Background
Hubel, Dennis James was born on November 3, 1947 in New York City. Son of Richard Oliver and Jacqueline M. (Babin) Hubel.
Hubel, Dennis James was born on November 3, 1947 in New York City. Son of Richard Oliver and Jacqueline M. (Babin) Hubel.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1969). University of Washington. Lewis and Clark College (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1976).
Member, 1976 and Associate Editor, 1975-1976, Environmental Law.
Worked at Karnopp, Petersen, Noteboom, Hubel, Hansen & Arnett (Bend, Oregon) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, including Insurance Defense and Tort Litigation. General Business, Banking, Creditor Bankruptcy, Tax, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Land Use, Water Law, Utility/Energy, Environmental and Indian Affairs Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Oregon and United States.
District Court, District of Oregon.
1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1982, United States. Supreme Court.
1985, Washington and United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington.
Member, 1974-1976 and Associate Editor, 1975-1976, Environmental Law.
Author: Chapter, "Physical Injury to or Loss of Chattels," Oregon State Bar, Continuing legal education, Damages (1990, 1992 Supp. 1995 Supp.); Chapter, "General Liability Coverages," Oregon State Bar Continuing legal education, Insurance, 1992, Standard Provisions Conditions, 1996. "Clearcutting: Can You See The Forest Foreign The Trees?" 5 Environmental Law 85, 1975.
"Prelicensing Antitrust Review of Nuclear Electric Generating Plants," 6 Environmental Law 753, 1976.
Instructor, Wills and Trusts and Legal Ethics, Lewis and Clark College, 1980-1982. J.R. Campbell American Inn of Court, 1994(Company-Founder & President, 1994-1996).
Member: Multnomah County, Washington State and American (Member: Litigation Section. Products Liability Committee) Bar Associations.
Oregon State Bar (Member, 1988-1991 and Chair, 1990-1991, Civil Jury Instruction Committee.
Member, 1991-1992 and Chair, 1993-1994. Civil Procedure and Practice Committee. Task Force on Gender Fairness Chair Judicial Administration Work Group, 1996-1997).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Portland Council of Young Lawyers (Treasurer, 1978). Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1991).
Defense Research Institute (Member, Industry-Wide Litigation Committee).
The founders of Karnopp, Petersen began serving the legal needs of Central Oregon in 1950 when Owen M. Panner (now a senior federal district judge) joined in partnership with Duncan McKay. While the scope of the firm"s practice has expanded, many of those early clients are still with the firm today. In addition to its unique expertise in Indian law matters, the firm practices extensively in the areas of business law, general litigation, insurance defense, real property and land use, taxation, estate planning and probate.
Members of the firm have been and continue to be leaders in community and bar activities.
Multnomah County, Washington State and American (Member: Litigation Section. Products Liability Committee) Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, since 1988, Chair, 1990-1991, Civil Jury Instruction Committee) Portland Council of Young Lawyers (Treasurer, 1978).
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Association of Insurance Attorneys. Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, since 1989).
Defense Research Institute (Member, Industry-Wide Litigation Committee). Association of Ski Defense Attorneys.
Insurance, Civil and Commercial Litigation.
Married Marcia Ann Maring, April 23, 1983. Children: Kinsley Anne, Grayson Windfield.