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Nicholas E. Wheeler - Portland, OR
900 SW Fifth Avenue24th Floor Portland, OR 97204
Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP
Portland Personal Injury & Property Damage Liability Lawyer
Overview
Nick is a trial lawyer with a practice focused primarily on defending product liability and legal malpractice claims. Despite practicing in the age of the “vanishing civil jury trial,” Nick has tried more than 15 jury trials in state and federal court.
Nick serves as the Chair of Cosgrave’s Product Liability & Medical Device Practice Group. As a product liability attorney, he primarily defends product manufacturers and resellers of a wide range of industrial and consumer products, with an emphasis on mechanical and electrical failures.
Nick’s legal malpractice work spans a wide range of substantive practice areas, with an emphasis on matters arising out of estate planning/probate and business disputes. He also defends railroad and transportation companies along with other general property damage, personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
Prior to entering private practice, Nick interned for Ancer L. Haggerty, then-Chief District Judge of the District of Oregon. He also clerked for the Appellate Division of the Oregon Department of Justice.
About Nicholas E. Wheeler
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury & Property Damage Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon
- Washington
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
Other Affiliations
- ALFA International’s Product Liability & Complex Torts, Steering Committee (Member)
- ALFA International's Professional Liability Practice Group, Steering Committee (Member)
- Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Chair of the Product Liability Practice Group)
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member)
- Multnomah Bar Association (Member)
- Oregon State Bar Association (Member)
Education
- University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
J.D
Law Review: Oregon Law Review, Associate Editor - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
B.S
Honors: cum laude
Major: Business Administration
Major: Management
Pro Bono Activities
- Classroom Law Project High School Mock Trial Competition
- American Mock Trial Association
- New Lawyers Division of the Oregon State Bar
Classes and Seminars
- “The Rise of Virtual Focus Groups: How Remote Videoconferencing Platforms are Changing the Traditional Focus Group and How Defense Counsel Can Leverage These Technologies”, Speaker, ALFA International Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, June, 2022
- “Ethics Closing General Session: Erosion of the Attorney Client Privilege”, Moderator, ALFA International Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, September, 2019
- “Product Hacking, Cyber Security for Products, and the Internet of Things”, Moderator, ALFA International Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, October, 2017
- “Hot Topics Important to Product Manufacturers and Those Who Counsel and Defend Product Liability Litigation”, ALFA International Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, May, 2016
- “Trial War Stories Panel”, Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund Semi-Annual Conference, August, 2015
- “Products Liability 101”, Legal Department of Garmin International, Inc., Avionics Manufacturing, May, 2013
- “Metadata, What Must Be Produced in Litigation?”, 2007 Health Law Update, Oregon Health Lawyers Association, December, 2007
Achievements
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021-2024)
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2022-2023)
Office Information
Address
900 SW Fifth Avenue24th Floor Portland, OR 97204
Phone
Fax
- (503) 323-9019
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- “Damages, 2016 Revision”, Chapter 9 – Contributory Negligence and Comparative Fault, Oregon State Bar Publications, November,
- “Nanotechnology – A Primer for Product Liability Lawyers”, The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Issue 1, 2016
- “Multi-Defendant Strict Liability Cases – Making the Case for Application of ORS 31.605[4]", The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Issue 2, 2015
- “Defending Product Liability Actions- Ten Key Takeaways", The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Issue 4, 2014
- “SawStop Table Saw Litigation: Three Key Takeaways for the Product Liability Practitioner”, The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Issue 2, 2014
- “The Oregon Supreme Court Narrowly Construes the Nicastro Plurality’s Limitation on Stream-Of-Commerce Personal Jurisdiction”, Product Liability Perspectives Newsletter, ALFA Product Liability Practice Group, Winter 2013
- “Compendium of Product Liability Law Issues” ALFA International Product Liability Practice Group Seminar, 2011
- “Compendium of Product Liability Law Issues" ALFA International Product Liability Practice Group Seminar, 2009
- “Compendium of Product Liability Law Issues” Oregon ALFA International Client Seminar, March, 2007
- “Carmack Amendment Not Applicable to Brokers”, Transportation Update Newsletter, ALFA International Transportation Practice Group, March, 2006
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