Attorney-Mediator Tim Brewer has practiced law since 1985.
During his more than 20 years in practice, Tim has gained experience and understanding in a broad range of legal settings
-- including insurance defense, business litigation, contract and real property, wills, trusts, probate, and estate
planning, nonprofit law, and adoption. He is licensed to practice law in Oregon, Washington, and California, and before
the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of several bar associations, the Oregon Mediation Association, and the Alternative
Dispute Resolution Section of the Lane County Bar Association. Mr. Brewer has completed several formal mediation training
courses and has mediated a wide range of disputes.
Mr. Brewer acts as general counsel to several west coast adoption agencies including Holt International Children’s Services.
He is associated and shares offices with attorney David Atkin and Nonprofit
Support Services.
Education/Training
1974 B.A. with honors, Grinnell CollegeMemberships/Licenses
1984 J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
2002 30-hour Mediation Training for Professional Mediators
(Community Mediation Services)
2004 10-hour Mediator/Mentor Training (Dale Largent)
2005 Mindfulness in Mediation (Leonard Riskin)
- Admitted to Oregon State Bar September 1984
- Admitted to California State Bar June 1985
- Admitted to Washington State Bar May 2003
- Member of Lane County Bar Association
- Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of Lane County Bar Association
- Member of Oregon Mediation Association
- Member American of Academy of Adoption Attorneys
- Certified as Small Claims Court Mediator in Lane County Circuit Court
- President, Board of Directors, Community Mediation Services of Lane County
- Private law practice since 1985 -- extensive litigation experience and work with nonprofits.
- Served as court-certified mediator in small claims program for Lane Count Circuit Court from February 2002 to present, mediating wide range of cases.
- Arbitrator on arbitration panel for Lane County Circuit Court since 2002, arbitrating business and contract disputes.
- Served as volunteer mediator for Community Mediation Services in Eugene, Oregon, since 2002 mediating personal, community, employment, construction, landlord-tenant, and neighbor disputes.
- Mediation training coach in February 2003 for Basic Mediation Training.
- Co-developed mediator/mentor program, designed and delivered mentor training curriculum, and served as mediator mentor for Community Mediation Services of Lane County (in Eugene, Oregon).
- Mediation training coach in customer care and communication training program offered by Matrix Associates for Agate Resources, Fall 2004.
- One of three mediators responsible for designing and implementing complex public policy/interest mediation among private homeowners, nonprofit social services agencies, and government entities, in February - June 2005.
- Mediation training coach for University of Oregon School of Law Basic Mediation Training in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.