John R. Barker, Esquire

Barker Mediation
1000 S.W. Broadway, Suite 1700
Portland, OR 97205

Phone: 503-227-6300
Fax: 503-220-4224
Email: jbarkermediation@aol.com
Other URL http://barkermediation.com

John Barker devotes all of his professional time to working as mediator for lawyers and their clients in disputes in state and federal courts. He took inactive status with the Oregon State Bar at the end of 2005, after 32 years representing clients in business and injury litigation.

Types of Cases Mediated
	Aerospace	Banking
	Business	Civil (general)
	Commercial	Contracts
	Discrimination	Employment
	Environmental	General Mediation
	Health Care	Insurance
	Landlord - Tenant	Medical
	Partnership Dissolutions	Personal Injury
	Probate	Product Liability
	Professional Fees	Professional Malpractice
	Real Estate	Securities
	Tax	Torts

MEMBER: 2007

Background Throughout his legal career, John Barker's practice focused primarily on representation of CPA firms, from sole practitioners to national firms, in state and federal courts in six western states. He successfully defended accounting firms in several jury trials where damages sought exceeded $1 million. John also represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts in claims involving contract disputes, aviation accidents, construction, personal injury and death, trademark, insurance coverage, artificial stucco and property damage. John's law practice at Barker Law Firm concluded at the end of 2005 when he took inactive status with the Oregon State Bar to devote full-time to mediation and arbitration.

Education/Training Graduate of Willamette University, B.A. in Economics 1969, where he played four years of varsity basketball.
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D. 1973 Order of the Coif; Managing Board of Editors, Law Review.

Practicing in Oregon