Kevin A. Eike, JD Attorney at Law

"National Trial Lawyers Top 100"

Professional Licenses/Activities

Oregon State Bar 2001 to present, Washington State Bar, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Former), United States District Court, District of Oregon, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Certified in Mediation Training, Westlaw, Lexis, Omega, PC Docs, Lois, Pita, Matthew Bender, Info-Tax, WordPerfect, Word, Excel, Internet, PowerPoint, ELMO, Premise, Prolaw.

Court Appointed Arbitrator Multnomah, Marion,  Clatsop, Tillamook, and Washington County Circuit Courts, State of Oregon

Panel Arbitrator and Mediator Arbitration Service of Portland (ASP)

Panel Arbitrator and Mediator American Arbitration Association (AAA)

Certified Mediator Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution

• Inaugural Member, Oregon Construction Defect Legislative Group, Oregon Representative Jeff Gordon
• Inaugural Member, Washington County Bench Bar Committee, Washington County Circuit Court
• Lecturer:  “Construction Defect Claims” Loreman CLE, May, 2004
• Presenter: “Surviving the Bar Exam” Lewis and Clark Law College, May, 2005
• Lecturer: “Ethics in an Electronic Law Office” Half Moon CLE, 2009
• Lecturer: “Conflict Resolution” CAI National Select Topics, 2011
• Lecturer: “Conflict Resolution” Charbonneau Master Association, 2011
• Lecturer: “The Evolving World of Construction Defects” The Seminar Group 2013
• Lecturer: “Recent Trends in Oregon” MC Consultants Construction Litigation 2015
• Lecturer: “Hiring Repair Contractors” Do’s and Don’ts for Managers, OWCAM 2015
• Lecturer: “Construction Contracts Risk Management” National Fire Sprinkler Association, 2017
• Lecturer: "Large Capital Improvements"  Management Trust Group, 2018
• Lecturer:  "Conflict Resolution" Community Association Institute, 2018
• Home Owner Association of the Year, Community Association Institute, Arbor Villabois, 2017
• Lecturer: "Enforcement" CAI Oregon, Summerfield Homeowners Master Association
• Lecturer: "Arbitration & Mediation" Moore Realty Continuing Realtor Education Accredited
• Lecturer "Conflict Resolution"  Bluestone & Hockley Education Series, Orenco
• Lecturer "Home Owner Association Dispute Resolution, Orenco Master Community
• Lecturer: "Arbitration &  Mediation" Keller Williams Premier Group Continuing Education
• Lecturer: "Oregon SB 608 Rent Control and No Cause Evictions"  MORE Realty Continuing Education
• Lecturer: "Arbitration & Mediation"  Meadows Group Realty Continuing Education
• Lecturer: "Oregon SB 608 Rent Control and No Cause Evictions"  Directors Mortgage
• Lecturer: "Landlord Tenant Implications in Real Estate Transactions"  Oregon State Bar, MORE Realty Continuing Education
• Lecturer: "Oregon SB 608 Rent Control and No Cause Evictions"  Urban Nest Realty Continuing Education

Legal: 5/2001 University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D. cum laude, Litigation Skills Track

Rank-2nd Year- 8th/106, Cumulative Rank-Top 15%, GPA-7.0/9.0, with distinction

Honors/Awards:

• University of Nebraska Honors Convocation: High Scholarship 2001.
• Cali Excellence For The Future Award 1999 (Top grade in class): Cyber Law.
• Cali Excellence For The Future Award 2001 (Top grade in class): Administrative Law.
• Excellence Award:1st Annual International UNL Business Plan Competition.
• Undergraduate: Iowa State University- Bachelor of Science Business Administration.
• Major GPA: 3.8, Major – Business Management - Transportation and Logistics.
• Deans List: final five (5) semesters for a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

2018  Owner    Eike Law PC    Portland, Oregon.

2007-2018 Owner/Partner Attorney    Aldrich Eike, PC   Portland, Oregon

Practice included complex civil litigation with emphasis on Insurance, Construction, Home Owner Association HOA, Real Estate and Construction Defect Litigation, Liens, Payment Claims, Contracts, and Negotiation. Complete case responsibility from marketing, to intake, through resolution, and appeal if necessary. Primary trial counsel for one of Oregon’s only large townhome construction defect multimillion dollar cases which has gone to trial, ultimately resulting in a multi million dollar settlement from America’s largest homebuilder after four weeks of trial.  Litigated cases through state and federal courts throughout Oregon and SW Washington, Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Courts.  Active in Oregon legislation involving construction and real estate law. Owner and manager of all aspects of mid-sized premier boutique firm with 10 employees. 

2001-2006 Attorney    Davis Rothwell Mullin Earle & Xochihua    Portland, Oregon.

Practice included heavy insurance defense litigation and coverage disputes - construction defect, professional malpractice (real estate, legal, architectural, and psychiatry), personal injury, bailment, products liability, premises liability, trade defamation, disparagement, and contract dispute cases. Specific experience includes all aspects of case organization, investigation, and discovery, taking and defending depositions representing clients at jury and bench trials, arbitrations, mediations and judicial settlement conferences, direct negotiation with clients, claims representatives, and plaintiffs’ attorneys, writing and arguing motions, requests for admissions, interrogatories, and all aspects of trial work.

2000-2001 Law Clerk, Office of the Attorney General -Nebraska    Lincoln, Nebraska

2000 (Fall) Criminal Clinical Practice, Lancaster County Attorney Office   Lincoln, Nebraska 

2000 (Summer) Summer Associate/ Law Clerk, Koley Jessen P.C.   Omaha, Nebraska