Background
Banks, Junior, Roland F. was born on May 2, 1932 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Roland F. Banks, Junior.
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Stanford University and University of Oregon (Bachelor of Science, 1955). University of Oregon (Bachelor of Laws, 1958).
Career
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, 1958, Oregon. Phi Delta Phi. Lecturer and Author, "How Strict is Strict Liability," A.B.A. Convention, 1977.
Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations.
Oregon State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981. Chairman, American Bar Association Committee on Products, General Liability and Consumer Law, 1982).
Defense Research Institute. Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1971).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
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.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981. Chairman, American Bar Association Committee on Products, General Liability and Consumer Law, 1982).
Defense Research Institute.
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1971). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
