Laurie R. Hager

Bar Admissions

• California
• Oregon
• Washington

Court Admissions

• Oregon Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of California
• Supreme Court of Oregon
• Supreme Court of Washington
• United States District Court, Central District of California
• United States District Court, District of Oregon
• United States District Court, Eastern District of California
• United States District Court, Northern District of California
• United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Education

• University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder (J.D.)
• University of Connecticut (B.A., cum laude)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America^®
  • Construction Law (2026)
  • Litigation – Construction (2026)
• Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit Winner (2007)
• Oregon Super Lawyers^® (2020-2025)
• Oregon Super Lawyers^®, Rising Star (2009, 2011-2015)

Previous Professional Experience

• Sussman Shank LLP
  • Partner
  • Litigation Practice Group Chair
  • Construction Group Practice Chair

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Oregon State Bar
  • Executive Committee Member, Construction Law Section (2020-Present)
  • Debtor-Creditor Section Newsletter Editorial Board (2016-2019)
  • Legal Ethics Committee (2014-2016)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “A Recent Oregon Court of Appeals Decision Bears on Insurance Coverage for Repair of Construction Defects,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction Newsletter (May 15, 2023)
• “Current Cases of Interest – Usury, Foreclosure, and Guarantor Litigation,” Presenter, Snell & Wilmer’s Lunch & Learn Series (January 9, 2023)
• “Tips for Litigating Adverse Possession, Boundary, and Easement Disputes,” Presenter, Oregon State Bar Real Estate and Land Use Annual Summer Conference (August 12, 2022)
• “Oregon and Washington Construction Liens and Bonds,” Co-Presenter, National Association of Credit Managment (March 29, 2022)
• “The Washington Supreme Court Renders a Significant Decision on Application of the Spearin Doctrine for Washington Projects,” Author, Snell & Wilmer Under Construction Newsletter (January 2022)
• “Pretrial Motions and Jury Instructions,” MBA YLS, Presenter (2021)
• “Civil Trial Motions,” MBA, Presenter (2021)
• Oregon and Washington Construction Lien Law: NACM Oregon, Presenter (2004-2009, 2012, 2014, 2016-2020)
• “Taking Some Sticks from the Property Rights Bundle – Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easements, and Other Real Property Encumbrances,” Presenter (2017)
• Southwest Business & Construction Credit Conference: Washington and Oregon Lien Law (2017)