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Brian

Brian T. Kiolbasa

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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. His skills have been recognized by "Super Lawyers", who named Brian an “Oregon Rising Star” since 2013, an honor bestowed on just 2.5 percent of eligible applicants under the age of 40. More recently, Brian was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© since 2020.

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 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
May 26, 2020Event / CLE
Transportation Law: Emerging Legal Issues for Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Boats, Trucks, and Even Robots!
LawPracticeCLE | Webinar
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

Practices & Industries

Commercial Litigation
ERISA, Life, Health & Disability
Financial Institutions Litigation & Investigations
Transportation

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

“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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