Steve Crew

Steven Crew headshotMr. Crew specializes in business and commercial litigation. He has represented businesses and individuals in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies for thirty years.  He has tried over 75 cases to verdict.  His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including actions involving forest products and tobacco.  Mr. Crew has represented individuals and businesses, prosecuting and defending claims for professional malpractice, violations of antitrust and securities laws, environmental contamination, breaches of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, product liability, real estate transactions, lender liability and other business torts.

Prior to his move to O’Donnell Clark & Crew LLP, he was a partner at Ramis, Crew and Corrigan, LLP, also in Portland.  Mr. Crew received his Juris Doctorate from Lewis & Clark Law School, a Business Administration degree from University of Oregon and an International Business Certificate from the Netherlands School of International Business.

Mr. Crew is also very involved with the legal community and is a member of a number of professional associations:

Oregon Criminal Justice Council
Psychiatric Security Review Board
American Bar Association

  • ABA: Antitrust & Trade Committee
  • ABA: Litigation Committee

Oregon State Bar

  • OSB: Defense of Indigent Accused Committee, past chair
  • OSB: Litigation Section
  • OSB: Business Litigation Section
  • OSB: Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Counsel
  • OSB: Antitrust Section
  • OSB: Criminal Law Section

Multnomah County Bar Association

  • MBA: Professionalism Committee, past chair
  • MBA: Defense of Indigent Accused Committee, past chair
  • MBA: Equality in the Legal Profession Committee

Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Campaign for Equal Justice
St. Andrew’s Legal Clinic, Volunteer
Senior Law Project, Volunteer, received small firm pro bono award.
Network Behavioral Healthcare, board member and past chair.
Ecunet Housing, board member and past chair.

Assistant Federal Defender 1980 to 1983
Federal Public Defender

Represented clients in Federal criminal court proceedings involving all aspects of the case from pre-trial investigation to trial to appeal. Primary responsibility for major white- collar criminal cases involving charges of bank fraud, embezzlement, extortion, wire and mail fraud.

Assistant Public Defender 1975 to 1980
Metropolitan Public Defender

Represented clients in State court proceedings involving all aspects of the cases from pre-trial investigation to trail to appeal. Primarily responsible for major felony cases involving charges ranging from robbery, rape, kidnapping, and murder.

Research Associate/Intern 1973
European Court of Human Rights

Legal Research and prepared memoranda for legal counsel to the European Commission on Human Rights.

Education

Juris Doctor May 1978
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Portland, Oregon

Bachelor of Business Administration June 1974
University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

Certificate of International Business June 1973
Netherlands School of International Business