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Brian T. Kiolbasa
Shareholder
Portland
D 503.778.2103
kiolbasab@lanepowell.com

Brian Kiolbasa is a litigator specializing in all aspects of commercial, banking, and real estate litigation. In addition, Brian has experience in employment litigation, ERISA-governed employee benefit claims, insurance disputes, and transportation matters. He works closely with clients to develop business-minded litigation strategies and to address emerging legal issues.  

In addition to regularly appearing in the state, federal, and bankruptcy courts in Oregon, Brian has drafted winning appellate briefs in both the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Brian has been recognized as an "Oregon Rising Star" by Thomson Reuters and included in The Best Lawyers in America©.

Prior to joining Lane Powell, Brian spent three years working as a litigation associate in Chicago. Before attending law school, he worked as a financial analyst for a Fortune 500 corporation in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Community Involvement

Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger, Board of Directors (2012-Present)

Federal Bar Association, Banking Law Section, Member (2012-Present)

Maritime Law Association, Associate Member (2017-Present)

Special Olympics Oregon, General Counsel, Pro Bono (2012-2017)

National Center for State Courts, Young Lawyers Committee (2016-2020)

Oregon Law Center Pro Bono Clinic, Volunteer

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • December 1, 2020Event / CLE
    Cutting Edge Transportation Issues for Litigation and Transactional Cases
    ProLawCLE | Virtual
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2020Publication
    Oregon Banks Challenge Constitutionality of HB 4204
    COVID-19 Resource
  • July 6, 2020News
    Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Oregon for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • February 7, 2020Publication
    Responding to Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • February 7, 2020Publication
    Drafting and Issuing Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • January 1, 2020Publication
    Drafting and Issuing Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • January 1, 2020Publication
    Responding to Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • October 2019Publication
    Residential Foreclosures (Judicial) (OR)
    Westlaw Practice Note
  • July 9, 2019Event / CLE
    Introduction to Transportation Law – It’s a Multi-Modal World Out There
    ProLaw CLE | Webinar
  • July 5, 2019News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • June 25, 2019Publication
    Maritime Law: Punitive Damages Are Not Available for an Unseaworthiness Claim
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 11, 2018Publication
    Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split; Will Decide Whether Jones Act Seamen May Seek Punitive Damages in Connection With Unseaworthiness Claims
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 23, 2018Publication
    Ninth Circuit Rules Vessel Owner-Passenger Has No Duty to Keep Lookout, Adopts Eleventh Circuit’s Standard
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 24, 2018News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • April 2, 2018Publication
    Ninth Circuit Rules That Bankruptcy Filing Does Not Affect District Court’s In Rem Jurisdiction Over Vessel and Adopts Burden-Shifting Approach to Pretrial Awards of Maintenance Payments
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 10, 2017News
    Twenty-three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • January 3, 2017News
    Lane Powell Announces New Shareholders
    Firm Announcement
  • 2016Publication
    Drafting and Issuing Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • July 11, 2016News
    Twenty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Alaska and Oregon
    Awards & Honors
  • 2016Publication
    Responding to Discovery Subpoenas: Oregon
    Practical Law
  • July 8, 2015News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Four Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • July 9, 2014News
    Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • Brian T. Kiolbasa Litigation Experience Highlights
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

Practices & Industries

  • Commercial Litigation
  • ERISA, Life, Health & Disability
  • Financial Institutions Litigation & Investigations
  • Transportation
  • Business Dispute Resolution

Education

  • University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2007
    • Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Executive Articles Editor
    • Business Law Forum, President
    • School Inc. Program, Mentor
  • Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business, B.S., cum laude, 2003

Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Illinois (Inactive)
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America©, Commercial Litigation (2021-2023)

“Oregon Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters, Business Litigation (2016-2020); General Litigation (2014-2015); Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2013)

Recognized in the Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll for multiple years

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