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About Sharon
Biography
· Counsel employers regarding complex legal human resource issues, including disability accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour, employee discipline, hiring criteria, employment handbooks and agreements, electronic/computer policies, vicarious liability, covenants not-to-compete, workplace investigations and terminations. Provide recommendations to clients on workplace issues in both crisis and noncrisis situations.
· Evaluate, analyze, and litigate claims in federal and state courts involving the ADA, OFLA/FMLA, Title VII, and other employment laws, and administrative charges filed with the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
· Prepare and closely adhere to litigation budgets and strategic plans for efficient resolution.
· Creatively and actively negotiate settlements and solutions to disputes.
· Conduct complex investigations and intensive document discovery (electronic and hard copy).
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Licensed in Washington for 11 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oregon for 21 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Licensed in Kentucky for 24 years
State: Kentucky
Acquired: 2001
No misconduct found
Location
Williams Kastner
888 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, OR, 97204-2020
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Experience
Honors
2010
Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Attorney, Williams Kastner
2001 - 2003
Attorney, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
Associations
Oregon State Bar
Member
Kentucky Bar Association
Member
Defense Research Institute
Member
Oregon Womens Lawyers
Member
Education
2001
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville
JD - Juris Doctor
1998
University of Dayton
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2008
Northwest Career Colleges Federation Annual Meeting
Minimizing Employee Lawsuits
2007
Williams Kastner HR Breakfast Seminar
Unsavory Employee Conduct: What's an Employer to do?
2007
Williams Kastner HR Breakfast Seminar
Wage and Hour Class Actions: You're in the Bull's Eye
2007
FMLA/ADA Seminar
Employer Responsibilities under USERRA
2005
Williams Kastner Employment Law Seminar
Navigating the Minefield: An Employer’s Step by Step Approach to Complying with Disability, Medical Leave, and Workers’ Compensation Laws
Publications
2007
Portland Business Journal
New Law Drastically Alters Noncompete Requirements
2006
Defense Research Institute
More Than Just a Word
2005
Portland Business Journal
Good Records Can Minimize Claims