Emma Sue Kieffer

Emma Sue Kieffer is an associate attorney at Chock Barhoum LLP in Portland, Oregon. Her practice includes Construction Defect, Personal Injury, and Motor Vehicle Accident Defense. Emma Sue brings a practical understanding of construction disputes shaped in part by growing up around a family construction business. She approaches civil litigation with attention to the industry, factual, and procedural issues that can affect contractors, insurers, and other parties involved in contested claims.

Emma Sue earned a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Indianapolis, where her studies included political science and economics. Her legal education focused on business law, providing a foundation for analyzing contracts and commercial issues that can arise in construction cases. That academic background complements her understanding of construction operations and helps her evaluate disputes involving both legal obligations and real-world project concerns.

Before law school, Emma Sue worked as lead litigation paralegal for the City of Indianapolis Corporation Counsel, where she managed hundreds of high-stakes cases. That role gave her extensive exposure to case management from demand through trial and appeal before she became an attorney. She now applies that procedural background to construction defect and defense matters, organizing complex records, identifying important issues, and helping clients navigate discovery, motion practice, negotiation, and trial preparation.

Emma Sue Kieffer is admitted to practice in Oregon. Her background combines construction-industry familiarity, business-focused legal education, and substantial pre-law experience managing litigation. Those perspectives are particularly useful in construction defect and accident-defense matters where legal questions often depend on detailed records, multiple parties, and practical project realities. She helps clients move through contested cases with organized preparation, clear strategy, and attention to efficient resolution at each stage of the litigation process.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Chock Barhoum LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• Willamette University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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