Katie Whalen
Katie Whalen Kathryn (Katie) Whalen has been a full-time arbitrator since June of 2003. For six years, Ms. Whalen served as a Board Member on the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB). Ms. Whalen is a member of the Oregon State Bar (now on inactive status). She was...Jason Weyand
Jason Weyand Board Member, Employment Relations Board Jason earned his B.A. from Oregon State University and his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. After law school, Jason served as an ERISA/Bankruptcy attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of...Mike Tedesco
Mike Tedesco Tedesco Law Group Mike has over 30 years of experience handling labor and employment disputes. He has successfully conducted hundreds of labor arbitrations in the private and public sectors. He is a practitioner before the National Labor Relations Board...David Snyder
David Snyder Law Offices of David A. Snyder, LLC David has been a lawyer since 1980. He has represented Oregon and Washington public safety organizations (police, fire, corrections and emergency dispatch) and their members since 1987. From 1980 to 1987 he litigated...David Rosenfeld
David Rosenfeld David Rosenfeld is a shareholder with the law firm of Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld. David has been practicing union-side labor law since his graduation from University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1973. Mr. Rosenfeld has argued...Adam L. Rhynard
Adam L. Rhynard Board Chair, Employment Relations Board Adam earned his B.F.A. and M.A. at the University of Arizona and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. Before moving to Oregon, he practiced extensively in the areas of labor, employment, and...Margaret Olney
Margaret Olney Bennett Hartman Morris & Kaplan Margaret has practiced labor and employment law in Oregon for over 25 years. For 19 years, she had her own firm, where she also developed unique expertise in election law, advising unions and other progressive...Gary Namie
Gary Namie Co-Founder and Director, Workplace Bullying Institute Dr. Gary Namie is widely regarded as North America’s foremost authority on Workplace Bullying. He is a social psychologist with two decades of university teaching experience in psychology and management....Richard G. McCracken
Richard G. McCracken General Counsel, UNITE HERE General Counsel, Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Internal Association (“SMART”) Rich is a partner in McCracken Stemerman & Holsberry, headquartered in San Francisco. His work has been concentrated...Norman Malbin
Norman Malbin Co-Planner Norman graduated from the University of Denver in 1971 and Northwestern School of Law – Lewis & Clark Law School in 1985. After working for two union law firms (1986-1989) he established his own firm in 1989 and remained there until 1998...Kathryn Logan
Kathryn Logan Board Chair, Employment Relations Board Kathryn earned her B.A. at Johnston College, University of Redlands, and her J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. She worked as an Administrative Law Judge for the Employment Relations Board, the Public...Paul Loney
Paul Loney Paul is the founder of Oregon’s most experienced comprehensive cannabis law firm. In 2009, he pioneered cannabis law in Oregon by developing the legal blueprint for Oregon’s first private cannabis club, the precursor to the current dispensaries, and the...Richard F. Liebman
Richard F. Liebman Attorney, Barran Liebman, LLP Although he is a management attorney, Rick is quick to point out that he has represented a number of Unions in their capacity as an employer. Rick has been representing employers in labor and employment law since 1972....Howell Lankford
Howell Lankford Arbitrator and Mediator After graduating from Reed College, Howell had a few real jobs and then became a lawyer in 1977. He was an administrative law judge for Oregon ERB for five years and became a full time arbitrator in...Anil Karia
Anil Karia Partner, Tedesco Law Group Anil joined the firm of Mike Tedesco as Of Counsel in 2009 and became partner in 2013. He is a graduate of Reed College and the University Of Oregon School Of Law. Anil is licensed to practice in Oregon, Washington and Alaska....Liz Joffe
Liz Joffe McKanna Bishop Joffe, LLP Liz Joffe is a founding partner of McKanna Bishop Joffe, LLP in Portland, Oregon. She has been working with the labor movement since 1988, when, after graduating from the University of Michigan, she worked with the UAW’s legal...Ronald K. Hooks
Ronald K. Hooks Regional Director, NLRB Region 19 Ron Was appointed Regional Director of the Seattle Regional Office effective March 26, 2012. He is a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis and Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. Ron began...Roger Hennagin
Roger Hennagin Roger Hennagin holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown University Law Center. He has thirty-seven years of jury trial experience. Prior to entering private practice, he served as defense counsel for the Burlington Northern Railroad, Deputy...Paul Gamson
Paul Gamson Attorney at Law Paul earned his law degree from Lewis & Clark College in 1982. After law school, he clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Gus J. Solomon. From 1984 until 2003, Paul was in private practice law where he specialized in labor, employment...Jessica Dietz
Jessica Dietz Officer in Charge, NLRB Subregion 36 In 2015, Jessica Dietz was appointed Officer in Charge of NLRB Subregion 36 after working as a Field Examiner in the Portland office for nine years. She leads the Subregion’s outreach program and is a frequent speaker...Barbara Diamond
Barbara Diamond (she/they) Diamond ADR Arbiter Barbara J. Diamond became a labor arbitrator after practicing union side labor law for over thirty years. She is a graduate of NYU Law School and Binghamton University as well as the Federal Mediation and Conciliation...Bob Bussel
Bob Bussel Director & Associate Professor, Labor Education and Research Center Since 2002, Bob has been associate professor of history and director of the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon. Bob was previously a labor educator at Penn...John Bishop
John Bishop Co-Planner, Attorney, McKanna Bishop Joffe, LLP John has spent his entire legal career working exclusively for labor unions and their members in disputes with employers. He began his legal practice in New York City in 1985 and continued it after moving to...Noah Barish
Noah Barish Co-Planner, Attorney, McKanna Bishop Joffe, LLP Noah practices in the areas of labor and employment law, representing private and public sector labor unions and their members in administrative and civil proceedings. Noah has successfully represented unions...Brad Avakian
Brad Avakian Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Avakian attended Washington County public schools, earned his BS from Oregon State University and his JD from Lewis and Clark. He joined the Oregon State Bar in 1990. After serving...Marcia Alvey
Marcia Alvey Attorney, Alvey Law Group Marcia represents working people in workers’ compensation, personal injury and social security disability cases in Portland, and practices throughout Oregon. Marcia was raised in Coos Bay, Oregon. She graduated from Willamette...PDFs for Download
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