Mr. Michael O. Stevens
Stevens & Legal
Michael Stevens has a background in insurance defense representing individuals to large corporations in a wide variety of cases from personal injury to wrongful death and construction defects. He handled cases with values of as much as $4 million, and drafted many successful motions for summary judgment. An Oregon native, he graduated from Oregon State University with his bachelor’s degree and earned his juris doctorate at Willamette University College of Law in Salem in 2009. At Willamette he was an editor and writer for Willamette Law Online and the Web & Publication Editor for the Willamette Sports Law Journal. He has two daughters and lives in Hillsboro.
Most of his practice consists of personal injuries (auto accidents, dog bites), employment law (final paychecks, discrimination), and business law (LLC formation, registered agent). He also is not afraid to take on the big insurance companies when needed.
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Intellectual Property
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
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Free Consultation
A free 30-minute consultation is available. - Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Oregon
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- U.S. District of Oregon
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- 9th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Shareholder & Attorney
- Stevens & Legal
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- Field Legal
- Liberty Mutual
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- Willamette University College of Law
- J.D. (2009) | Law
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- Activities: Willamette Law Online, Willamette Sports Law Journal
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- Oregon State University
- B.S. (1997) | History
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- Honors: Dean's list, Phi Alpha Theta
- Activities: KBVR-TV
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- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 10 Best Attorneys - Client Satisfaction
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
- Top 100 Litigation - Oregon
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff
- The National Trial Lawyers
- Recipient
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- National Trial Lawyers
- Member
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- Washington County Bar Association
- Member
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- National Employment Lawyers Association # NELA20160712152618
- Member
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- Oregon State Bar Association Intelectual Property Rights Section
- Member
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- Oregon State Bar # 095198
- Member
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- Activities: House of Delegates
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- American Bar Association
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- Primer on Copyright, Art+Feminism 2016 Eugene Meet Up, Eugene, Oregon
- Wikipedia
- Covered how copyright laws as applied to the usage of images on Wikipedia.
- Website
- Stevens & Legal
- Q. If I leave my job due to harassment, intimidation, bullying, because nothing was done, can I still get unemployment?
- A: Potentially. Eligibility after quitting is never a sure thing, and ultimately it will be up to an administrative law judge. You will have to prove you had no choice but to quit.
- Q. Is it considered copyright infringement if someone uses copyrighted initials in part of their name?
- A: No, because you cannot copyright initials or even a signature. But, you can trademark initials and signatures.
- Q. Does the statute of frauds apply to employment agreements?
- A: The statute of frauds is used to basically invalidate contracts, which is not what you are trying to do. You may have a breach of contract if you can show the contract was for a certain length and thus it was no longer at will, or potentially a promissory estoppel claim due to quitting your other job.
