Catherine B. Brinkman
Senior Counsel
503-796-2096 Direct
cbrinkman@schwabe.com
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Professional Experience
Catherine Brinkman focuses her practice in the areas of construction and commercial litigation. Ms. Brinkman's representative experience includes:
• Public Contracting Issues - Represents contractors in all aspects of public contracting including development of proposal and claim packages, prosecution and defense of bid protests and other procurement disputes, resolution of claims and disputes, and submission and prosecution of bond claims.
• Private Contracting Issues - Represents lenders, developers, owners, architects, engineers and contractors in all aspects of private construction contracting including construction defect litigation, drafting and negotiation of contracts, handling of claims and disputes, handling of Construction Contractors Board complaints and insurance and surety claims, and the filing, foreclosure and defense of lien claims.
• Commercial Litigation - Assists business owners in varying forms of contract disputes.
• Real Estate - Represents owners with varying property issues including boundary disputes, earnest money disputes, negligent and fraudulent misrepresentation, and foreclosures of trust deeds.
• Transactional Work - Drafts, reviews and negotiates owner/contractor and subcontractor construction agreements, design agreements and various other business and construction agreements. Professional & Community Activities
Community Activities
• Photographer, 2010 and 2011 DoveLewis Calendars
• Chair, DoveLewis Ambassador Board (2008-2010)
• Commissioner, City of Milwaukie Land Use Planning Commission (2005-2007)
• Speaker, Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Panel (2004, 2007)
• Mentor, Lewis & Clark Law School First Year Partnership Program (2001 – 2004)
• Volunteer, Portland Animal Welfare Team, DoveLewis, Classroom Law Project Mock Trial Competition, Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity
Multnomah Bar Association
• Mentor, Multnomah Bar Association Mentor Program (2009-2010)
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association CLE Committee (2009-2012)
• President, Young Lawyers Section (2006-2007)
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association Board of Directors (2006-2007)
• Co-Chair, Generation Gap Task Force (2005-2006)
• Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section (2004-2005)
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association Budget and Finance Committee and Young Lawyers Section Service to Public Committee (2001-2005)
Multnomah Bar Foundation
• Secretary, Board of Directors (2007)
• Member, Board of Directors (2006-2009)
Ms. Brinkman is also a member of Oregon Women Lawyers and regularly participates with construction industry trade groups including Associated Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors. She is a member of Schwabe's Hiring Committee and serves as a mentor and professional development advisor.
Awards and Recognition
• Named "Rising Star" by Oregon Super Lawyers (2009)
• DoveLewis 35th Anniversary Spirit Award (2008) Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
United States District Court, District of Oregon
Publications
Co-Author, Bid Disputes, Construction Law (Oregon State Bar CLE 2010)
Co-Author, Bid Disputes, Construction Law (Oregon State Bar CLE 2004)
Education
Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, Juris Doctor degree, Environmental and Natural Resources Certificate (2000)
Randolph-Macon College, Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, magna cum laude, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa (1996)
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