Christian E. Hearn

chearn@davishearn.com
541-482-3111

Admissions

  • California State Bar (1988)
  • Oregon State Bar (1991)

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1987
  • University of California, San Diego, B.A. (Political Science), 1984

Past and Present Community Service & Professional Organizations

  • Oregon State Bar Real Estate & Land Use Section Executive (2012 Section Chair)
  • Ashland City Council (2005 Council Chair)
  • Ashland Planning Commission
  • Oregon Environmental Council, Board of Directors
  • Bear Creek Greenway Foundation, Board of Directors (Board Secretary)
  • Southern Oregon Head Start, Board of Directors
  • Rotary Club of Ashland Lithia Springs
  • Ashland Woodlands & Trails Association (co-founder)
  • City of Ashland Forest Lands Commission (Council Liaison)
  • City of Ashland Senior Program Board (Council Liaison)
  • Senior Program Board (Council Liaison)Davis, Hearn, Anderson & Selvig (1976-Present)
  • Bear Creek Greenway Commission (Ashland Representative)
  • Davis, Hearn, Anderson & Selvig, P.C., Shareholder (since 1993)
  • Best, Best & Krieger, Associate Attorney, Palm Springs office
  • Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, Associate Attorney, Santa Monica office
  • Office of the Honorable John L. Kane, Jr., Federal District Judge, Law Clerk; Denver, Colorado.
  • Office of U.S. Senator Pete Wilson, Intern/Legislative Assistant; Washington D.C.
  • Folmar for Governor Campaign against Governor George Wallace, State Youth Coordinator; Montgomery, Alabama
  • American Institute of Inspectors (structural), Board of Directors
  • Phi Sigma Kappa, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Commercial Whitewater Rafting Guide (Kern, Merced, Tuolumne, and American rivers)
  • Eagle Scout

Publications (Partial List)

  • “Law of Encumbrance: Easements and Right of Way” published by Professional Education Seminars, Inc. and presented at seminars in Portland, Eugene, and Medford;
  • “Congestion in the Courts,” Published in the Riverside County Bar Journal
  • “Oregon Boundary Law and Landowner Disputes,” Co-authored with Walter G. Robillard and James C. Casterline, published by Professional Education Seminars, Inc., and presented at seminars in Portland, Eugene, and Medford.
  • “Nonconforming Uses,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section and presented at its Annual Meeting;
  • "Negotiating Development Agreements and Settlement of Measure 37 Claims,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section, and presented at its Annual Meeting
  • "Fast Track Permitting,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section and presented at Portland Convention Center
  • “Development Agreements and Thinking Outside the Box,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Government Law Section and presented at its Annual Meeting; “Local Land Use Enforcement Issues,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section and presented at its annual meeting.
  • “Local Land Use Enforcement Issues,” published by the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section and presented at its Annual Meeting.

Chris was raised in Southern California and pursued his education at the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of California, San Diego; and the University of California’s Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. After practicing for five years in the Santa Monica and Palm Springs offices of a prominent California law firm, Chris joined our firm in 1992. He and his wife, Susan, a fourth-generation Oregonian, relocated to Ashland to establish their roots in Southern Oregon, where they raised three children.

 

Outside the office, Chris is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys trail running, skiing, and whitewater rafting. His commitment to community is reflected in his extensive service on numerous local and statewide nonprofit boards, including as Chair of the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use Section, Ashland City Council, and Ashland Planning Commission.  Chris has also served on the boards of Oregon Environmental Council,  and Southern Oregon Head Start; and currently serves and an officer on the boards of Bear Creek Greenway Foundation and Ashland Family YMCA.

 

Chris focuses his practice on business and real estate litigation, land use, construction litigation, trust disputes, administrative hearings, and condominium and planned community law.  Chris has published materials and presented at numerous statewide seminars for the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate & Land Use section on a variety of land use topics; and for Professional Education Seminars, Inc. on topics related to easements, boundaries, and landowner disputes.

With decades of experience, Chris is dedicated to providing practical, strategic, and results-driven legal counsel to his clients.