Pilar C. French

Shareholder | Portland | 503.778.2170 | frenchp@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Pilar French focuses her practice in the area of commercial litigation. She has been lead counsel on a variety of matters, including cases involving securities laws and regulations, banking and lender liability, fair credit reporting, truth-in-lending, fair debt collection, equal credit, RESPA, and unlawful trade practices. Pilar also happens to be a local musician and provides legal services to Portland’s music industry.

Prior to coming to Lane Powell, Pilar worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the Oregon Department of Justice. While there, she represented the state in national and local cases involving enforcement of Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practice Act, and matters concerning civil rights violations or claims of discrimination.

Professional Experience

Honors Attorney, Oregon Department of Justice (Areas of Practice: Unlawful trade practice enforcement, civil rights litigation and appellate advocacy)

Admitted to Practice

Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Academics

Indiana University (J.D., 1996)
- Received Top Papers in Environmental Law and Feminist Jurisprudence
- Finalist and Top Oralist, National Administrative Law Moot Court Competition, 1995
Northwestern University (B.A., with Honors, 1992)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

Business
Fiduciary Litigation
Financial Institutions
Government
Intellectual Property and Technology
Litigation
Mortgage and Consumer Finance
Products Liability
Real Estate Litigation
Securities

Publications

“Committee tones down bill on consumer protection,” Portland Business Journal, December 2009
“Or Otherwise,” Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, February 1999