Edwin (Ned) C. Perry

Education:
J.D., Order of the Coif, University of Oregon School of Law, 1984
BA., University of Washington, 1979

Admitted to Practice:
Oregon
Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington

Biography:
Ned has practiced law with Tonkon Torp since 1984, and has been a partner since 1991. He has a commercial litigation practice, with particular emphasis on complex contract, construction and real property disputes. He currently serves as chair of Tonkon Torp's Litigation Department.

Ned appears frequently in state and federal courts, handling both bench and jury trials, and also has an active mediation and arbitration practice.

Ned's clients include such major companies as NIKE, for whom he obtained a federal jury verdict of $1 million in one complex breach of warranty case, and an arbitration award of $3.3 million in another.

In his leisure time, Ned enjoys relaxing with his wife and two daughters, working on their 1893 Victorian home and their Olympic Peninsula cabin, travel, volleyball, skiing, hiking and camping.

More of Ned's representative clients and cases are listed below.

• Amberhill Properties – obtained specific performance of complex real estate transaction following federal court trial
• American Industries – represented landlord in successful mediation of shopping center lease dispute over exclusive use restriction
• Arbitration Service of Portland – regularly serve as arbitrator in real estate disputes
• Bridgeport Village/Nyberg Woods/Cascade Station – regularly represent owner of upscale shopping centers in commercial landlord-tenant matters
• Brockamp & Jaeger – regularly represent large general construction contractor
• Caldwell Investments – defended Pearl District property owner in quiet title action, resulting in favorable settlement
• Clackamas Corners – defended property owner in Tri-Met condemnation action, resulting in favorable settlement
• Construction Management Services – obtained substantial arbitration award for general contractor following owner's termination of large project
• Creekside General Contractors – successfully defended breach of construction contract claim and obtained dismissal of complaint
• Ehler – represented property owner in bench trial against Clatsop County in defense of quiet title claim based on reversionary interest in 1961 deed
• Galvanizers – defended galvanizing supplier in state court litigation arising out of defective highway bridge parts, resulting in favorable mediated settlement
• Gorge Leasing – represented commercial landlord in federal court case regarding disputed rental rate applicable to renewal lease term
• JBO Properties – obtained judicial dissolution of deadlocked real estate limited liability company in bench trial
• JSH Farms – represented tenant farmer in agricultural lease dispute, and obtained $1.6 million arbitration award for disputed capital improvements
• Metro Metals Northwest – represented employer in obtaining injunctive relief against former employee to freeze embezzled funds
• Pacific Ethanol – represented major ethanol refiner in construction and contract disputes
• Snyder – represented Washington property owner in defending easement claim based on 1933 deed
• Stimson Lumber – regularly represent large wood products company in real estate, construction and contract matters
• Teeny Development – regularly represent major developer in construction and contract disputes

Professional Organizations:
Oregon State Bar - Past Chair, Business Litigation Section; Member, Construction Law Section
Washington State Bar
Multnomah Bar Association

Community Activities:
Albina Head Start - Pro bono counsel
Portland Parks Foundation - Pro bono counsel
Portland YouthBuilders, Inc. - Pro bono counsel
Human Solutions, Inc. - Vice Chair, Board of Directors