- Defective products
- Trucking and motor
vehicle collisions - Insurance claims and
disputes - Nursing home neglect
- Medical negligence,
drugs, and medical
products - Aircraft, railroad, and
boating accidents - Construction and
industrial accidents - Fire, toxic, and
chemical injuries - Public interest and
environmental work
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Vitae: Don Corson, J.D.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
The Corson & Johnson Law Firm, Eugene, Oregon. 2004 to present. Trial Attorney. Emphasis on catastrophic personal injuries. Admitted: Oregon State Bar (1985), United States District Court for Oregon (1986), Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1987). Listed, Best Lawyers in America .
Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Corson, P.C., Eugene, Oregon. 1985 to 2004. Trial lawyer in general civil practice law firm; lead trial or liability attorney on most of firm's successful major product liability, professional negligence, catastrophic personal injuries, and wrongful death trials since early 1990s.
EDUCATION:
J.D., 1985, University of Oregon School of Law- Order of the Coif
- Editor-in-Chief, Oregon Law Review
- American Jurisprudence Awards in Constitutional Law, Torts,
- Family Law, and Contracts
- National Moot Court Team
- Outstanding First Year Oral Advocate
- Paul Patterson Memorial Fellowship
- Centurion Award, University of Oregon
- Hornbook Award
- Law School Alumni Association scholarship
B.S., 1976, University of Oregon
- Phi Beta Kappa
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Oregon State Bar (OSB)
- Chief Justice's Civil Law Advisory Committee, 1998-2000
- Lane County Local Professional Responsibility Committee, 1990-1993
- Chair, 1992-1993
- Toxic Torts (now Product Liability) Section, Executive Committee, 1993-1996
Oregon Council on Court Procedures, 2003-present
- Chair, 2007-2009
- Vice-Chair, 2006-2007
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA)
- President, 1998-1999
- President-Elect, 1997-1998
- Secretary, 1996-1997
- Treasurer, 1995-1996
- Parliamentarian, 1994-1995
- Board of Directors, 1992-2000
- Budget Committee, 1995-2000
- Legislative Chair, 1994-1995
- Executive Committee, 1994-2000
- Public Education Committee, 1996-1999
- Key Person Committee, 1986-1993, Co-Chair, 1990-1993
- People's Law School, 1990-1992; 1994, Co-Chair, 1991
- Circuit Court Trial Judges Liaison Committee, 1990-1993
- Plaintiff's Bar Breakfast Moderator, 1993-1994
- Case Evaluation Panels
- Trial Lawyer contributor
- President's Award, 1996
Oregon Law Commission Work Groups
- Savings Statute Work Group, 2001-2002
- Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Work Group, 2009
Lane County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2009 -
- Judicial Administration Committee, 1989-1994; Chair, 1992-1994
- Chair, Civil Subcommittee, 1991-1992
- Pro Bono Committee, Chair, 1989-90
- Nominating Committee, 1987
- Federal Court Committee, 1993-1994; Chair, 1996-1997
University of Oregon School of Law
- Dean's Advisory Council, 2003-2010
- Dean Search Committee, 1996-1997
- Trial Practice Instructor, 1996
Roland K. Rodman Inn of Court, 1991-present
Federal Judicial Selection Advisory Committee, District Court for Oregon, 1998
Campaign for Equal Justice (Lane County), 1992, 1995, 1996
- OTLA Steering Committee, 1998
OTLA-PAC, 1999-2000 (Citizen Oregon Lawyers Trust, 1993-1996)
University of Oregon Law School Alumni Association
- Board of Directors, 1989-1993
- Secretary-Treasurer, 1992-1993
- Scholarship Advisory Committee, 1986-1987; 1992
Multnomah County Bar Association
National Crime Victim Bar Association
Public Justice
Oregon Jury Project board, 2005-present
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS:
Corson, Don, Communication Breakdown, Trial Lawyer, Spring 2009.
Corson, Don, A Systematic Approach to Mediation, Trial Lawyer, Winter 2007.
Corson, Don, Experts: How to Use Them Effectively, Trial Lawyer, Summer 2005
Corson, Don, A Primer on Warnings in Oregon Products Liability Law, Volume XII, Number 1, Oregon State Bar, Products Liability Newsletter (2003).
Corson, Don, Attorney Fees and the Contingency Factor under 42 U.S.C. §1988, 64 Oregon Law Review 571 (1986).
Corson, Don, Another View, ORCP 44, Fairness and the Search for the Truth, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, April 1999
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
"Working with Experts," Oregon Trial Lawyer Convention, August 2008
"Ten Commandments of Documentation," International Association of Forensic Nurses, Oregon Chapter, November 10, 2006.
"Access to Medical Records In Oregon With a Subpoena," Lorman Education Services "Confidentiality of Medical Records in Oregon" Seminar, December 1, 2005.
"Oregon Product Liability Warnings Law," Oregon State Bar Product Liability Section CLE, November 18, 2005.
"Plaintiffs Public Interest Law" panelist, University of Oregon School of Law Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, March 5, 2005.
"Expert Mistakes," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Convention, August 8, 2003
"Controlling Your Destiny; Choosing a State or a Federal Forum," Civil Law Panel, Lane County Bar Association State/Federal CLE, April 11, 2003
"A Plaintiff's Perspective on Warnings," Oregon State Bar Product Liability Section CLE, November 6, 2002
"Suing the Publisher of the Hit Man Guide," National Crime Victim Bar Association 2002 National Conference, October 17, 2002
"Practical Trial Exhibits," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association convention, August 17, 2000
"Using Expert Witnesses to Win," Oregon State Bar convention, September 16, 1999
"Discovery in Federal Court," co-presenter, Sixth Mid-Valley and Southern Oregon Federal Practice Seminar, May 31, 1996
"Discovery Tools for Use in Product Liability Cases," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association CLE, May 21, 1996
"Practical Tips on New Tort Legislation," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association convention, August 10, 1995
"Case Selection," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association CLE, April 17, 1993; August 11, 1994
"Electric Utility Liability," National Association of Legal Investigators Region VII seminar, March 21, 1992
"Investigating Psychological Injuries," Oregon State Bar CLE, February 14, 1992
Co-Moderator, "Ethical Problems in Trial and Appellate Practice," Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, February 9, 1990
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Eugene City Club- President, 1995-1996
- President-Elect, 1994-95
- Board, 1993-1997
- Ballot Measure Committee, Chair, 1993-1995
- Research Committee, 1991-1993
Riverfront Research Park Commission, 1986-1991
Oregon League of Conservation Voters- Board of Directors, 1987-1996
- Chair, 1992-1996; Vice-Chair, 1990-1992
- Board of Directors (former)
Chapin Clark Whitewater Safety Foundation, 2005-2009
Community service presentations to Lane County Legal Secretaries Association, Beavers Boy's State, University of Oregon School of Business, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Clubs, Eugene City Club, Inn of Court, and others.
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