Attorneys
Mark A. Friel
Mark Friel is a trial lawyer who litigates cases in federal and state court, and in private and court-mandated arbitrations. Mark's practice focuses on securities litigation, class actions and commercial litigation.
Mark is a regular contributor to continuing legal education publications for the Oregon State Bar, and has co-authored chapters for such publications on motion practice, discovery, the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, fraud, and damages. Mark received his law degree from Boalt Hall in 2000.
In his spare time, Mark enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, surfing and photography.
Areas of Practice:
Representative Cases:
Consumer Class Action:
Represented consumers in several class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act against insurance companies and arising out of the use of consumer credit scores in connection with the setting of insurance premiums. Obtained class certification in several of those cases and favorable settlements on behalf of class members in other cases.
Securities Class Action:
Currently representing shareholders in two national class actions against publicly traded corporations for securities fraud.
Corporate Indemnification:
Represented former officer/director of publicly traded company in two successive arbitrations involving advancement indemnification under Delaware law. Awards in favor of officer/director issued in those arbitrations worth combined total of over $5 million in advancement fees, costs and expenses.
Investor/Broker-Dealer:
Represented public investors and industry members in arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Unfair Competition/Trade Secrets/Breach of Fiduciary Duty:
Represented former employees in dispute with their former company in litigation stemming from former employees' start-up of competing business in which claims of trademark infringement, unfair competition, trade-secret violations and breach of fiduciary duty were alleged by their former company.
- Stoll Berne; associate, 2000-present
- University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), J.D., 2000
- University of New Mexico, M.A., 1997
- Willamette University, B.A., 1995
- Oregon State Bar, 2000
- United States District Court, Oregon, 2000
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, Business Litigation Section, co-chair, 2005-2006
- Lawyer coach, Classroom Law Project High School Mock Trial Competition, Lincoln High School team, 2003-2005
- Oregon State Bar, Pro Bono Committee, 2003-2005; chair, 2004
- Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section CLE Committee, 2002-2004
- Federal Bar Association