Background
Merrick, Jeffrey S. was born on September 9, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Merrick, Jeffrey S. was born on September 9, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). University of Minnesota (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984). Delta Theta Phi (Vice President, 1983-1984).
Associate Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 1983-1984.
Worked at Williams & Troutwine, Professional Corporation (Portland, Oregon) specializing in Litigation in Product Liability, Lender Liability, Commercial and Franchise Law, Personal Injury, Toxic Tort Litigation, Professional Negligence and Court-Awarded Attorney Fees. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Oregon. 1986, United States. District Court, District of Oregon.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Delta Theta Phi (Vice President, 1983-1984). Associate Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 1983-1984.
Author: "Termination Agreements," The Multnomah Lawyer, 1987.
"Smoking in the Workplace: Hazardous to your Legal Health?" Oregon State Bar Bulletin, 1987. "Overview of Legal Issues Relating to Smoking in the Workplace," Labor Education and Research Center Monograph Series (University of Oregon), 1988.
Honors Attorney, Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice, 1984-1985. Member: Multnomah County and American (Member, Section on Litigation).
Oregon State Bar (Chair, Civil Rights Section, 1988-1989.
Member, Executive Committee, Labor Law Section, 1988-1990. Editor in Chief, Toxic Torts Section Newsletter, 1993). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.
The firm was founded by Mike Williams and Gayle Troutwine in 1986. Now, with five associates, two registered nurses and ten other full time paralegals, the firm specializes in representing victims of mass torts, defective or toxic products, breast implants and professional negligence.
Mike Williams and Gayle Troutwine have been active at the national level in several pharmaceutical products cases, including the Dalkon Shield and Cu-7 IUD"s, Neo-Mull-Soy infant formula, L-Tryptophan, Breast Implant and Human Immunodeficiency Virus contaminated blood products. Members of the firm are encouraged to be active in their state bar association and in both the state and national plaintiffs" trial lawyer organizations.
Member: Multnomah County and American (Member, Section on Litigation). Oregon State Bar (Chair, Civil Rights Section, 1988-1989. Member, Executive Committee, Labor Law Section, 1988-1990.
Editor in Chief, Toxic Torts Section Newsletter, 1993).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.