David A. Bledsoe
Recognized since 2007
Portland, Oregon
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Mining Law
David Bledsoe is a trial lawyer who handles high-stakes civil litigation. He has over 20 years of experience trying a wide variety of cases, including environmental disputes (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)) and commercial disputes (breach of contract, insurance coverage, construction, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), intellectual property, injunctions).
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Location
- 1120 Northwest Couch Street, 10th Floor
Portland, OR 97209-4128
Education
- University of California Berkeley, graduated 1985
- Harvard University, AB, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, Oregon State Bar
- Washington, Washington State Bar Association
Affiliations
- Federal Court Local Rules Committee - Current Chair
- Litigation Journal - Co-Editor
- Multnomah Bar Association - Member
Perkins Coie LLP
Headquarters:
Seattle, Washington
279 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
209 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Full Firm Profile
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Environmental, Portland, OR (2019)
- Litigation - Environmental, Portland, OR (2017)
- Litigation - Environmental, Portland, OR (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Mining Law
Special Focus:
- Administrative/Regulatory
- Business Disputes
- Civil Litigation
- Clean Water Act
- Complex Litigation
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Endangered Species
- Enforcement Defense
- Environmental
- Environmental Cleanup
- Insurance
- International
- Litigation
- Natural Resources
- Plaintiffs/Citizen's Suits
- RCRA/Hazardous Waste
- Superfunds/Environmental Remediation
- Toxic Tort
Awards:
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Portland Monthly, “Portland’s Top Lawyers”
- Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
- Member of Fellows of the American Bar Association
- Listed in Oregon Law and Politics, "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2009 - present
- Listed in Chamber's USA, "Americas Leading Environment & Natural Resources Lawyers," 2009 - present
- James M. Burns Federal Practice Award, 2003
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Animal Law
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