prides itself in providing service-oriented representation to identify and avoid problems that could lead to litigation where possible. Where litigation is unavoidable, RT's team of experienced litigation attorneys stands ready to craft innovative solutions to resolve problems created by difficult litigants or facts. As a contract attorney, Chris' responsibilities include:-Represent lending agencies in foreclosure mediations as part of Oregon SB 558.-Implement firm and client foreclosure litigation and mediation strategies to preserve lender foreclosure rights.-Play a key role in providing feedback and suggestion in the formulation of the State's ongoing foreclosure avoidance program.

Newberg, Or

Cummins, Goodman, Denley & Vickers, P.C. regularly represents employers and insurers in the areas of employment law, business disputes, insurance defense, workers’ compensation, tort & OSHA (both state and federal) defense. The firm approaches litigation comprehensively with the goal of resolving all issues expeditiously. Effective advocacy focused on creative solutions is always the goal. In sum, the firm provides options to clients designed to lead to positive outcomes. Chris' responsibilities included:-Manage complex workers' compensation matters from case referral to administrative hearing and appellate level in Oregon and Washington.-Coordinate and interview fact and expert witnesses.-Negotiate workers' compensation settlements.-Manage complex OR OSHA and WISHA files from case referral to hearing and appellate level.-Act as liaison to OR OSHA and WISHA clients to maintain relationships and answer questions.-Draft Discovery requests/responses and Pleadings.

Portland, Or

Mr. Brown practiced privately for over 36 years, principally as a litigator in Eugene (Cass, Scott, Woods & Smith), San Francisco (Lillick & Charles) and Portland (Tonkon Torp LLP, Brown & Truesdell, Block Markus Williams LLC, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Gordon & Rees LLP, and Wiles Law Group LLP). He litigated almost every issue that could arise from the purchase, operation or sale of a business. Mr. Brown represented both plaintiffs and defendants, including businesses and individuals, public and private utilities, and governmental bodies including the People's Republic of China. During the time in question, Mr. Brown also served as of counsel to Wiles Law Group, a Portland firm dedicated to Construction Defect litigation. Mr. Fender's responsibilities in his capacity as Mr. Brown's associate included:-Draft and file civil motions and pleadings.-Prepare and coordinate witnesses for complex civil trials and arbitrations.-Attend and take depositions in Personal Injury, Contract Dispute, and Title Insurance litigation. -Manage plaintiff Personal Injury litigation from case referral to conclusion, resulting in four successful settlements.-Argue motions in courts from Lincoln to Multnomah County. -Prepare cases for complex corporate litigation, defamation, and wrongful termination trials.

Eugene, Or

Veralrud & Fowler, Attorneys, is a professional legal partnership headed by Attorneys Gregory E. Veralrud and Lindsay H. Fowler. Mr. Veralrud concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury and criminal defense. He also has expertise in civil litigation involving business, real estate and probate fraud. Ms. Fowler concentrates her practice in the areas of criminal defense and divorce / family law. As a law clerk for the firm, Mr. Fender's responsibilities included:-Research criminal defense strategies for felony and misdemeanor offenses.-Interview witnesses and conduct investigations in criminal and personal injury matters.-Act as client liaison. -Prepare materials for divorce matters.

Eugene, Or

The Child Advocacy Section helps protect abused, neglected and abandoned children throughout Oregon by providing vigorous court representation and comprehensive legal advice to the Department of Human Services' Child Welfare Program (DHS). In addition, it helps to ensure that parents support their dependent children by assisting the Oregon Child Support Program in collecting child support and where appropriate, establishing paternity and support obligations.-Interview witnesses.-Prepare disclosure to opposing counsel.-Prepare materials for hearings involving termination of parental rights.

Riverside, Ca

Robert C. Chandler has practiced law in the Riverside area since 1988 with a focus on bankruptcy, consumer rights, family law, and property litigation. Chris' responsibilities as a law clerk for Mr. Chandler included:-Research and draft pleadings for civil matters including consumer complaints, HOA litigation, and property disputes. -Prepare appeal of California Death Penalty conviction and sentencing.

Long Beach, Ca

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers® is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. -Investigate auto insurance claims.-Conduct interviews of witnesses, claimants, and insureds.-Perform scene investigations of reported losses. -Negotiate settlements of property and personal injury claims. -Attend Mandatory Judicial Settlement Conferences as company representative.-Attend complex civil litigations as company representative.

Master Of Science (Ms), Conflict And Dispute Resolution, 3.85

Activities and Societies: -Member of the Inaugural 2008 graduating class in Masters Program. The Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center.

Juris Doctorate, Law, 3.08

Activities and Societies: -ADRA Chair -Coordinator of annual Mediation Competition -Co-Founder of UO Law Red Cross Katrina Relief Fund.

Bachelor'S Degree, French And History Dual, 3.4

Activities and Societies: -NCAA football, starting left tackle for Claremont Mudd Scripps Stags -Brethren Colleges Abroad studies.