Naomi Haslitt

Practice Areas

Employment Law & Labor Relations

Education

Litigation

Higher Education

K-12 Education

Public Entities

Technology & Emerging Business

Manufacturing

Sports, Entertainment & Media

Career

Naomi advises and defends public and private employers in all areas of employment and labor law. She regularly counsels employers on day-to-day personnel issues and provides training to managers and employers. Naomi supports organizations in developing compliance- and governance-related employment policies and practices, including federal and state regulatory compliance, and handling employment issues arising in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.

Naomi defends claims against entities for employment discrimination, disability discrimination and accommodation, wrongful discharge, and wage-and-hour and other tort claims in litigation and administrative agency proceedings. Naomi has obtained defense verdicts and decisions in numerous trials and arbitrations. She also represents private and public employers on traditional labor issues, including arbitrating grievances, addressing unfair-labor-practice charges, and advising on collective bargaining agreements and the collective bargaining process. Naomi’s board and business experience provides special insight into the practical issues that face businesses and educational institutions.

Naomi has extensive experience in advising public and private higher education institutions and public school districts on issues relating to employment, accommodation under state and federal law, students, and other federal and state compliance. She is a regular speaker at the national and state level for education organizations that include the National Association for College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and the Oregon School Board Association, providing trainings on issues such as implicit bias, bullying, addressing faculty misconduct, and how to conduct effective investigations.

Professional Memberships

National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)

Oregon Diversity Legal Job Fair, Steering Committee, 2021

Oregon Women Lawyers

Multnomah Bar Association

Oregon State Bar

American Bar Association

Oregon Chapter of the National Bar Association, Board Member; Past Vice President

Employment Law Alliance, Annual Conference Planning Committee, Cochair, 2020

Willamette University College of Law, Leadership Cabinet, 2021-present

Education

Awards