Lehner & Rodrigues, PC

Welcome to Lahner & Rodrigues, PC
Mike Lehner and Carl Rodrigues have litigated cases in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts for more than 50 years. Their firm was founded on four principles: service, integrity, skill and experience.

Today, Lehner & Rodrigues handles a wide variety of civil litigation, from employment discrimination to municipal liability, but those same four principles remain the bedrock of our success.

Our firm is peer reviewed by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the area of Insurance Defense Law.

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April 24, 2012 - Rodrigues wins Jury Verdict

A Clark County jury returned a defense verdict for Carl Rodrigues and our client Staircrafters, Inc. after a seven day contruction defect trial. Plaintiffs alleged that Staircrafters breached a contract to build one deck and resurface two others at a single family residence in Vancouver. The jury determined that Staircrafters had not breached its contract and that Plaintiffs had not incurred any actual damages as a result of Staircrafters' work. Click here for more information about Staircrafters

April 12, 2012 - DeWeese wins Summary Judgment

Eric DeWeese obtained summary judgment for our client Scottsdale Insurance Company in a Marion County Circuit Court case arising out of a serious accident at a motocross track in Salem in 2005. The central issue in the case was the proper meaning of "practicing for" under Oregon's rules for interpreting insurance policies, and Eric was able to persuade the Court that the objective intent of the parties to the contract was to exclude coverage for motocross riders during practices, not to make coverage depend on each rider's subjective motivations "for practicing." Click here for more information about Scottsdale Insurance Company

April 4, 2012 - Court of Appeals affirms judgment for Lehner

The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion a judgment in favor of our client Portland Plastering Company and other subcontractors in a complex construction defect case, Amber Glen LLC v. Ankrom Moisan Associated et.al. Mike Lehner presented the case to the trial court as lead counsel for a number of subcontractors, and successfully argued that the plaintiff's claims were barred and/or released by the provisions of the sales agreement between the original developer/owner and the current plaintiff. Lehner & Rodrigues represented Portland Plastering for its insurers at Lloyd's of London. Plaintiff sought damages for a multitude of water intrusion problems in a complex of two four story office buildings.

March 21, 2012 - Lehner wins Federal case

The United States District Court for Oregon entered judgment in favor of our client Ohio Casualty Insurance in an action for declaratory relief filed by Mike Lehner. The Court held that Ohio Casualty was not obligated to provide coverage for claims made against its insured for claims arising from construction of a roadway bridge and culvert system that resulted in an underlying judgment in the amount of $189,776.23 plus interest Click here for more information about Ohio Casualty Insurance

March, 2012 - Lehner wins Summary Judgment in Campbell case

The United States District Court for Oregon awarded summary judgment to a sergeant of the Portland Police Bureau represented by Michael Lehner who was charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Campbell, an African-American man who was shot and killed by police after a standoff at a Portland apartment complex. Our client was the sergeant in charge of the incident. She had organized the police responders into teams to contain the area, open communications with Campbell, who was isolated in his girlfriend's apartment, and eventually take the suspect into custody. Mr. Campbell was shot after he exited the apartment but failed to comply with police commands and attempted to flee to an area where he could obtain cover. He was ultimately found to be unarmed despite initial information that he carried a gun. Plaintiff's remaining claims against the city and other officers were settled for $1.2 million after Mike Lehner's client was granted summary judgment.

March 1, 2012 - DeWeese wins Summary Judgment

Eric DeWeese obtained summary judgment for our client in a Skamania County Superior Court case arising out of a slip and fall at a rental in North Bonneville.

January 9, 2012 - Rodrigues to Give Presentation

On April 18, Carl Rodrigues will give a presentation on Emerging Issues Regarding Additional Insured Coverage at the Second Annual Insurance in the Construction Industry seminar. Click here for more information

December 30, 2011 - DeWeese wins Summary Judgment

Eric DeWeese obtained summary judgment for our client Snell Crane Services, Inc. in a Cowlitz County Superior Court case arising out of an injury incident at a Weyerhaeuser mill in Longview. Click here for more information about Snell Crane Services