J.D. cum laude Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent 1973
For over four decades, Ralph Spooner has stood as a pillar in the Oregon legal community. He has tried more than 750 civil jury trials and handled more than 90 appellate cases in the Oregon Court of Appeals, Oregon Supreme Court, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2013, the Marion County Bar Association awarded him the Paul J. DeMuniz Award for exhibiting the highest standards of professionalism in the practice of law. Mr. Spooner has represented clients in state and federal courts in Oregon, Washington, Washington D.C., Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, and Michigan.
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Current and Past Professional Affiliations
Oregon State Bar (Council on Court Procedures Chairman 2002)
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (President 1986)
Marion County Bar Association (President 1986)
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
United States Arbitration & Mediation of Oregon (Mediator 1999-2007)
Willamette University School of Law – adjunct professor
Practice Areas for Insured and Self-Insured Clients
Complex Civil Litigation
Business Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Banking Litigation
Professional Legal Malpractice
General Tort Liability
Product Liability
Construction Defect
Liquor Liability
Premises Liability
Sexual Abuse
Appellate Cases
Peer Review Ratings
Personal Interests
Family, Church, Golf, Fishing, Snowboarding, Gardening, and Travel
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Vince Lombardi
