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Frank Moscato
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Frank Moscato is an experienced litigation
attorney whose practice emphasizes
professional negligence defense, insurance
defense, and commercial litigation. He
regularly defends licensed professionals –
including medical doctors, chiropractors,
naturopaths, pharmacists, nurses, and other
healthcare providers – before their licensing
boards or regulatory bodies.
He has been regularly recognized in The Best
Lawyers in America® in the field of
professional malpractice defense, including
being selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2011 and 2013 for professional malpractice law-defendants for Portland, Oregon.
Frank is an accomplished speaker and has made numerous presentations to state bar, legal and professional societies,
professional schools, and healthcare professionals on topics that include risk management, trial techniques, jury selection,
the presentation of expert testimony, jurisprudence, and ethics. Since 1994, he has been an active arbitrator and mediator for
a variety of legal matters.
Professional Recognition
Portland Office
1001 SW Fifth Avenue
16th Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1116
Tel: 503.242.0000
Fax: 503.241.1458
Practice Emphasis
Civil Rights and Other Tort Claim
Defense and Litigation
Health Care Industry Law
Higher Education
Insurance Law
Mediation and Arbitration
Frank has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for Professional Malpractice Law-defendants every year since 2007.
He was also named Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants in Portland, Oregon by Best
Lawyers® for both 2011 and 2013. Frank has received an AV® Preeminent™ rating by the Martindale-Hubbell National Law
Directory for the past 25 years. He was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® 2006 through 2010 and in 2012 through
2014.
Products Liability Defense Litigation
Professional Liability Defense and
Litigation
Regulatory (Administrative) Law and
Proceedings
Admissions & Memberships
Frank is admitted to the Oregon and Washington State Bars and is a member of the Multnomah Bar Association. He is also a
member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Defense Research
Institute, and the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel as well as the American and Federal Bar Associations.
Professional Recognition
Education
Frank received his J.D. from the Willamette University College of Law. He also holds a B.S. degree in Sociology from Portland
State University.
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Seminars & Presentations
November 14, 2014, Oregon Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Speaker: “Informed Consent – The Legal
Perspective”
May 3, 2014, CHP Group – Patient Care is a Team Sport, Speaker: “Ethical Dimensions of Collaboration and Referral”
February 15, 2014, OncANP National Conference, Phoenix, AZ, Speaker: “Expectations, Communication & Documentation”
August 15, 2013, Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel Conference, Faculty Member and Presenter: Ethics and
Practical Skills for Litigation
October 25-26, 2012, Oregon Trial Advocacy College, Faculty Member
October 13, 2012, CHP Group, Speaker: Boundaries
October 3, 2012, Clearview MRI Meeting, Speaker: Standard of Care
September 14, 2012, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Presenter: “Risk Management”
August 11, 2011, Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel Conference, Presenter: Cross Examination
October 18, 2010, Professional Liability Fund Trial College, Presenter: Trial Preparation & Cross Examination
February 20-21, 2009, Oregon Trial Advocacy College, Faculty Member
February 15-16, 2008, Oregon Trial Advocacy College, Faculty Member
March 20, 2007, Multnomah Bar Association, Panelist: Professionalism Training
March 9-10, 2007, Oregon Trial Advocacy College, Faculty Member
October 27, 2006, Oregon Law Institute, Speaker: Preparing Witnesses for Trial
November 15, 2005, Western States Chiropractic College,“General Risk Management Seminar” and “Student Health
Center & Clinic Issues”
November 4, 2005, Professional Liability Fund “Learning the Ropes” CLE, “The Art and Science of Negotiation”
May 20, 2005, Oregon Law Institute Seminar, “Mediation and Arbitration in Oregon”
September 11, 2004, Annual Naturopathic Convention, Topic: Risk Management & Professional Negligence
August 28, 2004, Western States Chiropractic College CCSP Seminar,Topic: Risk Management and Professional
Negligence
June 25, 2004, Oregon Law Institute Seminar, Topic: Preparing Witnesses for Trial
April 10, 2004, Complimentary Health Care Plans, Inc. Risk Management Seminar,Topic: Informed Consent
October 21, 2003, Western States Chiropractic College Seminar, Topic: Professional Negligence & Risk Management
March 19, 2003, National College of Naturopathic Medicine Seminar, Topic: Professional Negligence
October 26, 2001, HLGR Client Briefing, “Legal Developments in the Workplace Affecting Employment Law & Employee
Benefits”
August 9 – 12, 2001, Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel Conference, “Chocktoot Issues”
March 23, 2001, OARP Spring Conference, “Professional Liability Issues for the Vocational Rehabilitation Professional”
March 5, 1999, National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company Risk Management Seminar, “Avoiding Malpractice Traps
for Physicians”
December 3, 1998, Workers’ Compensation Update, Eugene, Oregon, “Recent Case Law”
May 29 – 30, 1998, Oregon State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section Annual Meeting, “Ethics: Avoiding Ethical and
Malpractice Traps”
June 30 – July 1, 1997, Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel Conference, “Expert Testimony; Using a Judge or
Lawyer to Testify What the Outcome Would Have Been”
June 6, 1997, Oregon State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section Annual Meeting, “Suggestions for Settling, Arbitrating and
Mediating Workers’ Compensation Cases with Ancillary Claims”
March 6, 1996, Professional Liability Fund, “Malpractice Traps for Lawyers Handling Workers’ Compensation Cases”
April 15, 1995, Oregon Law Institute Seminar – Techniques and Tactics in Personal Injury Trials, “How to Select a Jury”
March 25, 1995, Western States Chiropractic College Biennial Continuing Education Seminar, “Jurisprudence and Ethics”
October 20, 1994, Lorman Services Workers’ Compensation, “Third Party Actions”
October 14, 1994, National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company Risk Management Seminar, “Jurisprudence and
Ethics”
June 1, 1994, National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company Risk Management Seminar, “Jurisprudence and Ethics”
February 7, 1994, Professionalism Seminar – Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board, Professionalism Panel
October 27, 1993, Lorman Services Workers’ Compensation, “Third Party Actions”
July 17 – 18, 1993, Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel Conference, “Who Decides, Judge or Jury, and What
Evidence is Admissible; Practical Application of Chocktoot v. Smith”
May 13, 1993, Chiropractic Association of Oregon, “Jurisprudence and Ethics”
March 28, 1993, Western States Chiropractic College Biennial Continuing Education Seminar, “Jurisprudence and Ethics”
March 5, 1992, Western States Chiropractic College, “Outline of a Malpractice Trial”
January 31, 1992, OTLA/WSTLA Seminar, “Using Paralegals”
November 15, 1991, Oregon Law Institute Seminar, “Avoiding Malpractice”
May 3, 1991, PESI Seminar, Workers’ Compensation, “Third Party Actions”
April 2, 1991, EEOC & Labor Law Seminar, “Workers’ Compensation”
June 12 – 13, 1990, Oregon Self-Insurers Seminar, “Bad Faith in Handling Workers’ Compensation Claims”
June 8, 1990, Klor Workers’ Compensation Seminar, “Third Party Actions”
November 10, 1989, PESI Seminar, Oregon Workers’ Compensation Law, “Pitfalls, Pratfalls and the PLF”
September 15, 1988, Oregon State Bar Annual Convention, “Suggestions on How to Avoid Malpractice”
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1001 S.W. Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1116
360 E. 10th Avenue, Suite 300
Eugene, OR 97401-3273
333 High Street, N.E., Suite 200
Salem, OR 97301-3614
Tel: 503.242.0000
Fax: 503.241.1458
Tel: 541.485.0220
Fax: 541.686.6564
Tel: 503.371.3330
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