Background
Fell, James F. was born on November 18, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Son of George H. Fell and Bibianne C. (Hebert) Franklin.
Fell, James F. was born on November 18, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Son of George H. Fell and Bibianne C. (Hebert) Franklin.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Ohio State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1969). Director of Policy and Administration, Idaho Public Utilities Commission, 1979-1981.
General Counsel, 1984 and Deputy Director, 1982-1983, Northwest Power Planning Council.
Worked at Stoel Rives LLP (Portland, OR) specializing in General Practice and Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Corporate and Securities, Real Estate and Land Use, Federal Taxation, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, Commercial, Bankruptcy, Reorganizations and Workouts, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Hospital and Health Law, Forest Products, Franchise Law, Immigration, Insurance, International Trade and Transactions, Government Law, Media and Advertising Law, Municipal Law and Tax-Exempt Financing, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Construction, Banking, Public Utilities, Trusts and Estates, Mining, Natural Resources, Environmental, State and Local Taxation, International Tax, White Collar Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, New York.
1972, California; 1978, Idaho. 1981, Washington; 1984, Oregon. Director of Policy and Administration, Idaho Public Utilities Commission, 1979-1981.
General Counsel, 1981-1984 and Deputy Director, 1982-1983, Northwest Power Planning Council. In 1987, the 140-attorney Portland law firm of Stoel Rives Boley Fraser & Wyse merged with the 45-lawyer Seattle firm of Jones Grey & Bayley to create Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey. Both firms boast of more than 80 years of service to clients.
The firm has since opened offices in Boise, Idaho (1991) and Salt Lake City, Utah (1992). Stoel Rives provides comprehensive representation to public, private, domestic and international businesses of all sizes. The firm changed its name to Stoel Rives in 1995.
Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law. Public Utility Law) Bar Associations. Utilities, Administrative Law and Employee Benefits.
Children from a previous marriage: Jennifer A., Brian F. Married Betty L. Wenzel, May 23,1981.