Profile
Adam S. Heder is a personal injury trial attorney.
Mr. Heder specializes in representing persons who have been injured by long-term exposure to mold, mycotoxins, and other indoor contaminants; persons suffering from brain damage, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, asthma, or systemic inflation
Mr. Heder is a top “mold injury” lawyer in the Pacific Northwest and now regularly takes or consults on such cases throughout the country. He has prevailed at every level of litigation: at trial, on appeal, on pre-trial motions, and in arbitration. He has won or settled some of the largest mold injury cases in the Northwest.
In his free time, Mr. Heder enjoys spending time with his wife and five children; he enjoys doing Boy Scouts and being outdoors with his kids; and he enjoys collecting comic books and building Legos.
Representative Work
- Darin and Natalie Rowden, et al. v. Hogan Woods, LLC, Multnomah County, Case No. 15CV09483 — Mr. Heder represented a family of 6 through an appeal and 2-week trial. He obtained a verdict of over $5 million on behalf of the family, likely representing the largest verdict of its kind in state history.
- Mold Injury Case in Oregon — Mr. Heder represented a young father and husband permanently injured and disabled by mold exposure. He obtained a settlement of over $2 million.
- Mold Injury Case in Washington — Mr. Heder represented a young businesswoman in a dispute with her commercial landlord arising out of deferred maintenance and a moldy commercial space. He obtained a settlement of approximately $1.5 million.
- Mold Injury Case in California — Mr. Heder represented a young mother whose professional life and health was upended by long-term mold exposure. He obtained a settlement of over $1 million.
- Private Arbitration in Oregon — Mr. Heder represented a family whose new home was making them sick from faulty ventilation. Mr. Heder obtained an arbitration award of every dollar his clients asked for.
Professional Experience
- JurisLaw LLP (fka Harris Berne Christensen, LLP) (Lake Oswego, OR), Attorney, 2017–present
- Stewart Sokol & Larkin, LLC (Portland, OR), Attorney, 2014–2016
- Paul Hastings LLP (Palo Alto, CA), Attorney, 2010–2014
- United States Court of Appeals, Judicial Clerk for the Honorable N. Randy Smith, 2009–2010
Admissions
- Oregon State Bar, 2015
- California State Bar, 2010
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Oregon, 2015
- U.S. District Court, Northern California, 2011
Education
- J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., 2009, Order of the Coif, magnum cum laude, Editorial Board of International Law and Management Review, Recipient of Hugh B. Brown Barristers Award for academic excellence, top 10 best Oralist at 2009 ABA Regional Moot Court Competition
- Brigham Young University, B.A., 2006, Cum laude, academic scholarship recipient
Publications
- “Recantations Reconsidered: A New Framework for Righting Wrongful Convictions,” Utah Law Review Volume 2012, Number 1, co-author with Professor Michael Goldsmith
- “The Power to End War: The Extent and Limits of Congressional Power,” 41 St. Mary’s Law Journal 445 (2010)