Thomas L. Hutchinson

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

D&O Liability

Professional Liability

Securities Litigation

Trusts and Estate Litigation

Professional Memberships

Defense Research Institute (Chair, Professional Liability Committee, Financial Advisory Services Substantive Law Group)

Financial Executives Networking Group (Member, Portland Chapter)

Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow, 2015-Present)

Louisiana Court of Appeal (Judicial Law Clerk for the Chief Judge, 1992-1993)

Multnomah Bar Association (Member)

Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member; Vice Chair, Commercial Practice Group)

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Member, Board of Trustees)

Publications

Co-Speaker, “Maximizing Forgiveness Under the Paycheck Protection Program,” Webinar, May 2020

Co-Speaker, Benefits and Pitfalls Under the CARES Act that Every Small Business Needs to Understand,” Webinar, April 2020

Panelist, “Putting Investors First,” CFA Society Portland Finance Expo (2016)

Co-Speaker, “Demystifying Damage Defenses in Claims Against Accounting and Financial Professionals,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Seminar (2015)

Co-Author, “Identifying and Calculating Recoverable Damages and Predicting Risks in Cyber Security Breaches,” Willamette Management Associates, Insights (2014)

Co-Speaker, “Advanced Commercial Damages,” Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC) Commercial Practice Seminar (2014)

Co-Author, “Hacked: How Target’s Data Breach Affects the Cyber Liability Landscape,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Committee Newsletter, Riding the E&O Line (2014)

Co-Author, “Pointing the Finger: Bernie Madoff and the Potentially Changing Landscape of Trustee Claims,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Committee Newsletter, Riding the E&O Line (2014)

Speaker, “An Overview of Professional Liability Issues as They Apply to Auditors Performing Municipal/Governmental Audits,” Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants Winter Governmental Auditing & Accounting Conference (2013)

Speaker, “Defending Accountant Malpractice Claims,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Webcast Series (2013)

Speaker, “Securities Fraud Cases: Trends, Developments, and What Financial Professionals Need to Know about Oregon Law,” Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) Networking Meeting (2012)

Co-Speaker, “The Securities Fraud Case – Plaintiff and Defense Perspective,” Multnomah Bar Association (2012)

Author, “To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate: That Is the Question,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Committee Newsletter, Riding the E&O Line (2012)

Chapter Co-Author, “Professional Negligence,” Oregon State Bar (OSB) BarBooks™ Torts, 2012 Revision (2012)

Co-Author, “What Liability Issues Do Businesses Often Overlook?: Fiduciary Duty Owed,” Portland Business Journal (2011)

Author, “Accountants: Risks Presented in the Preparation of Compilation Reports for Private Investment Companies,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Professional Liability Committee Newsletter, Riding the E&O Line (2009)

Co-Author, “Pretrial Professionalism in Oregon: A Summary of the American College of Trial Lawyers Code of Pretrial Conduct,” Oregon State Bar (OSB) Litigation Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2005)

Speaker, “Upcoming Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Re: Electronic Discovery,” Multnomah Bar Association (2005)

Speaker, “Professional Liability Claims against Appraisers,” American Society of Appraisers & Oregon Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Appraisal Institute, Joint Meeting & Program (2003)

Education