Attorney & Staff Profiles
Lawrence Wobbrock, Attorney
Lawrence Wobbrock has been a practicing attorney in Portland, Oregon for more than 34 years. Raised in Oregon, Larry is committed to protecting the civil and judicial rights of all Oregonians. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1970, he served in the Peace Corps and taught school before obtaining his law degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in 1977.
Larry practices in both state and federal courts. He was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1977, allowing him to practice before all of the courts in Oregon, and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, the State of Washington Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States Claims Court and the United States Supreme Court.
In 2005, Larry was elected President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is one of only five lawyers in the state to be board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
In 2003, Larry was honored by the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) as the Distinguished Trial Lawyer of the Year, in April 2000 the National Law Journal named him one of the top ten litigators in Oregon and he is listed in the Best in America. Named Oregon's Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers of America based upon survey of other Oregon Lawyers. He is a past-President of OTLA (1992-1993), and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. In 2010, Larry was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Larry is a frequently requested speaker and lecturer at legal education seminars and events in Oregon and has written and edited numerous legal papers, articles and manuals. He is an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark, where he teaches torts and advanced torts.
Education: University of Oregon, B.S., 1970, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, J.D., 1977.
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death.
Membership: Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), Past President (1992-1993) American Association for Justice (AAJ) American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA), Past President (2006) Owen Panner, Inns of Court, Master Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Admissions: 1977, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, District of Columbia Bar; 2001 Washington State Bar.
Richard A. Lane, Attorney
Richard A. Lane is an associate attorney with Wobbrock & Lane Trial Lawyers, P.C. A graduate of Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark, he was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1983. Richard is the former chairperson of the OSB Procedure and Practice Committee, current former chairperson of the OSB Litigation Section, and former chairperson of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Legislative Committee. He is a frequent author and speaker in the areas of plaintiffs’ civil litigation, civil procedure, and civil legislative changes.
Education: University of Oregon, Pol. Sci, 1983 , Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, J.D., 1986.
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death.
Membership: Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) American Association for Justice (AAJ).
Admissions: 1986, Oregon; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon.
Rachel Seymour, Paralegal
Rachel is a 2006 graduate of Portland State University, and has worked in the legal field since 2002. Prior to joining our plaintiff’s medical malpractice and personal injury team, Rachel worked in construction defect and insurance defense law. Rachel is an active member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. Rachel also volunteers with the Classroom Law Project non-profit organization, and The Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Rachel has also volunteered with many democratic political campaigns in Oregon and Nevada. Rachel enjoys being in contact with and getting to know our clients, and plans to continue her career exclusively in the area of plaintiff’s law.