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| Law Firm: |
Nellor Retsinas Crawford, PLLC |
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| Address: |
1201 Main Street
P.O. Box 61918
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Vancouver, WA 98661 |
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360-695-8181 |
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360-695-8787 |
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| E-mail Address: |
jd@nellorlaw.com |
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| Education: |
Juris Doctor, University of Tulsa, College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, May, 1978
Bachelor Of Arts, cum laude, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, June, 1973
Associate In Arts, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington, June, 1971
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| Court Admissions: |
State of Washington (1979)
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1979)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (1997)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1985)
United States Tax Court (1993)
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Legal Experience
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| and Work History: |
July, 2005 to present, Attorney at Law, Nellor Retsinas Crawford, PLLC, Vancouver, Washington.
May, 1982 to June, 2005, Law Office of Morse & Bratt, Vancouver, Washington. Associate attorney, May, 1982 to June, 1985; Principal, July, 1985 to June, 2005. President of the firm July, 1991 to June, 2005. Trustee, Morse & Bratt Employees Profit Share Trust, July, 1991 to June, 2005.
April, 1981 to May, 1982, Associate attorney, McClaskey Horenstein & Wynne, Vancouver, Washington.
June, 1979 to April, 1981, Attorney at Law, self–employed, Law Office of J.D. Nellor, Vancouver, Washington.
June, 1978 to June, 1979, legal intern, Busick & Hicks, Vancouver, Washington.
August, 1977 to June, 1978, legal intern, Sneed Lang Trotter Adams Hamilton & Downey, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
July, 1973 to August, 1975, Investigator and research clerk, Landerholm Memovich Lansverk Whitesides Marsh Morse & Wilkinson, Vancouver, Washington.
July, 1973 to August, 1975, Clerk/bailiff, Multnomah County Circuit Court (Probate Court), Portland, Oregon.
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| Focus of Law Practice: |
Business and venture formation and counsel, Bankruptcy litigation, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Business reorganizations, Business and commercial litigation, Estates and trusts, Contracts and agreements, General civil litigation. |
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| Professional Associations: |
Washington State Bar Association.
Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington.
Clark County Bar Association, Bench Bar Committee, July, 1991 to July, 1993; Chairman, Web and Technology Committee, 2006 to present.
Clark County Young Lawyers Association; President, July, 1982 to July, 1983.
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
Washington School for the Blind Foundation. President of the Board of Directors, July, 1996 to September 2008.
Vancouver Lions Club, Vancouver, Washington, 1990 to present. President, July, 1998 to July, 1999 and July, 2006 to July, 2007; Secretary, July, 1996 to July, 1997; Treasurer, July 1992 to July, 1995; Director, July, 1999 to present. Lion of the Year, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 2001-2002, 2004–2005. Melvin Jones Fellowship, awarded July, 2007.
Council of Governors, Multiple District 19, International Association of Lions Clubs, Parliamentarian, July, 1998 to July, 1999.
Clark County, Washington Homebuilders Association, Board of Directors, 1982–1985.
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| Alternative Dispute |
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| Resolution (ADR) Training: |
CR 39.1 Neutral Training presented by the ADR Committee of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington, January 23 and 30, and February 6 and 13, 2008, in Seattle, Washington.
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| ADR Experience: |
Presided over mediation proceedings in business and contract matters. Participated in mediation, arbitration and judicial settlement proceedings as a party representative involving business, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, contracts, construction, intellectual property, limited liability companies, partnerships, and real estate matters. |
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| ADR Practice Areas: |
Bankruptcy, Business disputes, Construction, Contracts, Intellectual property, Real property, Wills and trusts. |
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