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Jeff Eberhard, Managing Partner and Paul Sheely, Construction Defect Practice Leader, Named 2021 Best Lawyers
Smith Freed Eberhard is pleased to announce two of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Additionally, one attorney was recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, which recognizes the most promising newer lawyers in the US…
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Friday September 18, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
Smith Freed Eberhard Employees Team up with Blanchet House
Smith Freed Eberhard employees recently put together care kits to donate to Blanchet House, a nonprofit social services organization in Portland that provides food, clothing, and housing programs to people in need. The mission of Blanchet House is to offer food, shelter and aid to all those in need of a safe place to be nourished and restored and assist…
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Friday September 11, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
Sean Conner promoted to Partner
Sean Conner, CGL Smith Freed Eberhard
Please join us in congratulating Sean Conner! Sean has been promoted from Senior Associate to Partner at Smith Freed Eberhard. Sean specializes in defending insurers and their insureds in complex CGL litigation in the areas of premise liability, product liability, Job-site Injury (ELL) and other CGL categories.Prior to joining Smith Freed Eberhard, Sean served as a judicial clerk in both…
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Tuesday July 14, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
Smith Freed Eberhard recognized as a Tier I, Insurance Law Firm, by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 10th consecutive year, collaboratively announce the release of the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must…
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Monday April 27, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
Jeff Eberhard, Managing Partner and Paul Sheely, Construction Defect Practice Leader, Named 2020 Best Lawyers.
Smith Freed Eberhard is pleased to announce that two attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications. Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become widely regarded as a respected reference guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on detailed peer-review…
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Wednesday May 13, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
SFE’s Covid-19 Response Plan
To Our Customers, Business Partners and Community: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact our daily lives. Our concern for the health and safety of those in the workplace is at the forefront of our mind during this global health emergency. We are writing to assure you that Smith Freed Eberhard has a business continuity plan in place that will allow…
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Wednesday March 18, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
2020 Renewed Focus, Mission and Excitement.
2019 marked the firms 32nd year of conducting business. While 32 years may not be considered to be an iconic celebration such as an organizations 25th, 50th or centennial celebration, our 32nd year was the most transformational within the history of our firm. Leadership author, John Maxwell, has been quoted with the saying that "change is inevitable, growth is optional".…
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Tuesday February 18, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Congratulations to our 2019 Black Belt Graduates!
Smith Freed Eberhard is pleased to announce the firm’s most recent class of Black Belt Trial Advocacy Training Program graduates: Will Stinman, Jackson Brannon, Jessica Kamish, Amber McCroan, Joy Lee, Jason Cohen, Patrick Lynch, and Catherine Sutton. The Black Belt Trial Advocacy Training Program was developed by the firm in order to give its attorneys access to trial skills, experiences, and…
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Wednesday May 15, 2019 By: Firm Authorship
The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Announced
Smith Freed Eberhard is very excited to have three of our attorneys selected to the Best Lawyers© list and have our firm recognized as well. It is a significant honor to be nominated to the list as the purpose is to capture leading attorneys from tens of thousands of peer-reviews. Attorneys that make the final cut have been nominated by their peers…
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Friday August 17, 2018 By: Firm Authorship
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