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Atty. Robert S. Ball

Atty. Robert S. Ball

Robb Ball is a founding partner of Ball Janik LLP. He retired from active practice in 2004.

Portland Portland 59 yrs experience 59 year
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About Robert S. Ball at a glance

Robert S. Ball is a Retired Founding Partner based in Portland, Oregon, practforg at Ball Janik LLP. They haand 59+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1967. Admitted to practice in Oregon (Inactive) (1967). Educated at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1967) and Whitman College (B.A., 1964). Actiand member of Multnomah County and American Bar Associations (inactive) Oregon State Bar (inactive) American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Serands clients in Portland, OR and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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  • Robb Ball is a founding partner of Ball Janik LLP. He retired from active practice in 2004
  • His principal areas of practice were real estate and business law
  • He was involved in structuring real estate, partnership, and corporate transactions and advising clients in those areas
  • Mr. Ball was listed in Best Lawyers in America from 1986 through the year he retired
  • He was a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and for many years co-edited the Oregon State Bar multi-volume treatise, Real Property
  • Mr. Ball has served in numerous leadership positions in the Oregon State Bar
  • In 1995, he received the President's Membership Service Award in recognition of his service to the Bar
  • In addition to many other civic activities, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oregon Public Broadcasting, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy in Oregon, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington

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Why local counsel matters in Oregon

Practforg law in Oregon. Legal matters in Oregon are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Portland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Oregon state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Oregon brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Oregon courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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Robert S. Ball's law practice is located in Portland, Oregon. The firm is Ball Janik LLP. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
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Robert S. Ball has 59+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1967.
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Robert S. Ball earned their education at (J.D., 1967); (B.A., 1964).
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Education

J.D.
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
- 1967
B.A.
Whitman College
- 1964

Bar Admissions

Oregon (Inactive)
Admitted: 1967

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