Background
Elfers, Robert J. was born on August 31, 1936 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Elfers, Robert J. was born on August 31, 1936 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Oregon State University (Bachelor of Science, 1958). University of Oregon (Bachelor of Laws, 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy District Attorney, Lane County Counsel, 1965-1968.
Chief Administrative Officer, Lane County, Oregon, 1968-1977.
Executive Director, Oregon State Bar, 1979-1984.
Worked at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Professional Corporation (Portland, Oregon) 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, 1961, Oregon. 1964, United States. Court of Military Appeals and United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Lane County Counsel, 1965-1968. Chief Administrative Officer, Lane County, Oregon, 1968-1977.
Executive Director, Oregon State Bar, 1979-1984. Member: Oregon State Bar.
Association of Legal Administrators.
Oregon Legal Management Association. On December 21, 1892, a Vermont lawyer named Ralph West. Wilbur was admitted to the Oregon Barometer 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, District of Columbia 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.
Multnomah County and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar; Association of Legal Administrators. Oregon Legal Management Association.