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Brian Michael Werst
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Brian's practice is broad and emphasizes the fields of municipal law, public finance, health care law, corporate and transactional law, labor and employment, real estate, and litigation and arbitration.
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Licensed in Idaho for 14 years
State: Idaho
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
Licensed in Washington for 27 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC
601 W. Main Avenue, Suite 1400, Spokane, WA, 99201
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Experience
Honors
2005
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
1996
Thomas More Scholar, Gonzaga University School of Law
1996
Staff Member of The Year, Gonzaga Law Review
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Member, Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC fka Workland & Witherspoon
2015 - Present
Member, Workland & Witherspoon, PLLC
2010 - 2015
Partner, K&L Gates
2007 - 2009
Partner, Koegen Edwards, LLP
2002 - 2007
Partner, Stamper Rubens, P.S.
2000 - 2002
Associate, Perkins Coie, LLP
1998 - 2000
Clerk, Washington State Court Of Appeals, Division III
Associations
2011 - Present
Idaho State Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
Washington State Association of Municipal AttorneysMember
2007 - Present
Washington State Association of Municipal AttorneysMember
2001 - Present
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of WashingtonMember
1998 - Present
Spokane County Bar AssociationMember
2013 - 2016
American Health Lawyers AssociationMember
2006 - 2007
Community Health Association of SpokaneBoard President
2003 - 2009
Community Health Association of SpokaneBoard Member
2001 - 2006
Downtown Spokane Exchange ClubMember
1996 - 2000
Gonzaga Law ReviewMember
Education
1998
Gonzaga University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, magna cum laude
1995
Eastern Washington University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2017
Northwest American Association of Airport Executives
Managing First Amendment Activities & Related Avertising at Airports
2017
Eastern Washington Planners Forum Winter 2017
You Can't Tell Me Where To Fly My Drone! Or can You?
2015
Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges and Open Government Training
Open Government Training
2014
Washington-Alaska Healthcare Finance Management Association Annual Conference and Trade Fair
Healthcare Law
2014
Spokane International Airport Executive Team
Open Government Training
2014
Spokane Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Open Government Training
2014
City of Millwood Elected and Appointed Officials
Open Government Training
2013
What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings in Washington
Public Records
2012
Washington Public Utility District Association Water Workshop
Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges
Publications
2015
K&L Gates LLP Commercial Disputes and Public Finance Alert
•Naming Names: Washington Supreme Court Holds that Public Employers Must Disclose the Names of Employee Being Investigated for Workplace Misconduct
2015
K&L Gates LLP Antitrust, Competition and Trade Regulation Alert
•Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Nixes Hospital System Acquisition of Physician Practice Group: Preserving Competition Trumps Better Patient Care in this Case
2014
K&L Gates LLP Commercial Disputes Alert
•Show Your Work: Washington Supreme Court Awards Attorney’s Fees in Public Records Case for Failure to Provide “Brief Explanation” of Reliance on Statutory Exemption
2011
K&L Gates LLP Public Finance Alert
•New Help Remembering Your Continuing Disclosure Obligations
2011
K&L Gates LLP Public Finance Alert
•Congress Considers Eliminating the Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds
1998
33 Gonzaga Law Review 207
•COMMENT: Legal Doctrine and Its Inapplicability to Internet Regulation: A Guide for Protecting Children from Internet Indecency after Reno v. ACLU
Languages
English