Background
Kellington, Wendie L. was born on October 21, 1957 in Pasadena, California, United States.
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Wendie L. Kellington
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Southern Oregon University (Bachelor of Science, 1979). Seattle University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
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, 1983, Oregon. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative and Criminal Law.
Vice President, 1992-1993. President, 1993-1994, Oregon Law Institute.
Board Member and Referee, Land Use Board of Appeals, 1989-1995. Member, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Special Waste Advisory Commission, 1996.
Author: 1997-1998 OSB Deskbook Landuse (Unconstitutional Taking Law) Land Use.
Nichols on Eminent Domain (Matthew Bender & Company): Environmental Law. Nichols on Eminent Domain (Matthew Bender & Company): Partial Takings. The Nuts and Bolts of Unconstitutional Takings, Southwest Legal Foundation Municipal Law Center, Dallas, Texas.
Chapter Author: OSB Land Use Desk Book (Two Chapters: Constitutional Issues - The Taking Issue and LUBA Practice).
Oral and Written Presentation: Oregon State Bar Real Estate and Land Use Section Annual Meeting: Ethical Issues in the High Profile Case, August 1997. "Current Issues in Private Property and Government Takings" Seattle, LSI (November 1996).
"Unconstitutional Takings" APA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida (1996). Annual Meeting of Oregon City/County Attorneys.
"Paradigm for Defending Taking Claims".
LSI Seminar, "Consensus Building in Land Use Disputes" and "The Oregon Land Use System". Annual League of Oregon Cities Mayors" Meeting, "Avoiding LUBA Appeals". Oregon Chapter APA Taking Jurisprudence and Ordinance Interpretation.
Oregon Chapter American Planning Association Seminar Speaker Re: Taking Issue.
Panelist, LEXUS Counsel Connect Seminar, "Unconstitutional Takings." Member: Multnomah County Bar Association. Oregon State Bar (Member: Executive Committee, Real Estate and Land Use Section, 1996.
Executive Committee, Government Law Section, 1996). Homebuilders Association of Oregon.
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.
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Member, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Special Waste Advisory Commission, 1996.
