Background
Faust, Junior, John R. was born on June 16, 1932 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Faust, Junior, John R. was born on June 16, 1932 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
University of Oregon (Bachelor of Science, 1953. Juris Doctor, 1958).
Worked at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. (Portland, OR) specializing in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Antitrust, Appellate, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Business Law, Condemnation, Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation, Construction Law, Energy and Environmental Law, Financial Institutions, Forest Products, Health Care Industry, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor Relations, Land Use, Malpractice and Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Oregon. Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Recipient, Portland's First Citizen Award, 1993. Editor-in-Chief: Oregon Law Review, 1957-1958. Oregon Administrative Law Handbook, 1964-1965.
Author: "Strict Liability in Landowner Cases," 42 Oregon Law Review 273, June 1963. "Politics, Money and the Association," Legal Bulletin, United States. League of Savings Associations, September 1978.
"Life, Health and Accident Insurance," Insurance Practice in Oregon, Oregon State Bar Continuing legal education, 1978. "Appellate Persuasion," Oregon State Bar Continuing legal education, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1993. "Oregon Land Use Statutory and Administrative Framework," Oregon State Bar Continuing legal education, 1982.
Chairman, Board of Visitors of Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. Member: Multnomah County (President, 1974) and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1978.
Vice-President, 1977-1978). On December 21, 1892, a Vermont lawyer named Ralph W. Wilbur was admitted to the Oregon bar. That date also marks the beginning of Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, one of the largest Oregon-based law firms, which celebrated its centennial anniversary in 1992.
Built on an insurance defense practice started by Mr. Wilbur, the firm has retained the integrity and character of its New England founder through the century. Today, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt is a regional law firm with offices in Portland, Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver, Washington and Washington, D.C. The firm's full-service practice includes a major emphasis on business and corporate law, as well as one of the largest, most prominent litigation departments in the west.
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt has enjoyed the influence of many distinguished alumni, including two United States. Congressmen and a chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Member: Multnomah County (President, 1974) and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1978. Vice-President, 1977-1978).