Bonnie Richardson

Partner

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(503) 227-2022

100 SW Main St, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97204

Practice Areas

Legal Malpractice

Healthcare and Medical Malpractice

Foster Care Abuse

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Estate and Trust Litigation

General Litigation

Bonnie Richardson

Partner

Biography

A distinguished trial lawyer since 1997, Bonnie Richardson has long championed clients who have been wronged by the powerful and privileged. Recognized as an expert strategist known for managing complex litigation. This includes complicated tort cases, professional malpractice (legal malpractice, accounting malpractice, medical malpractice, fiduciary malpractice), estate and trust litigation and business litigation. Bonnie is most passionate about advocating to protect the vulnerable – whether they be elders or children – from exploitation, abuse, assault, and neglect.

Bonnie frequently presents at Continuing Legal Education seminars to attorneys for the Oregon State Bar, Multnomah Bar Association, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the National Business Institute, and many other organizations. A nationally known speaker on legal malpractice and ethics, Bonnie has been selected for several years as one of Oregon’s Super Lawyers^®, where she is listed in the top 25 women lawyers and top 50 lawyers in Oregon.

Bonnie’s expertise and devotion to the law have been widely recognized and rewarded. In 2020, she received the Portland Business Journal Women of Influence award alongside Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson. In 2016, the Multnomah Bar Association selected Bonnie as the recipient of its prestigious and highest honor, the Professionalism Award. Bonnie earned the Portland Business Journal Forty Under 40 award in 2011, and in 2009, the Multnomah Bar Association recognized her exceptional legal services with its Pro Bono Award of Merit. Her commitment to justice was featured by the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association in the article, “Making a Difference: Justice for Those in Need.”

Favorite Legal TV Show: Better Call Saul
Favorite Type of Podcast: Investigative Journalism and Solved Crime Cases
Favorite Outdoor Activities: Flat water kayaking and white water rafting, downhill skiing, recreational women’s soccer league, hiking the Columbia Gorge
Favorite Natural Place: Gearhart, Oregon

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Admitted to Practice

Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court for District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional Memberships

Oregon Law Foundation, Board Member
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Federal Bar Association
Oregon Women Lawyers
Co-Chair Oregon Asian Pacific
Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Subcommittee on Professionalism Statement
Fellow and Barrister of the Order of Veritas, Litigation Counsel of America
Founding Member, Oregon Judicial Diversity Coalition
Oregon State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4 Drafting Committee
Oregon Mediator Diversity Project
American Bar Association, Past President, and Board Member
Arbitrator, Oregon State Bar Fee Arbitration Program
Multnomah Bar Foundation, Past President, Past Board Director, Officer
Multnomah Bar Association, Executive Committee, Diversity Committee, and Past CLE Committee Chair
Legal Ethics Committee, Oregon State Bar, Past Member
AFS Intercultural Programs, Columbia Pacific Area Team, Past Chair
Dress for Success of Oregon, Past Board Director
Oregon Law Commission Probate Modernization Work Group, Past Member

Awards and Recognition

Top 25 Women Oregon SuperLawyers^®
Top 50 Oregon SuperLawyers^®
Portland Business Journal’s Women of Influence Award Honoree, 2020
Professionalism Award Multnomah Bar Association, 2016
SuperLawyers^® Professional Liability, Estate & Trust Litigation
Oregon State Bar Honorable John v. Acosta Professionalism Award, 2016

Education

University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D.
University of Oklahoma, B.A.

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