Background
Spere, Jeffrey R. was born on June 3, 1950 in Aberdeen, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Spere, Jeffrey R. was born on June 3, 1950 in Aberdeen, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Pacific Lutheran University (Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1972). Willamette University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Editorial Staff, Willamette Law Journal, 19741975.
Worked at Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles, Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Bankruptcy, Creditors" Rights and Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Law, General Business, Banking and Finance, Commercial and Business Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Construction, Professional Liability Defense, Taxation, Probate, Pensions, Estate Planning, Planned Giving, Employee Benefits. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Oregon.
Beta Gamma Sigma.
Member, Editorial Staff, Willamette Law Journal, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to Honorable Robert Y. Thornton, Associate Justice, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1975-1976. Member, Editorial Board of the Oregon Business and Corporate Law Digest, 1983-1986.
Author: "Civil Litigation Manual, Bonds and Undertakings," Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1982, 1986 and 1988.
Company-Author: "Foreclosing Security Interests, Construction Liens," 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1992 and 1996. Oregon Mortgage Foreclosure Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1985, 1988 and 1989.
"Current Issues in Oregon Real Estate Leases," National Business Institute, 1993. Judge Pro Tem (Summary Judgments), Multnomah County Circuit Court, 1989-1992.
United States. Arbitration and Mediation of Oregon and Multnomah County Courts.
Member: Multnomah County and American (Member: Financial Services Subcommittee, Loan Documentation Subcommittee, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee, Lender Liability Subcommittee of Section on Corporation, Banking and Business, 1984) Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Continuing legal education Subcommittee, 1988-1990. Executive Committee, 1991, Secretary, 1993-1994, Treasurer, 1994-1995, Chairperson, 1996-1997, Debtor/Creditor Section).
Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles was founded in the early sixties by Gilbert Sussman, Jerome B. Shank and Norman Wapnick.
The Firm members have enjoyed a collegial relationship over thirty years of steady growth to a firm of twenty lawyers and a staff of thirty. With an initial focus on creditors" rights, bankruptcy, banking and finance, the firm has expanded to include a broad general business, tax, estate planning, charitable and non-profit corporations, real estate and extensive litigation practice.
Sussman Shank"s attorneys come from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and hold leadership positions in business and professional associations.
Multnomah County and American (Member: Subcommittees on Creditor Rights and Lender Liability and Loan Documentation. Financial Services Committee, Section of Business Law, ) Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Estate.
Debtor-Creditor Rights.
Construction; Member, Continuing Legal Education Sub-Committee). Secured Transactions and Commercial Lending Transactions, Re al Estate and General Business.