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Once again, Chambers USA rates Stoll Berne as a top litigation firm in Oregon for 2011.  Stoll Berne is listed in Band 1 (the highest level recognized by Chambers.) Chambers notes that its sources say “the team is responsive, intelligent and innovative.”  Gary Berne is considered “among the top business litigators in Portland” and Rob Shlachter is described by peers as “an outstanding litigator who gets tremendous results.”  Keith Ketterling, Steve Larson and Robert Stoll

STOLL BERNE proudly announces that twelve of the firm’s attorneys have been selected as either 2011 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Lawyers recognized in the Oregon Super Lawyers list include: Gary Berne, Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling, Steve Larson, David Lokting, Rob Shlachter, Scott Shorr and Robert Stoll. Elizabeth Tedesco Milesnick, Yoona Park, Josh Ross and Jennifer Wagner have all been recognized in the Rising Stars list; and both Rob Shlachter and Tim DeJong as

A class action lawsuit has been filed in Maine against GMAC Mortgage, LLC (GMAC) alleging, among other things, that GMAC filed knowingly false certifications for foreclosure and false affidavits in support of foreclosure. The GMAC foreclosure documentation class action lawsuit complaint alleges that thousands of Maine homeowners have lost their homes due to judgments based on alleged false GMAC foreclosure certifications and affidavits.  Maine is one of the 23 states where judicial sign-off is required to move ahead with

A Florida state court judge has refused to grant class-action status to a lawsuit by two contributors who claim Gov. Charlie Crist cheated them by becoming an independent. The plaintiffs, Linda Morton of Naples and James Rood of Jacksonville, a former GOP Party chairman and U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, had also asked the court to freeze $7.5 million in Crist’s campaign warchest.  Senior Circuit Judge Jack Schoonover refused to convert the lawsuit to a class action and has

The Ninth Circuit correctly held that a mandatory arbitration clause in a credit card agreement is unenforceable under the Credit Repair Organizations Act (“CROA”).  Greenwood v. CompuCredit Corp., — F.3d —-, 2010 WL 3222415 (9th Cir. 2010), was a class action stemming from a credit card marketed to consumers with weak credit as a card that would help “rebuild poor credit.”  The plaintiffs alleged that the fees charged for the card (about $275 in fees charged on the card reducing