Dean E. Aldrich
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business Law, Real Estate
621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 1050, Portland, OR 97205
About Dean E. Aldrich
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Real Estate
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Tulane National Moot Court
- Law Journal: Tulane Environmental Law Journal, , 1992 - 1994
- Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 1988B.S.C.E., Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with High Scholarship
- Honors: Scott Memorial Civil Engineering Scholarship
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- Goodwin v. Kingsmen Plastering, Inc., 359 Or 694 (2015)
- Weston v. Camp’s Lumber, et al., 206 Or App 347 (2006) rev. dismissed, 342 Or 665 (2007)
- McFadden v. Dryvit, 2006 WL 696253 (D Or 2006)
- Schray v. Fireman’s Fund, 402 F Supp 1212 (D Or 2005)
- McFadden v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 2004 WL 2278542, 54 UCC Rep Serv 2d 934 (D Or 2004)
- Richardson v. Travelers Property Cas. Ins. Co., 2004 WL 1173186 (D Or 2004)
- Naumes v. Alimentos Del Caribe, 77 F Supp 2d 1158 (D Or 1999)
- Harris v. Suniga, 209 Or App 410 (2006), aff’d with opinion, 344 Or 301, (2008)
Classes and Seminars
- Construction Contracts, Risks & Insurance Seminar, The Seminar Group , 2017 - Present
- The Evolving World of Construction Defects; The Seminar Group; 2013, 2010, 2009
- Oregon Construction Law – Unique Construction-Related Issues and Developments; Lorman CLE; 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Oregon Construction Defect Law Update; MC Consultants; 2010
- Diminished Value Cases – From Cars to Condos; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel; 2009
- Case Law Updates; Community Association Institute – Oregon Chapter; 2009
- Real Estate and Land Use 2009 Annual Meeting – ‘Construction Defect Litigation;’ Oregon State Bar – Real Estate and Land Use Section; 2009
- Trial of a Construction Defect Case; Multnomah Bar Association; 2009
- Managing Subcontractors and Staying Compliant; Lorman CLE; 2008
- Practical, Legal, and Factual Analysis of Actual Projects That Have Gone Bad; Lorman CLE; 2007
- Litigation Skills for Legal Staff; National Association of Legal Secretaries of Portland (Oregon); 2011, 2009, 2007
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1996
- Florida, 1994
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon
Other Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineers (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Federal Courts (Member (inactive))
- Construction Institute (Member)
- Construction Specifications Institute (Member)
- Florida State and Federal Courts (Member (inactive))
- Multnomah County Bar Association (Member)
- Oregon State and Federal Courts (Member)
- Oregon State Bar Association (Construction, Litigation, Product Liability, and Real Estate Sections) (Member)
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Public Justice (Member)
- Oregon State University Men’s Rugby Club Alumni, Board Member, 2010 - Present
- Southeast Community Food Pantry, Board Member, 2015 - Present
- The Other Bar Board of Directors, 2017 - Present
- Milne Construction Co., Board Member, 2012 - 2016
Past Positions
- Milne Construction, Project Manager, 1988 - 1991
- Judicial Extern, Judge Owen Panner, 1993
- Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (now Earthjustice), 1994 - 1996
- Tarlow Jordan Schrader (now known as Jordan Ramis), Associate, 1996 - 2000
Articles
Published Works
- Residential Construction, Construction Law, Oregon State Bar Legal Publications, 2011 Practice guide for Oregon attorneys regarding residential construction published by the Oregon State Bar (aka Bar Books). Update for 2019 publication is in process.
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