Nicholas E. "Nick" Wheeler

Nicholas E. "Nick" Wheeler


Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP

Recognized since 2021

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Nick is a trial lawyer with a practice focused primarily on defending product liability and legal malpractice claims. Despite practicing in the age of the “vanishing civil jury trial,” Nick has tried more than a dozen cases in state and federal court.

Nick serves as the Chair of Cosgrave’s Product Liability & Medical Device Practice Group. As a product liability attorney, he primarily defends product manufacturers and resellers of a wide range of industrial and consumer products, with an emphasis on mechanical and electrical failures.

Nick’s legal malpractice work spans a wide range of substantive practice areas, with an emphasis on matters arising out of estate planning/probate and business disputes. He also defends railroad and transportation companies along with other general property damage, personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.

Prior to entering private practice, Nick interned for Ancer L. Haggerty, then-Chief District Judge of the District of Oregon. He also clerked for the Appellate Division of the Oregon Department of Justice.

Location
  • 900 SW Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor
    Portland, OR 97204
Education
  • University of Oregon, J.D., graduated 2004
Bar Admissions
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
Court Admissions
  • the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • the United States District Court for the District of Oregon

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Headquarters: Portland, Oregon

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  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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