Charese Rohny

McKanna Bishop Joffe LLP.

Charese specializes in representing private and public employees in employment law, discrimination, civil rights and labor law matters. Since 1995, Charese has advised and represented public and private employees on wide range of workplace issues related to equal protection, due process, federal and state discrimination and civil rights discrimination laws. She successfully represented private and public employees in state and federal courts, and has helped employees successfully reach settlements through alternative dispute resolution.

Prior to joining McKanna Bishop Joffe, Charese had her own firm for 15 years, and prior to that worked for plaintiff/employee-side firms solely representing employees. She has been a recognized leader in employment law matters in Oregon and has been involved in several high profile matters. Charese received the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association – Arthur H. Bryan Public Justice Award in 2019 jointly along with co-recipients Dana Sullivan, Ashley Vaughn and Whitney Stark for their collective work on behalf of nearly a dozen sexual harassment survivors who banded together against the Oregon Legislature. The collective action resulted in public policy changes in handling harassment and discrimination charges. On behalf of her clients, the two legal interns who were victims of sexual harassment by an Oregon State Senator, Charese filed the only lawsuit involved before all matters were collectively resolved.