Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, PC

Attorney Tim Williams

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar – OSB No. 034940

Education:

• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2003
• Southern Oregon University, B.S. in Criminology, cum laude, 1999

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Managing Partner
• Firm’s lead litigator
• Oregon State Bar, 2003 – present
• Board of Governors, Oregon State Bar, 2013 – 2016
• Vice President, Oregon State Bar, 2016
• House of Delegates, Oregon State Bar, 2008 – present
• American Association for Justice, 2002 – present
• Board of Governors, American Association for Justice, 2012 – 2020
• Executive Committee, American Association for Justice, 2015 – 2017
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018 – present
• Member, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 2020 – present
• Member, American Bar Association, 2003 – present
• Member, Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 2014 – present
• Member, Deschutes County Bar Association, 2003 – present
• Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2003 – present
• Member, J.R. Campbell Inns of Court, 2003 – present
• Member, National Crime Victim Bar Association, 2013 – present
• Member, National Civil Justice Institute, 2011 – present

Attorney Arne Cherkoss

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar, 2003

Education:

• University of Oregon Law School, J.D., 2003
• California State University at Dominguez Hills, Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, 1993

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Partner
• Member, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 – current
• Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, 2003 – 2007
• Member, Federal Bar – United States District Court of Oregon, 2003 – current

Attorney Alexander S. Wylie

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar
• Washington State Bar Association
• United States District Court for the District of Oregon
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education:

• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2001
• Arizona State University, B.S. in Justice Studies, 1996

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial Attorney
• Member, Oregon State Bar Legal Ethics Committee, 2014 – 2017
• Member, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel

Attorney Scott Mahady

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar
• United States District Court for the District of Oregon
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education:

• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2006
• Iowa State University, M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1999
• University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Studies, 1993

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial Attorney
• Member, Lane County Bar Association

Attorney Jeffrey Carter

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar, 2010
• Retired Florida Bar, 2007

Education:

• Miami University, B.A. in Microbiology, 2000
• Case Western School of Law, 2007

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial Attorney
• Member, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Public Justice
• Member, National Civil Justice Institute
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Deschutes County Bar Association

Attorney Graham M. Sweitzer

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon State Bar
• Washington State Bar Association
• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education:

• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, J.D., 2002
• University of Washington, B.A., with Honors, 1997

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Trial Attorney
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association
• Member, Oregon State Bar, Litigation Section
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association