Anuj is an associate in the firm’s litigation group, where his practice focuses on complex business and securities litigation, data privacy, and class actions.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Anuj served as a judicial law clerk to Justice Stephen K. Bushong of the Oregon Supreme Court. There, he provided recommendations to the court and assisted with its evaluation of complex and novel state law issues.
During law school, he worked with the Federal Defender for the District of Oregon and the Metropolitan Public Defender, gaining trial court experience on constitutional and evidentiary issues. Additionally, Anuj worked with Just Futures Law, an immigrants’ rights organization, on informing the public about technology-driven policing, as well as the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, where he sought pardons for clients who were vulnerable to deportation.
Before law school, Anuj worked at Nike as a privacy compliance manager. In that role, he assisted data scientists, software engineers, and business teams with the application of data privacy and security regulations to consumer experiences.
Anuj holds a J.D. from UC Davis School of Law, an M.S. in Privacy Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. in Chemistry from Williams College.
Chloe is an associate in the firm’s litigation group, where she specializes in complex business and securities litigation and class actions.
Chloe recently relocated to Portland from Los Angeles, where she was an associate at a national firm representing institutional investor clients in securities fraud, corporate governance, and shareholder rights litigation. She was previously an associate in the litigation and arbitration group of a premier international law firm, where she specialized in commercial, securities, and appellate litigation. As a law student, Chloe clerked for the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
During law school, Chloe served as Associate Editor for the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and worked as a student attorney and supervisor for the Workers’ Rights Clinic, representing Michigan workers denied unemployment benefits in administrative hearings and on appeal. She also served as a student attorney for the Child Advocacy Clinic and studied international law at the University of Amsterdam.
Kevin is a trial attorney with an appellate practitioner’s eye. His practice focuses on securities-related matters, intellectual property disputes, and other complex litigation.
Kevin learned his way around the courtroom while working as a public defender. He is an empathetic advisor and a zealous advocate, and he has helped clients from a wide variety of backgrounds obtain favorable outcomes in difficult circumstances. Notably, Kevin has significant experience representing children and individuals with disabilities, and he understands that a client’s sense of justice stems not only from the outcome of a case, but also from being treated with dignity and respect throughout the case.
Kevin previously served as a law clerk for Justice Rives Kistler at the Oregon Supreme Court and for Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud at the Washington Supreme Court. As a law clerk, he made recommendations to the court and helped draft the court’s decisions in cases involving complex issues of state and federal law. Kevin brings the insight that he gained while clerking at the Pacific Northwest’s highest courts to his day-to-day work on litigation matters at Stoll Berne.
Before attending law school, Kevin was the Deputy Director of Communications for the Office of Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. In that role, he helped develop media strategy and interacted with reporters on behalf of the office. He issued press releases, drafted talking points, and responded to reporters’ questions about the office’s many responsibilities, including securities regulation and enforcement, ballot initiatives, and election administration. Kevin also contributed to the office’s efforts to enact ethics reform laws and expand voting access for all eligible voters.
Kevin earned his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University. He earned his law degree magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis. He also holds a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri’s Truman School of Public Affairs.
Erin is an associate in the firm’s litigation group. Her practice includes securities litigation, class actions, appeals, and other complex litigation matters. She has experience representing clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts. She is a member of the trial and appellate teams that represent victims of the 2020 Oregon Labor Day fires in the ongoing class action litigation against PacifiCorp. Other recent work includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex securities litigation, including a four-week jury trial in 2025 in the Northern District of California.
Erin loves to dig deep into complex issues. She diligently applies her writing, research, and analytical skills honed during years of appellate clerkships to produce high-value work product for all of her clients, no matter the size of the case.
Maddie is an associate in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on complex litigation matters including environmental torts, securities, and class action matters.
She was a member of the trial team pursuing claims on behalf of the State of Oregon against Monsanto Company for PCB contamination, which rendered a nearly-$700 million settlement for the State, the largest environmental settlement in Oregon history. Maddie continues to litigate claims for PCB contamination against Monsanto Company on behalf of the City of Seattle and she is currently a member of the team representing the State of Oregon against various entities, including DuPont and 3M, for PFAS contamination.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Maddie served as a law clerk for the Honorable Scott Shorr (Oregon Court of Appeals).
Emily is an associate in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on complex litigation matters. She was an integral part of the trial team, representing victims of the 2020 Oregon fires against PacifiCorp, in which the jury found in favor of the class after a two-month trial. Emily was also a key member of the team representing the State of Oregon in litigation against Monsanto for damages to the state’s public trust resources from PCB contamination, obtaining the largest environmental settlement in Oregon history as well as a member on the team for the City of Seattle which also obtained an environmental settlement against Monsanto. Emily is a member of the teams representing the States of Maryland and Delaware in separate PCB litigation lawsuits against Monsanto.
In 2024, Emily received the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) New Lawyer of the Year award recognizing her involvement in OTLA and her work representing victims of the 2020 Oregon Labor Day Fires against Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp. Emily is an OTLA board member and is involved in several sections and committees, including the New Lawyer Section, Membership Committee, Legislative Committee, and Publications Committee as well as serving on the board of governors. She is an alumni of OTLA’s leadership academy.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Emily was an Associate Attorney for another Portland law firm where she practiced personal injury litigation. She served as a law clerk in the Civil Enforcement Division – Financial Fraud & Consumer Protection for the Oregon Department of Justice. Working in the Civil Enforcement Division – Finance Fraud & Consumer Protection, Emily focused on Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act violations, civil investigative demands, and settlement proposals.
While attending Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark Law College, Emily served as a Research Assistant where she researched bankruptcy law. She served as the Executive Editor and member for the Lewis & Clark Law Review and was a member of the Animal Law Review where she was named Source Checker of the Year. While attending the University of Washington, Emily studied abroad in Linköping, Sweden.
Elizabeth is a shareholder in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on complex litigation matters. Central to her practice is her ability to understand and prioritize her clients’ goals. She uses a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to pursue meaningful results for her clients and respond to the many issues that arise in complex cases.
Elizabeth’s practice focuses on claims involving environmental pollution, business and contract disputes, class actions, and securities fraud. She was an integral part of the team pursuing claims on behalf of the State of Oregon against Monsanto Company for PCB contamination, which rendered a nearly-$700 million settlement for Oregon (the largest environmental settlement in state history). She is actively litigating claims for PCB contamination for the states of Maryland and Delaware, and represents Oregon against 3M, DuPont, and several other corporations for environmental contamination from PFAS. Elizabeth is also a member of the team pursuing class action claims for investors in the nearly $1.8 billion GPB Funds Ponzi scheme.
Elizabeth uses her insights from high-dollar cases against some of the nation’s most powerful companies and law firms to serve all of her clients, no matter the size or focus of the case. Recognizing the impact that a business has on a client’s livelihood, she particularly enjoys helping clients in commercial litigation. With deep experience across all phases of litigation, Elizabeth’s clients and colleagues value her diligence, strategic thinking, and attention to detail.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne, Elizabeth served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge David W. Christel (U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington) as well as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jolie A. Russo (U.S. District Court of Oregon).
Lydia is a shareholder in the firm’s litigation group where she focuses on class actions, appellate cases, elections and government law, and securities litigation. She has experience representing clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, in arbitrations, and before the Land Use Board of Appeals. She was a member of the teams that worked to achieve a $235 million settlement on behalf of investors in the Aequitas securities fraud class action, and a $55 million settlement on behalf of investors in the multi-district securities litigation against CenturyLink. Recent work includes representing clients in ballot measure challenges and other election-related matters, litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in securities class action cases, including a 2025 four-week jury trial in federal court in California, and helping clients reach resolution in a variety of contract disputes. Lydia is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Prior to joining Stoll Berne as an associate in 2018, Lydia served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Morgan B. Christen (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit), and for the Honorable Chief Judge Michael W. Mosman (District of Oregon).
Cody Berne is an advocate for his clients in cases large and small. He is prepared to go to trial if that is what the case requires. Cody has been first chair at over 40 trials. He leads Stoll Berne’s team in the class action lawsuit against PacifiCorp for starting fires across Oregon during the Labor Day 2020 storm. He was co-lead trial counsel in an 8-week trial where the jury found PacifiCorp liable to a class of several thousand people for gross negligence, punitive damages, and other claims. The jury awarded on average approximately $5 million to each of the 17-named plaintiffs. He was also co-lead trial counsel in the first and second damages-only jury trials on behalf of 19 more class members. The juries awarded several million dollars per person. The trials and litigation, including the work by Cody and his colleagues at Stoll Berne, have been featured in national and local news, including NPR, the Washington Post, Oregonlive, the New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, and the AP.
Along with representing wildfire survivors and their families, Cody advises investors who lost money because of fraud and other misconduct and plaintiffs in class actions. His class action experience includes securities, consumer, ERISA, food labeling, and fire cases. Cody’s practice also includes commercial and complex litigation.
He is an active member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Cody previously worked as a deputy district attorney at the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. Before that, Cody represented individuals and businesses in cases involving investment fraud and a wide range of business disputes at a large Northwest firm.
He received the Haglund Award in 2016 from the Multnomah Bar Association. He was selected as a Future Star in Benchmark Litigation and also named in The Best Lawyers in America and Oregon Super Lawyers.
During law school, Cody interned for U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller and U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Delaney. Elected to Order of the Coif, he received the Clinical Legal Education Association Award and a Witkin Award. Cody also represented clients as a law student at the Civil Rights Clinic and Prison Law Clinic and earned a Public Service Certificate.
Before law school, Cody served as a police officer with the Portland Police Bureau and as a wildland firefighter across the West.
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As one of the cornerstones of the firm for over 35 years, David represents clients in a wide range of business and real estate transactions, including forming business organizations (corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies), buying and selling businesses, equity buy-ins and buy-outs (including business “divorces”), development, acquisition, sale, and financing of all types of commercial and investment real estate, structuring and completing forward and reverse Section 1031 exchanges, and representing developers and lenders in affordable housing projects. One of David’s greatest strengths is finding common ground for clients in what are often contentious and complex transactions and negotiations. With his quiet confidence and respect for coworkers and clients alike, David has long set the tone for the firm’s lawyers.
As a shareholder in the firm’s real estate and business group, Ben focuses his practice in the areas of commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, real estate finance, leasing, and real estate development. He frequently advises clients in connection with purchase and sale transactions, office, retail and industrial leases, and secured lending transactions. Ben believes that real estate and business transactions result in the best outcomes when they are structured collaboratively, and accordingly, Ben serves his clients with a calm demeanor, eye for detail, and minimum drama.
Gary is a retired founding member of the firm. During his years of practice, Gary represented clients in a variety of matters. Many of his cases involved financial fraud issues, and he also represented clients in lawyer and accountant malpractice cases, trust and estate issues, and many types of business disputes. Gary assisted the Oregon Law Center in class actions for forestry and farm workers and represented the Columbia River Tribes in preserving their treaty rights to live along the Columbia River.
Gary serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Arbitration Service of Portland and has a pro bono license where he can practice law only through a certified pro bono organization. While Gary’s activities are no longer through Stoll Berne, he still is inspired by the firm’s commitment to clients, the system of justice, and our community.
An experienced trial lawyer who handles both hourly and contingent fee cases, Steve has expertise in class actions, environmental and wildfire litigation, business litigation, securities litigation, corporate disputes, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition claims, and disputes involving family wealth. Steve regularly represents individuals and businesses in federal and state court and has obtained class-wide recovery in multiple class actions. A veteran practitioner, Steve’s clients value his creative approach to resolving complex litigation matters.
Robert was one of the original firm founders. He retired from the practice of law but still maintains an office where he spends his time working on political matters for both governmental and private agencies. Robert’s original vision of the firm still holds true today, a progressive firm that puts clients first.
In his legal career, he tried over 150 jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Although these covered a wide range in both criminal and civil law, most of his practice focused on very large and complex financial litigation, including numerous securities, antitrust, and class actions cases.
Over the years, he has been honored by numerous awards by the state and federal bar associations as well as other non-legal related groups.
As the firm’s former co-managing shareholder for over 20 years, Keith has been instrumental in the growth of the firm. Keith is an experienced trial lawyer who represents institutional investors, government entities, and individuals in complex real estate litigation, securities class actions, and other large-scale litigation. Keith brings a unique perspective to his cases in that he represents victims of financial fraud and, in other instances, defends select clients who face allegations of financial or securities fraud. Consequently, his practice provides him a particularly useful perspective that is helpful in counseling clients as to the merits and risks of their specific cases.
His representation as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon has involved individual securities fraud cases as well as class cases, including against Marsh, BNY Mellon, JP Morgan and Oppenheimer. Keith just completed, as lead class counsel, a securities fraud class action lawsuit against Deloitte, TD Ameritrade and 4 other law firms and professional firms. The $235 million settlement is the largest securities recovery in Oregon history and was recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Case of the Year for 2019.
He is currently serving as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon in litigation against Monsanto for damages to the state’s public trust resources from PCB contamination, the City of Seattle, and two other states in PCB litigation against Monsanto. Keith is also currently representing victims of the Oregon 2020 wildfires against PacificCorp and Pacific Power.
Keith’s clients value his counsel for his unique ability to envision and structure creative resolutions to complicated legal matters, particularly in multi-party litigation. Keith’s intuition and warm personality make him especially effective as an advocate in the federal and state courthouses where he regularly appears.
