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Diane Polscer is the managing partner
of Gordon & Polscer, L.L.C. in Portland where she primarily focuses her practice
on insurance coverage and commercial litigation. Diane is
a frequent speaker and author, and she is a faculty member
of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. She serves
as Chair of Excess and Reinsurance Subcommittee of DRI’s
Insurance Law Committee and is the Chair of the Insurance Coverage Section of the Federation
of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
Diane has collaborated with four
other nationally recognized coverage firms around the country in the National Insurance Law Forum, a law blog devoted solely to legal and legislative developments of interest. View the blog
and subscribe to updates here.
Diane Polscer was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2007. This is the second consecutive year Diane has been named to this peer-elected distinction that is presented to only the top 5% of attorneys in Oregon.
Click here to see Diane’s
appellate case listings. Click here to see Diane’s
significant publications.
Education and Credentials
B.A., with distinction, Pennsylvania State
University
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
University of Oregon Law Review, Associate Editor
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Robert J. McNichols, U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Washington
Admissions to Practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court, District of Oregon
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
Recognition
AV-Peer Review Rated
Oregon Super Lawyer, 2006 and 2007
Professional Memberships and Community Activities
Federal Bar Association (Member)
Oregon State Bar Association (Member, Litigation, Construction
Law and Toxic Tort sections)
Washington State Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Construction Law sections)
Gus Solomon American Inns of Court (Founding Member, Master)
National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Selected faculty member for
the professional training program in Trial Advocacy Skills)
Northwest Environmental Claims Association (Frequent speaker and author)
Washington Women Lawyers (Past President; Member, Board of Directors, 1987)
Oregon Women Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-91; Secretary, 1989-90;
Treasurer, 1990-91; Chair, Professional Liaison Committee, 1989-90)
Oregon State Bar Judicial Administration Committee (Selected Member 1989-92)
Institute for Managerial and Professional Women (Member, Board of Directors, 1991)
Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners (Appointed, 1991-94)
American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage and
Tort and Insurance Practice Sections; Past Chair, Tort and Insurance Practice
Self-Insurers Committee, 1996-1997; Co-Chair of Annual Program, 1994; Editor,
Tort and Insurance Practice Section Self-Insurers Newsletter, 1994; Co-Editor,
Tort and Insurance Practice Section Self-Insurers Annual Survey, 1993)
Defense Research Institute (Chair, Insurance Law Excess & Reinsurance
Subcommittee 1998-Present; Program Chair, Reinsurance Program 1999 and 2000;
frequent speaker and author on commercial litigation and insurance issues)
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel since 1998 (Selected second woman lawyer
in Oregon to be selected; Chair, Insurance Coverage, 2006-08; Chair, New
Membership Corporate Development Subcommittee; Admissions Committee, Diversity
Committee)
Lawyers of Civil Justice (Member)
International Network of Boutique Law Firms (President, Oregon Chapter, 2007)
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (Member)
Inland Empire Girl Scout Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-87)
Associates of Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon (Member, Board of Directors 1995-1997)
Children’s Cancer Association, Dream Catcher Program (Volunteer, 2001-Present)
National Charities League (Special Olympics Liaison)
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