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Hershner Hunter attorneys successfully convinced the Oregon Court of Appeals that developers are not required to pay prevailing wage rates when constructing affordable housing with repurposed materials. This appellate decision provides much needed clarity to the law in Oregon and to the developers who take on affordable housing projects, protecting the future of affordable housing… Read more »
Updated July 21,2026 Hershner Hunter Attorneys successfully recovered trade secrets and other information taken by a departing employee at White Bird Clinic in Lane County. The clinic provides medical and behavioral health services and has been a national model for community crisis intervention. News coverage Lookout Eugene KLCC KEZI News
Updated July 17, 2026 In one of the first collegiate “name, image and likeness” (NIL) cases in the country, Hershner Hunter successfully recovered funds from a former student athlete who elected to transfer and refused to reimburse the University for payments he had received. News Articles Oregon Public BroadcastingOregon files lawsuit seeking $10,000 from former… Read more »
Updated July 13, 2026 Hershner Hunter Attorneys helped secure a landmark victory for Eugene Emergency Physicians. By successfully representing the physicians in their challenge to a national staffing company’s takeover, Hershner Hunter protected independent medical judgment, preserved local physician leadership, and helped establish an important legal precedent that reinforces patient care over corporate control. News… Read more »
