Craig R. Berne
Mr. Berne has an active litigation practice including numerous large and small-scale trials, appeals and court-ordered and private arbitrations relating to business and commercial disputes. He has handled a wide variety of employment matters, including discrimination cases, wage and hour disputes, wrongful discharge claims and trade secrets/unfair competition cases. His employment work also involves advising clients on employment issues and drafting employment documents, including employment contracts, employee handbooks, noncompetition agreements and independent contractor agreements. Mr. Berne also handles a wide variety of real estate matters, including cases involving commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes. In addition, he has worked on numerous collection, construction and insurance coverage cases.
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Employment Advice and Litigation
- Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition and Related Business Torts
- Insurance Coverage
- Real Estate Litigation
Admitted
- Oregon State Bar, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987
- State Bar of California, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1989
- U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1995
Education
- Boalt Hall School of Law at University of California at Berkeley, J.D., 1987
- University of Washington, B.A., Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1984
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member of Litigation, Business Litigation and Employment Sections of Oregon State Bar
- Member of Multnomah County and Washington County Bar Associations
- Member of the American Association for Justice, formerly known as the American Trial Lawyers Association
- Attended Two-week National Program of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Co-author, Chapter 4, Course Handbook, Practicing Law Institute 28th Annual Institute on Employment Law
Personal
Mr. Berne is married and has two young children. He is involved in the activities of his synagogue, and was was co-chair of the 2006 Oregon Community Dinner of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Mr. Berne's interests include hiking, traveling, reading, spending time with his family, and getting out of the office as much as possible.
