William C. Tharp

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Law Practice

William Tharp comes to Greener Burke Shoemaker P.A. from his position of Senior Assistant Attorney General for the Oregon Department of Justice (1996-2005). While with the Trial Division for the Department of Justice, Mr. Tharp specialized in complex litigation, concentrating on constitutional civil rights, employment, and personal injury/tort law.

Before his position as Senior Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Tharp was involved in private practice, concentrating on complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, insurance defense, and plaintiff personal injury litigation. Mr. Tharp practices in the state and federal trial and appellate courts of Oregon and Idaho.

bar admissions Bar Admissions

  • Idaho
  • Oregon

court admissions Court Admissions

  • Idaho State Court
  • Oregon State Court
  • United States District Court, Idaho
  • United States District Court, Oregon
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

education Education

  • Willamette University School of Law - J.D. 1973
  • Willamette University - B.A. History 1970

Professional Activities & Associations

  • 2005 Appointment to the Executive Committee of the Civil Rights Section of the Oregon State Bar
  • Original member to the Executive Committee of the Construction Law Section of the Oregon State Bar (1989)
  • Member of the Oregon State Bar Board of Bar Examiners (1985-1988)
  • Member of Panel of Defense Attorneys for the Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund

Community Activities

  • Ontario, Oregon Little League and Babe Ruth baseball associations (1989-1993)
  • Blessed Sacrament Parish Council

Publications & Presentations

  • Construction Documentation, Chapter 10, Oregon CLE (1989)
  • Construction Law Symposium – Delay Damages (1993)