Allen enjoys an active litigation practice defending personal injury and property claims. He has defended local and national companies in asbestos litigation, handled multi-million dollar casualty cases, and managed construction defect cases for both general contractors and subcontractors.
Allen has a wide variety of trial, arbitration and mediation experience and has successfully argued in front of the Oregon Court of Appeals and Land Use Board of Appeals. He has also tried eight cases to verdict, including a recent defense verdict on the longest construction defect trial in Oregon's history.
After graduating from the University of Oregon, Allen clerked with Lane County Circuit Court Judge Lyle Velure, where he gained firsthand knowledge of effective motion and trial practice. He spent three years with the Medford, Oregon firm Frohnmayer Deatherage, and five years with a large Northwest law firm defending individuals and businesses in civil lawsuits. Allen has now found a home in Portland and enjoys living and working here
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Representative Matters
Defense verdict after a hard-fought, three-month construction defect trial involving a condominium complex on the Oregon Coast.
Carefully built a factual record and successfully moved for summary judgment on a $7 million dollar Employer Liability Law Claim involving a catastrophic construction site accident.
Successfully represented a group of homeowners at local regulatory hearings at the Land Use Board of Appeals in a suit involving the installation of a cell phone tower.
Prepared and argued several successful summary judgment motions on behalf of national companies faced with asbestos litigation.
Defense verdict in favor of a local water utility on a complicated personal injury claim involving an unusual reaction to a chemical exposure.
Effectively resolved dozens of claims against construction companies through low-cost settlements, or outright dismissals.
Practice Areas
Asbestos Litigation
Insurance Defense
Product Liability
Construction Defect
Education
J.D., University of Oregon, School of Law, Eugene, OR -- 1999
B.S., Santa Clara University, Political Science, Santa Clara, CA -- 1996
Bar Admissions
Admitted to Oregon State Bar, 1999
Admitted to Washington State Bar, 2000
Professional and Civic Involvement
Classroom Law Project
Campaign for Equal Justice
Legal Aid
Imprint Program
Oregon State Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Multnomah County Bar Association
Articles and Presentations
Presenter, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Fall 2012 Seminar, "Lessons from an Epic Trial," Author, Case Notes, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Quarterly
Co-Author, 2002 Damages CLE Supplement, “Defamation and Invasion of Privacy”
Co-Author, 2006 Damages CLE Supplement, “Compensatory Damages”
Editor, “We, the Jury, Object!” Hon. Lyle C. Velure, Author, The Litigation Journal
Did you know?
Allen commutes to work every day by bicycle, rain or shine (and it rains a lot in Portland).
