Firm News
FBA Awards Marmaduke the James M. Burns Federal Practice Award
HLGR’s Susan Marmaduke received the Honorable James M. Burns Federal Practice Award on May 17, 2012. Named in honor of a widely respected federal trial judge, the late James M. Burns, the Federal Bar Association for the District of Oregon...
HLGR Attorneys Win Oregon Public Records Case
On Friday, April 20, Judge Thomas Hart of the Marion County Circuit Court ruled that the Oregon Justice Department deliberately withheld documents that should have been made available to HLGR client, Mark Long. Long was the former interim director of...
HLGR Helps MBA Raise almost $20K for Multnomah Court Care Program
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C., along with several other Portland area law firms, helped the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) raise close to $20,000 for Court Care of Multnomah County. The annual WinterSmash bowling/fundraising event was held on Saturday, February 25,...
Arden Olson Elected to the American Law Institute
On October 20, 2011, HLGR attorney, Arden Olson, was elected to be a member of The American Law Institute. The American Law Institute (ALI) membership is reserved to those who combine high character and ability, as well as manifest professional standing. ALI’s...
HLGR Named To U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” 2011-2012 List
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. (HLGR), a regional law firm with offices in Portland, Eugene, and Salem, was named to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” list for 2011-2012. HLGR was ranked as a first-tier law firm in Portland in...
Five HLGR Attorneys Named to the Oregon Super Lawyers® 2011 List
Sharon Rudnick, Bill Gary, Susan Marmaduke, Jim Mountain, and Arden Olson have all been named to the Oregon Super Lawyers® list as one of the top attorneys in Oregon for 2011. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super...
HLGR Attorneys Help Secure Decision Resulting in Substantial Savings for PERS Employers
On October 6, 2011, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in Arken v. City of Portland et al and Robinson v. Public Employees Retirement Board, holding that the Public Employees Retirement Board (PERB) is acting lawfully to correct the retirement...
HLGR’s Efforts Result in Client’s Exoneration
As The Oregonian and other media reported recently, HLGR attorneys, Bill Gary and Dave Frohnmayer, successfully worked to exonerate their client, Mark Long, in a dramatic turn of events that has received ongoing media coverage. Mark Long, interim director of the state’s Energy Department, and...
HLGR Wins Victory on Behalf of City of Eugene in EmX Matter
As reported in the Register Guard, Judge Rasmussen of the Lane County Circuit Court granted a motion filed by HLGR shareholder Bob Steringer on behalf of the City of Eugene to dismiss a declaratory judgment action asserting that the Eugene City Charter...
HLGR’s Appellate Team Wins Reversal for Clackamas County
On June 15, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and agreed with HLGR’s appellate team that Clackamas County was not required to continue providing the same level of retiree health care benefits after the fund established...