Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP - Portland, OR
Business Lawyers in Portland, OR
900 SW Fifth Avenue 24th Floor Portland, OR 97204
- 13 Super Lawyers®
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18
Years
Experience
Portland Business Law Firm
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business
- Appellate & Litigation Support
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Business Representation & Transactions
- Construction Services & Litigation
- Coverage Opinions & Litigation
- Employee Relations & HR Counsel
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Toxic Torts
- Estate & Trust Planning
- Personal Injury and Property Damage Liability - Defense
- Financial Services Litigation and Compliance
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate Law
- Regulatory
- Taxation
- Creditors' Rights
Litigation: 60%
Firm Information
Overview
When people in Portland, Oregon, need broad yet focused legal counsel, they turn to Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP. From our law firm, we help clients handle everything from business and commercial litigation to personal injury and property damage liability. With more than 85 years of experience advocating for individuals and organizations of all backgrounds, our attorneys are invaluable assets in and out of the courtroom. We work tirelessly to see our clients’ goals met.
Thanks to our lawyers’ diverse portfolios and former work as deputy district attorneys and assistant attorneys general, we are able to skillfully represent people with cases of all kinds. In addition to litigating on behalf of insurance companies and businesses, we help clients find resolutions for construction, employment and environmental matters. Our law firm routinely handles toxic torts, estate and trust planning, financial services compliance, product liability, professional liability, real estate, and regulatory and taxation cases. Additionally, our appellate attorneys are there to represent clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals.
Although litigation is one of our key strengths, it is not the only strategy we employ to achieve favorable results. Our law firm uses arbitration and mediation whenever possible to resolve disputes, saving our clients time, money and the pressure of a courtroom appearance. If we are unable to reach a suitable agreement, however, we take the case to trial. At Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, we are pleased to take credit cards as an accepted form of payment for utmost convenience.
Awards and Honors
Super Lawyers® Selectees
Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Berg, Paul A. C. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Beyer, Amber A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Grabarek, Carla J. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Hill, Chester D. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Lanz, Sean D. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Lewton, Michael C. On a Super Lawyers® List
- McMillen, Matthew R. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Nowlin, Nicole M. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Peterson, Daniel C. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Reimer, Jake W. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Rohrer, Kyle R. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Smith, Julie A. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Swilley, Shane P. On a Super Lawyers® List
Pro Bono Activities
- Multnomah County Legal Aid Services
- Oregon Law Center
- Oregon State Bar Military Assistance Program
- St. Andrew Legal Clinic
Attorneys
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Deanna L. Franco
Special Counsel
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Kyle R. Rohrer
Partner
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Jake W. Reimer
Associate
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Kenneth J. Abere Jr.
Senior Partner
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Nicole M. Nowlin
Partner
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Jason H. Daywitt
Partner
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Joseph M. Arzt
Associate
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Katelynn M. Backus
Associate
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Jordan F. Clark
Associate
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Katie R. Conzonire
Associate
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Nathan M. Ford
Associate
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Carla J. Grabarek
Senior Counsel
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Sean D. Lanz
Partner
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James A. Markin IV
Associate
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Matthew R. McMillen
Associate
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Paul A.C. Berg
Managing Partner
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Andrew T. Burns
Special Counsel
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Timothy J. Fransen
Partner
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Charles J. Huber
Special Counsel
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Frank H. Lagesen
Senior Partner
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Michael C. Lewton
Special Counsel
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Daniel C. Peterson
Partner
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Julie A. Smith
Partner
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Shane P. Swilley
Partner
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Chester D. Hill
Partner
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Joshua R. Kennedy
Partner
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Amber A. Beyer
Partner
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Deanna L. Franco
Special Counsel
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Kyle R. Rohrer
Partner
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Jake W. Reimer
Associate
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Kenneth J. Abere Jr.
Senior Partner
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Nicole M. Nowlin
Partner
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Jason H. Daywitt
Partner
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Joseph M. Arzt
Associate
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Katelynn M. Backus
Associate
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Jordan F. Clark
Associate
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Katie R. Conzonire
Associate
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Nathan M. Ford
Associate
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Carla J. Grabarek
Senior Counsel
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Sean D. Lanz
Partner
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James A. Markin IV
Associate
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Matthew R. McMillen
Associate
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Contact
900 SW Fifth Avenue
24th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 323-9000
Fax: (503) 323-9019
Email: Send a message
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