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Beth Skillern

Managing Shareholder, Portland Office

Direct Dial: 503.499.4427
Fax: 503.295.0915
beth.skillern@bullivant.com



Practice Areas

Industries

Bar/Court Admissions

Admitted to Oregon Bar, 1986
Admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1987
Admitted to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2008

Education

  • Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College - J.D.
  • Southern Oregon State College - B.A.
Experience Representative Work Professional and Civic Involvement Awards and Honors Press Coverage Publications and Presentations Outside the Firm

Practice Experience

Beth Skillern presently serves as Managing Shareholder and also acts as firm General Counsel. She has practiced in the area of insurance coverage in the Portland, Oregon, office for over 20 years. She has advised insurance companies on coverage determinations and claim handling, and has represented them in lawsuits to resolve coverage issues and bad faith claims. Representative cases include lawsuits filed to resolve coverage for claims alleging product defects in class action lawsuits, claims for faulty construction alleged against contractors and subcontractors, claims for trademark infringement and advertising injury, and claims for environmental damage and pollution cleanup.

Professional and Civic Involvement

  • Board of Directors, Self Enhancement, Inc. (2010)
  • American Bar Association (Litigation Section)
  • Multnomah County Bar Association
  • Oregon State Bar Association (Litigation Section)

Awards and Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™, Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected for inclusion in Oregon Super Lawyers (2008 — Insurance Coverage)
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2012, 2011, 2010 — Insurance Law)

Press Coverage

Firm News

Publications and Presentations

  • Co-Editor, "Insurance Law: The Basics, 2011 ed.," Oregon State Bar Legal Publications (December 2011)
  • Speaker, "What Counsel Should Know about Liability Insurance Coverage," Oregon State Bar (Corporate Counsel Section) Seminar (November, 2007)
  • Speaker, "Additional Insureds and Insured Contracts," PLRB Regional Adjusters Conference (November, 2006)
  • Speaker, "Advertising Injury Coverage and the Internet," Region IX, National Association of Insurance Women and Men (2004)
  • Speaker, "Toxic Tort and Environmental Matters: Insurance Issues," ALI-ABA Course of Study (1997-2000)
  • Co-Editor, Insurance, Oregon State Bar (1999 and 2003 Supplements)
  • Author, "Insurance for Employment-Related Claims," The Brief (1999)
  • Speaker, "The Millennium Bug," Oregon State Bar Seminar (1998)
  • Author, "Policy Debate: Workers' Torts," National Law Journal (1997)
  • Speaker, "Advising Your Business Client," Oregon Law Institute Seminar (1997)
  • Speaker, "Handling Insurance Disputes," Oregon State Bar Seminar (1997)
  • Speaker, "Advanced Insurance Issues Facing Oregon Businesses," Oregon State Bar Seminar (1996)