Andrew T. Burns - Portland, OR

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon, 1987
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1983
    B.S.
    Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

• Special Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Construction Disputes: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Avoid Settlement Table Risks LIVE Webcast, The Knowledge Group, Speaker, 2020
  
• The Shifting Sands of Design Liability - Can You Manage to Escape It, or Will You Struggle and Be Swallowed by the Desert, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Banff, Canada, Speaker & Panel Moderator, 2018
  
• Did You Say Three Million Documents? Best Practices for Managing Truckloads of Information, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Speaker, 2016
  
• Construction Claim: From Soup to Nuts, CPCU I day seminar, Speaker, 2017
  
• ConsensusDocs 200 Workshop: Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Constructor, Construction Law Seminar by HalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2018
  
• Public Procurement Delivery Systems, Construction Law Seminar by HalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2014
  
• Products Liability: Controlling Increasing Risk in the New Economy, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Asheville, NC, Speaker, 2024
  
• Construction Contracting in Traditional and Alternative Project Delivery Systems, Construction Law Seminar by MalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2013 - Present
  
• Pacific Northwest Coverage and Trends, MC Consultants – Western Region, Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, Speaker and Panel Moderator, 2012 - Present
  
• What Contractors Should Know About Insurance, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP CLE Seminar for Construction Contractors, Speaker, 2012 - Present
  
• Limitation of Liability Claims and Risk Transfer Provisions, ALFA International Client Seminar, Chicago, IL, USA, Speaker and Panel Moderator, 2008 - Present
  
• Managing Construction Projects in Oregon, Lorman Education Services, Speaker, 2007 - Present
  
• Pressing Issues in Oregon Construction Law, Unitrin Construction Group, Presenter, 2006 - Present
  
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP Construction Seminar, Speaker, 2005 - Present
  
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Beecher Carlson and Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP Construction Seminar, Speaker, 2004 - Present
  
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Unitrin Insurance, Speaker, 2004 - Present
  
• Oregon Construction Law, One Beacon, Speaker, 2004 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Owen Panner Inn of Court, Volunteers as a Member
• Multnomah County Local Professional Responsibility Committee
• State Lawyer Assistance Committee
• ALFA International Construction Practice Group Steering Committee

Published Works

Articles

• Deadline for Contractor Lawsuits: Uncertain, Unpredictable and Potentially Unfair, Oregon Business Journal , 2006
  

Bar Admissions

• Oregon, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1988
• Washington, 2011

Other Affiliations

• American Institute of Architects (Member)
• American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon (Member)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Member)
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Multnomah Bar Association (Member)
• Portland Homebuilders Association (Member)