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Allen E. Eraut

Shareholder

Telephone: 503-***-****

Direct Dial: 503-***-****

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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 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 Deathrage, 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.

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

Employers 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 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.

411 SW Second Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97204

: 503.229-

1819 : 503-***-**** : www.rizzopc.com

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Practice Areas

Asbestos Litigation

Insurance Defense

Product Liability

Construction Defect

Education

JD, University of Oregon, School of Law, OR--1999

BS, Santa Clara University, Political Science, 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

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

411 SW Second Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97204

: 503.229-

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