Attorney Profiles

Scott J. Meyer

Partner

Scott Meyer is a seasoned trial lawyer with over 25 years experience practicing exclusively in civil litigation.  After clerking for a year in federal court, he joined Mitchell Lang & Smith in 1982.  Mr. Meyer has been a partner in the firm since 1988 and was managing partner from 1995-2002.  He served as a Pro Tem Judge in Multnomah County from 1992-1995, presiding over several jury trials and pre-trial motions.  As an adjunct professor of law, he taught Evidence from 1991 to 1994.

Areas of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
• Sexual Abuse Liability
• Employment Liability
• Liquor Liability
• Products Liability

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992

Education:

• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 1981, Juris Doctor
  Honors: Cum Laude
• University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 1978, B.S.

Published Works:

• Compensating Hazardous Waste Victims, 11 Environmental Law 689-719, 1981
• Relevancy, Chapter 6, Oregon State Bar CLE, Evidence, 1996
• Relevancy, Chapter 6, Oregon State Bar CLE, Evidence, 1995
• "Gender Bias and the Code of Professional Responsibility", Oregon State Bar Bulletin, July, 1993

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Adjunct Professor of Law, "Evidence", 1991-1994
• Guest Lecturer, "Legal Writing, Negotiation and Settlement", Willamette University, 1988-1989
• Presenter, "Evidence", Oregon Law Institute CLE, November 6, 1992
• Program Planner, "Evidence", Oregon State Bar CLE, June 24, 1994
• Presenter, "Evidence", Oregon Law Institute CLE, November 21, 1997
• Presenter, Oregon Governor's OSHA Conference, March 10, 1999

Honors and Awards:

• Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1992

Past Employment Positions:

• Law Clerk, Hon. George E. Juba, U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1981-1982