Michael J. Scott

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Michael J. Scott

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Mike is the managing partner of the firm. He has acted as a neutral in over 1200 alternative dispute resolution matters throughout the Northwest. His service as a neutral has primarily related to construction/design claims, construction/design defects, insurance, business and real property law issues related to condominiums, townhomes, single family residences, schools, public improvements, landslides, shopping centers, office buildings, hospitals, hotel/motel, fractional ownerships and subdivisions. Mike's service as a mediator or as a referee has often been under Case Management Orders entered by Oregon courts

Bar Admissions and Professional Activities and Recognitions:

• Oregon State Bar, admitted 1983
• Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee member, 1994-97

• Construction Law Section member (Chairperson, 1987-88)

• Debtor/Creditor Section member
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1984
• Selected to Best Lawyers in America for Construction Law, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Selected to Super Lawyers for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction Litigation, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Oregon Law-Related Education Program nka Classroom Law Project
Member, 1985-90 Chairperson, State Board of Directors, 1988-90
• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Alumni Association President, 1990-91
• Multnomah County Bar Association
• Washington County Bar Association
• American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry member

Education:

Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon B.A., with high honors, 1978
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon J.D. 1983

Community Activities:

• Willamette University, Salem, Oregon. Willamette Rugby Football Club, Head Coach 2007 - www.willametterugby.com
• Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union, Mens Division 2 Collegiate Coordinator, 2008 -
• "Treasure the Beach", A SOLV Project Oregon affiliated beach clean-up program for Seaside Oregon, Co-Chair & Founder 2006 - Received award in 2007 as the Best Project Oregon event by a first time coordinator
• Beaverton Barbarians Rugby, (U-19) Head Coach 2006 - 2009
• Friends of Beaverton Football (High School), President 2005 - 2008
• Beaverton Football Association, Inc. dba Beaverton Football, (Youth Football) President 1999-2004, Coach 1999-2004
• Tualatin Valley Youth Football League, Wellnitz Sportsmanship Award Recipient 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004, Lomardi/Montavon Division Co-President 2000-2003, THPRD Field Liason 2000-2003
• Raleigh Hills Little League, Coach/Manager 1995-2002; T-Ball Coordinator 1998-2002
• West Hills Soccer, Board Member 1997-98, Coach 1994-98
• Tigard Chamber of Commerce, President 1989-90



Publications:

• Mediation of Oregon Construction Disputes: Time for a Change...... or Time for a Checklist of the Who, What, Why, When, Where and How; The Seminar Group (2011)
  
• Arbitration and Mediation CLE, Supplements for Chapters on Using Arbitration and Commercial Arbitration, Oregon State Bar, Co-Author (2008)
• Construction Defect Claims, Clark County Washington Bar Association, Co-Author (2005)
  
• Oregon Construction Law CLE, Chapter on Construction Liens, Oregon State Bar, Author
  (1989, 1993, 1997) Co-Author (2004)
  
• Law for Design Professionals in Oregon, Chapt. "Mock Mediation of a Condominium Project," Lorman Business Center, Inc. (2003)
  
• Construction Claims and Bankruptcy Court, Multnomah County Bar CLE, Co-Author (2002)
  
• Oregon and Washington Construction Lien and Bond Law, Lorman Education Services,
  Co-Author (2001)
  
• Article: Contract Formation - The Contractor/Subcontractor's Perspective, The Seminar Group,
  Co-Author (2001)
  
• Oregon Credit and Collections Issues, Associated Floor Covering Contractors and World Floor Covering Assoc., Co-Author (2001)
  
• Oregon Construction Lien and Bond Claim Issues, Washington County Bar Association,
  Co-Author (2001)
  
• Oregon Construction Law: Practical Approaches for the New Millennium Washington County Bar Association, Co-Author (2001)
  
• Residential Construction in Oregon: Legal and Practical Perspectives, Lorman Ed. Services,
  Co-Author on Selected Chapters (1999)

Personal Information:

Born Pendleton, Oregon, January 4, 1956
Married: wife Laurie A. Scott; two children, Stephen M. Scott and Matthew L. Scott