Lapoff, Cindy Odell

Mr. Urrutia is a Member in our Portland, Oregon office. Mr. Urrutia is an established trial lawyer specializing in complex litigation. Mr. Urrutia handles cases in the areas of real estate, shareholder disputes, officer/director litigation, employment, aviation, family law, and complex business litigation.

Mr. Urrutia represents various organizations and companies, including Floragon Forest Products, Timber Resources International, and the Oregon regional division of Advantage Sales & Marketing, a retail food brokerage company. Mr. Urrutia has over 20 years of experience in litigation. Recent significant litigation includes obtaining a multi-million dollar judgment against a telephone utility; obtaining a judgment against owners of a golf course resort for fraud; and obtaining a favorable judgment for his corporate client defending a million-dollar claim by a shareholder for oppressive conduct.

Mr. Urrutia also successfully defended a multi-million dollar action for breach of corporate merger agreement as well as having favorably settled claims of a corporation against managing officers for failure to perform duties. In addition, he has obtained awards by verdict or settlement for the wrongful death of an airplane passenger and an automobile driver and has favorably settled sexual harassment and discrimination claims against corporate employers.