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Amy Bruning joined D’Amore Law Group as an attorney in June 2018. Amy is committed to using her legal expertise to advocate and provide justice for those who have been severely harmed by the negligence of others. Amy brings to D’Amore Law a wealth of diverse legal experience having previously represented plaintiffs in employment, housing, education, and other civil rights matters. While Amy has strong involvement in all stages of her client’s cases, she has a passion for leg...

Michelle Bertolino is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Michelle practices law in Portland, Oregon Best Lawyers has recognized Michelle Bertolino since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michelle Bertolino is held by other lawyers.

Employers rely upon Naomi Johnson to guide them through the wide variety of often ambiguous employment scenarios that can range from a legitimate accommodation request to a pretext for litigation or anything in between. Her practice centers on preventing litigation before it can begin, though she regularly defends employers in federal and state courts when disputes cannot be resolved. Clients value her ability to assess risk without catastrophizing and to offer solutions that account for busi...

Michael Fillingame is a member of Buchalter’s Corporate and Real Estate Practice Groups, and a Senior Counsel in the Firm’s Portland Office. Mr. Fillingame represents public and private companies in a broad range of complex corporate transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments and corporate governance. He also has substantial experience representing clients in a wide range of real estate transactions, including the acquisit...

Carol has devoted her career to public finance, advising governmental entities, underwriters, and nonprofit organizations on a broad range of tax-exempt and taxable financing transactions. With more than 25 years of experience, she represents clients throughout the financing process, helping them navigate complex legal, regulatory, and disclosure issues while developing practical solutions tailored to their objectives. A member of the Management Committee at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, ...

Timothy J. Bernasek is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Timothy J. practices law in Portland, Oregon Best Lawyers has recognized Timothy J. Bernasek since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Timothy J. Bernasek is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Freedman represents a wide variety of clients, in both the private and public sectors, on energy and electric utility law issues. His practice emphasizes energy, utilities and infrastructure transactional matters such as the preparation and negotiation of agreements relating to power project and other infrastructure development, mergers and acquisitions, alliances and joint ventures, power purchases and sales, natural gas purchases and sales, commodity derivatives transactions, renewable ...

Lisa Rackner is a Portland, Oregon attorney with a practice focused on Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law , Energy Law , and Energy Regulatory Law. She advises natural gas and electric utilities, energy companies, and telecommunications carriers on regulatory compliance, transactions, and policy matters. Lisa regularly appears before the Public Utility Commission of Oregon and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, and she has represented clients in proceedin...

Laura Maffei brings her experience as a geologist to her practice in environmental and natural resources law. She has extensive experience in Clean Water Act regulation in both Oregon and Washington where she assists clients with negotiating permit conditions and complying with permits. Ms. Maffei has litigated a number of Clean Water Act cases in both state and federal court, including defending against citizen suits and challenges to state-wide Clean Water Act regulations. Ms. Maffei provid...

John H. Chambers is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law and Litigation - Real Estate. John H. practices law in Portland, Oregon Best Lawyers has recognized John H. Chambers since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John H. Chambers is held by other lawyers.