Practice Areas Overview

Mitchell Lang & Smith LLP represents insurance companies and individual insurers throughout Oregon and southwest Washington in all types of insurance-related litigation, including personal injury defense, coverage disputes, bad faith, fire and property loss, and allegations involving professional malpractice.  From conducting thorough investigations to providing aggressive advocacy in the courtroom, Mitchell Lang & Smith attorneys have the skills, background, and resources to effectively and efficiently handle all phases of even the most complex insurance litigation.

Insurance Defense

Our firm focuses a substantial portion of its practice on insurance defense, including coverage and policy interpretation, agent and broker liability defense, and defense of insurance carriers against claims of insurance bad faith.  Our attorneys excel at assessing the value of a particular claim, weighing the strengths and weaknesses of a case, and determining the probable outcome of a trial.  With such insight, we are ready at all times to litigate our clients' interests and ultimately achieve favorable results.  Please visit our insurance defense, coverage opinions, and fire and property loss pages for more information regarding our comprehensive representation.

Construction Defects

Mitchell Lang & Smith lawyers represent builders, general contractors, subcontractors, sureties, professionals, and product manufacturers on behalf of insurance carriers, or directly in disputes involving construction defects that caused personal injury or property damage.

Toxic Torts

We defend clients in cases involving alleged toxic exposure, including claims based on:

• Asbestos
• Sick building syndrome
• Mold
• Lead paint
• Pesticides

Employment Law and Employer Liability Defense

Our firm handles many types of employment disputes for employees and employers, including:

• Equal opportunity issues
• Wrongful discharge
• Discrimination in violation of State and Federal law
• Actions alleging violation of the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other State and Federal wage and hour laws
• Whistleblowers, tenure disputes, Title IX, and numerous other employment issues

Personal Injury Defense

Attorneys at Mitchell Lang & Smith represent insurance companies and their insureds in cases alleging injury, harm, or damage to another person's health, rights, or property.  Insurers may have to defend personal injury lawsuits stemming from various types of claims, including:

• Auto accidents
• Defective products
• Premises liability
• Intentional misconduct
• Professional malpractice, including claims involving medical, dental, psychological, legal, and accounting malpractice
• Wrongful death
• Negligence

Plaintiffs' Personal Injury

If no conflict exists on account of our firm's insurance defense work, Mitchell Lang & Smith lawyers represent plaintiffs in a wide variety of select personal injury and employment cases involving large losses.  Because of our established relationships with insurers, we are able to achieve excellent results for plaintiffs in cases involving auto accidents, employment discrimination, and defective products among other incidents causing serious physical, financial, and emotional harm.