Bill Barton served as co-chair of the financial committee that opposed and ultimately defeated the Oregon Medical Association-sponsored initiative to limit recovery for medical malpractice claims. The firm continues to strive for a better community and society by supporting and advocating fairness and justice for all.
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Brent Barton Chairs Oregon House Judiciary Committee
Brent Barton represents House District 40 (Oregon City and Gladstone) in the Oregon State House, vice-chairing both the Judiciary and Business & Labor Committees, and co-chairing the Small Business Taskforce. His primary objective in the state house is to stabilize school funding by creating a rainy day fund, and his policy work focuses on protecting vulnerable consumers and seniors.
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Law Firm Gives Guidance to Child Abuse Prevention Organization
Brent Barton, partner at Barton Trial Attorneys, serves on the board of the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon (CTFO) working to end child abuse in Oregon and advancing his personal mission to prevent children from becoming victims and ever needing the support of a personal injury lawyer. CTFO is the only statewide nonprofit organization focused exclusively on child abuse prevention. The Trust Fund provides strategic investments in proven prevention programs around Oregon, public awareness and educational campaigns related to child abuse prevention, and research and policy work on emerging best practices in the field.Find out more about the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon. -
Bill reprises his role as Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“How to Make a Life in the Law,” is a one-man show and historic creation based on one of the nation’s great judges and one of the 19th century’s most popular authors. Bill has meticulously studied the life and writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and delights audiences by bringing his unique perspective, signature directness, and character to life, relating in the first-person Holmes’ significant impact on the US Constitution, social thought, and legal policy as we know it, as well as fielding questions in-character on issues as contemporary and diverse as Obamacare and same sex marriage.
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Rogue Nation Honors Bill with Promotion to “Global Ambassador” for the Brand
For more than five years now, Bill has been tapped by Oregon craft brewer Rogue Ales both as an advisor, and as Chief Brand Socializer. The company leverages Bill’s passions for authenticity and storytelling to train new employees in how to communicate the brand. In February his service to the company was acknowledged with a promotion to Rogue “Global Ambassador.” Prior he’d been named, “Ambassador at Large.” We’re sure there are more perks involved.
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Who is That on That 10 Hopoe Bill?
On a bill? That would be Bill. Beginning in 2009, Rogue Nation, Oregon’s eclectic beer, spirits, and hospitality powerhouse began issuing its currency honoring our own Bill Barton for all his support of the Rouge Brand and the business community in Newport, home of Rogue World Headquarters. Bill gladly hands out his namesake, talking up Rogue all the while. “That’s real money, there…don’t forget to use it,” he says. And so the Rogue legend grows.
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Barton Mentioned in Portland Business Journal
In their article, “The Case of the Vanishing Civil Trial,” from September 20, 2013 special Litigation issue, The Portland Business Journal quotes Bill on the topic of mentoring young lawyers, gaining trial experience, and how fewer civil trials in Oregon pose a serious problem for the future of litigation in the state.
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OpEd: A Stable Rainy Day Fund Should be Oregon’s Priority
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A sense of anticlimax surrounds the recent legislative session, tainting an otherwise productive assembly. Political discourse in the final weeks centered on the so-called “grand bargain,” a proposed compromise in which Republicans would help raise $200 million in revenue, mostly by restricting tax deductions, in exchange for Democrats enacting an additional package of PERS reforms that would cut the system’s unfunded liability by $5 billion…
Read the full article on OregonLive.com
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Rep. Brent Barton Testifies for Rainy Day Fund Proposal
Rep. Brent Barton (Oregon City and Gladstone) and partner at The Barton Law Firm testifies with Rep Buckley (D-Ashland) in favor of their Rainy Day Fund proposal. For more information on the Rainy Day Fund proposal, see the related Op-Ed featured in the Oregonian on August 5, 2013.
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Bill Honored with Owen Panner Professionalism Award by the Oregon State Bar
“Not only is Bill the recipient of this award, but he is the epitome of this award,” said Judge Owen Panner, namesake of the Oregon State Bar’s Professionalism Award. Bill received the 2013 Owen M. Panner Professionalism Award, the top recognition in the state for personal and professional standards and the furthering of the legal profession. Selected by a jury of peers from both sides of the bar, the award was presented at the annual banquet of the Litigation Institute and Retreat.
View a video highlights reel from the awards ceremony.
Judge Panner, a longtime friend, personally presented the award to Bill. Diverse speakers, including his son and business partner Brent Barton, Peter Richter of Miller Nash, and Anthony Owens, the assistant men’s basketball coach from PSU, toasted Bill commenting on his unparalleled trial skills, unique personality, and deep commitment to law, mentorship, and friendship. “It would be safe to say that Bill honors this award more than the award honors him,” said Judge Panner.