Elizabeth C. Knight, Of Counsel

Elizabeth is Of Counsel with the firm and her practice focuses on commercial litigation, legal malpractice litigation, and employment law.  She also has a background in insurance coverage.

Elizabeth joined us from Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, where she practiced as a litigation associate.  Before law school she worked for Travelers Insurance where she managed environmental and other cumulative injury claims in the Denver office.  When Elizabeth is not at work she spends time with her husband, Ethan, and their two children.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 1999
• Washington, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1999

Education:

• University of Oregon School of Law, 1999, J.D.
  Executive Editor, Oregon Law Review
• University of Colorado at Boulder, 1992
  B.A. in English, cum laude

Publications and Presentations:

• Speaker, "Mentoring Relationships,"  Women as Leaders Conference, May 2005
• Speaker, "Recordkeeping in Hiring & Discipline," Bureau of Labor & Industries Seminar, Feb. 2005
• Speaker, "Managing Employee Absences," Employment Law Breakfast Briefing, September 2003
• Author, "Premises Liability," 2000 Torts Supplement, Oregon State Bar CLE Publication

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar
Client Security Fund, 2002-2005 (Committee Chair 2004-2005)
• Washington State Bar Association
• Multnomah Bar Association
  Judicial Screening Committee, 2007-present
  Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors, 2004-2005
  Award of Merit recipient  2004
  Equality Committee, 2003-2006
  Pro Bono Committee, 2001-2003
• Federal Bar Association 
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
• Gus Solomon Inn of Court, 2006-07
• Legal Aid's Domestic Violence Project
• Campaign for Equal Justice, Large Firm Committee