Background
Shoemaker, Robert Comly was born on February 22, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Comly Senior and Ann Wood (Okie) Shoemaker.
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Robert Comly Shoemaker
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Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Lewis and Clark College, 1953; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1958.
Career
Associate, Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser and Brooke, Portland, Oregon, 1958-1961;
associate, Black and Apicella, Portland, 1961-1968;
partner, Shoemaker, Coleman, Bartlett and Saverude, Portland, 1968-1971;
partner, Lindsay, Hart, Neil and Weigler, Portland, 1971-1990;
of counsel, Ater, Wynne, Hewitt, Dodson and Skerritt, Portland, 1990-1992;
state senator, Oregon, 1989-1994;
special counsel, Hallmark, Keating, Abbott, Professional Corporation, Portland, since 1994. Chairman Health Care and Bioethics Committee. Vice chairman judicial committee, member labor committee, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
Assistant clinical professor Oregon Health Sciences University.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors local Alzheimer's Association, Washington County Community Action Organisation, Kiwanis Camp for Disabled Children. Former chairman Multnomah County Oregon Planning Commission. Former board president Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, First Unitarian Church, Schools for the City, The Nature Conservancy, Chamber Music N.W. Member Oregon State Bar, Multnomah County Bar Association, Portland City Club (former board president).
Interests
Connections
Married Beverly Sluyter, February 27, 1953. Children: Robert C. III, Warren G., David L., Richardson O.II.
