Client Collaborations

“Our plaintiff group of approximately 60-70 persons engaged Miller Nash in a 4-5 year litigation with extraordinary results. We recovered 90%+ for most of the plaintiffs. MN was professional, knowledgeable and very customer focused. The other law suits and legal teams drafted from the hard work done by the MN team. Even when the defendants used aggressive tactics, MN kept their cool and prevailed. We were pleased with the results and the team who helped us. They are superstars.”

In the largest recovery in the 140 year history of the firm the client and corporate co-founder and 50 percent shareholder, described the Miller Nash representation in the following manner: “The Miller Nash team, led by the tireless efforts and skill of Dennis Rawlinson were unrelenting in their pursuit of the best outcome for their client.”

In a multi-million dispute involving franchise rights, Mark Gram, chief executive officer of Jubitz Corporation wrote the following after Jubitz Corporation successfully overcame efforts by a franchisor to substantially devalue or terminate its franchise rights: "We are highly pleased with our firm's representation by Denny and Miller Nash. Recently the filing of a complaint and preliminary injunction complemented the successful resolution of claims with a significant partner on issues of "bet the company" significance to Jubitz Corporation."

Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc., is a long-time firm client composed of microbreweries such as Widmer Brothers Brewing, The Redhook Ale Brewery, and Kona Brewing Company. CBAI has enjoyed serving as the microbrewing component of the Anheuser-Busch (IN-BEV) family. After the recent successful resolution of a dispute potentially impacting the future of the company, CBAI board chair, Kurt Widmer, commented: "Denny has repeatedly proved to be a valued advisor on important strategic matters for Craft Brewers Alliance. Recently, the planning, development and preparation of potential preliminary litigation relief proved to be a complement to a business strategy with a business partner in connection with a proposed significant purchase. Denny appreciates, as we do, that litigation is a means to an end . . . not an 'end itself.'"

After a multi-million recovery in 2010 in the largest construction defect case at that point in time in the history of the State of Oregon, Jeff Cohen, in-house counsel for Wyndham Resort Development Corporation and Wyndham Vacation Ownership, wrote in an e mail: "Representation provided by Attorney Rawlinson was superb. * * * Denny brought to the table an excellent knowledge of the substantive law, his adversaries, judicial personnel, and a reputation for personal excellence, all of which contributed to achieving an outstanding result. His wise counsel on both narrow issues of law as well as general strategic approaches were invaluable."

After the successful defense of a lender liability lawsuit in which the plaintiff sought a multimillion-dollar recovery, Dick Rasmussen, executive vice president and general counsel for West Coast Bank, wrote an e-mail: "Denny is a staunch advocate who is always well prepared. * * * We can rest easy knowing Denny has our bank's best interests in mind."

Ann Widmer, who sat on the Widmer Brothers Brewing Company's advisory committee and who was successfully dismissed after being sued for more than $8 million as an independent director in the Millicent Naito v. Sam Naito litigation, comments: "The experience, knowledge, and attention to detail that Denny brings to the table have consistently protected the interests of Widmer Brothers Brewing and the Widmer Brothers family."

After a multimillion-dollar recovery for a Miller Nash client in a design and construction defect case, Carmen Cook, former assistant general counsel for Trendwest Resorts and now assistant general counsel for Starbucks Coffee Company, wrote: "Denny's expertise and thorough preparation make him an outstanding asset for resolving our disputes regardless of whether that means in trial or at some other point down the litigation path."