Thomas W. McPherson

E-mail tmcpherson@mershanlaw.com

Practice Emphasis

• Commercial Litigation
• Employer/Employee Relations
• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Personal injury

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1973

Stanford University, B.A., 1968

Phi Beta Kappa

Professional and Civic Memberships

• California State Bar Association (1973)
• Oregon State Bar Association (1975)
  Litigation Section, Admiralty Section, Debtor/Creditor Section
• Multnomah County Bar Association
  U. S. District Court, District of Oregon
  Northern District of California
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Background

• 1983 – Present: Mersereau Shannon LLP, Attorney in current firm
  See “Practices Emphasis” section above
• 1980 – 1982: Attorney in Private Practice; Portland, Oregon
  Advising new business enterprises in formation, and litigation, including admiralty law
• 1977 – 1979: The Corporation for Youth Enterprises, House Counsel
  Private non profit corporation sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor to finance start up of small business ventures.
• 1975 – 1976: State of Oregon, Department of Human Resources, Corvallis, Attorney
  Felony and misdemeanor criminal defense, indigent civil defense
• 1973 – 1974: San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Services, Attorney
  Foundation co-authored Handbook for Consumer Protection Cases in Legal Aid Offices

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