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ABOUT
THE ATTORNEYS
LANDYE BENNETT BLUMSTEIN LLP
1300 S.W. 5th Avenue, Suite 3500
Portland, Oregon 97201
(Multnomah County)
Telephone: 503-224-4100
Facsimile: 503-224-4133
(MAIN OFFICE)
PRACTICE:
General Practice and Litigation in State and Federal Courts.
Business Entities and Business Finance, Real Estate, Taxation,
Securities, Bankruptcy, Administrative Practice before Governmental
Departments, Agencies and Commissions, Land Use Planning,
Federal Land Law, Condominium and Community Association Law,
Products Liability and Aviation Law, Environmental and Hazardous
Substances Law, Intellectual Property and Computer Law.
FIRM-PROFILE:
Year Established: 1955
History: Founded in Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1955. Landye
Bennett Blumstein initially focused on corporate securities
law, finance and bankruptcy law, and mergers and acquisitions.
In 1976, the firm established an office in Anchorage, Alaska.
The firm has expanded its expertise to meet the needs of its
clients.
Areas of Emphasis and Growth: The primary practice areas of
Landye Bennett Blumstein include aviation, banking, bankruptcy,
business, corporate, environmental law, business and environmental
litigation, estate planning, finance, fisheries, intellectual
property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, mining, Native
American law, personal injury and products liability litigation,
public law, real estate, tax, timber, transportation and utilities
regulation. The firm has twenty-two lawyers and a support
staff of twenty-two.
Client Base: Landye Bennett Blumstein serves individuals and
businesses. The firm represents Pacific Northwest and Alaska
corporations and businesses and acts as local counsel to a
variety of national financial institutions and corporations,
multi-national corporations, start-up businesses, municipalities,
condominium homeowners' associations, construction firms,
real estate developers, and businesses which work with governmental
agencies.
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Anchorage, Alaska Office: 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 1200,
99501. Telephone: 907-276-5152. Facsimile: 907-276-8433.
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REPRESENTATIVE
CLIENTS
ATTORNEYS
ASSOCIATES
J.
DAVID BENNETT.
Position:
Member. Born Vancouver, Washington, August 15, 1941; admitted
to bar, 1971, Oregon. Education: Linfield College (B.A.,
1963); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Delta
Theta Phi. Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations;
Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Estate and Land
Use; Estate Planning and Administration; Business and Corporate
Law); Homebuilders Association of Metropolitan Portland;
Director, 1980-1994 and President, 1986, Oregon Chapter,
Community Associations Institute; Portland Board of Realtors;
Westside Economic Alliance (formerly Tualatin Valley Economic
Development Corporation) (Director, 1988- , and Chairman,
1989-1991, 1995). [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1963-1968]. Practice
Areas: Real Property Law; Estate Planning and Probate; Condominium
and Community Association Law; Land Use Planning Law.
Email: dbennett@landye-bennett.com
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DAVID
L. BLOUNT.
Position:
Member. Born Columbia, Missouri, July 14, 1954; admitted
to bar, 1980, Oregon. Education: College of William and
Mary (B.S., 1975); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and
Clark College (J.D., 1980). Member, Environmental Law Review,
1979. Author: "Individual Liability for Release of
Hazardous Substances," Environmental and Natural Resources
Bar Section Newsletter, 1986; "Private Party Cost Recovery",
Chapter 16, OLI-OSB Environmental Law Desk Reference, 1991.
Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington, D.C., 1980-1982. Chair, Environmental Cleanup
Advisory Committee to Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality, 1991. Member: Multnomah County (Member, Medical-Legal
Committee, 1986- ) and Federal Bar Associations; Oregon
State Bar (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Natural
Resources, Chairman, 1988-1989); Oregon Trial Lawyers Association;
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas:
Environmental Law; Civil Litigation.
Email: dblount@landye-bennett.com
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PHILIP
BLUMSTEIN.
Position: Member. Born New York, N.Y., 1957; admitted to bar,
1982, Alaska, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska and
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: State University
of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1979); Boston University
(J.D., 1982). Member: Alaska Bar Association (Member, Alaska
Native Law Section). (Resident, Anchorage, Alaska Office).
Practice Areas: Corporate and Bankruptcy Law; Alaska Native
Law.
Email: philb@lbblawyers.com
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DAVID
S. CASE.
Position:
Member. Born Seattle, Washington, September 12, 1944; admitted
to bar, 1974, Washington; 1975, Alaska. Education: Whitman
College (B.A., 1966); University of Washington (J.D., 1974).
Associate Professor, Native Studies and Political Science,
University of Alaska at Fairbanks, 1982-1984. Author: "Alaska
Natives and American Laws," University of Alaska Press,
1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern School of Law,
1986. Board Member, 1985-1991, Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1987
and President, 1990-1991, Alaska Legal Services Corporation.
Member, Board of Visitors, Northwestern School Of Law, 1994
-- . Chief Counsel, Berger Commission, 1984-1985. Director,
AFN Bush Justice Project, 1976-1977. Recipient, Alaska Federation
of Natives Denali Award, 1998 ("In Appreciation for
Dedication and Service to the Alaska Native Community).
Member, Washington State Bar Association, 1974-1975. Member:
Alaska Bar Association (Member, Section on, Native Law,
Executive Committee, 1984- ). (Resident, Anchorage, Alaska
Office). Practice Areas: Native Law; Corporate Law; Municipal
Law.
Email: dscase@clbw.com
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MITCHEL
R. COHEN.
Position: Member. Born Portland, Oregon, March 15, 1951; admitted
to bar, 1976, Oregon; 1979, District of Columbia. Education:
Colgate University (B.A., 1973); Gonzaga University (J.D.,
magna cum laude, 1976); New York University (LL.M., 1977).
Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 1975-1976. Graduate Editor,
Tax Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: American Bar Association
(Member, Sections on: Taxation and Real Property, Probate
and Trust Law); Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation,
Executive Committee, 1986-1990 and Estate Planning and Administration);
District of Columbia Bar; Western Region Bar Association
(Member, Internal Revenue Service Liaison Committee, 1989-
); Estate Planning Council of Portland. Practice Areas:
Taxation Law; Business Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law.
Email: mcohen@landye-bennett.com
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STUART
K. COHEN.
Position:
Member. Born Redwood City, California, February 13, 1960;
admitted to bar, 1985, Oregon. Education: Whitman College
(B.A. in Economics, 1982); Northwestern School of Law of
Lewis & Clark College (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Recipient:
Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy, 1983; American Jurisprudence
Awards for Torts, 1984 and Wills/Trusts and Future Interests,
1985. Member: Software Association of Oregon, 1989 -- ;
Pacific Rim Computer Law Institute (Member, Planning Committee,
Chair and Speaker, 1989 -- ). Member: Multnomah County and
American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar (Member, Section
on Computer Law, Past Chair and Board Member, 1989- ). Practice
Areas: Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Computer Law;
Probate; Litigation.
Email: scohen@landye-bennett.com
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JAMES
S. CRANE.
Position:
Member. Born Chicago, Illinois, December 19, 1948; admitted
to bar, 1976, Alaska; 1990, Oregon. Education: University
of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., cum laude, 1970); University
of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (M.A., 1971); Northeastern University
(J.D., 1976). Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections
on: Environmental and Natural Resources, Litigation and
Business Litigation); Alaska (Member, Torts Section) and
American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance
Practice; Business Law; Natural Resources and Environment);
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation; Environmental Law.
Email: jcrane@landye-bennett.com
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KIM
DUNN.
Position:
Member. Born Anchorage, Alaska, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985,
Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of Alaska. Education:
Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Boalt Hall
School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1985). Member:
Alaska (Member, Employment Law Section) and American (Member,
Construction Law Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Anchorage,
Alaska Office). Practice Areas: Health Care Corporate Law;
Housing Law; Employment Law.
Email: kimd@lbblawyers.com
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DAVID
N. GOULDER.
Position:
Member. Born Natick, Massachusetts, May 11, 1950; admitted
to bar, 1979, Oregon. Education: Brandeis University (B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1972); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude,
1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Harvard University Environmental
Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: American Bar Association;
Oregon State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation;
Appellate Law.
Email: dgoulder@landye-bennett.com
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KARNA
R. GUSTAFSON.
Position:
Associate. Born Arlington, Virginia, March 30, 1968; admitted
to bar, 1994, Oregon. Education: James Madison University
(B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); Willamette University (J.D.,
cum laude, 1994). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Multnomah County
and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar; Homebuilders
Association of Metropolitan Portland; Community Associations
Institute; Portlandia Club, Inc. (President, 1999); Commercial
Real Estate Women; Portland Metropolitan Realtors Association;
Oregon Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Property Law;
Condominium and Community Association Law; Business Law.
Email: kgustaf@landye-bennett.com
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ROBERT
B. HOPKINS.
Position:
Member. Born Spring Valley, Illinois, July 2, 1948; admitted
to bar, 1973, Oregon. Education: Oberlin College (B.A.,
magna cum laude, 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1973).
Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association (Member,
Sections on: Litigation; Individual Rights and Responsibilities);
Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Aviation, Secretary,
1984-1986, Chairman, 1987-1988, Executive Committee Member,
1984-1999; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers
of America; Oregon Trial Lawyers Association; Lawyer-Pilots
Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Personal
Injury Litigation; Aviation Law; Environmental Law; Products
Liability Law.
Email: rhopkins@landye-bennett.com
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ROBERT
H. HUME JR..
Position:
Member. Born Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 9, 1952; admitted
to bar, 1977, Oregon; 1978, Alaska. Education: Colorado
State University and University of Michigan (B.G.S., with
high distinction, 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., cum
laude, 1976). Member: Oregon State Bar; Alaska (Member:
Sections on: Business, Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Native
Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law and
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
(Resident, Anchorage, Alaska Office). Practice Areas: Commercial
Transactions; Corporate Law; Limited Liability Company Law;
Native Law; Real Property Law; Bankruptcy Law.
Email: bhume@micronet.net
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THOMAS
M. LANDYE.
Position:
Member. Born San Francisco, California, March 20, 1939;
admitted to bar, 1969, Oregon. Education: Reed College (A.B.,
1960); University of Chicago (A.M., 1963; J.D., 1968). Multnomah
County Investment Advisory Board. Member, Board of Visitors,
University of Oregon Law School. Member, Citizens Crime
Commission. Member: Multnomah County and American (Member,
Sections on: Business Law, Taxation and Intellectual Property)
Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate
Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Email: tlandye@landye-bennett.com
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JEFFREY
S. MUTNICK.
Position:
Member. Born New York, N.Y., August 26, 1947; admitted to
bar, 1972, Oregon; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of
Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme
Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A.,
1969); Northwestern University (J.D., 1972). Author: "Occupational
Diseases," Oregon State Bar Handbook, 1984; "Pain
and Suffering: Loss of Earnings and Earning Capacity,"
Oregon State Handbook, 1985. Co-Author: "Epidemic Type
Claims in the Maritime Workplace," University of San
Francisco Maritime Law Journal, Vol 4, Summer, 1992. Member,
Board of Editors, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and
Police Science, 1971-1972. Member: Oregon State Bar; The
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas:
Products Liability Law; Asbestos Litigation; Longshore Law;
Harbor Workers Compensation Law.
Email: jmutnick@landye-bennett.com
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P.
STEPHEN RUSSELL III.
Position:
Member. Born Galveston, Texas, April 17, 1956; admitted
to bar, 1981, Oregon. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S.,
1978); Willamette University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member:
Multnomah County and American (Member, Sections on: Real
Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law) Bar Associations;
Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Past Chairman, Real
Estate and Land Use; Business and Corporate Law). Practice
Areas: Real Property Law; Land Use; Condominium and Community
Association Law; Corporate Law.
Email: srussell@landye-bennett.com
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RICHARD
L. SADLER.
Position:
Member. Born St. Louis, Missouri, November 1, 1944; admitted
to bar, 1974, Oregon. Education: Carleton College (B.A.,
1967); University of Wisconsin; Harvard University (J.D.,
1974). Vice Chairman, Board of Student Advisors, 1973-1974.
Member: American Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; The
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas:
Corporate Law; Administrative Law; Governmental Affairs
Law; Civil Litigation.
Email: dsadler@landye-bennett.com
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THANE
W. TIENSON.
Position:
Member. Born Astoria, Oregon, August 22, 1946; admitted
to bar, 1977, Oregon; 1983, Washington. Education: University
of Santa Clara (B.A., 1968); Golden Gate University (M.P.A.,
1973); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member,
1975-1977 and Issue Editor, 1976-1977, Environmental Law
Review. Author: "Alyeska v. Wilderness Society, Demise
of the Private Attorney General," 6 ENV Law Review
243, 1976. Member: Oregon State Bar; Washington State Bar
Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative
Law; Fisheries Law; Environmental Law; Government Affairs.
Email: ttienson@landye-bennett.com
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RICHARD
S. YUGLER.
Position:
Member. Born Passaic, New Jersey, September 5, 1955; admitted
to bar, 1980, Oregon; 1981, U.S. District Court, District
of Oregon; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983,
U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1977);
The Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., 1980). Member, Law
Review, The Lewis and Clark Law School, 1979-1980. Master,
Owen M. Panner Inn at Court, 1992 -- . Recipient, Merit
Award, Multnomah County Bar Association. Author: "Civil
Racketeering," Chapter 28 Torts, Oregon State Bar,
1993 and 1996; "Handbook for Jurors," Oregon State
Bar, 1999; "Piercing the Corporate Veil," Trial
Lawyer, 1999. Certified Mediator, Oregon Court of Appeals.
Member: Multnomah County (Secretary, 1990-1991; Member,
Board of Directors, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations;
Oregon State Bar (Member, Practice and Procedure Committee,
1991-1993; Disciplinary Board, 1994-1996; Uniform Civil
Jury Institution Committee); Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
(Chair, Business Litigation Section, 1998- ; Secretary/Treasurer,
1998- ; Parliamentarian, 1997; Co-Chair, Amicus Committee;
Board of Governors, 1996- ; Chair, Continuing Legal Education
Committee, 1994-1995); American Trial Lawyers Association.
Reported Cases: Computer Concepts v. Brandt, 310 OR 706,
801 P.2d 800 (1990). Practice Areas: Business Litigation;
Securities Litigation; Personal Injury; Employment Litigation.
Email: ryugler@landye-bennett.com
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ASSOCIATES
JAMES
A. WEBSTER.
Position: Associate. Born St. Paul, Minnesota, 1967; admitted
to bar, 1997, Alaska and U.S. District Court, District of
Alaska. Education: University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
(B.A., 1993); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D.,
1997). Executive Editor, Oregon Law Review; Distinguished
Service Award, Oregon Law Review. Member: Alaska Bar Association
(Member, Alaska Native Law and Business Law Sections). (Resident,
Anchorage, Alaska Office).
Email: jimw@lbblawyers.com
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REPRESENTATIVE
CLIENTS:
Koncor Forest
Products; General Telephone Company; Gould Electronics,
Inc.; National Cooperative Bank; Loewen Group International,
Inc.; Denharco, Inc.; Applied Research, Inc.; Taylor Electric
Supply, Inc.; Herbert Malarkey Roofing Company; London Underground,
Inc.; North Sky Communications; Cascade Corporation; Portland
Development Commission; Huna Totem Corporation; The Sunriver
Owners Association; Walt West Construction Co.; Innovative
Housing Corporation; Tokola Development Corporation; Lucas
Development Co.; Gerding Investment Co.
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