Bob Van Brocklin confirmed as new member of Oregon Transportation Commission

Corrects a typo in the headline: Bob Van Brocklin 

 

Nov. 16, 2017
For more information: Kevin Beckstrom (503) 986-3430, or Jacque Carlisle (503) 986-3450

(SALEM) — Bob Van Brocklin has been confirmed as a new member of the Oregon Transportation Commission. He was confirmed Nov. 15.

Van Brocklin is a partner in the law firm of Stoel Rives LLP, where he works from the firm's Portland office. He is the immediate past Firm Managing Partner and CEO of Stoel Rives. Van Brocklin’s legal practice has focused on energy, land use, and infrastructure development, including on complex project siting and administrative law and policy matters. Van Brocklin currently serves on the boards of the Portland Business Alliance, All Hands Raised, and the University of Oregon Law School Advisory Committee. He has also served on the boards of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Portland Schools Foundation, Portland Center Stage, and the Oregon Symphony Association, among others. Bob was born in Montana and raised in Oregon and is married to Sue Van Brocklin.

Prior to joining Stoel Rives, Bob served on the professional staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, D.C., and as Director of Government Affairs for the City of Portland, Oregon.

Van Bocklin replaces outgoing Commissioner David Lohman, who served as a member of the OTC since 2008.

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