Portland, Ore. – Dunn Carney is pleased to announce that Timothy J. Bernasek and William R. Joseph became partners in the firm effective Jan. 1, 2010.

Tim Bernasek leads the firm’s Government Affairs team and is an active member of the Agriculture/Natural Resources and Real Estate and Land Use teams.  His practice focuses on a variety of legal matters including real estate, agriculture and natural resources, employment, water law, and business law.  He also works with non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to assist them with a variety of legal issues.  He is the past chair of the Oregon State Bar Agricultural Law Bar section and was formerly general counsel for the Oregon Farm Bureau.  He is also a frequent speaker on Employment and Ag/Natural resource issues and chaired the Dunn Carney 2008 and 2010 Ag Summits.

Bill Joseph has extensive experience litigating and trying various types of civil disputes, including construction, real estate, lien, products liability, contract, and tort cases. Bill is also experienced in handling corporate, intellectual property and land use transactional matters.  He is active in the Associated General Contractors, on the board for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland and on the development committee of the Oregon Entrepreneurs network.  In 2008 and 2009, Bill was selected for inclusion as a Rising Star in the area of construction law by Oregon Super Lawyers.

About Dunn Carney

Dunn Carney is a leading client-focused law firm in the Pacific Northwest. Attorneys work with clients on a daily basis to develop and implement legal and business solutions designed to avoid the problems that could lead to formal proceedings. In the event of litigation, they have an experienced team of trial attorneys who provide expert counsel and representation in alternative dispute resolution and in the courtroom.  Clients have trusted their individual and business needs to Dunn Carney for more than 75 years.  Dunn Carney is Oregon’s only member of Meritas, a legal service organization that offers high-quality worldwide legal services through a closely integrated group of independent law firms.