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Kathryn Piele Brotherton focuses on providing general counsel advice to the firm’s local government and governmental agency clients. Kathryn provides both general and specialized advice to the firm’s many government clients and represents them in administrative hearings. Kathryn has expertise in Oregon’s Transportation Planning Rule, public works, planning, environmental law, and legal doctrines related to land use such as takings law. She has represented the firm’s municipal clients before the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and the Oregon Court of Appeals. Kathryn is admitted to practice law in Oregon, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Memberships/Affiliations

Kathryn is a member of the Oregon State Bar, the American Bar Association, the Lane County Bar Association, the Oregon City Attorneys Association, the League of Oregon Cities, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce and the American Public Works Association. Kathryn has taught courses at the University of Oregon, College of Education concerning “Law and Governance” and “Law and Schools.”

Education

Kathryn earned her JD from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1997, Order of the Coif, where she was an Associate Editor for the Oregon Law Review. She has a BA in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Arizona. Kathryn served as a judicial clerk to Justice Allen T. Compton of the Alaska Supreme Court immediately after her graduation from law school.

Publications

"Three Years After Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.: What is Fair Game for Parodists?" Loyola Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 18, 1997.

"Sabelko v. City of Phoenix: Ninth Circuit Refuses to Burst 'Bubble' Protecting Women Entering Health Care Facilities," Oregon Law Review, Winter 1996.

Presentations

"Legal Framework for Local Governments," Public Officials Workshop Orientation and Training Session, LCOG (May 2007)

“A 360-Degree View of Municipal Courts.” Oregon City Attorneys Association (May 2006)

"The Latest on Ballot Measure 37 and Senate Bill 1037," 8th Annual Oregon City Planning Directors Association Seminar (May 2005)

"Legal Framework for Local Governments," Public Officials Workshop Orientation and Training Session, LCOG (February 2005)