Douglas County Arbitration & Mediation Lawyers

Michael G Hanlon has practiced law in Oregon since 1979. His practice has emphasized business and commercial litigation as well as general business transactional matters. At the outset of his career, Mr. Hanlon was an Assistant Attorney General in the Oregon Antitrust Division which permitted him to participate in numerous antitrust cases around the country, including multi-district litigation. Highlights of his career include representing world class snowboarder Craig Kelly and Burton Snowboards in a case brought by Sims Snowboards. Mr. Hanlon argued the case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and reversed an injunction erroneously issued by the district...

EDUCATION

University of the Pacific School of Law (Sacramento, California) Doctorate of Jurisprudence
Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Bachelor of Arts (History)
Pendleton Senior High (Pendleton, Oregon) Graduate
Command and General Staff College (Leavenworth, Kansas) Graduate
Armor Officer Course (Fort Knox, Kentucky) Graduate (Basic & Advanced)
The Judge Advocate General’s School (Charlottesville, Virginia) Graduate (Basic & Advanced)

National College of District Attorneys (San Francisco, California)
Government Contract Attorneys (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Environmental Law Specialist (Montgomery, Alabama)
Advanced Environmental Law Specialist (Washington, D.C.)
Government Contract Claims, Litigation and Remedies (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Fraud In Government Contracting (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Legal Aspects of Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism Activities (Charlottesville, Virginia)

I have practiced law in Portland, Oregon for over 50 years. I was an associate and a partner at Kell, Alterman & Runstein, LLP for over 25 years and now work as a solo practitioner from my home. I attended Colgate University and Suffolk University Law School in Boston. I have served as a member of the Board of Governors and as President of the Oregon State Bar.