Jeffrey A. Beaver
Practice Emphasis
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington, 1986; Oregon, 1985
______________________________________________________________________Jeffrey is the former chair of the firm’s Litigation Department and its Hiring Committee. He focuses his practice on condemnation, financial institutions, and commercial litigation. Jeffrey has represented clients in a variety of industries including transportation, timberlands, financial services and manufacturing. He has successfully tried numerous multi-million dollar cases and has obtained favorable verdicts or settlements in some of our area's largest eminent domain cases.
Jeffrey successfully defended a salmon processor in a four-month class action jury trial against antitrust allegations that the processor conspired to fix prices in the Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The class in that case sought damages in excess of $1 Billion. Jeffrey continues to try cases for our real estate and banking clients.
Following a recent bench trial Jeffrey successfully defended a commercial bank against allegations of wrongful foreclosure.
Jeffrey is also actively involved in the American Bar Association’s efforts to provide advocacy training and assistance to Sudanese lawyers representing victims of the Darfur conflict before the International Criminal Court.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS/TRANSACTIONS
Expansion of the University of Washington Tacoma Campus resulting in a $1.9 million verdict.
Acquisition of a family farm for the creation of a park in Grays Harbor on 90-days notice ($1.5 million verdict).
Successfully represented commercial/industrial landlord against pass through claims for nuisance, breach of lease and breach of quiet enjoyment arising out of the migration of excessive and dense dust particles from one leased premises to another.
Successfully represented joint venture and joint venturer against partner in breach of timber sale contract, breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy claims.
Successfully represented employee in ADA and State law against discrimination action for unlawful discharge based on employer's subcontract with federal government which disqualified contracted employees with organic heart disease. A contractual provision is not a defense as statutes, rules or regulations are.
Represented employee against the State in ADA and State law against discrimination action for disparate treatment in the form of disciplinary action due to clinical depression.
Represented Japanese-American petitioner in action for writ of error coram nobis seeking vacation of convictions for violating wartime measures requiring Japanese-Americans to remain within their residences and to report to civilian control stations.
Represented bank in enforcing forum selection clause in financing lease.
Represented parents and children who had been racially harassed by admitted skinhead —Obtained anti-harassment order. Affirmed on appeal.
Represented public contractor to recover excess costs expended due to major utility conflicts not indicated on project plans and claim for extra work.
Represented owner on $8 million claim arising out of reconstruction of a high school —specifically responsible for defending electrical subcontractor's pass through claim.
Represented defendant and cross-complainant biotechnology firm in patent infringement and Lanham Act case arising out of cattle feed lot industry and the use and efficacy of a lactobacillus acidophilus strain.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Presenter, “Expert Life After Changes to Rule 26: Should Experts be Required to Comply With ABA Ethical Standards For Experts” ABA Annual Meeting Toronto (August 2011)
Presenter, "Using Negotiated Settlements to Determine Damages: Sophisticated Analysis or Mind Reading" ABA Sections of Litigation and Criminal Justice Annual CLE Conference Miami (April 2011).
Author, “Regulatory Takings 101,” Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter (Winter, 2008).
Presenter, “Environmental Regulations - Compensable Takings or Permissable Legislation?” American Bar Association Section of Litigation Teleconference Series (February, 2008).
Presenter, “The Ten Things Every Patent and Antitrust Practioner Must Know After Recent Supreme Court Decisions,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation Teleconference Series (November, 2007).
Author, “Voir Dire in the Antitrust Case,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Antitrust Committee, The Antitrust Litigator’s Corner (Website 2007).
Presenter, “What Happens When the Project Fails after the Property is Condemned?” ALI-ABA Course: Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation (January 5, 2007).
Presenter, “Antitrust and Intellectual Property Trends in the Supreme Court,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation Teleconference Series (December 12, 2006).
Presenter, “An Eminent Domain Legislation Update,” Industrial Asset Management Council Forum (October 2, 2006).
Presenter, “How to Try Your Case for the Condemnor,” 23rd Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course: Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation (January 6, 2006).
Co-Author, “Over and Under: A Practical Guide to the Condemnation of Aerial Guideway Easements and Tunnel Easements” (December, 2005).
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Fellow of the Fellows, American Bar Foundation
Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation; Darfur Project Working Group (2008)
Member, Washington State Bar Adjunct Investigative Counsel Panel (2010-2012)
Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation; Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee (2007-2009)
Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation; Expert Witnesses Committee(2009-2012)
Member, American Bar Association, Task Force Expert Witness Code of Ethics (2010-2011)
Member, Washington State Bar Association 1986
Member, Oregon Bar Association 1985
Member, King County Bar Association
Member, Washington State Minority and Justice Commission
Member, Hirabayashi Coram Nobis Team
Dean’s Advisory Council, University of Oregon School of Law
Treasurer, Loren Miller Bar Foundation
Former Co-Chair, Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington, Appellate Practice
Former Board Member, National Bar Association, Board of Governors
Former President, Loren Miller Bar Association
Former Member of Board of Trustees, King County Bar Association
Former Secretary, King County Bar Association YLD
Former Member of Board of Trustees, President’s Council, King County Bar Foundation
Former Member, Washington State Board of Judicial Administration’s Court Security Committee
RECOGNITION
Washington Law & Politics Corporate Counsel Edition, “Super Lawyer in Business Litigation,” 2008-2011
Washington Law & Politics, “Super Lawyer,” 2002 – 2011
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1985
Articles Editor, Oregon Law Review
Law Clerk, Judge Jerome Farris, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985 - 1986
Judicial Extern, Justice Allen Broussard, California Supreme Court, 1984
B.A., Morehouse College, 1977
