Christopher Lundberg is an experienced civil litigator and strategic advisor to tribes, businesses and individuals.  His skills cross-pollinate the others, driving his success in the courtroom, at the negotiating table, and in the drafting (and defending) of transactional documents.  Before starting at his firm, Chris served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Paul J. De Muniz of the Oregon Court of Appeals, as a staff attorney for the Oregon Supreme Court on a Racial Diversity Project, and as a public defender.

Admitted to Practice

  • State Courts of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court of Oregon
  • U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Siletz Tribal Court
  • Metlakatla Indian Community’s Magistrate Court

Practice Areas

  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Indian Law
  • Employment Law
  • Business Law

Education

  • J.D, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College
  • B.A., Economics, Southern Methodist University

Professional Membership

  • American Bar Association
  • Multnomah County Bar Association
  • National Congress of American Indians
  • Oregon Trial Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

  • Transitions Projects - board member for organization whose mission is to serve people’s basic needs as they transition from homelessness to housing.
  • Uniting to Understand Racism - founding member and ten-year board member (two years as President) of the Uniting to Understand Racism organization, whose mission is "to reduce racism in our communities through study and personal examination."
  • Adjunct Professor, Portland State University, Equalizing Access to Justice – served for two years as Adjunct Professor, Portland State University, Equalizing Access to Justice – Removing the Barriers
  • Facilitator for numerous structured, six-week dialogues on racism, which took place in law firms, business and government institutions
  • In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons, traveling, and being outdoors.

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Faculty Member and Speaker, Law Seminars International Conference – Tribal Energy in the Pacific Northwest, “Evaluating the Various Structural Options for Partnerships Between Tribes and Developers,” October 17 and 18, 2011.