Renée Rothauge

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Renée Rothauge is a national trial lawyer clients turn to when they are faced with high-stakes, complex business disputes. With nearly 30 years of trial experience and solid reputation for tenacious client representation in and out of the courtroom, she has earned her place among an elite group of renowned litigators. Chambers USA’s Guide to Lawyers and Law Firms calls her “brilliant.” One of her clients described Renée as “very intelligent, very articulate, strong-willed and very passionate about what she does.” Recently, another client revered her as a "leader" who is conscious of the "big picture and strategy," also noting her ability to "convey an argument that is logical, consistent, and yet easily explained and understood."

Renée’s clients comprise a “who’s who” of regional, national and global business organizations who trust her to protect and advance their interests when the consequences of litigation are often measured in terms of triumph or catastrophe.

Representative jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations

Prestigious Invitation-Only Legal Memberships

Chair, American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), Oregon State Committee, 2019; Vice Chair, 2017
Fellow, ACTL
Member, ACTL Federal Rules of Evidence Committee
Member, ACTL Regents Nominating Committee, 2018
Member, ACTL Oregon State Committee, 2014 to present
Associate Member, (20+ jury trials), American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Treasurer, Oregon Chapter, 2019
Presidential Appointee, ABOTA National Board 2013 – 2016; Member, Awards Committee, 2019; Member, Diversity Committee, 2018; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2018

Legal Boards and Committees

Chair, Strategic Vision Committee, Markowitz Herbold PC
Chair, Oregon State Bar Litigation Section; Member, Executive Committee, 2012 - present
AAA Arbitrator, Commercial Litigation
Chair, Oregon State Bar Business Litigation Section, 2009
Chair, Oregon State Bar Computer & Internet Law Section, 2007; Member, Executive Committee, 1999 - 2009
Member, Executive Committee Nominating Committee, OSB Intellectual Property Section
Member, Intellectual Property Institute, Litigation Counsel of America
Master Bencher, American Inns of Court, Gus J. Solomon Chapter
Chair, American Bar Association, Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee of TIPS, 2002 - 2003

Business and Nonprofit Boards and Committees

Founder, Rothauge & Kaner Women’s Trial Academy, sponsored by Oregon Women Lawyers
Member, Pipeline Angels
Member, Finance Committee, Arlington Club
Trustee, Oregon Ballet Theatre, 2005 – 2009
Educator, speaker and author on trial practice, intellectual property, and technology

Awards and Honors

2017 Women of Influence Honoree, Portland Business Journal
Recognized, Chambers USA
Top 25 Women Attorneys, Oregon Super Lawyers magazine, since inception – present
Top 50 Attorneys, Oregon Super Lawyers magazine, 2012 – present
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America, 2010 – present
Top 250 Women in Litigation (one of only three in Oregon), Benchmark Litigation, since inception – present
Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™, 2016
Class Responder, American College of Trial Lawyers’ Induction Ceremony, 2014
President's Membership Service Award, Oregon State Bar, 2014
Outstanding Member Program Award for the Rothauge & Kaner Women’s Trial Academy, National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, 2015

Publications and Articles

Interviewed, Oregon Super Lawyers magazine, Moot Camp: Renée Rothauge is helping female attorneys improve trial skills one seminar at a time, 2019
Author, Declaratory Judgments chapter and supplement, Oregon Civil Pleading and Practice, Oregon State Bar
Co-author, Intentional Interference with Economic Relations and Related Actions chapter, Torts, Oregon State Bar
Co-author, Unfair Competition & Infringing on Intellectual Property chapter, Thomson Reuter’s Handling Business Tort Cases
Author, The Changing Face of ABOTA: The Art of Thinking Independently Together, Voir Dire magazine, June 2015

Teaching

Founder and instructor, Rothauge & Kaner Women’s Trial Academy, 2014 — present
Presenter, "Trial Advocacy", Debtor/Creditor Section Annual Meeting, Oregon State Bar, 2019
Presenter, Voir Dire, Oregon Trial Advocacy College, Oregon State Bar, 2018
Presenter, Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, "Depositions", 2018
Instructor, Evidentiary Foundation Workshop, Oregon State Bar Litigation Institute and Retreat, 2016, 2017
Faculty, NITA, "Deposition Skills", 2017, San Diego, CA
Co-presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel, Oregon Chapter, "In-house Counsel as Witness," 2017
Faculty, ABOTA Masters in Trial, 2017, Missoula, MT
Faculty, ABOTA National Trial College at Harvard Law School, 2016
Panel member, Trial Masters Lightning Round, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Meeting, 2016
Moderator, Patent Litigation in 2016, Featuring Judge Michael Mosman, Federal Bar Association, Oregon Chapter, 2016
Guest lecturer, Civil Procedure: Trials from the Trenches, Lewis & Clark Law School
Presenter, Economic and Business Loss Damages, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, 2015
Presenter, The Mechanics of Creative Fee Agreements, Intellectual Property Institute, 2015
Presenter, Direct and Cross of Expert Witnesses at Trial, Multnomah Bar Association, 2015
Presenter, Technology and ESI Post-FRCP 2015 Amendments, Oregon State Bar’s Civil Trial Procedure Course, 2015
Presenter, Technology and Your Practice, Oregon State Bar’s Civil Trial Procedure Course, 2013

Representative Cases

Admitted to Practice

Oregon
Washington
California
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Oregon

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