Amy Angel

Practice Areas

Amy Angel is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP, representing public and private employers on a full range of employment issues, including complex leave situations, reasonable accommodations, COVID-19 issues, employee handbooks, updates to policies and procedures, and employee discipline, termination, and performance management matters. Amy works with employers of all sizes, from small local companies to national companies with operations in Oregon and in a wide-variety of industries, including construction, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, law, and health care, just to name a few. A frequent speaker, Amy addresses businesses and trade organizations on cutting-edge issues for employers. She also provides on-site trainings for human resource professionals, supervisors, and employees on a variety of employment law topics, as well as conducting internal investigations and HR Audits.

Career

Amy earned her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law and then clerked at the Multnomah County Circuit Court for the Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon’s current Attorney General, from 2002-2004.

Professional Memberships

The Salvation Army Bridgeway of Hope Portland Steering Committee: Member (2022-present)

Lake Oswego School District Dyslexia Task Force: Parent Representative (2019-2020)

Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Board of Directors: Secretary (2020-2021); Treasurer (2019-2020); Chair (2017-2018); Chair-Elect (2016-2017); Member (2015-2021; 2022-present); Finance Committee Member (2018-2022); Governance Committee (2015-2017; 2022-present)

Multnomah Bar Foundation Board of Directors: Past-President (2017); President (2016); Vice President (2015); Member (2014-present); CourtCare Campaign Committee, Member (2010-2016), Chair (2012-2015); CourtCare Advisory Board, Member (2010-2013)

Northwest Association of Title IX Administrators: Member (2016-present)

Oregon Business & Industry, formerly Association of Oregon Industries: Employment Practices Steering Committee, Member (2013-present); Model Policies and Forms for Oregon Employers, Co-Editor (2015-present), Editor (2013-2014)

Oregon State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section: Executive Committee, Past-Chair (2017); Chair (2016); Chair-Elect (2015); Member (2014-present)

Lake Oswego Youth Lacrosse: Girls’ Youth Coach (2016-2021)

Multnomah Bar Association: Member (2004-present)

Oregon State Bar Association: Member (2004-present)

Oregon Women Lawyers: Member (2004-present)

Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section Newsletter: Editorial Board (2008-2015)

Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section: Executive Committee, Member (2007-2011); Chair (2010)

Oregon State Bar Association OSB New Lawyer Mentoring Committee: Mentor (2012-2013)

Oregon State Bar Diversity Planning Task Force, Civil Rights Committee: Representative (2010)

Multnomah County Circuit Court, Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum, Portland, OR: Judicial Clerk (2002-2004)

U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee (now 6th Circuit Court of Appeals), Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons, Memphis, TN: Judicial Clerk (2001-2002)

Work Highlights

Amy has substantial experience in defending employers before the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in Oregon and Federal Courts, and under a broad range of local, Oregon, and federal employment laws, including:

-Title VII (including sex and race harassment, discrimination, and retaliation)

-The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA Amendments Act

-The Age Discrimination in Employment Act

-The Civil Rights Acts, including § 1981 and § 1983 claims

-The Family and Medical Leave Act

-The Fair Labor Standards Act

-First Amendment

-Whistleblowing

-Workers’ compensation, discrimination, and retaliation

-Oregon wage and hour law

-Oregon employment discrimination under Chapter 659A, including Oregon Family Leave Act, workers’ compensation, disability, and discrimination

-Oregon breach of contract

-Oregon torts, including wrongful discharge, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and intentional interference with business relations

-Oregon Sick Time

She frequently advises employers on a full range of employment issues, including:

-Navigating sticky leave situations, including under the Oregon Family Leave Act, Family Medical Leave Act, workers’ compensation reinstatement and reemployment, the ADA, and Oregon Sick Time

-Engaging in the interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities

-Handling employee performance, discipline, and terminations

-Developing policies, procedures, and handbooks

Personal

Amy is married to Portland attorney, Patrick Angel, and they have a 16-year-old daughter who is an avid horseback rider.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Oregon

U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Education