Barran Liebman

Amy Angel

Amy L. Angel
Associate

Barran Liebman LLP
601 SW 2nd Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, Oregon 97204

Direct Dial: 503-276-2195
Fax: 503-274-1212

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Amy Angel is an attorney at Barran Liebman LLP, representing management in employment matters. Her practice focuses on employment litigation and advice. She has represented public and private employers in both state and federal courts, as well as before BOLI and the EEOC. She has broad experience in defending claims of wrongful discharge, breach of contract, Title VII (including sex and race harassment, discrimination, and retaliation), ADA, ADEA, OFLA/FMLA, §1983, §1981, First Amendment, whistleblowing, workers' compensation discrimination and retaliation, and wage and hour claims. Amy earned her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Oregon.

Professional Experience and Affiliations

  • Oregon State Bar Association, member
  • Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section Executive Committee, Chair
  • Oregon State Bar Civil Rights Section Newsletter, Editorial Board (2008 - Present)
  • Oregon State Bar Diversity Planning Task Force, Civil Rights Committee Representative
  • Expression of Milk in the Workplace Advisory Committee (EMAC), Alternate
  • Multnomah Bar Association, CourtCare Committee, member
  • Oregon Women Lawyers, member
  • BOLI Administrative Rules Advisory Group
  • Associate, Hoffman Hart & Wagner LLP (2004 - 2005)
  • Judicial Clerk, Multnomah County Circuit Court, Honorable Ellen F. Rosenblum, Portland, OR (2002 - 2004)
  • Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons, Memphis, TN (2001 - 2002)

Featured Presentations

  • Special Districts Association's 2010 Conference: Drug Use in the Workplace
  • International SOS: Pandemic Flu Information Webinar, December 2009
  • NHRMA 71st Annual Conference & Tradeshow: Planning for Flu Season
  • Drugs in the Workplace, September 2009
  • Employment Law Update, April 2009
  • Privacy in the Workplace, April 2009
  • Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective, February 2009
  • Chasing Away the Joint Employer Blues, October 2008

Featured Publications

  • Recent Decisions, Oregon Civil Rights Newsletter for the Oregon State Bar, August 2010
  • Recent Decisions, Oregon Civil Rights Newsletter for the Oregon State Bar, March 2010
  • How to Stem Discrimination Claims, Daily Journal of Commerce, February 25, 2010
  • A Civil Rights Stampede: Lawyers Anticipate Rash of Discrimination Claims, Portland Business Journal, February 5, 2010
  • Legal Considerations of a Pandemic Flu, Multnomah Bar Association Website, September 2009
  • Recent Decisions, Oregon Civil Rights Newsletter for the Oregon State Bar, August 2009
  • Handling Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities, hr.com, June 2009
  • The ADA Amendments Act: Redefining Disability, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Fall Magazine 2008
  • Holiday Shutdowns Save Costs, But Watch for Legal Pitfalls, Portland Business Journal, November 14, 2008
  • What to Expect from the ADA Amendments Act, Portland Human Resource Management Association, November 2008
  • Paternity Leave Still Underutilized in Oregon, Portland Business Journal, October 3, 2008
  • Retaliation Cases Reveal Supreme Court's View on Stare Decisis, Federal Bar Association Newsletter for the District of Oregon, Summer 2008
  • Is Preemployment Drug Testing by Public Employers Constitutional?, Oregon Civil Rights Newsletter for the Oregon State Bar, June 2006

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Academics

  • Duke University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001), Law and Contemporary Problems, Staff Editor
  • Cornell University (B.A., 1996)