2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Bruce R. Gilbert

Bruce Gilbert

Smith Freed & Eberhard PC
111 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 4300
Portland, OR 97204

Portland

Oregon (OR)

T: 503-227-2424
F: 503-227-2535

Practice Areas

Construction Litigation

Civil Litigation Defense

Selected To

• Oregon Super Lawyers 2011
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2010
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2009
• Oregon Rising Stars 2008

Profile

Attorney Bruce R. Gilbert is a lead member of Smith Freed & Eberhard’s Construction and Development Group. His practice at the law firm focuses on construction defect litigation and civil litigation defense in Portland, Oregon, and communities throughout Washington.

Before turning his attention to law, Mr. Gilbert graduated with honors from the University of Washington with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 1995, he graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University Law School, and was subsequently admitted to both the Oregon and the Washington State Bar Associations. The combination of Bruce’s legal training and engineering education has proved useful to Smith Freed & Eberhard in cases dealing with construction defects.

Attorney Gilbert has been honored with selections to the Oregon Super Lawyers list in 2008 and 2009. He is consistently invited to give presentations on the legal issues affecting construction and engineering litigation to industry professionals in both Oregon and Washington.

About Bruce Gilbert

Law School: Seattle University School of Law

Admitted: 1995, Oregon

Professional Webpage: www.smithfreed.com/aboutus/attorneysandstaff/Bruce_R_Gilbert...

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Oregon Super Lawyers 2008, 2009
  • Admitted, Federal Court of the District of Oregon
  • Admitted, Washington State Court
  • Admitted, Oregon State Court
  • Member, Washington State Bar Association
  • Member, Oregon State Bar Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • 2010 Oregon Construction Defect Law Summary
  • 2010 Washington Construction Defect Law Summary

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Bruce has won several summary judgment motions dismissing six figure claims against general contractors.

Representative Clients:

  • He also has defended multiple personal injury and construction defect arbitrations, including brain injury claims and representing general contractors in construction defect cases.
  • He has represented contractors before the Court of Appeals and established important legal precedent for construction defect issues. See Quail Hollow West Owners Assoc. v. Brownstone Quail Hollow, LLC, 343 Or. 115 (2007); Harris v. Suniga, 209 Or. App. 410 (2006).

Educational Background:

  • University of Washington, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1992
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