Lee C. Nusich
Counsel to the Firm
nusichl@lanepowell.com
503.778.2119
Areas of Practice
Lee Nusich focuses his practice in the areas of loan workouts and debt restructuring, sale of
distressed corporate loans, commercial real property foreclosures, financial institutions litigation, and
commercial and business litigation.
Professional Experience
First Interstate Bank of Oregon
Vice President and Senior Counsel, Litigation Services Group (1993-1996)
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Lead Counsel-Diversified Assets Group (1989-
1992)
Associate General Counsel (1982-1989)
Whipple Johansen & McClain, Portland, Oregon, Associate (1977-1982)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Academics
University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1977)
University of North Dakota (B.S., Geological Engineering, 1972)
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Business Crisis Management and Emergency Remedies
Financial Institutions
Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Awards and Honors
AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
Professional and Community Activities
Chairman of Board of Trustees, NAA Amerley Palm Education Foundation (NAPE); as a volunteer traveled to Ghana to implement the foundation’s scholarship program
Oregon State Bar, Member of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Debtor-Creditor and Litigation Sections; appointed by the Board of Governors to the State Lawyers Assistance
Committee (2005)
American Bar Association, Member of Business Law, Litigation and Tort & Insurance Practice Sections; Financial Institutions Litigation Subcommittee
Holt International Children’s Services, Inc., Pro Bono Legal Counsel (1999-2003); as a
volunteer traveled to China and the Philippines to assess orphanage programs affiliated with Holt
Oregon/Sakhalin Partnership, Russian American Rule of Law Consortium, steering
committee member
Member, Multnomah Bar Association
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