John W. Stephens

Harold B. Scoggins III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law. Harold B., who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Harold B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

P. Andrew McStay is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. P. Andrew, who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which P. Andrew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Damien R. Hall is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Damien R., who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Damien R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin Mapes is a commercial litigator with more than 25 years of experience in state and federal courts in Oregon, Washington, and California. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of business disputes involving commercial lending, partnership disputes, general contract matters, construction disputes, and a wide variety of commercial real estate disputes. Mr. Mapes is also an experienced environmental litigator, and has represented clients in matters involving the federal ...

Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions. Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals. Appellate services include: Re...

Gina K. Eiben is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Gina K., who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gina K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeff Napoli is dedicated to the areas of employment and tort litigation. Before establishing Gilroy Napoli Short, Jeff served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, where he gained substantial trial experience by handling over 50 cases. He currently applies his extensive trial knowledge to achieve favorable outcomes for his clients. In the field of employment law, Jeff has a strong focus on wrongful termination and discrimination , sexual hara...

Gülgün Uğur is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Public Finance Law. Gülgün, who practices law in Portland, Oregon, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gülgün is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rich Meneghello is a partner in the firm's Portland office. He is passionate about assisting employers with their labor and employment problems in a wide variety of areas. Rich has focused much of his practice on defending and advising employers on disability discrimination issues. He has maintained this focus since 1999, when he was the lead associate attorney before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Albertsons v. Kirkingburg, a unanimous decision interpreting the Americans with Disabili...

John Schultz focuses on environmental, natural resources, federal Indian, and occupational safety and health law. For more than 25 years he has advised manufacturers, real estate developers, lending institutions, municipalities, tribal governments, and energy project developers regarding compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and occupational safety and health laws. He has extensive experience regarding federal and state Superfund, solid and hazardous waste, air, process/stor...