Cassie Spector

Attorney

Direct: (503) 226-8654
Email: [email protected]
Offices: Portland
Bar Admissions: Oregon, Washington

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Cassie Spector is a member of Buchalter’s Litigation practice group, and an attorney in the Firm’s Portland Office. Cassie primarily practices commercial litigation representing various businesses operating in real estate development, oil and gas, and financial lending services involving secured transactions.

Ms. Spector also provides counsel regarding various real estate litigation issues, including chain of title analysis, property boundary line disputes, and breach of securitized agreements. Ms. Spector’s recent representative matters have included quiet title litigation, adverse possession disputes, and litigation involving lender rights and obligations in loan servicing under state and federal law such as the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and Oregon’s mortgage lending act.

Additionally, Ms. Spector represents clients in complex business and commercial litigation, including pre-judgment and post-judgment representation to clients seeking to enforce contractual rights and obligations.

Highlights of Cassie’s recent work include:

Successfully briefed and argued a motion for dismissal of an international defendant in a trade secret case involving multi-million dollar claims in the Northern District of Ohio
Successfully served as lead arbitration counsel in a one-day proceeding and obtained a ruling limiting exposure to less than 50% of the amount sought by the Plaintiff.
Successfully briefed dismissal motion in quiet title action, achieving dismissal of borrowers’ adverse possession claims in favor of lienholder
Advised an oil and gas distributor and retailer on multiple regulatory compliance matters related to DEQ compliance and the development and construction of brand new gas stations
Successfully responded to Department of Transportation condemnation proceedings and negotiated easement favorable to landowner in case involving road redevelopment project
Successfully collected on a $200,000+ judgment in favor of non-profit legal organization through obtaining a writ of execution against multiple properties
Successfully obtained and collected on multiple judgments (exceeding upwards of $50,000 owed) involving amounts secured by real property in favor of creditor

Ms. Spector was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In her free time, Cassie enjoys hiking with her husband, Robert, and their 3 big dogs (Lucy, golden retriever; Shep, german shepherd; and Odie, a black lab). They are welcoming their first child in 2023 and couldn’t be more excited to start their family. Cassie also loves skiing over any other sports and enjoys going up to the mountain every chance she gets when the snow is falling.