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Dennis N. Freed

Dennis Freed

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

Personal Injury Defense: General

Personal Injury Defense: Products

Selected To

• Oregon Super Lawyers 2011
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2010
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2009
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2008
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2007
• Oregon Super Lawyers 2006

Profile

 

Attorney Dennis N. Freed is a founding member of the law firm Smith Freed & Eberhard in Portland, Oregon. He focuses his attention on the many aspects of personal injury defense and complex civil litigation.

Mr. Freed received his J.D. from Northwestern School of Law and Clark College in 1974. He was admitted to the Oregon State Bar Association and founded the law firm shortly thereafter. Dennis has more than 36 years of experience in a wide range of personal injury defense cases with Smith Freed & Eberhard. He has conducted more than 300 jury trials and arbitrations.

Dennis is consistently recognized as an exceptional legal resource in personal injury defense. He has been honored with selections to the Oregon Super Lawyers list in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, 2010, 2011 and was named in The Top Fifty for 2011.  He also holds the distinction of over 12 continuous years with the Martindale-Hubble A-V rating* and membership as an Advocate in the America Board of Trial Advocates(ABOTA), a trial honorary organization.

*Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Dennis Freed

Law School: Lewis & Clark Law School

Admitted: 1974, Oregon

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

Honors and Awards:

  • Selected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates with an Advocate rank in 1990.  Selected as a member of the Litigation Counsel of America.  AV ranking with Martindale-Hubel.       ,

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • 2009 Best Lawyers in America
  • Martindale-Hubble "AV" Rated
  • Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
  • Member, Defense Research Institute
  • Oregon Super Lawyers 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Selected for Membership, Litigation Counsel of America (a trial lawyer honorary)
  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (a jury trial lawyer honorary)
  • Member, Oregon State Bar Association

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • 2010 Oregon Commercial Lines Law Summary
  • Oregon and Washington Wrongful Death Webinar
  • Oregon and Washington 2010 Legislative Updates
  • Medicare's New "Notice and Reporting" Law
  • How Do You Settle A Case with Medicare Involved?

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Received a verdict significantly under the offer in a severe burn case involving a dry cleaning company.
  • Achieved acceptance of a defense tender during a $13.2 million dollar wrongful death products liability trial.
  • Won a defense verdict in a $2 million wrongful death trucking accident claim.
  • Successfully minimized the damage verdict in representing a large developer in a landslide trial.
  • Won a defense verdict in a multi-million dollar brain injury trial against a major hotel chain.

Educational Background:

  • Oregon State University, B.A., 1970
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