Greg Baird

Greg Baird

Partner, Portland

9755 SW Barnes Road, Suite 650
Portland, Oregon 97225
Telephone: 503-242-2922
Fax: 503-242-1264
E-mail: gbaird@gordon-polscer.com
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Greg Baird is a partner in the Portland office of Gordon & Polscer, LLP, where he specializes in trial and appellate litigation of insurance coverage disputes. Greg is also a regular speaker and author on insurance coverage issues in Oregon.

Greg has extensive experience litigating insurance coverage matter in Oregon state and federal courts. Among others, Greg has served as counsel in the following appellate matters:

Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. N. Pac. Ins. Co.
2011 U.S. App. Lexis 16739 (9th Cir Or. Aug. 11,2011)
317 Fed. Appx. 623 (9th Cir Or 2008)
For North Pacific Insurance Company, and Oregon Automobile Insurance Company

Shilo Inn, Seaside Oceanfront, LLC v. Maryland Casualty Company
United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case No. 09-35839
For Maryland Casualty Company

Assurance Co. of Am. v. MDF Framing, Inc.
338 Fed. Appx. 625 (9th Cir Or 2009)
For Assurance Co. of America

Konell Constr. & Demolition Corp. v. Valiant Ins. Co.
158 Fed. Appx. 771 (9th Cir Or 2005)
For Valiant Insurance Co.

Portland School District No. 1J, v. Great American Insurance Company
OR Sup. Ct. No. S059504
For Amici Curiae American Insurance Association, Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association, and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Bresee Homes, Inc. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
OR Sup. Ct. No. S057573
For Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association

ZRZ Realty Company, et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al. Beneficial Fire & Casualty Insurance Company et al.
OR Sup. Ct. No. S057155
For Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association

Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Tektronix, Inc.
OR Ct. of Appeals No. A123664
For Amicus Curiae Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association

Cascade Corp v. American Home Assurance Co., et al.
OR Sup. Ct. No. SC S53928
For Amicus Curiae Insurance Claims Litigation Association

Education and Credentials
B.S., with high honors, Portland State University, 1988
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College, 1992
Law Clerk, The Honorable Robert E. Jones, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Admissions to Practice
Oregon Bar
United States District Court, District of Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Memberships and Activities
American Bar Association
Oregon State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Associate Editor, Federal Practice Handbook
Defense Research Institute