Background
Westwood, James Nicholson was born on December 3, 1944 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Frederick Alton and Catherine (Nicholson) Westwood.
Westwood, James Nicholson was born on December 3, 1944 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Frederick Alton and Catherine (Nicholson) Westwood.
Portland State University (Bachelor of Arts. Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1974). Chairman, Forest Resources Committee, American Bar Association, 1987-1989.
Worked at Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and before Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Admiralty, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporation and Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Environmental, High Technology, Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, International Law, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Municipal Bond, Real Estate, School, Securities, Taxation, Timber, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Oregon.
Chairman, Forest Resources Committee, American Bar Association, 1987-1989.
Member: Oregon State Bar (Chairman, Appellate Practice Section, 1996-1997). American Bar Association.
Fellow: American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
Founded in 1873, Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen is one of the oldest and largest law firms based in the Pacific Northwest.
A nationwide survey of corporate counsel conducted by International Corporate Law magazine in March 1992 ranked the firm as the best commercial law firm in Oregon.
Member American Bar Association (chairman forest resources committee 1987-1989), Oregon Bar Association (chairman appellate practice section 1996-1997), American Academy Appellate Lawyers, University Club (Board of Governors 1994), City Club (president 1991-1992).
Married Janet Sue Butler, February 23, 1980. Children: Laura, David.