MICHAEL G. NEFF
Attorney

  E-mail: neff@hk-law.com
  Phone: (503) 225-0777

BACKGROUND Michael Neff has had significant experience handling litigation involving the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. He served as the Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney successfully representing Skamania County in the landmark case involving Brian and Jody Bea, Skamania County v. the Columbia River Gorge Commission.

Mike also negotiated a $25 Million Forest Service land acquisition in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area on behalf of landowners whose land was downzoned as a result of the National Scenic Area designation.

Mike graduated from Whitman College with a BA in 1982, and received his law degree from the University of Oregon in 1992. Prior to law school, Mike was a newspaper reporter for the North Idaho Press, the Shoshone County News Press, and was the political reporter for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He also served as Assistant Press Secretary to U.S. Senator James McClure (Idaho).

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Oregon Circuit and Federal Courts
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

• Oregon State Bar
• Multnomah Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association

CIVIC AND CHARITABLE INVOLVEMENT

• Member and supporter of St. Clare's Parish
• Coach and volunteer for the Raleigh Hills Little League
• Member, Tigard Planning Commission, 1996-1998

In addition, Mike serves as a member at large of the Oregon Investment Board, whose mission and responsibility is to disburse grants and money to businesses which stimulate economic growth in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.