Trish M. Brown

Hon. Trish M. Brown is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Oregon in Portland, appointed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 3, 1999, and reappointed on Dec. 3, 2014. She previously was a shareholder with Farleigh, Wada & Witt, P.C. and a partner with Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky LLP. While in private practice, Judge Brown focused on bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, rep-resenting primarily creditors in all types of bankruptcies, defending preference and other avoidance actions and pursuing non dischargeable debts for creditors; loan workouts and foreclosures; and real estate transactions, and she also acted as a mediator and arbitrator in all aspects of debtor/creditor, real estate and contract disputes. She is licensed to practice in Oregon, Washington and Virginia, and is BoardCertified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Judge Brown served as treasurer of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges from 2017-19 and is a member of the OregonState Bar. She also has served as a Pro Bono Clinic speaker since 1997 and has given CARE (CreditAbuse Resistance Education) presentations. In addition, she has been an editor and author of OregonState Bar CLE on Bankruptcy (1989) and Supplements (1992 and 1995). Judge Brown received her B.S. in 1978 from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and her J.D. cum laude in1981 from Washington and Lee University School of Law.