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Dwain M. Clifford, Partner Attorney
Securities Litigation, Insurance Recovery, Litigation, Construction Defect
Phone:503-676-6233
Web:www.balljanik.com
Address: One Main Place, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204
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Law Firm:Ball Janik LLP
Lawyer:Dwain M. Clifford
Phone:503-676-6233
Fax:503.295.1058
Lawyer Title:Partner
Practice Areas:Securities Litigation, Insurance Recovery, Litigation, Construction Defect
Bio: Dwain Clifford is co-chair of Ball Janik LLP’s Insurance Recovery practice. He joined the firm in 2002 after representing clients in commercial litigation with a large firm in Dallas, Texas, and became a partner with Ball Janik in 2008. His principal areas of practice are insurance recovery, broker malpractice, general commercial litigation, and construction law. He has represented a wide variety of plaintiffs and defendants in complex business litigation and has experience litigating cases in state and federal courts in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Mr. Clifford has been selected to the Oregon Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list. Mr. Clifford has established a reputation for his skill in representing insureds involved in insurance-coverage disputes with insurers. He also has been involved in many other kinds of insurance-coverage disputes on behalf of insureds whose claims have been denied by the insurer. He has represented clients in cases involving: a multi-million dollar insurance payment arising out of a fire that destroyed a multi-use building spanning one of the last “superblocks” in Portland; obtaining payments that the insurer had refused to pay for business-interruption losses suffered by a restaurant after a fire; coverage for an insured’s gazebo that collapsed into the Willamette River after its support posts had rotted away; forcing the insurer to provide a defense to a safety-supply shop in a series of asbestos cases; securing a multi-million dollar
Admitted:U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho; U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; 2000, Texas (Inactive); 2008, Washington; 2002, Oregon; 2006, Idaho; U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon;
College:New Mexico State University, Class of 1988, B.A., English, cum laude, , University of New Mexico, Class of 1992, M.A., Secondary Education, , University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Class of 2000, J.D., Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
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Web:www.balljanik.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Dwain M. Clifford, graduated from New Mexico State University, Class of 1988, B.A., English, cum laude, , University of New Mexico, Class of 1992, M.A., Secondary Education, , University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Class of 2000, J.D., Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, Texas Law Review , is now employed by Ball Janik LLP at One Main Place, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1100 Portland, OR 97204.Dwain M. Clifford is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Dwain M. Clifford as your lawyer, you should consider whether Dwain M. Clifford offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Dwain M. Clifford has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Dwain M. Clifford's office is located at Portland, OR, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Dwain M. Clifford has been admitted in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho; U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; 2000, Texas (Inactive); 2008, Washington; 2002, Oregon; 2006, Idaho; U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon;. His or her practice areas include Securities Litigation, Insurance Recovery, Litigation, Construction Defect.

Dwain M. Clifford's college and law school education includes New Mexico State University, Class of 1988, B.A., English, cum laude, , University of New Mexico, Class of 1992, M.A., Secondary Education, , University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Class of 2000, J.D., Order of the Coif, Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, . Other biographical background includes Dwain Clifford is co-chair of Ball Janik LLP’s Insurance Recovery practice. He joined the firm in 2002 after representing clients in commercial litigation with a large firm in Dallas, Texas, and became a partner with Ball Janik in 2008. His principal areas of practice are insurance recovery, broker malpractice, general commercial litigation, and construction law. He has represented a wide variety of plaintiffs and defendants in complex business litigation and has experience litigating cases in state and federal courts in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Mr. Clifford has been selected to the Oregon Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list. Mr. Clifford has established a reputation for his skill in representing insureds involved in insurance-coverage disputes with insurers. He also has been involved in many other kinds of insurance-coverage disputes on behalf of insureds whose claims have been denied by the insurer. He has represented clients in cases involving: a multi-million dollar insurance payment arising out of a fire that destroyed a multi-use building spanning one of the last “superblocks” in Portland; obtaining payments that the insurer had refused to pay for business-interruption losses suffered by a restaurant after a fire; coverage for an insured’s gazebo that collapsed into the Willamette River after its support posts had rotted away; forcing the insurer to provide a defense to a safety-supply shop in a series of asbestos cases; securing a multi-million dollar. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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