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In January 2018, two days after the Oregon Secretary of State implemented new rules changing how signatures could be gathered for statewide initiative petitions, Steve Berman filed a lawsuit on behalf of an Oregon voter alleging that the new rules were illegal and that the Secretary of State lacked the authority to implement the rules.
On behalf of a public school district, Keith Dubanevich and Yoona Park conducted an internal investigation of an alleged ethical violation by a managerial employee.
Stoll Berne’s Steve Berman frequently represents progressive groups and individuals before the Oregon Supreme Court in challenges to ballot titles issued for statewide initiatives and referenda.
The Portland Public School Board of Education hired Stoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong and Steve Berman to conduct an investigation regarding the district’s practices and protocols for testing for lead in water and disclosing information to the public about lead in water at schools and buildings.
Steve Berman represented two of former Governor Kitzhaber’s political advisors in a $33 million lawsuit brought against them by tech giant Oracle.
Steve Berman provided legal advice and counsel to a 2014 statewide GMO labeling initiative campaign.
Stoll Berne attorney Steve Berman represented the successful statewide recreational marijuana legalization initiative campaign through all phases of the political process, from the filing of the initiative through the November 2014 statewide general election.
Stoll Berne helped client Quicksilver Contracting Co. obtain over $720,000 in biomass collector tax credits. In 2012, the Department of Energy denied Quicksilver’s application for tax credits.