Anne Wynn Decker

Anne Wynn Decker is an attorney at Lindsay Hart, LLP in Portland whose practice focuses on professional liability defense, with an emphasis on medical malpractice and long-term care facility defense. She represents clients in civil litigation and brings experience from judicial clerkships at the Oregon Supreme Court and Lane County Circuit Court. Her background in appellate and trial courts informs her approach to case analysis, written advocacy, procedural issues, and defense strategy in professional liability disputes.

Anne graduated summa cum laude from Willamette University College of Law in 2018. During law school, she served as Managing Editor of the Willamette Law Review, mentored first-year students in legal research and writing, and worked as the lead law clerk at the US Attorney’s Office in Portland. She previously attended the University of Puget Sound, earning a dual major in Politics & Government and German with a minor in music.

Anne clerked for Justice Lynn Nakamoto on the Oregon Supreme Court before entering private practice. She previously clerked for the Honorable M. K. Merten at Lane County Circuit Court. Those roles provided direct exposure to appellate review, trial-level proceedings, legal research, and judicial decision-making. Her current litigation work draws on that court experience while she defends medical professionals, long-term care facilities, and other clients facing professional liability and civil claims.

Anne Wynn Decker brings a court-centered background to professional liability defense and health care-related litigation. Medical malpractice and long-term care facility defense are central parts of her practice, alongside broader civil litigation defense. Her combination of Oregon Supreme Court and trial-court clerkship experience, law review work, and litigation practice supports careful legal analysis, persuasive writing, and practical defense advocacy for clients facing complex professional liability claims.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Lindsay Hart, LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• University of Puget Sound
  Dual major in Politics & Government and German

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