Federal Civil Trials and Evidence -- Author Information

Judge Robert E. Jones is a Senior United States District Judge for the District of Oregon. He was a distinguished trial lawyer and past president of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Before appointment to the federal bench, he served as Circuit Judge for the State of Oregon, and as Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College. Judge Jones has also served on the faculties of the National Judicial College, the American Academy of Judicial Education, and the Federal Judicial Center, and has written extensively on evidence and civil procedure topics.

Judge Gerald E. Rosen is a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Before appointment to the bench, he was a trial lawyer and partner in Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, in Detroit. Earlier in his career, he served as legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin. Judge Rosen is active in legal education, and serves as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School and at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School, and on the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Criminal Law Committee. He has also written extensively on evidence and civil procedure topics.

William E. Wegner is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, in Los Angeles, and serves as general counsel to a major entertainment company. He specializes in complex commercial litigation and is a past president of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Mr. Wegner is a frequent lecturer on evidence and civil trial topics in continuing legal education programs. He is a coauthor of California Practice Guide: Civil Trials & Evidence, published by The Rutter Group.

Judge Jeffrey S. Jones was a solo practitioner in Canby, Oregon, handling general civil litigation and criminal defense. He is a former Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon. Mr. Jones is active in legal education: He is an adjunct professor on evidence at Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, and has taught advanced advocacy at Willamette Law School. He is a frequent lecturer on evidence and trial advocacy in continuing legal education programs. He is a coauthor of Evidence: Oregon, published by the Oregon State Bar.

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