D. Jeffrey Courser
Experience
Jeff Courser is a partner in the Trial Group. His practice focuses on real estate and
commercial disputes in state and federal courts. Jeff has more than 29 years
experience representing clients in all aspects of the litigation process, including
arbitration, trial and appeal involving:
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CC&Rs
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Easements and Licenses
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Commercial Leasing/Bankruptcy
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Title Insurance Coverage Claims
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Partitions
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Lien Priority Disputes, Equitable Subrogation and Marshalling
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Surveys and Boundary Disputes
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Conveyance and Transfer of Interests in Real Estate
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LLC and Partnership Disputes, including Ownership and Development of Real
Partner
Portland, OR
(503) 294-9828 direct
(503) 220-2480 fax
Estate
jeffrey.courser@stoel.com
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Quiet Title and Ejectment
Education
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Private Condemnation
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Adverse Possession, Encroachment and Trespass
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Probate Proceedings Affecting Title to Real Estate
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Escrow Closing and Fiduciary Duties
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Fraudulent Transfers
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Construction Liens
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Future Advances and Due on Sale Clauses
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Oregon
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Option Agreements and Rights of First Refusal
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Washington
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U.S. District Court for Oregon and
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1985, magna cum laude
Am Jur Award Ethics
Am Jur Award Agency and Partnership
Outstanding Oral Advocate, First Year
Moot Court
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the Eastern and Western Districts of
Washington
Real Estate Litigation
Defeated $19.5 million developer breach of contract claim against Port District to
develop 65 acres of public and private waterfront property based upon alleged
breach of Option Agreement.
Reed College, B.A., 1980
Admissions
Representative Work
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Lewis and Clark Law School, J.D.,
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit
D. Jeffrey Courser
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Co-counsel prosecuting $11 million construction defect arbitration involving a 184-unit senior and assisted living center,
including breach of contract, breach of express and implied warranties, contractual indemnity and negligence.
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Prosecuted multiple lawsuits between same developers on a series of development projects, including $1.5 million in claims
involving breach of contract, rights and obligations between co-tenants and judicial foreclosure.
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Resolved lawsuit on right of first refusal allegedly arising on sale of an industrial park to purchase multimillion-dollar barge slip
on the Columbia River.
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Resolved developer challenge against title insurer based upon $1.3 million claim for damages to 54-unit waterfront
condominium development alleging title defect under title policy, and violations of Insurance Fair Conduct Act and Consumer
Protection Act.
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Prosecuted private condemnation lawsuit for right-of-way to landlocked timberland resulting in easement agreement with
adjoining neighbors.
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Resolved lawsuit involving sale of 50-lot subdivision arising when corporate seller alleged to be unauthorized to convey title
after developer had commenced improvements and sale of lots.
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Lead trial counsel on dispute involving validity and priority of bonded mechanic's lien over purchase money lender's deeds of
trust giving rise to issue of first impression under Washington law.
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Shared lead counsel responsibility in liquidation of $50 million commercial real estate portfolio, filing numerous lawsuits i n state
and federal court, prosecuting claims for breach of contract, judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure, lien priority disputes,
commercial leasing issues, appraisal and valuation disputes, and bankruptcy issues.
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Prosecuted numerous disputes on behalf of landlords involving commercial lease defaults in strip malls, shopping centers and
industrial parks.
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Resolved lien priority dispute involving over $500,000 disbursed as alleged future advances on commercial construction project,
alleged advances claiming lien priority over commercial bank's $2.4 million construction loan.
Commercial Litigation
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Member of litigation team for $30 million dispute concerning design/build project involving glass bottle manufacturing plant
addressing claims including breach of contract, mechanics lien validity and priority, and indemnity.
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Litigated governance and control disputes on matters between partners, shareholders and limited liability company members to
resolve claims and wind up business entities holding real estate and commercial assets.
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Litigated non-competition disputes in the context of employment law, commercial leases and partnership obligations.
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Enjoined and resolved attempted termination of multimillion-dollar distribution and service business covering several western
states invoking breach of contract and state franchise law.
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Co-counsel to provider prosecuting claims valued at over $2 million in both state and federal court for therapy services at
nursing care facilities involving complex contract, Medicare and bankruptcy issues.
D. Jeffrey Courser
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Prosecuted multiple suits on commercial guaranties of FDIC assigned real estate development loans involving federal law under
D'Oench Duhme doctrine and § 1823(e).
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Obtained injunctions against attempted public records requests to public agencies by industry competitors seeking client trad e
secrets and proprietary information.
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Prosecuted to judgment partnership dispute concerning dissolution and winding up of retail furniture store under Uniform
Partnership Act without benefit of written partnership agreement or documentation of partner loan used as start-up fund.
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Lead trial counsel on termination for cause of senior executive and call on executive's member units in limited liability
manufacturing company.
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Lead trial counsel on valuation of shares of closely held corporation on court decreed forced sale due to director and
shareholder deadlock involving equipment manufacturing company.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Former member, Board of Trustees, Clark County Bar Association
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Past Chair, Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee
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Past Chair, Bench/Bar Subcommittee Civil Docket Congestion
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Past Chair, Bench/Bar Subcommittee on Indigent Defense Standards
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Oregon State Bar House of Delegates
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Litigation Sections, Washington and Oregon State Bar Associations
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Multnomah Bar Association
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Clark County Bar Association
Publications
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"Dispossession of Personal Property" (coauthor), Oregon State Bar CLE Damages, 1990, including 1993 and 1995 supplements.
Civic Activities
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Homeless Court advocate, Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program
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Homeless Advice Clinic, Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program
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Served as Volunteer Mediator, Community Mediation Services
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Past Board Member, Southwest Washington Independent Forward Thrust
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Past President, Columbia Arts Center, Board of Directors
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Rater, Clark County High School Mock Trial Competition