James Marvin

James Marvin practices in the areas of Construction and Design Law, Insurance Law, Tort Law, and Oil and Gas Leases.  He also provides Mediation and Arbitration services.  Mr. Marvin is  actively involved in the design community; for many years, he was the chairman of the Consulting Engineers Counsel of Oregon (CECO) legislative committee, where he wrote new laws and headed many successful efforts to pass legislation on behalf of the design community.  Specifically, CECO was successful in passing qualification-based selection legislation and several substantive changes to the engineering statutes.  In addition, Mr. Marvin was one of the organizers of the Construction Law Section of the Oregon State Bar and was one of the founders of the Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund.

Education

• B.S., Washington State University, 1965
• J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, 1972

Admissions

• Oregon, 1972
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1972
• Washington, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2003

Memberships

• Multnomah County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Oregon State Bar (Member, Construction Law and Litigation Sections)
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
• American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon
• Washington State Bar

Seminar Topics

(sample topics as given by Mr. Marvin and Ms. Chorzempa)

• Oregon Lien Law: A Practical Approach to Protecting Your Lien Rights
• Contracts:
  • The New AIA Documents
  • Drafting Contracts
  • When To Walk Away From Signing a Contract
• Office Practices that Can Reduce Liability
• Liability Under Oregon Administrative Rule
• Changes In Oregon Law Affecting the Design Community
• Proposed Statutory Changes For Architects and Engineers In Oregon
• Copyright Law for the Design Professional
• Limited Liability Companies: Is the Risk Too Great?