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Jeff Merrick
Mediator since 2012. Retired attorney.
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Mediator and Retired Attorney.
Practice Areas
- Legal Malpractice
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Claims
- Motor Vehicle Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Additional Practice Areas
- Acquired Brain Injury: Traumatic or Anoxic
- Car Accidents
- Pediatric (Child Injury) Law
- Nuisance Neighbors
- Oregon Public Records Law
Fees
- Not Currently Accepting Clients
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Mediation fee rates available upon request.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
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- 9th Circuit
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- LL.M.
- Honors: with honors
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- University of Minnesota Law School
- J.D.
- Honors: with honors
- Activities: Associate Editor of Minnesota Law Review
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- Stanford University
- B.A. | Economics and Political Science
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Professional Associations
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- - Current
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- Oregon State Bar Association
- Member
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- Multnomah Bar Association
- Member
- Activities: Vice-Chair Judicial Candidate Review Committee
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- Oregon Mediation Association
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Publications
- Great Britain and European Union Timelines: What Are the Key Dates for Transition?
- Back to the Basics: Understanding the Difference Between an Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney and an Ohio Living Will
- FDA Shares Insights on Potential Pathway to Regulate CBD Products
- Going ‘Green’—What Does That Mean? FTC Proposes Revisions To Green Guides
Certifications
- Panel Mediator
- American Arbitration Association
- Attorney at Law
- Oregon State Bar
- General Civil Mediator for Court Connected Mediation
- Oregon Judicial Department
- Court-Approved Mediator
- U.S. District Court for Oregon
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
Legal Answers
18 Questions Answered
- Q. Can I sue my university for cutting my hours by over 50% with not enough notice?
- A: One question will be whether you had a contract for the higher rate. Or was the 2019-20 contract separate and finished and now you have a new contract for 2020-21.
Other questions include whether you have an due process rights.
Pull together all of the "contract" documents. If you have a contract, then that is key. If not, then all of the key E-mails. Then, check with a lawyer.
Good luck.
- Q. I need a lawyer to sue another lawyer for legal malpractice
- A: If you'd like, you may E-mail me with the following information:
Who is the lawyer?
What did the lawyer do wrong?
When did you discover the lawyer harmed you?
What is the dollar value of the harm?
Jeff Merrick
merrick@jeffmerrick.com
- Q. My employer told me that I should not come to work after taking my prescirbed medication.
- A: You, too, ought to get a lawyer.
Your question raises issues of whether your medical condition or any disability caused her to prevent you from going to work. Did they try to work with you about your medication.
Also, it raises the question of the real reason she wanted to get rid of you.
You ought to request your personnel records immediately. They can wait 45 days to give them to you (assuming you are employed in Oregon)
They will be presenting you with a waiver of rights in exchange for additional money. You will want a lawyer to analyze the value if any claims you might have to decide on their offer.
Good luck.
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