West Linn Welcomes New City Attorney Kaylie Klein

WEST LINN, OR – June 25, 2024 – The City of West Linn is pleased to announce Kaylie Klein will join our team as City Attorney beginning September 9, 2024. Klein, a West Linn resident, has worked for the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) for the past eight years, and is currently serving as Special Counsel to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.

Klein earned her JD from the University of Oregon School of Law and has ten years of experience practicing law. At the Oregon DOJ, Klein has honed a specialty practice in energy and administrative law, counseling the Attorney General on environmental, natural resource, and climate matters, as well as coordinating multistate Attorney General lawsuits that protect our land, air, and water. Other areas in her portfolio include healthcare access, statewide public health issues, tribal relations, criminal justice reform, voting and election education, ballot title work, and more.

Klein is an Oregon lead for a national initiative on youth mental health and overall wellness launched by the 2024 National Association of Attorneys General President, Ellen Rosenblum. Klein received the Excellence in Justice Award for exceptional legal service to state agency clients. She is a mom to two amazing kids, loves the outdoors, and is a diehard fan of the University of Michigan, her undergraduate alma mater.

Mayor Rory Bialostosky expressed enthusiasm: “We are proud to welcome Kaylie as West Linn’s City Attorney. Kaylie brings invaluable work experience from her time as a top legal advisor to the Oregon Attorney General and numerous state agencies. I am extremely confident that she will serve the City Council, City staff, and West Linn community well in her new role starting in September.”

Klein said, “I am pleased to accept the offer from Mayor Bialostosky and City Council to be West Linn’s first in-house City Attorney. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve Oregonians through my work at the Oregon Department of Justice for the past eight years, and I believe my experience there will serve me well in this new role. Now, I look forward to turning my attention even closer to home and serving the people in my West Linn community. The opportunity to work on the legal and policy aspects of major projects that will have a lasting positive impact in West Linn is especially exciting and meaningful. I look forward to getting to know our city leaders and staff in September!”

The City welcomes questions and looks forward to ongoing dialogue with community members. Contact City Manager John Williams and staff by email, or call or drop by during business hours. Press queries should be directed to dchoi@westlinnoregon.gov or 971-303-1236. 

For more information about employment opportunities with the City of West Linn, visit www.westlinnoregon.gov or www.governmentjobs.com/careers/westlinn.

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