Legal Experience:

Attorney at Gerst Law, PLLC, Vancouver, WA 98663 from January, 2015 – present.

Real Estate/Creditor’s Rights Litigation Attorney, Landerholm, PS, Vancouver, WA 98660 from July, 2005 – December, 2014.

Insurance Defense Attorney, Smith Freed & Eberhard, PC, Portland, OR 97204 from February, 2004 – July, 2005.

General Civil Litigation Attorney, Paine Hamblen LLP, Spokane, WA 99201 from November 2002 – February, 2004.

Admitted to Practice:

State of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Washington Bankruptcy Court
State of Oregon
Oregon Bankruptcy Court

Education:

BA, Willamette University, 1993
JD, Gonzaga University School of Law, cum laude, 2002

Affiliations/Memberships:

Washington State Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Oregon State Bar Association
Multnomah County Bar Association

Volunteer:

Brian served as a forestry volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps in Thailand from 1994 to 1996.