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August 10, 2010 - "Judge orders Wells Fargo to pay $203 million in overdraft fee suit", The Oregonian


Wells Fargo must pay $203 million in a California overdraft fee class action case.  Steve Larson represents consumer plaintiffs in a similar Oregon case against Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank.  To read more of this article written by Brent Hunsberger at The Oregonian, please click here.

July 30, 2010 - "Crocs makes public apology and agrees to pay Columbia Sportswear", The Oregonian

"Crocs Inc., maker of the ubiquitous plastic shoes, issued a rare public apology Thursday and agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to Columbia Sportswear Co." To read more of this story written by Jeff Manning for The Oregonian, please click here.

June 11, 2010 - "Company leaders must learn how to stymie embezzlement," Portland Business Journal


Many local small businesses and other organizations have recently been hit with embezzlement fraud by employees and fiduciaries.  To read this guest column co-written by Scott Shorr and Peter Kwong, please click here.

June 2010 - "Pro Bono Spotlight: Josh Ross", Multnomah Lawyer


Josh Ross has been recognized for his service to pro bono legal work.  To read an article about his pro bono work, please click hereReprinted with permission from the Multnomah Bar Association.

May 2010 - "YLS Selects Award Recipients", Multnomah Lawyer


Josh Ross is one of the 2010 recipients of the YLS Award of Merit.  This award is given to volunteers who " have dedicated tremendous time and energy to the YLS and its mission..." To read more, click hereReprinted with permission from the Multnomah Bar Association.

Spring, 2010 - District of Oregon Local Rules: Background & Practice Tips from the OSB Federal Practice and Procedure Committee


Co-written by Elizabeth Tedesco Milesnick of Stoll Berne and Kristina Hellman of the Federal Public Defenders office, and originally published in For the District of Oregon, a quarterly newsletter of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; Spring 2010, Volume XIV, No. 4.  To read the article, please click here.

April 9, 2010 - "Scott Shorr - Executive Profile", Portland Business Journal

Meet Scott Shorr.  He believes in serving his clients by matching his best skills to their essential needs.  Where there is not a great match, he will readily admit it and provide a referral.  To read the complete Executive Profile, as published in the Portland Business Journal, please click here.

April 2, 2010 - "Class-action lawyer goes far using a downhome style", Portland Business Journal


Steve Larson represents the little guy seeking to redress unfair corporate behavior.  To read more about this Portland Business Journal article featuring Steve Larson, please click here.

December 18, 2009 - "End-users gain right to bring suits for antitrust violations," Portland Business Journal

Until this year, individual consumers and many businesses in Oregon had no remedy against manufacturers who drove up the price of goods by colluding with competitors to set inflated prices.  The Oregon Legislature has rectified this with a statute that becomes effective January 1, 2010.  To read more, click here.  Article written by Mark A. Friel and Yoona Park.

November 12, 2009 - Oregon Super Lawyers


Stoll Berne proudly announces that ELEVEN of the firm's attorneys have been selected as 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers and Rising StarsView larger image here.