Joseph Vance

Representative Experience

• Employment Plus

  • Kramer v. Tosco. Defended employer in eight-day federal-court jury trial alleging ADA discrimination and wrongful discharge. Defense verdict on all claims.

  • McCarthy v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. Defended employer in five-day arbitration alleging sexual harassment, FMLA discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Defense verdict on all claims.

  • Melton v. Philip Morris. Successfully compelled plaintiff to arbitrate claims, through motion in district court and subsequent appeal to Ninth Circuit. Defended employer in five-day arbitration alleging age discrimination, workers' compensation retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Defense verdict on all claims.

  • Barnett v. Emerson’s Fresh Food Solutions, LLC, et al. Defended employer in state-court case alleging wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and workers comp retaliation. Obtained summary judgment dismissal on all claims.

  • Black v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. Defended employer in federal-court Equal Pay Act and Title VII discrimination case. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.

  • Morse v. Venator. Defended employer in federal-court age-discrimination and wrongful-termination case. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.

  • Speed v. Adidas. Defended employer in federal-court case alleging race discrimination, FMLA violations, and wrongful discharge. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.

  • Zietoun v. Adidas. Defended employer in state-court case alleging wrongful termination. Obtained summary judgment dismissal of claim.

  • Lloyd v. PacifiCorp. Obtained summary judgment for employer on marital status discrimination claim.

  • Hall v. Sally Beauty Supply Company. Defended employer in federal-court whistleblower and wrongful-termination case. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice after completion of her deposition.

  • Scroggs v. Great Northwest Restaurants, Inc. Defended employer in five-plaintiff, state-court case alleging sexual harassment. Favorably settled claims before trial.

  • Lee v. AT&T Broadband. Defended employer in state-court case alleging wrongful termination and retaliation. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice after completion of his deposition.

  • Deoca v. Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc. Defended employer in federal-court case alleging wrongful termination and retaliation. Obtained dismissal of all claims on a motion to dismiss.

• Commercial Landlord Tenant Disputes Plus

  • Glendale Farms, Inc. v. Sester Farms, Inc. Defended tenant in commercial lease dispute with landlord involving claims in excess of $4 million. Favorably settled claims before trial.

  • Gateway Med, LLC v. Hwang Ghorbanian, PLLC, et al. Represented landlord in commercial lease dispute with tenant. Favorably settled claims before trial.

  • Bennett Family Trust II v. NW Glass. Successfully represented the landlord in a commercial landlord/tenant dispute.

• Real Estate Disputes Plus

  • City Harvest Church v. Harper Vancouver. Represented the plaintiff in a weeklong arbitration establishing claims for breach of contract related to real estate development.

  • Tonn v. Eggleston. Represented defendants in a two-day trial establishing a counterclaim for declaratory judgment to quiet title, ejectment, and breach of contract related to a dispute over property ownership. The trial court's decision was upheld on appeal.

  • Weyerhaeuser Company v. JAJ Family Limited Partnership. Represented Weyerhaeuser in a four-day private condemnation trial to obtain a private way of necessity over Weyerhaeuser's preferred route.

  • Weyerhaeuser Company v. McWhorter. Represented Weyerhaeuser in a four-day private condemnation trial to obtain a private way of necessity over Weyerhaeuser's preferred route. Successfully reduced defendants' petitions for attorney fees and costs by 75 percent.

  • Matson and Morgan v. Cambridge Estates Homeowners Association, et al. Represented property owners in state court bench trial to determine whether platted road was public or private.

  • Parker v. Parkview Trails. Obtained summary judgment in a quiet title action related to the enforceability of a deed of trust. The trial court's decision was upheld on appeal.

• Commercial Contracts & Tort Disputes Plus

  • Freightliner Aftermarket Sales Corp. v. Bank of America. Defended bank against claims of breach of contract and fraud alleging damages in excess of $35 million. Obtained directed verdict on all claims.

  • Bank of America v. Hemp Street. Obtained summary judgment for bank on $16 million breach-of-contract claim.

  • Clough v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc. Represented Texaco and Equillon Enterprises LLC in antitrust case brought by gasoline dealers in the Portland area. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had violated price discrimination statutes and sought $9 million in damages. Case settled after summary judgment motions filed.

  • RD Offutt Farms v. Goulds Pumps, Inc. Defended manufacturer against claims for over $3 million based on alleged products liability, negligence, and breach of warranty.

  • Rosen Products LLC v. Lear Corp. Represented defendant in federal-court breach-of-contract case alleging in excess of $6 million in damages. Favorably settled claims before trial.

  • Sunset Appraisal v. Bank of America. Defended bank against UCC and negligence claims seeking damages in excess of $100,000 related to embezzlement by plaintiff's bookkeeper. Favorably settled claims at start of trial.