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Nancy Erfle

Gordon & Rees

Gordon & Rees partner Nancy M. Erfle is a member of the Tort & Product Liability Litigation and Drug & Medical Device practice groups and currently serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Her practice is focused on litigation, specifically the defense of manufacturers in the area of automotive, heavy equipment, toxic tort and medical exposures. Ms. Erfle has served on national litigation teams and as lead local and regional counsel for manufacturing, pharmaceutical and medical device clients on many cases, including several mass tort cases. Most recently she served as National Trial and Coordination Counsel for a supplier of raw materials in litigation pending in multiple state and federal courts throughout the country. Ms. Erfle also has class action experience in both consumer fraud and securities matters. She has extensive state and federal court jury trial experience, defending her clients in all types of product liability claims throughout the country.

Ms. Erfle was the IADC Trial Academy Director for the 2019 Trial Academy for the International Association of Defense Counsel, which was held at Stanford University Law School. She served as Director-Elect for 2018 and was a member of the teaching faculty in 2007. She also serves as an adjunct professor for Lewis & Clark Law School’s Aviation Seminar.

Education

  • J.D., cum laude, Willamette University College of Law, 1990
  • B.S., summa cum laude, Rocky Mountain College, 1987

Honors

  • Law360 2017 Product Liability MVP, one of only five attorneys in the nation to receive that recognition.
  • Recognized among the leading practitioners in the county by Chambers USA for her defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, agricultural chemical manufacturers, aviation manufacturers, as well as companies involved in commercial disputes.
  • Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader: USA, Life Sciences – Product Liability and Product Liability Defense, 2023
  • Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year,” Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Portland, OR (2022)
  • Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, (2011-2023)

Memberships

  • International Association of Defense Attorneys (IADC), Board of Directors
  • Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), sustaining member
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Oregon Association of Defense Counsel