Barran Liebman

Andrew M. Schpak

Andrew M. Schpak
Associate

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

Direct Dial: 503-276-2156
Fax: 503-274-1212

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Andrew Schpak represents management in employment litigation and provides advice in employment matters. He has worked with government entities, businesses of all sizes, and non-profit organizations. Andrew drafts and updates workplace policies and employee handbooks, provides workplace training, and advises clients on employment issues when they arise. He also represents clients before state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal court proceedings. Andrew is the Multnomah Bar Association's delegate to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates and a past president of its Young Lawyers Section. He also acts as the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Committee Director, a member of its Leadership Advisory Board, and as the Division's liaison to the Senior Lawyers Division. Andrew also serves as President of the Board of Directors of Film Action Oregon, Treasurer of the Board of NWEEO/Affirmative Action Association, and Co-Chair of the Campaign for Equal Justice's Associates Committee. He graduated from Reed College and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School. He is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington.

Professional Experience and Affiliations

  • Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2009-present
  • American Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division: Committee Director (2010-present); Liaison to the Senior Lawyers Division (2010-present); Leadership Advisory Board (2009-present); District Representative of Oregon and Washington (2008-2010); "Star of the Quarter" Award Recipient (2009); Member (2004-present); Labor and Employment Law Committee: Co-Chair (2009-2010); Vice Chair (2006-2009); Member (2005-present)
  • American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee: Diversity Subcommittee: Member (2009-present); Program Committee: Member (2009-present); YLD Fellow (2008-2010); Member (2004-present)
  • Oregon State Bar Association: House of Delegates, Delegate for Region 5 (2009-present); Mentoring Task Force (2010-present); Quality of Life Committee: Secretary (2010-present); Member (2008-present); Leadership College Fellow (2009); Senior Lawyers Task Force: Member (2008-2009)
  • Multnomah Bar Association: Delegate to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates (2010-present); Membership Committee: Member (2009-2010); Board of Directors: Member (2008-2009); Wintersmash Committee: Chair (2006-2007); Member (2005-2007)
  • NW EEO/Affirmative Action Association: Treasurer (2009-present); Board Member (2008-present)
  • Campaign For Equal Justice, Associates Committee: Co-Chair (2009-present); Member (2007-present)
  • Portland Human Resources Association: Member (2004-present)
  • Honorable Lourdes Baird, U.S. District Court: Judicial Intern (2003)
  • California State Attorney's Office: Law Clerk (2002)
  • Portland City Mayor's Office: Criminal Justice Assistant (2000-2001)

Community Activities

  • Film Action Oregon Board of Directors: President (2007-Present); Member (2006-present)
  • Northwest Business for Culture and the Arts, Art of Leadership Program Graduate (2006)

Featured Presentations

  • 07/08/2010 - Recognizing, Understanding & Accommodating Disabilities in the Workplace
  • 05/15/2010 - Joint Spring Conference of the ABA YLD and the ABA General Practice/Solo Section - “The Legal and Practical Realities of Disability Discrimination Law”
  • 04/29/2010 - Secrets of Superstar Attorneys
  • 11/12/2009 - ADAAA, Oregon State Bar
  • 11/05/2009 - Learning the Ropes, Oregon State Bar CLE
  • 09/17/2009 - Barran Liebman Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - "The ADA Amendments Act: Ferocious Lion or Lovable Lamb?"
  • 05/14/2009 - American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Conference, New Orleans - "Domestic Violence in the Workplace"
  • 03/02/2009 - The New ADA Amendments Act - Redefining 'Disability' for Employers

Featured Publications

  • "New Bar Year Promises Exciting Public and Member Service Projects," quoted in The Affiliate, July/August 2010 - Volume 35, Number 6 (Link to Article)
  • "The Power of Reasonable Expectations," Daily Journal of Commerce, March 26, 2010
  • "Employment Discrimination Law, 2009 Cumulative Supplement" (published by the Bureau of National Affairs and the American Bar Association): Supplement Coordinator
  • "Domestic Violence in the Workplace" 201 Practice Series for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Labor and Employment Committee website, January 2009
  • Contributing Editor, Developing Labor Law, Fifth Edition "Successorship and the Contract-Bar Doctrine"
  • "Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation" 101 Article Series for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Labor and Employment Committee website, November 2007, Link to Article
  • "The Essential Elements of an Employee Handbook" 101 Article Series for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Labor and Employment Committee website, August 2007, Link to Article
  • "Sexual Stereotyping" 101 Article Series for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division Labor and Employment Committee website, December 2006, Link to Article

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Academics

  • Reed College (B.A. 2001); Commendation for Excellence (2001)
  • Cornell Law School (J.D. 2004); Dean's List (2002, 2003, 2004); Research Assistant to Dean Stewart Schwab (2003-2004); Cornell Law Students Association, Executive Board; Cornell Graduate Student Association, Elected Representative