MacMillan, Scholz & Marks

11/12/2024

MacMillan, Scholz & Marks Earns Tier 1 Ranking in Best Law Firms 2025 Edition

MacMillan, Scholz & Marks Earns Tier 1 Ranking in Best Law Firms 2025 Edition by MSM Legal | Nov 12, 2024 Best Lawyers® recently released its 2025 Best Law Firms® report. We’re pleased to share that our firm had a strong showing in the annual publication. MacMillan, Scholz & Marks earned a Tier ...

11/12/2024

Best Lawyers® recently released its 2025 Best Law Firms® report. We’re pleased to share that our firm had a strong showing in the annual publication. MacMillan, Scholz & Marks earned a Tier 1 designation in the Portland, Oregon area in the category of Construction Litigation. The firm also received Tier 3 rankings in the Portland, Oregon area for Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation Defense....

MacMillan, Scholz & Marks Earns Tier 1 Ranking in Best Law Firms 2025 Edition by MSM Legal | Nov 12, 2024 Best Lawyers® recently released its 2025 Best Law Firms® report. We’re pleased to share that our firm had a strong showing in the annual publication. MacMillan, Scholz & Marks earned a Tier ...

09/27/2024

The Importance of Keeping Local Subrogation Attorneys by Corey Kozachenko | Sep 26, 2024 The Critical Role of Local Subrogation Attorneys in Maximizing RecoveryIn the complex landscape of insurance claims and subrogation, the importance of having a local presence cannot be overstated. Local subrogat...

09/04/2024

MacMillan, Scholz & Marks is pleased to report that four of our attorneys were named in the recently released 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The longstanding guide identifies the top five percent of lawyers in the United States. We congratulate the following principals at MacMillan, Scholz & Marks who were selected for inclusion: Megan Ferris – recognized for Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Insurance Law, Insurance Litigation, and Personal Injury Defense…...

Five MacMillan, Scholz & Marks Attorneys Honored in 2025 Best Lawyers Guides by MSM Legal | Sep 4, 2024 MacMillan, Scholz & Marks is pleased to report that four of our attorneys were named in the recently released 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The longstanding guide identifies the t...

07/23/2024

The 2024 issue of Oregon Super Lawyers magazine was released today. We’re delighted to report that, once again, MacMillan, Scholz & Marks was well represented in the annual publication. Oregon Super Lawyers identifies the top five percent of attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peers and through the research of Super Lawyers, which is a Thomson Reuters business....

Four MSM Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine by MSM Legal | Jul 23, 2024 The 2024 issue of Oregon Super Lawyers magazine was released today. We’re delighted to report that, once again, MacMillan, Scholz & Marks was well represented in the annual publication. Oregon Sup...

06/10/2024

Certain Words Required: In Certain Underwriters the Oregon
Supreme Court Clarified that Contract Terms Disclaiming Tort Liability Must be Explicit “Beyond Doubt”

Certain Words Required: In Certain Underwriters the Oregon Supreme Court Clarified that Contract Terms Disclaiming Tort Liability Must be Explicit “Beyond Doubt” by Mark Firmin | Jun 9, 2024 In Oregon, contracting parties may agree to disclaim tort liability. However, to do so requires unambiguo...

02/20/2024

Use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) by Legal Professionals

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02/06/2024

The Moody Blues: Moody v. Oregon Cmty. Credit Union, 371 Or. 772 (2023)

https://msmlegal.com/2024/02/the-moody-blues-moody-v-oregon-cmty-credit-union-371-or-772-2023/

10/05/2023

It is well established in Oregon that a plaintiff’s mere negligence cannot be compared to a defendant’s higher culpable conduct, such as reckless, wanton, or willful conduct. Hampton Tree Farms, Inc. v. Jewett, 158 Or. App. 376, 393–94, 974 P.2d 738, 747. But simple negligence can be compared to the higher culpability standard of gross negligence. Id. So, if we were to draw a line on the continuum of culpability, comparative fault would stop right after gross negligence; a defendant with a higher culpable mental state than that cannot avail themselves of Oregon’s defense of comparative fault....

Comparative Misconduct: A Subspecies of Contributory Negligence? by Maggie Donohue | Oct 5, 2023 It is well established in Oregon that a plaintiff’s mere negligence cannot be compared to a defendant’s higher culpable conduct, such as reckless, wanton, or willful conduct. Hampton Tree Farms, Inc....

09/26/2023

MacMillan, Scholz & Marks, LLC, Portland, OR Established Portland, Oregon law firm specializing in insurance defense seeking an entry to mid-level associate attorney with 2-5 years practical experience in civil litigation to complete our insurance defense team. To learn more about our firm, please visit our website: We’re looking for a team member who… Is hard working and responsive…...

MacMillan, Schols & Marks Seeking Associate Attorney by MSM Legal | Sep 26, 2023 MacMillan, Scholz & Marks, LLC, Portland, OR Established Portland, Oregon law firm specializing in insurance defense seeking an entry to mid-level associate attorney with 2–5 years practical experience in civil litiga...