Laurie R. Hager, Counsel at our Portland, and Seattle law offices
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Laurie R. Hager

Counsel
Biography

Laurie Hager focuses her practice in business litigation, commercial real estate and leasing, construction, enforcement of creditors’ rights, and insurance coverage. She has experience representing clients in a wide range of industries, including construction and real estate. She regularly assists clients with contract disputes, negotiations, and resolutions.

Laurie represents clients in federal and state courts, arbitration, and mediation.

Credentials

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)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Young Lawyers Section Award of Merit Winner, Multnomah Bar Association (2007)
  • Oregon Super Lawyers® (2020-2025)
    • Rising Star (2009, 2011-2015)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Sussman Shank LLP (2001-2021)
    • Partner (2016-2021)
    • Litigation Practice Group Chair (2020-2021)
    • Construction Group Practice Chair (2018-2020)

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)
  • “Fundamentals of Washington Landlord Tenant Law,” Presenter, Sterling Education Service, Inc. (2013)
  • “Provisional Process”, Co-Author, Oregon State Bar Association CLE, Civil Pleading and Practice (2006)
Publications
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May 09, 2024
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Feb 12, 2024
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Under Construction – February 2024

Nov 10, 2023
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Under Construction – November 2023