ARNOLD GALLAGHER P.C. - Key Persons
Originally from Albany, Oregon, Alec Marlega joined Arnold Gallagher in 2022 after previously clerking with the firm during law school. Alec graduated from Oregon State University with a B.S. in History and Political Science. He received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law, where he graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif and first in his class.
During law school, Alec oversaw the University of Oregon's Wills for the Underserved Program as an Estate Planning Fellow and also served as a Legal Research and Writing tutor. In his spare time, Alec enjoys going for hikes and rooting for the Seattle Mariners.
Alec is admitted to practice in Oregon.
Practice Areas
Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration
A.P. Parks joined the firm in 2003 after practicing with a large regional law firm in Portland, Oregon. His principal areas of practice include business transactions, employment law, real estate, and creditors' rights.
After receiving his B.A. in 1996 from the University of Puget Sound, A.P. attended the University of Oregon School of Law. He received his J.D. in 2002 and was a member of the Oregon Law Review. A.P. previously served as the firm's managing shareholder. Outside of the firm, A.P. is a member of the finance advisory committee for Coburg Community Charter School. He also previously served for several years on the executive committee of the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation, was a board member of the Eugene Country Club, and was a past board member of The First Tee of Willamette Valley.
Ben Kearney joined the firm in 2008 after being in private practice with his father in a small two-person firm in Eugene. Ben's principal areas of practice include business transactions, business formations, business acquisitions and sales; estate planning, trust administration and probate, and real estate. He also has prior litigation experience, guiding his business and financial institution clients through disputes and dispute resolution. Ben's practice focuses on estate planning for anyone, from young families all the way through high-net worth individuals. Ben also caters to the entire life cycle of businesses and their owners from startup, to operations and transactional matters, and all the way through acquisition, merger or windup.
Ben is a sixth generation Oregonian and attended Boston University on an Army R.O.T.C. scholarship, graduating with a B.S., cum laude, in mechanical engineering. He then returned to his hometown of Eugene to attend the University of Oregon School of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 2001. After law school Ben served four years on Active Duty as an attorney in the Army's Office of the General Counsel in the Pentagon. Ben has served on the Board of Directors of Youth for Christ - Lane County, has been a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lane County, and is a past school board member of Eugene Christian School. Ben is currently on the PeaceHealth Foundation Board and the Bushnell Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Ben is admitted to practice in Oregon.
Practice Areas
Business
Brad Copeland has been with the firm since its inception in 1993. He became a shareholder in 1995. Brad focuses his practice on assisting businesses and financial institutions in bankruptcy proceedings and numerous areas of commercial law and litigation. He regularly appears before state and federal courts throughout Oregon.
In 1982, Brad graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in Political Science. He received his J.D. in 1987 from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he served as Managing Editor of Environmental Law. Brad currently serves on the Board of Directors of Northwest Youth Corps and the Marist Foundation.
Brad is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy. Brad has also been listed in Oregon Super Lawyers. Brad is admitted to practice in Oregon, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Bradley S. Copeland Shareholder Benjamin M. Kearney Shareholder Gregory T. Lusby Shareholder Alec S. Marlega Associate Andrew P. Parks Shareholder John R. Roberts Associate Rebecca S. Schwarzkopf Shareholder
Greg Lusby is a shareholder at Arnold Gallagher P.C. Greg represents individuals to Fortune 500 Companies. He litigates commercial, construction, contract and tort matters along with insurance claims and disputes. Greg also represents individuals and entities in professional malpractice and disciplinary matters. He is rated AV Preeminent - 5.0 out of 5.0 - for ethical standards and legal ability by Martindale-Hubbell. Greg is a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a Senior Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). He is also a Past President of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC). Greg was a Deputy District Attorney in Marion County from 1993 to 1997. He has extensive trial experience before juries and has handled hundreds of depositions, mediations and arbitrations. Greg also frequently serves as a mediator and arbitrator.
Greg graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington in 1989 and he graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Willamette University College of Law in 1993 where he was Chairperson of the Moot Court Board and nominated to the Order of the Barristers.
Greg is admitted to practice in Oregon and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Practice Areas
Commercial and Employment Litigation
John Roberts joined the firm in 2015. His practice focuses primarily on litigation, including complex trust disputes, commercial landlord/tenant disagreements, unfair trade practices claims, and employment matters.
John is a "double Duck," having graduated from the University of Oregon in 2009 with an undergraduate degree in Accounting, and later receiving his law degree in 2012.
After graduating law school, John clerked for the Honorable Karsten Rasmussen at the Lane County Circuit Court, where he had an opportunity to see many complex cases moving through the Commercial Court program, including environmental law claims, unfair debt collection practices claims, and land use actions. Prior to joining Arnold Gallagher, John was in private practice in Eugene.
John is admitted in Oregon and in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Practice Areas
Commercial and Employment Litigation
Job Titles:
- Member of the Oregon State Bar 's Real Estate
Becky Schapira Schwarzkopf works closely with a broad range of business and commercial real estate clients in connection with acquisitions and sales, construction contracting and financing, retail shopping center development, leasing, contract and easement negotiation, and condominium creation and conversion. Before moving to Eugene, Becky practiced commercial real estate law at a major law firm in Boston, devoting most of her time to urban redevelopment, affordable housing and mixed use projects.
Becky received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law, and her B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
Becky is a member of the Oregon State Bar's Real Estate and Land Use Section and authored the Deeds and Conveyances Chapter of the Oregon Real Estate Deskbook 2015 Edition.
She is admitted to practice in Oregon and Massachusetts.
Practice Areas
Business