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William A. Barton | |
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Education | Pacific University Willamette Law |
Occupation | attorney, author |
William A. "Bill" Barton is an American attorney from the state of Oregon. A personal injury lawyer and author, [1] he successfully argued to allow litigation to proceed against the Vatican in the priest sex scandal, despite sovereign immunity that is normally applicable to foreign governments. [2] This is the first time courts in the United States have allowed the Vatican to be sued.
Barton graduated from Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in 1969. [1] He went on to law school in Salem, Oregon at Willamette University College of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1972. [1]
Barton is a member of the Oregon Law Institute's faculty. [3] Located at Lewis & Clark College's law school in Portland, is a continuing legal education (CLE) center. [4] Barton also teaches several legal courses for The Professional Education Group including, The Art of the Courtroom, Advanced Jury Selection, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. [5]
With his law firm's office in Newport, Oregon, [6] Barton is listed in three categories of the Best Lawyers in America: Medical Malpractice Law, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Litigation. [7] William Barton is a past president of the Oregon Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, past governor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), a fellow in the International Society of Barristers, former president of the Oregon Trial Lawyers, fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a past president of the Western Trial Lawyers. [5]
For several years Barton represented a plaintiff against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland and the Rev. Maurice Grammond for claims of child molestation. The $135 million lawsuit helped prompt the diocese to file for bankruptcy in 2004, and delayed the case until 2006. [8] Previously, Barton won cases in Oregon against the Children's Farm Home School, and the Oregon Trail Council and the Boy Scouts of America on sex abuse claims. [9] In 1994, he served as mediator in a civil settlement between former Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt and his sex-abuse victim. [10]
In 2005, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association named Barton as Distinguished Trial Lawyer. [11] The partner at Barton & Strever, PC in Newport was [1] named to the Super Lawyers Top 50 for Oregon based on research of Law & Politics magazine for 2006. [12] Barton successfully sued the leaders of the Rajneesh movement. [13]
Barton is the author of Recovering for Psychological Injuries, (1985, ISBN 0941916367).
Bill's son, Brent Barton, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2008.
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