Achievements

Derek C. Johnson selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2010

The Firm:

Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller, P.C. has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. The members of our firm have a 50-year history of representing people who have suffered losses of all kinds.

You Have a Right to Justice^SM has been more than a driving goal in representing those who would otherwise not have their day in court.

Arthur C. Johnson

OREGON STATE BAR:
President, 1981-1982.
Board of Governors, 1979-1982.
Delegate to ABA, 1973-1988.
Board of Directors of Professional Liability Fund,
1977-1979, 1982-1984.
Uniform Jury Instruction Committee, 1962-1966.
Procedure and Practice Committee, 1966-1970 (Chair 1970).
Uniform Jury Instruction Committee, 1971-1975 (Chair 1975).

OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION:
President, 1988-1989.
Board of Governors, 1983-1990.

LANE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:
President, 1971-1972.
Vice President, 1970-1971.
Secretary, 1969-1970.
Legal Aid Committee, 1965-1967.
Courthouse Committee, 1971-1974 (Chair 1974).
Federal Practice Committee, 1975-1976.
Judicial Administration Committee, 1975-1978, 1986 -1990 (Chair, 1976).
Lecturer, Law for Laymen, 1964-1968, 1970, 1973-1978.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE: 
Oregon Governor, 1989 to 1996.

NATIONAL:
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow.
American Bar Foundation, Fellow.
American Judicature Society, Board of Directors, 1977-1983.
American Board of Trial Advocates. President Oregon Chapter, 1978.
American Bar Association (Delegate from Oregon, 1983-1985).
National Association of Bar Presidents, 1983-1984.
Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Delegate, 1986-1989.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1989 - Present.

PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Pacific Rivers Council, Board of Directors, 1993 - Present,
Board President 1995-1997.
Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, 1991 - 1994.
Oregon Public Officials Compensation Commission, 1984 - Present.
University of Oregon, School of Law, Board of Visitors, 1980-1986.
Governor's Willamette River Greenway Committee, Chair 1975-1978.
Juvenile Court Advisory Council, 1966-1969 (Chair, 1968).
Eugene Human Rights Commission, Chair 1969.
Lane County Parks Commission, 1965-1966.
University of Oregon Development Fund, 1963-1964.

RECOGNITIONS:
Recipient, "Owen M. Panner Professionalism" Award, 2006
Named in "Best Trial Lawyers in America", 1989 - Present.
Meritorious Service Award, University of Oregon, School of Law, 1994.
Appreciation Award for Service, Lane County Bar Association, 1993.
Public Justice Award, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 1991.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year, Nominee 1991.
Distinguished Trial Lawyer Award, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 1990.

PUBLISHED WORKS:
Editor, 1 TORTS (Oregon CLE), six editions - Present.

Richard L. Larson

PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corp., President, 2006.
Planned Giving Council, Eugene Public Library Foundation
Central Presbyterian Church, Treasurer

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
University of Oregon Law School, Adjunct Prof., (Partnership and corporate taxation; business planning; estate and gift taxation), 1981-84.

Douglas G. Schaller

OREGON STATE BAR:
House of Delegates, 2002 - 04.

AMERICAN INNS OF COURT:
Member, 2005 - Present

OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION:
Member, Amicus Committee, 1994 - Present

PUBLISHED WORKS:
Co-Author, "Claims Against Government Bodies," 2 TORTS (Oregon CLE, 1996)

PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Independent Environments Inc., Board Member, 1998 - Present.

Derek C. Johnson

OREGON STATE BAR:

Oregon Governmental Ethics Commission, Commissioner 1989-93, Chair 1992-93

Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Board, Member 1995-2000, Chair, 2000-01

 

OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION:
Member, Board of Governors, 2000-Present

President, 2006-07

CIVIL LAW ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Chief Justice appointment, 2006-07

PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:

The Child Center, Board of Directors, 1994 - Present

Willamette Reperatory Theater, Board of Directors, 2000-05
Lane Arts Council, Board of Directors, 1990-95; Secretary, 1991-92.
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, Financial Committee, 1988-2000.
Oregon Ethics Commission
Independent Scientific Review Board, 2002 - 05

LANE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:
Board of Directors, 1995 - 96.
Judicial Administration Committee, Chair, 1996-97

AMERICAN INNS OF COURT:
Treasurer, 2005 - Present

Scott C. Lucas

OREGON STATE BAR:
Products Liability Committee, 2000 - Present.

OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION:
Publications Committee, 2000 - Present.
Public Education Committee, 1999- 2002.

LANE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:
Mentor/Mentee Program, 2000 - Present

AMERICAN INNS OF COURT:
Member, 2005 - Present

PUBLISHED WORKS:
"Use of Protective Orders in Products Liability Litigation to Safeguard Confidential Documents,"OSB Products Liability Section, Newsletter, Winter 2006.
"Halting the Downward Spiral of Mono culturalization and Genetic Vulnerability: Toward a Sustainable and Biodiverse Food Supply," Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring, 2002.
"The Meaning of Harm Under the Endangered Species Act: Taking a Hard Look at Sweet Home Chapter Communities for a Great Oregon v. Babbitt," Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1994.

Michele C. Smith

PUBLIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
Supporting Access to Independent Living for Developmentally Disabled Adults (SAIL Housing), President, 2006 - Present
South Eugene Soccer Board, Board of Directors, 2006 - Present
Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach (girls' & boys' competitive and recreational teams from U10 to High School), 1987 - Present
Head Coach, Eugene Metro Futbol Club, 2008

AMERICAN INNS OF COURT:
Member, 2006- Present. 

PUBLISHED WORKS:
Co-Author, "Claims Against Government Bodies," 2 TORTS (Oregon CLE, 2006).