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MATTHEW A. ARBAUGH is an attorney at the law firm of Field Jerger LLP, where his practice focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Field Jerger LLP, Mr. Arbaugh worked for a bankruptcy judge and for the presiding judge in Oregon's state capital. He entered private practice in 2002 in the bankruptcy department of a well regarded Portland, Oregon law firm. Since that time, he has successfully litigated in state, federal, bankruptcy, and appellate courts. Mr. Arbaugh's bankruptcy practice includes representation of debtors, creditors, and litigants in small and large cases. In addition to debtor/creditor related litigation matters, he has litigated significant employment cases for both employers and employees. He wrote "Making Peace the Old Fashioned Way: Infusing Traditional Tribal Practices into Modern ADR," for the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (2002). Mr. Arbaugh earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Linfield College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar and is admitted to practice before the State Court of Oregon, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. RUSSELL D. GARRETT is a shareholder with Bullivant Houser Bailey PC's, Vancouver, Washington office. His practice focuses on creditors' rights, bankruptcy, commercial and bankruptcy litigation and real estate matters. Mr. Garrett is admitted to practice in Oregon, Washington, the Federal District bars in Oregon and Washington, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Court and the Supreme Court of the United States. He represents creditors and bankruptcy trustees and also serves as a Chapter 7 panel trustee for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Garrett speaks and trains others on practice issues relating to creditors' rights, bankruptcy and insolvency matters in Oregon and Washington. He has written many articles relating to creditor issues. Mr. Garrett has served on the executive committees for both the Washington Bar Debtor-Creditor Section and The Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section, and serves as a delegate to the Oregon State Bar House of Delegates. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Oregon and his J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law, where he served as a member of the Law Review. RICHARD A. SLOTTEE is a professor and the director of the Lewis and Clark Legal Clinic of Northwestern School of Law in Portland, a teaching clinic for the law school, where students assist in the representation of low-income individuals in a variety of areas. Mr. Slottee teaches a consumer law class and is a frequent speaker on consumer law issues including the FDCPA. He earned both his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Oregon.
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